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How To Lead, Equip, and Launch Others
Phillip Van Hooser is an author, speaker, trainer, and a leader with a huge passion to develop the next generation of emerging leaders. In three decades as a professional speaker, he has given over 4500 presentations! In this episode, he talked about the things he wished he had known as he was facing more and more challenging leadership situations.
Being vulnerable does not mean that you are weak. It just means that you are being honest and authentic about who you are. – Phillip Van Hooser
Phillip believes that almost anyone can lead, and as a matter of fact, almost everyone does lead. They don’t always lead well, but they do lead. If you have the ability to influence and impact even just one other individual, then that puts you in a leadership position.
The most effective leaders are the ones that wake up in the morning and say, “I am going to do my best to lead today by preparing myself first and by being prepared for opportunities that may present themselves.” These are the intentional leaders.
Leadership the ability to offer service and the willingness to take action. – Phillip Van Hooser
If a leader wants to make a difference, then they need to serve something that’s bigger than themselves. It could be a cause, a community, a church, or a movement. If they are serving something else, it takes away the “selfish” motivation.
But it’s not just a matter of service, it’s a matter of doing something. There’s a lot of people who are willing to serve, but are not willing to act.
The essential element of leadership is followers. If your focus is more on other people than yourself, then you are in a position to lead effectively for a long-term purpose.
Skill mastery is the ability to perform a skill under increasing levels of stress. – Anonymous
What You’ll Learn
- Phillip’s journey in the corporate world and his leap into the professional speaking world
- The major health challenge he faced and how he bounced back from it
- The key elements that helped him put all the challenges in context as he moved forward
- What to say to people who don’t think that they are capable of being a leader
- Intentional leadership versus accidental or incidental leadership
- Phillip’s definition of leadership
- How to become a great follower
- The skill that makes a leader indispensable
Resources
- Leaders Ought to Know by Phillip Van Hooser
- Phillip Van Hooser’s website
Bio
Phillip Van Hooser works with organizations that want to build leadership bench strength, performance and productivity.
From his work in Human Resources/Safety to his leadership in the boardroom to his experience as a leadership training expert for top U.S. companies, Phil knows what it really takes to successfully lead people.
His knowledge and practical experience helps companies large and small improve communication skills between employees and superiors, manage conflict, confrontation and change, prepare for succession planning and create a culture of continuous leadership growth.
Leaders Ought To Know: 11 Ground Rules for Common Sense Leadership, Van Hooser’s latest book, is a must-read handbook for leaders feeling the pressure to perform.
A member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, Phil is the concept director behind Leaders Ought to Know®, a comprehensive leadership training program which incorporates online and onsite leadership training to transform and sustain leadership growth.
