In his famous storytelling and engaging style, Dan reminds us that the hardest thing for a leader to do is to get everybody to care as much about the organization as they do.
Therefore, the purpose of a leader is to grow more leaders who believe what you believe - not generate more followers. When everybody in the organization is committed to the same expectations, everyone holds themselves accountable, because they feel like a valued 'influencer' with the opportunity to lead - with or without a title - regardless of age, race, gender or experience, knowing their voice matters!
This masterpiece includes entertaining anecdotes such as: standing in front of a room and calling yourself a leader no more makes you a leader than standing in the middle of a garage makes you a truck! Leadership is not a position or title noun - it's an action verb and a level of respect that you earn! The underlying theme of the book is: we don't attract who we want - we attract who we are and what we believe we deserve in associates who believe what we believe. The implementation formula is based in the reality that when everybody shares the same purpose for being, we create a high performance culture of Significant Partner Leaders who trust and lead with and without a title. Because the things we help create we support, everybody improves productivity and increases organizational profitability based on personal accountability - because self-mastery is permanent, winning is personal and leadership is automatic!
Mindset Take-A-Ways: A leader never has to get ready - he/she stays ready; Under pressure you don't step up your game - you succumb to the level of your preparation and training - which means pressure is not something that is naturally there. It's created when you question your own ability. When you know what you've been trained to do there is no pressure. That's why we train and practice so hard!