Category: Leadership
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast: Jack Welch
Any time you get to learn first hand from a leader like Jack Welch it’s gold…and this interview was no exception. Here are some of my notes from Fortune Magazine’s Manager of the Century, Jack Welch, In businesses, people want to run big things. Leaders are reluctant to prune things and let go of things…
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast: Coach Mike Krzyzewski
Listening to Coach Krzyzewski the legendary basketball coach at Duke University (no matter what you think about Duke) talk about getting high performers work together as a team and get great result out of them was incredible! In order to learn you’ve got to get out of your comfort zone A leader is someone who…
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast: John Maxwell
As always John Maxwell put out some great content this year to chew on. Here are some of my take-aways: “The business schools reward complex behavior, but it’s the simple behavior that makes you effective in life” Warren Buffet There is a difference between a communicator and an educator. A communicator takes something complicated and…
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast: Henry Cloud
I love the way Dr. Henry Cloud tackles the psychology behind the work we do. Want to learn more? Check out my post on his book Necessary Endings and the notes below: The real work is not to get the right strategy but getting the people to work the strategy Boundary #1: Necessary endings –…
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast: David Allen
David Allen was named Forbes’ Top 5 Executive Coach and author of “Getting Things Done.” Here are some thoughts from his talk: Crisis evokes focus on a very specific outcome which charts your course of action You can only feel good about what you’re not doing when you know what you’re not doing How do…