Hero WOD – Not Ernie

Yeses, Nos, Arm Circles, Turn & Bounce, Tappy Taps, flamingos, Catcher pose things.

For Time
25 Burpees
Run one lap (approx .2 miles)
50 Merkins
Run one lap
75 Walking Lunges
Run one lap
100 Air Squats
Run one lap
75 Walking Lunges
Run one lap
50 Merkins
Run one lap
25 Burpees
Rinse and Repeat pending time
Note: The actual Bert Hero WOD is a 400m run and all movements are doubled (50 burpees, 100 merkins, 150 walking lunges, 200 air squats).

“When the performance of a unit goes down after an officer leaves, it is taken as a sign that he was a good leader, not that he was ineffective in training his people properly.” -L. David Marquet, Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

This quote is powerful to me. I think of a great leader as someone who is indispensable. Captain Marquet says that the opposite is true. We need to lead with such greatness that the people whom we lead can pick up right where we left off after we are no longer around. That is the sign of a true leader. How can we use this mindset in the workplace with the teams that we lead or at home with our children?