CNLP 528: Les McKeown on the Difference Between Feeling Like You're Failing and Real Failure, Imposter Syndrome, and the Problem with People-Pleasing Leaders

Predictable Success founder, Les McKeown, discusses the difference between feeling like you’re a failure and real failure, the two keys to leaders who make it over the long haul, imposter syndrome and the problem with people-pleasing leaders—particularly in a church or nonprofit setting.

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Quotes from Episode 528

Leadership is any act that gets two or more people closer to their common goals. @lesmckeown Click To Tweet I think the most underused skill of leadership, which is the strategic ability to say no @lesmckeown Click To Tweet Feeling like you're failing does not necessarily mean you're failing. @lesmckeown Click To Tweet One of the great mistakes we make is to assume that every natural leader is necessarily a good leader. @lesmckeown Click To Tweet

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