Tony Robbins on Leadership: Influence, Mindset, and Mastery

The No BS Coaching Advice Podcast

EP 204 This interview focuses on Tony Robbins' perspective on leadership, emphasizing that it's a skill, not a position, and that it's fundamentally about influence. Robbins stresses the importance of psychology and mindset over mechanics and specific skills, arguing that leaders must first influence themselves before they can effectively influence others. He also discusses the importance of continual self-improvement, adaptability in the face of technological change, and understanding the values of those you wish to lead.

Key Themes and Ideas:

1. Leadership as Influence, Not a Position:

• Robbins defines leadership not as a title, but as "a skill of influence." He emphasizes that "the most important skill that any human being can master" is the ability to influence their own thoughts, feelings, emotions, and actions, as well as the ability to influence those of others.
• “Leadership is really a skill of influence. It is the most important skill that any human being can master and I don't think of leadership as a position I see it as a skill a tool that all of us have to have”
• Authentic leadership, he contends, is "servant leadership," where influence is used "for a greater good not just for yourself."