Parenting Is Leadership with Simon Sinek

Becky Kennedy· Host0:00

[gentle music] Here's something I wanna come out and say directly. Parenting is a form of leadership. Leadership, that term holds a lot of weight. Leaders, leadership, learning the skills to be a great leader. If you're a parent and you're listening to this, I wanna say to you directly, you are the leader, you are the CEO of one of the most important organizations in the world, and without a doubt, the most important organization in your world, your family home. And so for today's episode, you can see I'm straightening myself up in my chair 'cause I'm so excited, I will be talking to one of my favorite leadership experts, Simon Sinek. Simon has such a unique perspective on leadership. He is both putting out ideas where leaders are so strong and so human, they can embody their authority, and they also see the value of connecting to and listening to other people. I love learning from him, and I'm so excited for you to hear a conversation about leadership and his ideas and how they all directly connect to what we're all doing every day with our kids. Before we jump in, I just want you to give yourself something. I want you to tell yourself right now, "I'm a leader." Watch for self-criticism. "Oh, that's not true. I'm just a dad. I'm just a mom." Put that on the shelf. We can't get rid of it, but we can put it to the side, and I want you to try on the idea that you are a very important leader. That's how I see you, and that's