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Sharon McMahon

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
964 total appearances

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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

We're better off by having our ideas challenged and by having the best ideas rise to the top. We should have enough allegiance to the country and to the Constitution to be willing to acknowledge when somebody who belongs to a party that we do not vote for, when they have a good idea. We should have enough humility. To be able to be like, you know what?

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

We're better off by having our ideas challenged and by having the best ideas rise to the top. We should have enough allegiance to the country and to the Constitution to be willing to acknowledge when somebody who belongs to a party that we do not vote for, when they have a good idea. We should have enough humility. To be able to be like, you know what?

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

We're better off by having our ideas challenged and by having the best ideas rise to the top. We should have enough allegiance to the country and to the Constitution to be willing to acknowledge when somebody who belongs to a party that we do not vote for, when they have a good idea. We should have enough humility. To be able to be like, you know what?

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

I didn't vote for you, but I think that's a good idea. And integrity. Yes. Some of the best leaders from history have done that exact thing. I know you have team of rivals on your shelf right above your head.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

I didn't vote for you, but I think that's a good idea. And integrity. Yes. Some of the best leaders from history have done that exact thing. I know you have team of rivals on your shelf right above your head.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

I didn't vote for you, but I think that's a good idea. And integrity. Yes. Some of the best leaders from history have done that exact thing. I know you have team of rivals on your shelf right above your head.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

The Doris Kearns Goodwin book, it's a great book about how some of the best leaders from history have brought people into their cabinets who some of them did not agree with them. They did not just hire a bunch of yes men who were like, whatever you think, great idea, of course.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

The Doris Kearns Goodwin book, it's a great book about how some of the best leaders from history have brought people into their cabinets who some of them did not agree with them. They did not just hire a bunch of yes men who were like, whatever you think, great idea, of course.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

The Doris Kearns Goodwin book, it's a great book about how some of the best leaders from history have brought people into their cabinets who some of them did not agree with them. They did not just hire a bunch of yes men who were like, whatever you think, great idea, of course.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Yes, that's what this is about, team of rivals. So is George Washington. George Washington hires both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson who hate each other. See, thinking behind that is I don't want you to just pat me on the head and tell me I'm pretty and I come up with all the good ideas. Yeah, this is important stuff. Right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Yes, that's what this is about, team of rivals. So is George Washington. George Washington hires both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson who hate each other. See, thinking behind that is I don't want you to just pat me on the head and tell me I'm pretty and I come up with all the good ideas. Yeah, this is important stuff. Right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Yes, that's what this is about, team of rivals. So is George Washington. George Washington hires both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson who hate each other. See, thinking behind that is I don't want you to just pat me on the head and tell me I'm pretty and I come up with all the good ideas. Yeah, this is important stuff. Right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Nobody has the lock on we've historically had all the good ideas. That's ridiculous.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Nobody has the lock on we've historically had all the good ideas. That's ridiculous.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Nobody has the lock on we've historically had all the good ideas. That's ridiculous.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

That's right. And the right thing to do is to admit when you got it wrong and to do what you can to make it right. And I think too often our leaders today view admitting any kind of change in thinking or any kind of, you know, like, I thought it was a good idea. And then ultimately it ended up not working out the way I thought. They're so penalized for admitting those kinds of things. Yes.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

That's right. And the right thing to do is to admit when you got it wrong and to do what you can to make it right. And I think too often our leaders today view admitting any kind of change in thinking or any kind of, you know, like, I thought it was a good idea. And then ultimately it ended up not working out the way I thought. They're so penalized for admitting those kinds of things. Yes.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

That's right. And the right thing to do is to admit when you got it wrong and to do what you can to make it right. And I think too often our leaders today view admitting any kind of change in thinking or any kind of, you know, like, I thought it was a good idea. And then ultimately it ended up not working out the way I thought. They're so penalized for admitting those kinds of things. Yes.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

When personally, if we're having an interaction together and you call me on the phone, you're like, you know what? I really screwed that up. I am so sorry. I did not realize how it would impact you. I'm going to make changes. You would have respect for that person.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

When personally, if we're having an interaction together and you call me on the phone, you're like, you know what? I really screwed that up. I am so sorry. I did not realize how it would impact you. I'm going to make changes. You would have respect for that person.