03 Dec For Your Viewing Pleasure: Barack Obama Goes Live On Instagram With Steph Curry To Talk ‘A Promised Land’ [Video]

Steph Curry joined forces with Barack Obama to interview the former President about his new memoir, A Promised Land.

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On Wednesday, NBA champ Steph Curry sat down with former President Barack Obama for a candid discussion about the key themes from his recently released memoir, A Promised Land. Reaching their combined audience of 66 million Instagram followers, the nearly hour-long conversation explored integral moments from Obama’s personal journey and presidency that have informed his views on life, leadership and issues in society, including the importance of mentorship, the influence of strong women and the ongoing pursuit of racial and social justice.

“One mistake I think a lot of people make is that you’re just either born a leader or you’re not. When, in fact, leadership is, like anything else, it’s a skill,” Barack said when Curry asks about leadership advice. “And there are a bunch of different ways to do it. I’ve known people who were great leaders but really soft spoken and weren’t always trying to seek attention.”

He continued, “The thing I try to communicate in the book and I learned this, I wasn’t always perfect at it…number one was realizing that the most important thing a leader does is they set a tone in terms of culture as a team. Whether the team is a a basketball team or a business or an administration. What are the values in which you are organizing yourselves?….Being clear about what your values are as an organization, that’s part of leadership.”

Check out their discussion, in full, down below: