Michael Hudson is currently the professor at Aspire Leadership, a business that delivers transformational leadership development programs to emerging leaders, equipping them to build, influence, and create impact by putting people first. During his 10 years in academia, Michael spearheaded 2 nationally recognized business programs: one at Cornell University and the other at the University of Illinois. He has helped 3,000 businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies create their strategic visions and communicate them. Michael is committed to helping leaders unlock their true potential by using curiosity to drive growth, humility to build trust, and empathy to create connection.
Today, Michael joins me to talk about the three foundations of a successful leader: curiosity, humility, and empathy. We discuss the importance of preemptive curiosity and explain why a leader’s legacy is the leaders they leave behind. He talks about the need to get comfortable asking questions you don’t know the answer to, and he advises not to complicate asking questions. He explains why missteps are the path to solutions; notes that success is sequential, not simultaneous; and shares what we can learn from the tech industry about humility. He lists the three types of gaps he sees people encounter, notes that the individual and organization go hand in hand, and discusses the importance of learning to thrive in a world of change and uncertainty.
“Ask, listen, learn. And then serve.”
- Michael Hudson
This week on the Engage Relate Perform Podcast:
- The importance of curiosity
- Why your success as a leader lies in making yourself unnecessary
- Why curiosity and humility go hand in hand
- The three foundations of a leader
- How to ask questions
- Why missteps are the path to solutions
- The three gaps that everyone encounters
- Why we can’t figure things out once and for all
Resources Mentioned:
- Aspire Leadership
- The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
- hello@murtazaversi.com
- Murtaza Versi on LinkedIn
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