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Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Why Leaders Need Standards More Than Relatability [3749]

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution · Aug 19, 2026 · 23:19

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Trying to be understood by everyone can conflict with the responsibilities of leadership. The standards you uphold may create distance even when they make you more effective.

I explain why leaders accept different pressures, how relatability can become a popularity strategy, and why people follow demonstrated results. Judge your leadership by what it produces rather than how ordinary it makes you appear.

Show Notes:

[01:14] Cam Newton’s podcast and the relatability question

[04:34] Point 1: Leaders live by different standards. 

[08:32] The Kobe System campaign: raising the standard

[11:57] Point 2: Relatability is often a popularity strategy.

[15:34] The Last Dance example: leadership and team standards

[17:18] Steve Jobs: effectiveness versus personal approval

[18:34] Point 3: People follow results more than similarity.

[21:40]Recap

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