What leadership nutrients are found in Meat Loaf & American Pie?
Well, in honor of today's 63rd anniversary of "the day the music died" when 3 young Rock N' Rollers perished in a plane crash—and in recognition of another musical death 2 weeks ago—this episode of #TheEnergyDetox will extract 5 sustainable #leadership lessons/questions from 3 of Meat Loaf's hits to help you avoid a premature (leadership) demise.
From "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad":
1 - How is your focus on getting everything perfect holding you and your team back from sustained success?
From "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)":
2 - How is your inability to listen effectively chipping away at your credibility? (How many millions of people have asked what "that" thing is that Meat Loaf wouldn't do despite the fact that everything he says he won't do is clearly contained in the lyrics?)
3 - What are some of the things you're not willing to do to be successful...and should you view those things as assets or liabilities?
From "Paradise by the Dashboard Light":
4 - Are you leading with a constant level of urgency ("I gotta know right now!") that is diminishing your effectiveness with your increasingly burned out stakeholders who are silently pleading with you to "let me sleep on it...and I'll give you an answer in the morning?"
5 - What undesirable contracts—like a figurative 20-year firm transportation agreement that no longer suits the restrained development plans of an #oilandgas operator—are holding you back from success and have you "praying for the end of time to hurry up and arrive" so you can break free and realize your full potential?
#ConsciousLeadership
