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"There isn't a lot of emphasis in our education system on characterological development, and that's very, very surprising to me."
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Biblical Series XIII: Jacob's Ladder - Jordan Peterson
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I've talked to lots of business people about leadership, and there's a literature on leadership, but it's not a good literature. It's—it's pretty shallow. Partly 'cause it's not that easy to define leadership and partly 'cause there are different, you know, people have different temperaments and different temperaments can be leaders. They just do it in different ways. Now there's something in common about being a leader, though, and I would say one is that if you're an actual leader, you actually know where you're going. Right? ‘Cause what are you gonna do? Lead people in circles? It's like, maybe they'll follow you, but you're not a leader, you're just a charlatan. So you have to know where you're going, and then you have to be able to communicate that and then people have to trust you. So you actually have to be honest ‘cause people aren't that stupid, at least not for a long period of time. And then where you're going has to have some value because otherwise, why would anyone want to go along with you? And then you might say, well, what—what are the attributes then that make you a leader? And I would say, well, they're characterological, fundamentally. And this is not naive optimism or casual moralizing. It has nothing to do with that. You know, we know, for example, that conscientiousness, the personality trait, is a good predictor of long term success in most occupations, not all, but most. And that one of the things that's associated with conscientiousness is that people keep their word. They're trustworthy. And that's certainly one element of a leader, especially across any reasonable amount of time. You have to be able to trust the person. They can even be harsh, right? It doesn't matter 'cause you can see harsh leaders and kind leaders. But as long as they do what they say they will do, then you can follow them. And you know that the future payoff is—is secure, something like that. So the idea that characterological development is more important to leadership than being a first born, that's a very crucial psychological realization, that it's characterological development that makes you favored of God. You know, and I do think we've forgotten this in many ways because there isn't a lot of emphasis in our education system on characterological development, and that's very, very surprising to me. I think maybe it's partly because in our fractured society, we can't agree on what constitutes a reasonable characterological goal. So we just throw up our hands and don't educate our kids to any degree at all, especially in schools about what an admirable person is like or even let them know that, well, maybe you should actually try to be one. You know, that that's actually the most important possible thing that you could learn. Right. So and I also think and I—I think this is laid out very thoroughly in the biblical stories as well—is that if there are enough people who are admirable, then things work. And if there aren't, then things... things are terrible. You get wiped out. You remember when Abraham is bargaining with God with regards to Sodom and Gomorrah, he—he asks God to save the city if there's like 40 admirable people, right? Respectable—but let's say admirable, right? I don't want to—I don't want to say good, because "good" is being corrupted in some sense by casual usage. I mean, admirable, noble people, right?...
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I've talked to lots of business people about leadership and there's a literature on leadership, but it's, not a good literature.
It's it's, pretty shallow, partly because it's, not that easy to define leadership.
And partly because there are different.
You know, people have different temperaments and different temperaments can be leaders.
They just do it in different ways.
Now, there's something in common about being a leader, though, and I would say one is that if you're an actual leader, you actually know where you're going right? Because what are you going to do lead people in circles it's like maybe they'll follow you but you're, not a leader you're, just a charlatan.
So you have to know where you're going, and then you have to be able to communicate that.
And then people have to trust you.
So you actually have to be honest because people aren't that stupid at least not for a long period of time.
And then where you're going has to have some value because otherwise, why would anyone want to go along with you? And then you might say, well, what what are the attributes? Then that make you a leader? And I would say, well, they're characterological, fundamentally.
And this is not naive optimism or casual moralizing.
It has nothing to do with that.
You know, we know, for example that conscientiousness the personality trait is a good predictor of long-term success in in most occupations, not all but most.
And that one of the things that's associated with conscientiousness is that people keep their word they're trustworthy and that's, certainly one element of a leader, especially across any reasonable amount of time you have to be able to trust the person they can even be harsh, right? It doesn't matter because you can see harsh leaders and kind leaders.
But as long as they do what they say they will do then you can follow them.
And you know that the future payoff is is secure something like that.
So the idea that characterological development is more important to leadership than being a firstborn that's, a very crucial psychological realization that it's characterological development that makes you favored of god.
You know, and I do think we've forgotten this in many ways because there isn't a lot of emphasis in our education system on characterological development and that's, very very surprising to me.
I think maybe it's partly because in our fractured society, we can't agree on what constitutes a reasonable characterological goal.
So we just throw up our hands and don't, educate our kids to any degree at all, especially in schools about what an admirable person is like, or even let them know that.
Well, maybe you should actually try to be one.
You know that that's actually the most important possible thing that you could learn right so.
And I also think, and I think this is laid out very thoroughly in the biblical stories as well is that if there are enough people who are admirable, then things work.
And if there aren't, then things things are terrible, you get wiped out.
You remember when abraham is bargaining with god with regards to sodom and gomorrah.
He asks god to save the city if there's like 40 admirable people right respectable, but let's say, admirable, right? I don't want.
I don't want to say, good because good is being corrupted in some sense by casual usage.
I mean, admirable noble people right? I think abraham bargains got down to like 10 if there's 10 of them in the city, the city won't be destroyed and that's, not very many in a city.
So there's, an interesting idea there, which is that there there doesn't have to be that many people in a group who have their act together.
But zero is the wrong number.
And if it's zero, then we're seriously in trouble.
And I think that goes along with the idea of the pareto principle in economics, too, which is that it's a small minority of people who do most of the productive work in any given domain.
So a small number of properly, behaving people might have enough of an impact to keep everything moving.
And that might actually be true.
But it can't fall below some crucial level.
