Fifteen Minute Fridays episode #61 with Damon Lembi. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. Learn to take small steps along the way and never stop learning. Damon Lembi is the CEO of The Learn It All Leader. He brings over 20 years of experience as a CEO and has a background in baseball. According to Damon, many of the leadership skills he applies today are borrowed from his baseball career. In this episode, Damon joins Ben Albert for a thought-provoking conversation on transforming lessons from sports into leadership skills. Damon shares how his baseball career continues to influence his leadership and how different coaches impacted his life. He also emphasizes the importance of executing what we learn. Damon highlights the power of taking small steps when implementing something new in our lives. Quote Of The Day: "Leaders are not born or made. They are constantly in the making." — Damon Lembi Timestamp: [01:33] Are leaders born or made? [02:45] Bullies and leadership [04:01] Damon’s baseball career [05:47] How sports inspire leadership [07:56] What does a bad leader look like? [10:09] How Hall of Fame coaches operate [13:37] Connect with Damon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonlembi/  Website: https://www.learnit.com/  Learn It All Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nEHAEkgsTdZvNOTzRk7hZ  [15:42] Integration assignment Key Takeaways:   • "Now more than ever, it's important to know how to learn. The reason is that the average lifespan of a skill is six months." — Damon Lembi [06:47] • "Bad leaders don't provide psychological safety for people to try things, and they aren't supportive of their team." — Damon Lembi [08:27] • "Bad bosses are those who put themselves in the spotlight when things are going well, but play the victim when things aren't." — Damon Lembi [09:11] Integration Assignment:  Whatever you are learning, take it from learning to execution. Keep In Touch with Damon Lembi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonlembi/  Website: https://www.learnit.com/  Learn It All Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nEHAEkgsTdZvNOTzRk7hZ  — Follow Balbert: Facebook: www.facebook.com/realbusinessconnections Instagram: www.instagram.com/realbenalbert/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realbenalbert/ Website:  https://www.realbusinessconnections.com/ – FMF is made possible by www://balbertmarketing.com/ - This feed is JUST FIFTEEN MINUTE FRIDAY EPISODES. To listen to all of our episodes from "Real Business Connections," search 'Real Business Connections' on your podcast player, or head to www.RealBusinessConnections.com