Recently, I had the good fortune to speak with Bill Cates on the Top Advisor Podcast about financial advisor best practices.
On this episode, we discussed what best practices financial advisors using to success today.
I’m going to say something that might make you pause; Working hard isn’t always enough. You can be the smartest person in the room, grinding behind the scenes and still get passed over for opportunities.
Most people work to live; they don’t live to work. That simple idea shapes how I lead. Because if you’re not thinking about the human side of your team, you’re missing the whole point of leadership.
There’s one moment in my career that I can say, without hesitation, completely changed my trajectory.
There was a moment, years ago, that I’ll never forget. My team sat me down and said, “Mark, you’re the problem.”
Oof. Not exactly what you hope to hear as a leader.