{"id":11846,"date":"2010-08-16T22:19:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T03:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=11846"},"modified":"2026-10-29T20:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T01:51:09","slug":"the-art-of-manliness-podcast-episode-29-serve-to-lead-with-james-strock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/leadership\/the-art-of-manliness-podcast-episode-29-serve-to-lead-with-james-strock\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Manliness Podcast Episode #29: Serve to Lead with James Strock"},"content":{"rendered":"

We will all serve in leadership roles at some time or another. It might be at our work, in our communities, or in our families. But what separates the great leaders from the merely good ones? Are great leaders born or made?<\/p>\n

Our guest today is an authority on the topic of leadership and will answer those questions. His name is James Strock<\/a> and his latest book is called Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System<\/a><\/em>. (I finished the book last week. One of the best books I’ve read on leadership. A Definite must read!)  James has also published two other books on leadership: Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership<\/a><\/em> and Reagan on Leadership<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

We talk about why service is integral to leadership in the 21st century, what leadership lessons we can take from Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, and what you can do today<\/span> to become a better leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We will all serve in leadership roles at some time or another. It might be at our work, in our communities, or in our families. But what separates the great leaders from the merely good ones? Are great leaders born or made? 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