Leadership is a term that we often relate to something as positive, but our upcoming guest addresses the ugly side of Leadership in his newly released book Unmasking Leadership as he brings forth good experience serving as the first minority police chief of a racially divided community.
Jesus Eddie Campa is a retired law enforcement executive with 27 years of experience, having served as a Chief Deputy, Chief of Police 2x’s, and State Law Enforcement Director. He it's also an international public speaker and international leadership expert, focusing primarily on overcoming adversity in the world of leadership. He is also the owner of AB Strategic Security Group and Leading Through Adversity, a leadership development firm.
Learn more about Jesus Eddie Campa:
https://leadingthroughadversity.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesuseddiecampa/
Take-aways:
Good leaders can pivot their leadership style. Understanding different perspectives and preferences of your followers is essential in knowing which leadership style to use with different followers.
Communication in leadership is key to getting buy-in to our vision, but leading by example can help show your followers that vision and its good. Don’t ask others to do what you yourself are not willing to do. People can become believers through your actions.
Leaders build trust with their followers.
Being a good leader requires you to listen, fail forward and put aside your ego.
The difference between management and leadership is management is about maintaining control and leadership is about growth and development. When you lead, you’re leading people to grow.
