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FI034 - Let Them Lead: What's Inside Bernd's Book

FI034 - Let Them Lead: What's Inside Bernd's Book16 Sept5 min

In this episode, Brian Creager talks with Bernd Geropp about Let Them Lead!, the English edition of the leadership book Bernd first wrote in German. Bernd explains why missed deadlines and other team problems usually trace back to how the founder leads, and walks through the practical tips inside each chapter.

Key Topics

What Let Them Lead! is and how it came to English

Why team problems are usually a symptom of leadership

Letting employees say no to unrealistic deadlines

Chapters built around common founder complaints

Worksheets and where to get the book

Chapters

00:00 Introducing Let Them Lead!

00:43 Team problems as a symptom of leadership

01:46 Missed deadlines and the freedom to say no

02:58 Chapters built around common founder complaints