301: James Kerr - How To Create An Ethos Of Excellence (Legacy)

<p>The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk</p> <p>Episode #301 with James Kerr</p> <p>Full show notes can be found at <a href= "http://www.LearningLeader.com">www.LearningLeader.com</a></p> <ul> <li>Commonalities of sustaining excellence: <ul> <li>Humility - An ego-less approach. "Serve to lead" mentality</li> <li>Curiosity - Following passion</li> <li>Value Excellence - Focus on doing the small things right</li> <li>These are transferable principles to any organziation</li> </ul> </li> <li>The "All Blacks" rugby team "are our Gods in New Zealand." <ul> <li>They've won just under 80% of their games in history</li> <li>Scored twice as many points as their competitors</li> <li>The most successful sports team of all time</li> </ul> </li> <li>Sustained high performance <ul> <li>Mana = The God within. The spirit... The ethos that creates excellence decade after decade</li> </ul> </li> <li>Surprises? "The softness in this hard game. A love, a brotherhood, connection, meaning, caring for one another."</li> <li>How have they sustained excellence? <ul> <li>Tradition</li> <li>Starts at the top with the leaders</li> <li>Breaking down old orthodox</li> <li>Like the British SAS - "Rank but no class"</li> <li>Leadership group -- It's not just one coach. Everyone's ideas are valued.</li> </ul> </li> <li>It's a player led team - "Positive power of peer pressure." That feeling of not wanting to let one of your teammates down <ul> <li>"You fight more for the person in the foxhole next to you."</li> <li>The Spartan sword and shield. You can lose you sword, but you can never lose your shield. That helps protect your brother.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Accountability - There is leadership at every level <ul> <li>It empowers the individual in a project bigger than themselves</li> <li>How does this work in business? <ul> <li>Helps them step up, take ownership, be responsible</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>"A leader is responsible for the result. Good or bad."</li> </ul>