59 - Want a Team That Rises? Show You’ll Rise With Them
Elite teams don’t just follow, they believe. In this episode, discover how leaders earn belief through action and why rising with your team is the key to unlocking loyalty, performance, and mission-driven culture.
Want a Team That Rises? Show You’ll Rise With Them
Every leader wants a team that rises to the occasion.
But few realize what fuels that rise. It’s not experience. It’s not compensation. It’s not even raw talent.
It’s a belief, and it’s your responsibility to earn it.
In this episode of MKC - Micro Keynote Concert, we dive into the foundational truth of high-performance leadership: great teams don’t rise for the job. They rise for the mission and the leader who’s proven they’re worth following.
Key Takeaways from the Episode:
1. Belief Is the Real Currency of Leadership.
Skills and results matter. But belief? That’s what moves teams through adversity, across the finish line, and toward something bigger than themselves.
2. Belief Must Be Earned Daily.
You don’t get belief once and keep it forever. You earn it every day through follow-through, clarity, vulnerability, and consistency.
3. Your Team Mirrors Your Standard.
You want accountability? Be accountable.
You want ownership? Take ownership first.
The energy and standard you set will set the tone for everyone else.
4. The Strongest Cultures Are Co-Created.
When teams see their leader rising with them, not above them, they stop complying and start committing. That’s when the team becomes unstoppable.
Final Insight:
You don’t build belief through speeches. You build it by rising with your team, especially when things get hard.
Because when your people believe in the mission and their leader, they don’t just show up.
They rise. And they bring others with them.
Highlights:
00:00 Introduction: The Key Question
00:03 The Essence of an Unbeatable Team
00:14 The Power of Belief
00:23 Earning Belief Every Day
00:44 Lead Like a Champion
Links:
Website: https://www.jimperona.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimperonaofficial/
Transcript:
Let's take a minute and ask a very important question. What makes a team unbeatable? Because you know what? I don't think it's the resume. I don't even think it's the revenue. I think it's belief. Belief in the mission, belief in each other, and belief in the leader and belief. It is not handed out. It needs to be earned every single day. If you want a team to rise to the occasion, you gotta show them that you'll rise with them. If you want champions on your team, lead like one, never stop earning their belief.
