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Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. Top Takeaways from this Interview
Why it is that most leaders fail within their first 18 months of being appointed to leadership What hiring teams need to do to set up new leaders for success The significance of Leading out Loud, and becoming an intentional leader Overview of the Rise to Power Diagram and what it can do for leaders Some of the factors that isolate leaders.
Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode 2:06 How Alvin Toffler inspired Ron when he was a boy. “He was always an intellectual hero of mine.”
3:06 “There’s a limit to the absorption rate people can adapt.”
3:40 “More than half of [leaders] fail within their first 18 months.”
5:03 “The organizational obstacles put in people’s way on their way towards broader leadership are pervasive, it’s a wonder any of them succeed.”
6:46 “What leader or HR department isn’t saying we aren’t getting enough talent in?”
7:30 On the importance of interviews and resumes: “You have a recipe, you have a formula, we’d like you to repeat your success here…without understanding the context.”
9:07 “You can’t be such an outsider or such an abrasive force that the organization doesn’t trust you.”
9:14 “Nobody knows how bad things are more than the people who are already there.”
10:23 “Most leaders don’t want to do diagnostics.”
13:06 Case study of a problem client, who suddenly had a change of heart and decided to go in a more cohesive direction. - “They co-authored their future together in a way that built trust.”
16:13 Why it’s crucial for top leaders to be vulnerable and make changes.
16:46 On leaders in the spotlight - “They need to behave as if everything they’re doing and saying has a megaphone strapped to their mouth 24/7.”
18:02 On Leading Out Loud - “Never assume people are clairvoyant and reading your mind.”
18:41 The essentials of the Rise to Power diagram - “As you plan and navigate your ascent, there are predictable phases.”
22:16 “We all come readily wired to want our individuality noticed.”
24:19 “Any leader who wants to do it well will suffer.”
25:06 “Every executive I’ve ever consulted with has a moment of buyer’s remorse.”
26:33 The value of honest feedback and calibration
27:55 Lightning Round
36:20 "We all have sources of power we don't realize." Subscribe to My Quest for the Best on Your Favorite App