We are all leaders! Welcome to the Quiet Time Podcast!

Today, I am joined by Dirk Dykson an expert CEO/executive coach, Gallup certified Strengths™ coach, leadership workshop facilitator, certified Value Builder™, and business coach. After an early career in corporate finance with Fortune 100 companies, Dirk spent a decade in sales, marketing, and organizational performance leadership roles with global and national scope. During his 18-year career with Hewlett-Packard, he led a turnaround of HP’s iconic Calculator business, doubling revenue in just 18 months and building strategic partnerships with China and Brazil Ministries of Education. Dirk specializes in clarifying strategy, building healthy, high-performing teams, identifying processes to enable scale, and developing the next generation of leaders.

Every leader is as unique as every person is. There are different types of leaders out there with a variety of perspectives on what leadership should be. Want to know more about that? Check this episode out!

[00:01 – 03:06] Opening Segment

• Let’s welcome my guest, Dirk Dykson to the Show!
• Dirk shares about his journey in the corporate space
• A revolving door of leadership and wide range of leadership

[03:07 – 23:34] Leadership, Coaching, and Communication

• 20 Bosses in 18 Years
• Thinking about Leadership
• The Three Different Types of Bosses

• How to bring the best out in others

• Who or what is better because of you?

• Micromanaging is a hard thing to do!
• Dirk’s coaching and leadership experience with his son

• Two lessons you have to learn from Dirk and his son

• Belief and Trust Level in the Corporate World

• A lack of understanding
• How to fix the lack of understanding problem

• The Foundation of a High Performing Team

• Corporate Amercia Should Change These!

• Step One: Communication

• Keeping People Engaged

• Awareness is Always Key

• Leaders Go Eat Last
• How to Make Feedback Giving Work
• Bringing feedback in coaching and organizations

[23:35 – 24:42] Closing Segment

• Final words
• Connect with my guest in the links below

Tweetable Quotes:

“Leadership is one thing. It's being a master of bringing out the best in others.” – Dirk Dykson

“I think the key was finding that one thing that each person uniquely needed to be successful. And it was often very different than what I needed to be successful.” – Dirk Dykson

“Understanding creates empathy. And I believe that's the foundation of a high performing team.” – Dirk Dykson

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Connect with Dirk through DirkD@Portocol.com or LinkedIn.

You can connect with me, Bennie Fowler, on Facebook, LinkedIn, or send me an email at Benniefowler1@gmail.com. I’d love to get in touch and talk about leadership stories, mindset, vision, and performance, and leadership in all areas.

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