Leadership Series
Hero or Zero
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others.
A Performer fills their mind with their own.
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Leadership Unmasked #13
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #12
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #11
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #10
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #9
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #8
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #7
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #6
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #5
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #4
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #3
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #2
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
Leadership Unmasked #1
A Hero fills their mind with the needs of others. A Performer fills their mind with their own.
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A Note on This Framework
In each story, I have singled out specific professional behavior as an example. It would be wrong to suggest that heroes are always heroes and zeros are always zeros (or performers). It's more accurate to say that we're always choosing who we're going to be in any circumstance — and in these circumstances, these powerful people made choices that greatly affected others.
Perhaps we are all oscillating on the spectrum between HERO and PERFORMER. If we see it more clearly, maybe we can all make better choices and have better effects on others as we go.
If we are still breathing, we are also, every moment, choosing who we are being. Choosing who to be is choosing how to behave. Right now, you are choosing.
Seeing that we have a choice is the magic.
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