5LQ Episode 435: Timothy Lupfer

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Todd Adkins and Chandler Vannoy are joined by Timothy Lupfer, author, speaker, and leadership consultant. They discuss the two tools of leadership and recognizing others self interests. BEST QUOTES “My definition of leadership is: leadership is a role where you affect followers to achieve the organizational goals.” “People can be great specialists, but that doesn’t make them leaders.” “There are two tools in leadership: authority – which is top down – and influence – which is more bottom up.” “Influence is your ability to personally interact with people.” “Character is only effective in a leader if it rests on an existing foundation of giving direction and demonstrating capabilities.” “For the vast majority of us, leadership is hard work.” “To be most effective, we need to recognize the self interests of others as well and try to work in a way that these things are not mutually exclusive.” “You are leading people to achieve an organizational goal and that is to benefit everybody that is in it, not just your own self interests.” “If you are aspiring to be a leader, are you ready to take on that emotional burden?” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network Lifeway.com/CoronaVirus Leadership Tough Love by Timothy Lupfer