Mission-Driven and Humble Leadership with Jim Ramos
Jim Ramos is the founder of Men in the Arena, a Christian nonprofit organization with an international reach that seeks to help men become the best version of themselves because \u201cwhen a man gets it, everybody wins.\u201d He has written nine books on the topic of manhood, including The Man Card: 5 Characteristics Separating Men from Boys. He is also the host of the Men in the Arena podcast, where he interviews experts in their chosen field or cause as it relates to men.\n\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\n\n- For a cause-driven organization, set up the organization so that you can be unapologetic about that cause\n- Stay mission true\n- Know what your "why?" is\n- Don't underestimate the power of email for building your community\n- The person you're serving needs to be your MVP\n- If you don't have integrity, you lack the foundational components to being a quality human being\n- The longest distance between two points is a shortcut\n- Positional leadership is less important than being a person with vision who bring people along with them\n- Have vision but remain humble\n\nABOUT Men in the Arena\n\n- An organization that reaches men all over the world\n- Focused on helping men be the best version of themselves\n- Believe that men have frequently been the problem, so they can also be the solution\n- Work from the belief that "when a man gets it, everyone wins"\n\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\n\n- What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? You don't have to be the best, you simply have to outlast the rest. Don't ever give up on what you believe in!\n- Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \u201cA leader is\u2026\u201d A visionary, a learner, a person of great humility\n- What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? What is out there that I'm not seeing?\n- What book would you recommend to leaders? Good to Great, Jim Collins; Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink; The Leadership of Billy Graham, Marshall Shelley\n- If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Love people.\n- As a general life principle, is it better to ask \u201cwhy?\u201d or \u201cwhy not?\u201d "Why not?" followed up by "who?" A great leader doesn't ask "how?" but "who?" Leaders can solve problems, they just need to find the right person and passion.\n\nWebsite:\nhttp://meninthearena.org (meninthearena.org)\n\nPodcast:\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-in-the-arena-podcast/id1144237071 (Men in the Arena)