And I do think that we're in some danger of allowing it to fall below some crucial level, because our society seems to be at war in some ways against the idea of the individual and individual character per se.
And I think that's, absolutely, I think that's, absolutely catastrophic that's.
Part of the reason that I'm doing these biblical lectures.
I think that I've known for a long time that the moral presuppositions of a culture are instantiated in its stories.
They're, not instantiated in its explicit philosophy.
There might be a layer of explicit philosophy.
And of course, there is in the west and a layer of explicit law, but underneath that there are stories, and there isn't anything under the stories, except maybe behavior that's.
So implicit it doesn't, even actually count it's, not a cognitive operation.
And so these are the stories that are underneath our culture.
So there better be something to them that's, what we hope, but more importantly, maybe we shouldn't toss them away without knowing what they mean because if we toss them away, then we're throwing everything that we depend on away as far as I can tell, and we will pay for it we'll pay for it individually because we'll be weak, you know, because if you're not firm in your convictions, then someone else who's firm in their convictions you're, their puppet like instantly.
And then you're also the puppet of your own doubts right? Because unless you have convictions you're going to generate doubts like mad, because everyone does, and then the doubts will win and and you'll be paralyzed because they'll be, you know, 50 of you moving forward and 50 of you, frozen stiff and that'll be enough just to lodge you in place.
You.
FAQs
Why character is important in leadership Jordan Peterson? ›
Similarly, Peterson emphasizes the importance of character development in leadership. He argues that a good leader must have a clear direction and vision for the future, be trustworthy and honest, and have a deep sense of purpose.
What is the importance of character in leadership? ›Character is an individual's unique combination of internalized beliefs and moral habits that motivates and shapes how that individual relates to others. Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity.
What is leadership according to Jordan Peterson? ›In his words, “A leader gives articulation of the imagination of the population.” One of the key themes in Peterson's thinking on leadership is the idea that effective leaders are those who are able to inspire and motivate others to achieve their goals and aspirations.
What is character in terms of leadership? ›Leadership character is the combination of virtues, values, and traits that enable individuals to lead other people and organizations well. A leader's character shapes how they interact with the world, and most importantly, it shapes their decision-making process.
What are the three reasons why character in leaders is important? ›Why Character Really Matters! When it comes to leadership, competencies determine what a person can do. Commitment determines what they want to do, and character determines what they will do. Character is foundational for effective decision-making.
Is character more important than strategy in leadership? ›In leadership, character is more important than strategy.
General H Norman Schwarzkopf once defined leadership as a potent combination of strategy and character but, he said, if you ever have to be without one, be without the strategy. This could certainly be applied to Nelson Mandela.
Character defines who we are. So when we judge someone else, we often judge them based on character. For example, when someone always seems to do the right thing, we classify him/her as a person of high ethical standards. Likewise, when someone is constantly negative, we consider him/her to have a pessimistic view.
How the character can be an effective leader? ›Good character in leadership commands respect. Besides being trusted, these leaders have the respect of their teams and even the competition. A person with good character is courteous, never demeaning. He is accepting of others and appreciates hearing opposing viewpoints.
How do you demonstrate character in leadership? ›Demonstrates genuine concern and care for others, and can appreciate and identify with others values, feelings, and beliefs. Has a capacity to forgive and not hold grudges. Understands that people are fallible and offers opportunities for individuals to learn from their mistakes.
What are the four 4 most important leadership characteristics? ›- The Ability to Build Influence.
- The Ability to Maintain a Strong System of Communication.
- The Ability to Inspire Employees (and Keep Them Motivated to Perform Well)
- The Ability to Lead Compassionately.
What is Michael Jordan's leadership style? ›
If you watched the series you would of seen a closer look of how determined and competitive Jordan was. Jordan was the face and leader of his Chicago Bulls team, and his style of leadership was very much Autocratic leadership, also known as authoritarian leadership.
What are the four C's of leadership? ›Competence, character, connection and culture are critical for effective influence and leadership. The theoretical framework, "The 4C's of Influence", integrates these four key dimensions of leadership and prioritises their longitudinal development, across the medical education learning continuum.
What is the importance of character? ›Why is Character Important? Character is arguably the most important thing in life because it determines how we think, which then determines how we speak and act, which then determines the results we get in life. If we want to have a good, happy, and successful life, we need to build our character.
What makes a character a lead? ›The main character is a central character who acts as the audience surrogate—we experience the story through their eyes. The main character is involved in the story, interacts with the secondary characters, and is personally impacted by the plot's main conflict.
What is the most important characteristic of credible leaders according to Kouzes and Posner they have _____? ›To Kouzes and Posner, credibility is the overarching leadership characteristic that describes a leader who is honest, forward-looking, inspiring, and competent. In other words, credibility includes character issues.
What is the power of character in leadership by Myles Munroe about? ›In The Power of Character in Leadership: How Values, Morals, Ethics, and Principles Affect Leaders, you will discover what character is, what it means to develop moral force, and how to preserve your leadership influence so that it is both effective and enduring.
What are the traits that predict success Jordan Peterson? ›The best predictors for success in those jobs is conscientiousness. Trait, conscientiousness, and conscientious people are orderly and industrious. And we don't exactly know why they are. It seems like it's associated oddly enough, with such things as disgust sensitivity.
Why are the Big Five personality traits important in leadership? ›In turn, it's just as important as the leader to understand where your personality traits fall in the Big Five model. A mercurial leader with vacillating emotions can negatively impact a team's performance. If you're high in openness be careful in how you communicate with those with greater conscientiousness.