Andy Stanely
andystanley.com
@AndyStanley

• Beyond you leadership
• Create a beyond you culture
• Leverage their influence to help others in & outside of their company
• Leaders who fearlessly and selflessly empower leaders around them, as well as those coming along behind them.
• Notice & embrace greatness in others (especially young people!) do not fear it & do not worry about getting credit for it.
• Pour into the next generation
• Empower: every leader has power. When you realize you have the most power in the room the beyond you leader will ask the question how can I leverage my power for the sake of the others in the room?
• The value of a life is always measured by how much of it was given away.
• We celebrate generosity & selflessness.
• We celebrate generosity BUT we envy accumulation.
• It has to beyond you not just about you.
• Becoming a "beyond you" leader:
  1. Get in the habit of making as few decisions as possible. Refuse to make decisions others can make. Practice saying "You decide".
     • As your organization increases your IQ decreases.
     • Just because I have the power doesn't mean I need to use the power.
  2. Work for your team. What can I do to help?
  3. Empty your cup. What can I do to fill their cup? You are smarter than you think.
     • Beyond You Leaders empty their cups. What talents can you give away to bring up the next generation of leaders?
     • "What are you working on big?"
     • 500 pound gorilla theory
     • You can build into someone now
• If your leadership isn't all about you it will live beyond you.

Dr. Henry Cloud
drcloud.com
@DrHenryCloud

• Leaders are boats & leave a wake behind
• Wake has 2 sides:
  1. Results
  2. Relationship
• There are leaders who get results but have no friends
• & there are leaders who are nice but get no results
• Leaders often try to get influence without building trust
• In order to build influence you must build trust. You must be FOR your people
• You will build trust to the degree that people feel connected to you
• Do your people know that you understand them & what they are trying to do? & what it's like to do what they do?
• You need to connect with people where they are. Who cares about you!
• You understand your people when they understand that you understand
• You need to have something past yourself something with meaning
• Good leaders give up control & define others roles & control
  • When leaders give up control and help others define what THEY will control, it will ultimately drive good results.
  • Human beings are naturally control freaks (think of a toddler with a toy hammer & blocks)
• Your people need to feel like you would do anything for them. Including jumping out of a plane!
• Sometimes you need to suck it up & just do it

Desmond Tutu
forgivenesschallenge.com
@TheDesmondTutu

• How you treat others is a measure of you as a human being
• We must always be respectful & grateful for others
• If you are a leader it is not simply the work you have done but 100's of others who have contributed
• Respect, gratitude, believing in others & recognizing other's gifts
• What Desmond Tutu used to describe Mandela: magnanimity http://t.co/5XSf9DlO35
• The 27 years [in prison] were not a waste, but were crucial to develop Mandela into the person he'd become.
• No bitterness, no spite, no anger but forgiveness & unity
• Always grateful to each & every person
• Mandela @ 1995 Rugby World Cup game "did more for our country than any sermon I could have given"
• A person is a person through other persons
  • You are you because of other people
  • We are made to be dependent on others
• Imagine a world where all leaders made decisions on what was right and what would improve the lives of all.
• The people have more influence than any leader
• Brutality harms everyone no one escapes
• The art of leadership
  • Listen not just to the voices they like
  • Not blinded by power they are servants, they have nothing to hide they are accountable
  • They lead, guide, direct, support because they know the way
  • They know when to retire

Laura Schroff
aninvisiblethread.com
@aninvisibletrd

• In life we have moments when we are faced with a choice
• The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them. - Hemingway
• Open up your eyes & hearts to the moments that can change our lives
• It is so important to throw or take a life line
• An Invisible Thread

Harley Finkelstein
harleyf.com
@harleyf

• Work = craft or work = job
• Work life balance
• Job should be a part of your life not a means to an end
• What do they look for?
  • Ship fast: done is better than perfect
  • Have high standards: be proud
  • Act like an owner: don't micromanage
  • Fail gracefully: learn from failures
  • Be resourceful
• Comp is more than money
• Culture is more than just perks
• Hack days: what can you accomplish in 2 days?
• The renaissance of life's work
• Pay your dues to get where you want to go
• Work life blending

Laura Bush
laurawbush.com
@laurawbush

• The people you're leading can teach you
• Humor is important aspect of leading especially in serious times
• Living in the White House can strengthen your marriage
• Having an opponent means you don't have to be each other's opponent
• Don't second guess each other
• In times of high stress you must keep normal routines (bed times, eating healthy, fate nights)
• The rituals of family life are so important when you're in times of turmoil and high stress
• Have principles & stick to them. Don't lead for popularity.
• You must keep your emotions in control - Calm is contagious.
• People take their cues from leader
• 9/11 Bush's had to go beyond their selves. They never thought about themselves
• One way to stay positive & happy in life is to be constructive with the unexpected moments
• Treat people will respects don't be demeaning or sarcastic

Malcolm Gladwell
gladwell.com
@Gladwell

• Shares about Ian Freeland and the Lower Falls (read more in David and Goliath)
• Freeland thought a leader’s role was to set rules & consequences. He believed in deterrence
• But this isn't always true i.e.: tax day honesty varies drastically country to country. In the US  they are honest yet there is no big consequence to not paying
• Legitimacy over deterrence
  • Fairness
  • Respect
• It doesn't just matter WHAT you say, it matter HOW you say it
• #respectforthewin
• Respect begins at the top
• Respect means you can speak up when you have a problem & you will be heard
• Problem arise when leaders don't understand their influence & role

Randall Wallace
wallaceentertainment.com
@Randall_Wallace

• Standing here & risking my life is more important than my little life
• What will you do with your freedom?
• Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32
• Honour matters
• If you look at what people hold as god, you will understand those people.
• What is your God? Money? Fame?
• There is great joy in giving in secret
  • Lloyd C Douglas
• If you give, give it all
• Don't you see it; we are the heroes who must save the world!
• Some men were born with their freedom; I had the privilege of earning mine.

Bill McDermott
sap.com
@BillRMcDermott

• Treat people with dignity & respect
• Be open & agile to every situation
• Recognize who has the force & power
• People want a vision & a plan of action
• Power of the underdog
• Celebrate victories
• Whatever visions & dreams you have double them

Simon Sinek
startwithwhy.com
@simonsinek

• In the military we give awards for risking our lives for others in business we give award for risking others to save our selves
• Leaders set the tone
• The only thing we can really control is the environment in our business
• When danger threatens it's a leaders instinct to protect
• It's better for us to all have to suffer a little rather than a few have to suffer a lot
• 1 trait in all leaders: courage
• In the marines, officers eat last
• Leadership cannot be measured on a daily basis, it's just like exercise. Don't give up!
• Leadership is not a rank, it's a choice
• A daily practice of putting the well being of others before ourselves
• Good customer service happens when employees feel safe not afraid of the leaders