Episode Details

Ed Tyson is a former Marine, corporate executive, author, executive coach, and startup CEO. He is the creator of the Leadership SOPs framework and the author of From Expert to Executive.

As a coach, Ed helps leaders make one powerful shift: stop doing the team’s work and start doing the work of leading. He doesn’t teach leadership as a classroom subject — he teaches it through action and repeatable routines he calls Leadership SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures for leading).

In this clear and practical conversation, Ed challenges common leadership myths and shares:

• Why leadership is a process, not a personality trait or charisma

• The difference between “leading” and “leading well”

• Why the real purpose of leadership is cultivating a willing, capable, and sustainable community of effort

• How focusing on the objective (instead of the community) undermines real leadership

• Practical ways to stop being the bottleneck as an expert-turned-leader

• Building confidence through repeatable leadership routines

If you’re in your 20s stepping into leadership for the first time, moving from individual contributor to manager, or tired of leadership advice that feels vague and personality-driven, this episode offers a clear, actionable framework.

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Connect with Ed Tyson

Website:https://www.leadershipsops.com/

LinkedIn:http://linkedin.com/in/ed-tyson-sops

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Ed Tyson

1:40 - Leadership Is a Process, Not a Trait

8:15 - Why “Born or Made” Is the Wrong Question

15:30 - Leading vs Leading Well

23:10 - The Real Purpose of Leadership: Community of Effort

31:45 - Why Focusing Only on the Objective Fails

40:20 - From Expert to Executive: Stopping the Bottleneck

48:50 - Leadership SOPs: Repeatable Routines That Work

57:15 - Practical Advice for New & Emerging Leaders