This episode brings the series together by naming what happens when the person in charge hasn’t learned how they participate in outcomes — especially when ego becomes the driver. It emphasizes leadership as creating an environment where others can “bring their best to the table,” and learning to face blind spots without shame.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Leadership failure often looks like the person in charge “sabotag[ing] the entire operation.”
• Ego-driven leadership replaces environment-building with self-centering.
• Improvement requires looking honestly at blind spots without turning feedback into shame.
• The point of being in charge is “creating better outcomes for everybody.”
• Good Worshipful Master leadership elevates others into “better performance… more engagement… better outcomes.”

💬 Featured Quotes

• “History is in many ways written as a giant cautionary tale of what not to do as someone in charge.” (1:31–1:42)
• “We have to be able to take that feedback and not turn it into embarrassment or shame.” (2:28–2:42)
• “The whole idea of being in charge is not about pointing fingers. It’s about creating better outcomes for everybody.” (2:49–3:01)
• “Every Worshipful Master… that has done this… essentially elevates everyone they work with to the next level to better performance to more engagement to better outcomes.” (3:17–3:34)
• “Freemasonry is not about coming in and being perfect. It’s about learning a process for improving yourself as a living stone.” (4:14–4:28)
• “When you are you’ll know it because it feels absolutely wonderful. You get positive feedback all over the place.” (4:39–4:51)

Creators & Guests

• Brian Mattocks - Host