The Worshipful Master: Ego, Alignment, and Building the Environment
Download MP3This episode brings the series together by naming what happens when the person in charge hasn’t learned how they participate in outcomes — especially when ego becomes the driver. It emphasizes leadership as creating an environment where others can “bring their best to the table,” and learning to face blind spots without shame.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- Leadership failure often looks like the person in charge “sabotag[ing] the entire operation.”
- Ego-driven leadership replaces environment-building with self-centering.
- Improvement requires looking honestly at blind spots without turning feedback into shame.
- The point of being in charge is “creating better outcomes for everybody.”
- Good Worshipful Master leadership elevates others into “better performance… more engagement… better outcomes.”
💬 Featured Quotes
- “History is in many ways written as a giant cautionary tale of what not to do as someone in charge.” (1:31–1:42)
- “We have to be able to take that feedback and not turn it into embarrassment or shame.” (2:28–2:42)
- “The whole idea of being in charge is not about pointing fingers. It’s about creating better outcomes for everybody.” (2:49–3:01)
- “Every Worshipful Master… that has done this… essentially elevates everyone they work with to the next level to better performance to more engagement to better outcomes.” (3:17–3:34)
- “Freemasonry is not about coming in and being perfect. It’s about learning a process for improving yourself as a living stone.” (4:14–4:28)
- “When you are you’ll know it because it feels absolutely wonderful. You get positive feedback all over the place.” (4:39–4:51)
Creators and Guests
Host
Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
