4 | The Power of Being Over Doing: Lead for Impact Not Just Results

Learn more and apply for the November 2026 cohort of my Japan Leadership Experience: https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/How can simple phrase can change your perspective on you as a person and as a leader?“Don’t focus on how to DO, but rather on how to BE.”   In this episode, I explore this meaningful and powerful quote and the impact it has had on me. It reaffirmed what I know to be true about the essence of leadership and making impact personally and professionally.And it highlights what we often get wrong in our approach to leading organizational cultural transformation and how we try to get results. We focus more on the DOING than the BEING. In this episode of Chain of Learning you will learn:The story behind this quote on my Japan Leadership Experience How to significantly shift your – your team’s – productivity and happiness by “being” rather than just “doing”.How completing an initiative and applying the technical side of problem-solving isn’t always the desired outcomeWhy it is so hard for us to focus on being rather than doingThree tips I have for you to stay more focused on BEING and still get resultsTune in now to this episode of Chain of Learning podcast. It’ll help you identify your priorities and find new ways to lead your team from a renewed perspective. Learn how to be and the results will follow.  Have you subscribed to Chain of Learning? Make sure you subscribe and follow so you don’t miss an episode. Important Links:My Book: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: https://kbjanderson.com/learning-to-lead/ Japan Leadership Experience learning tour: https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/  Visit the full episode shownotes  to see my purpose drawing: http://chainoflearning.com/4Work with me – KBJAnderson.comFollow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson/  In this episode, you can expect to learn:01:10: Discussion on 'how to be' versus 'how to do'04:28: Key takeaway "Don't focus on how to do but rather on how to be."07:05: Case study - Operational Excellence Practitioners10:16: Learnings from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino12:13: Being vs Doing in Leadership16:12: Achieving Balance between Being and Doing17:03: Drawing Exercise for Self-introspection22:42: Taking an Intention Pause24:31: Importance of Intentional Pauses26:38: Relation of Being with Organizational Learning28:04: Invitation to Leadership Learning Experience in Japan Learn more and apply for the November 2026 cohort of my Japan Leadership Experience: https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/