IAM1851 – Author Derives Lessons on Historical Leadership

In this episode of the IAMCEO Podcast, Jan-Benedict (“JB”) Steenkamp, a marketing professor at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School and a renowned author, is featured. Steenkamp, ranked in the global top 0.1% across all sciences by a Stanford University study, has authored several books for business practitioners. His most recent publication is “Time to Lead: Lessons for Today's Leaders from Bold Decisions that Changed History.”

Amid global crisis and leadership challenges, Steenkamp believes that one can learn valuable lessons from great historical figures who often faced massive hurdles themselves. He has conducted executive seminars and guest lectures on all continents, targeting various organizations including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

During the interview, Steenkamp shares the following insights:

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Jan-Benedict Teaser 00:00

For CEOs and also for the people, what I find is there are two things that are clearly related to impactful leadership. The first is to have grit to have essentially the motivation and also the resilience and the focus to overcome adversity, which we all are going to run into life.

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Gresham Harkless 00:55

Hello, hello, hello. This is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast and I appreciate you listening to this episode. If you've been listening this year, you know that we hit 1600 episodes at the beginning of this year. We're doing something a little bit different where we're repurposing our favorite episodes around certain categories, topics, or as I like to call them business pillars that we think are going to be extremely impactful for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business owners, or what I like to call the CB nation architects who are looking to level up their organizations.

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Hello. Hello. Hello. This is Gresh from the I AM CEO podcast and I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Jan Benedict Steenkamp of jbsteenkamp.com. JB, it's awesome having you on the show.

Jan-Benedict 02:16

I'm glad to be here, Gresh.

Gresham Harkless 02:18

No problem. Super excited to have you on as well too. Before we jump in, I want to read a little bit more about JB so you can hear about all the awesome things that he's doing.

JB is a Knox Massey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. In a recent Stanford University study, he was ranked in the top 0.1% across all sciences.

JB has written several books for business practitioners, his most recent one being Time to Lead: Lessons for Today's Leaders from the Bold Decisions that Changed History. And today's time of global crisis, that obvious lack of faith in leaders at all levels more than ever, we need to, and can learn from the great men and women in the recent and more distant past who have faced much greater challenges.

He has given executive seminars and guest lectures on all continents into a multitude of organizations, including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the U.S. Naval postgraduate school.

JB are you ready to speak to the I AM CEO community?

Jan-Benedict 03:11

I am absolutely ready. Thank you for having me on the show.