The Leadersmith – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode I want to talk about lessons I learned as I launched a new YouTube Channel.

Lessons:

-Instead of feeling overwhelmed by what you are doing, decide to double down. Do more, not less.

-Don’t worry about results in the short-term. Focus on Synergy

-Do not despise the day of small beginnings.

-Do what you want to do and you won’t feel like you are working is a lie, but that is OK.

-Experiment: See how long it takes you to do something new

-Find the upper limits of your capability if you want to be successful in life.

-Your first efforts will be your worst efforts

-There is only so much time in the day, and something will have to give. That is OK.

-Don’t worry about success, at least not at first. Look for the trends.

-Do something meaningful. Motivation leads to sustainability.

Can you do something for me?

Go to YouTube. Type in Professor Gerdes Daily Updates Ukraine. Watch one of the episodes and tell me what I can do better. Just leave a comment. How am I doing? What can I do better?

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This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on President Zelensky. Like many of you, I have been watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I started reading up on Putin to understand why he did what he did. Then a few days into the war, I read that when the U.S. offered to get President Zelenskyy out of the country, he replied “The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” I thought—WOW. That is leadership. I need to know more about this man. So, I read everything I could and that turned into a book in a matter of weeks. The book is here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Need-Ammunition-Not-Ride-Volodymyr-ebook/dp/B09VVW3NSV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6YHOEVZ983NQ&keywords=i+need+ammunition%2C+not+a+ride&qid=1647625321&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C4098&sr=1-1 In this video, I cover his inauguration speech to the present. This video has his three most impressive quotes. Part 1 was an overview of Zelenskyy’s life that covered his formative years and career leading up to the presidency. If you haven’t seen it, please go back and watch how he became president. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and tell others who might benefit from this podcast. I would like to hear from you. You can leave a comment below. I would like to hear if this was useful. Contact me on Twitter or Gettr @daringerdes or leave a video message: https://flipgrid.com/leadersmith Join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY and continue the discussion there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnleadership/ or Join our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13966891/ WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR? Reach out with a comment or question: https://forms.gle/fJP6ym4LDxJrKX2c8

Like many of you, I have been watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I started reading up on Putin to understand why he did what he did. Then a few days into the war, I read that when the U.S. offered to get President Zelensky (Zelenskyy in Ukrainian) out of the country, he replied “The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” I thought—WOW. That is leadership. I need to know more about this man. So, I read everything I could and that turned into a book in a matter of weeks. The book is here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Need-Ammunition-Not-Ride-Volodymyr-ebook/dp/B09VVW3NSV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6YHOEVZ983NQ&keywords=i+need+ammunition%2C+not+a+ride&qid=1647625321&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C4098&sr=1-1 This overview of Zelenskyy’s life covers his formative years and career leading up to the presidency. In Part II, I cover his inauguration speech to the present. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and tell others who might benefit from this podcast. I would like to hear from you. You can leave a comment below. I would like to hear if this was useful. Contact me on Twitter or Gettr @daringerdes or leave a video message: https://flipgrid.com/leadersmith Join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY and continue the discussion there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnleadership/ or Join our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13966891/ WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR? Reach out with a comment or question: https://forms.gle/fJP6ym4LDxJrKX2c8

I have been watching what has been going on in Ukraine and trying to understand it. I think I have a good grasp of the situation, including Putin’s motivation for invading the Ukraine. Is Putin crazy? I think there is more to the story. He is not nuts. Is he trying to reestablish the Soviet Union? Not exactly. Putin thinks differently. Once you understand him, you will understand his actions.

In this episode, I will review his speech of 24 February, 2022. It gives us great insight into his state of mind.

You can read the speech here:

I also have found this YouTube video (Why is Russia Invading Ukraine) to be useful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE

The 2022 book, Putin’s Playbook by Rebekah Koffler, has also helped me process Putin and his leadership.

https://www.amazon.com/Putins-Playbook-Russias-Secret-America-ebook/dp/B07ZZJ8HF4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=T8TH9JCI29EB&keywords=putin%27s+playbook&qid=1646352821&sprefix=putin%27s+playbook%2Caps%2C779&sr=8-1

Putin is not deranged. It is worse than that.

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In this episode, I sit down with my friend, Dr. Kenny Embry to talk about the nature of expertise. We talk about the attributes that make up expertise, and how to know true expertise when you see it. It is not what you might think.

Kenny had a Ph.D. in Communication and he hosts his own podcast, Balancing the Christian Life (https://www.balancingthechristianlife.com/). If you haven’t heard him, check it out.

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In this episode, I talk about the study that came out recently that showed the lockdowns do very little to prevent COVID-19 mortality. The study was published in Studies in Applied Economics (SAE). SAE is produced by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. You can see the study here:

https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/iae/files/2022/01/A-Literature-Review-and-Meta-Analysis-of-the-Effects-of-Lockdowns-on-COVID-19-Mortality.pdf

I quote heavily from the study, citing page numbers if you care to follow along.  I also add my own commentary and perspective to the article.

I am an academic, and after reading the article, I thought it would be helpful to try to explain the academic article to my audience. You can hear what they said and make up your own minds about what kind of policy might be effective. This is important because the choices leaders make impacts followers.

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In this episode, I talk about manipulation and focus on how you are manipulated at work, through rewards programs, and most insidiously through apps that are designed to manipulate you.

I draw heavily on an article: How ‘Gamification’ of everything is manipulating you by Stephen Johnson.

https://lifehacker.com/how-gamification-of-everything-is-manipulating-you-and-1848352808

I add my own commentary and perspective to the article.

I promise you this—once you see what is happening, you will see it everywhere. You are being manipulated.

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In this episode, I talk about foresight and I focus on the time where Mao targeted sparrows as an enemy of the state during the cultural revolution in China. I reviewed an article: China’s worst self-inflicted environmental disaster: The campaign to wipe out the common sparrow.https://gizmodo.com/china-s-worst-self-inflicted-environmental-disaster-th-5927112

And, I add my own commentary on leadership. Even better, I cover the entire topic in about 10 minutes.

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In this episode I talk about business trends that will influence 2022. We thought 2020 was bad (and it was) and we were optimistic as we turned the corner to 2021. In hindsight, we might have been prematurely optimistic. How should we think about what comes next in 2022? In this episode I review this article from the Financial Times and I offer my own thoughts.

Here is the link to the article I mentioned—Ten Economic trends that could define 2022: https://www.ft.com/content/432d78ee-6163-402e-8950-d961b4b1312b

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