The Warrior Poet

**Get yourself unstuck and be a leader.** Andrew "Sri" Sridhar is a former Navy SEAL, Harvard MBA, Wall Street escapee, and technologist. He interviews top military leaders, academic thinkers, and business phenoms to up your game. The Warrior Poet is a tightly woven tapestry of leadership expertise, philosophical inquiry, and pop culture. It's a portmanteau of Brainpickings, Wait But Why, and (Sri only wishes) Seinfeld. Yes, Sri sometimes writes haikus.

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The Warrior Poet

#57: Nat Thompson on Growing New Leaders

March 22, 2021 • Sri

Nat Thompson, Sri's longtime brother from the SEAL Teams, teaches us how to hire and develop new leaders. Plus, how to nurture a sense of team exceptionalism without becoming Colonel Kurtz.

Nat's experience ranges from conducting strategic military operations in austere environments to revamping operations at Amazon to leading teams at one of America's growth startups, Carvana. Regardless of your leadership maturity, you won't want to miss Nat's insights on running high-performing teams -- and a high-performing self.

EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.

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notes

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway ("I can take it.")

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ).

Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ).

Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.