Developing a Love of Leadership

What we need is leaders that love what they’re doing—that love their team, love their business, love the people that they’re fighting for. That’s what a real leader is. I think some of the best leaders in the world are great coaches because they understand it’s about the team. A real leader is somebody that puts the team and the families that they’re fighting for over who they are and where they’re at.

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“The scarcest resource in the world is not oil, it’s leadership.”

As Co-CEO of the largest independent financal services company in North America, John Addison’s skill as a leader was tested and honed daily. He retired in 2015 after taking the company and it’s people to massive heights. He’s just not done helping people get to the top. Today, he’s at the helm of Addison Leadership Group, INC working daily to mentor and educate new leaders.