EP #71: Influencing For Good with Mike Acker

Nov 11

There are mass audiences out there that you can impact if you know how to do it well, but there’s a fine line between followers and fans—or audience and customers. Mike Acker is a leadership and influence expert, and he joins me today to show us how inspiration can be felt, shared, and used for good.

Listen in as we talk about how your purpose is key to successful and meaningful influence, as well as why keeping what you do and why you do it at the forefront is so important. As a pastor, speaker, author, and podcaster, Mike has a ton of incredible insight and tips on being influential in highly impactful ways. Don’t miss his awesome advice on time management, self-promotion, messaging, speaking, and more!

What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:

What Mike has learned in his 19 years of leadership.
Why others-centered leadership is so effective.
The effects of the information age on leadership.
How Mike decides what to write about.
The difference between potential and reality (and how to bridge the gap).
What an ideal mentee looks like.
What led Mike into ministry and then into his current role.

Ideas Worth Sharing:

“One of the things I’ve learned in leadership that connects over to speaking is that it’s not about you.” - Mike Acker

“When you’re a boss, you don’t have people who work for you – you work for people.” - Mike Acker

”I believe that everything we buy should be a win-win.” - Mike Acker