You can watch, listen, or skim, and join the next one! Our next Town Talk is on Culture. The 3rd Tuesday of every month. You can add that to your calendar here. Here's the call flowgenda, so you know if you'd like to join us next time. - Welcoming and Grounding - Brief Story - why this topic - Share on the topic - experiential talking - Breakout rooms - members share with each other with guided questions - Come back together - talk more about the topic as a full group - Close - final shares before concluding I talked about being a reluctant leader and how there are not many who talk about leadership in relation to entrepreneurship. The foundation that holds all of it together though... is how we show up as leaders for the people we're building with and for. I then shared two polarities in relation to leadership. Polarity 1: Eager vs. Reluctant Some people are naturally comfortable stepping into the spotlight, leading from visibility and authority. Others are more reluctant, more comfortable behind the scenes, aligning with existing leaders. Neither is wrong. The invitation is to know your default and balance it with the other side. Polarity 2: Self-Referential vs. Others-Referential Do you get your sense of value from what you know about yourself, or from what others perceive of you? Again, it's both, but which one is more prominent? Leadership asks you to go first, which requires being a bit more self-referential even if that's not your natural comfort zone. And then there's this shift happening in leadership itself... From command and control (old dynamic) to trust and inspire (new dynamic). Here were our reflection questions, you can contemplate them too. -What are you going first in so others have an easier path behind you? -What are you willing to be uncomfortable with so others can be more comfortable? -What's the hard work you're willing to do that makes the journey easier for people who follow?