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Recently, GLN CEO & President David Ashcraft sat down with Cliff Robinson, Executive VP and “Chief People Person” at Chick-fil-A. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to sit in a room with an experienced, high-level leader and listen to them share practical experience and wisdom, this is a great episode to dive into!  Cliff discusses how the Chick-fil-A is able to place such a high value on people while simultaneously maintaining a high standard of product and customer service. Cliff also shares about the role of innovation at Chick-fil-A, and some techniques he personally leverages to maintain his effectiveness as he leads.

This episode is a special broadcast of Erwin Raphael McManus’ talk from GLS 2023, “Mind Shift.” Erwin is a Los Angeles-based author and artist who is obsessed with helping people identify and eliminate the self-imposed, internal barriers that keep them from realizing their unique genius.

Fernando Carillo is an Anglican priest, entrepreneur and leadership coach based in London, England, and recently sat down with podcast team member Jason Jaggard at the 2023 Global Leadership Summit. In this episode, Jason and Fernando discuss his upbringing, the extraordinary life change he went through, as well as the role leadership plays in helping individuals step into their calling and purpose.

We invite you to join us for this episode as Global Leadership Podcast Co-Producers Eric Case and Aubrey Wentz sit down with Rebecca Taguma, Executive Director of the Trauma Healing Institute) to discuss how the effects of unresolved trauma on individuals, and some practical steps that leaders can take to get help for those affected in their churches and on their teams.  

CEO, executive coach and bestselling author Ryan Leak shares how chasing failure has taken him much farther in his life than safety and security. Global Leadership Podcast team member Lori Hermann explores Ryan’s upbringing, the significant events that have defined his leadership, and how following through change can be just as challenging as leading through change.

In this episode, Global Leadership Podcast interviewer Jason Jaggard sits down with Chris McChesney, co-author of The Four Disciplines of Execution, to revisit the book and to explore how the four disciplines can impact our lives outside the business world.
 
IN THIS EPISODE:
-       What is a basic overview of the “Four Disciplines of Execution”?
-       How can you learn to focus what is most important, but is not necessarily the most urgent?
-       What “levers” can you affect that make it seem like your intended result is a winnable game?
-       What has being a parent taught Chris about leadership, and how can the four disciplines be applied to a family? 
 
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 STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS
-       It’s better to fall in love with a problem than it is to fall in love with a solution.
-       All of the “have tos” in our life is called “The Whirlwind.” The “One” is the strategic result in your life that is going to require disproportionate effort.
-       Human beings have the capacity to handle “the whirlwind plus one.”
-       It’s best to not give your frontline teams the answers; get their commitment and engagement by making them a part of the process.
-       The Four Disciplines can actually be a way to protect the entrepreneurial spirit of a organization.
-       If you want to see the highest level of engagement a human being is capable of, watch them in a game.
-       The strategic result you’re looking for should feel like both a high-stakes game and a winnable game.
-       Progress and purpose are the most important things that drive employee engagement. This fact also has profound implications for how leaders address remote work.
-       The whole purpose of The Four Disciplines is to achieve goals that do not feel as important as “the day job.”
-       If kids have one anchor of self-esteem in their life, they are able to handle the whirlwind and drama of life much more effectively.
-       The enemy of the human soul is not work; it’s futility.
-       The struggle is that as you become more successful as a company, the whirlwind grows and requires more and more.
-       People don’t fear change; they fear uncertainty.
-       Most success comes from putting huge energy into small wins.
-       The most significant jump is moving from leading a team to leading leaders.
 
LINKS MENTIONED
-       Website: Chris McChesney
-       Book: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
-       Added Value: Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex (TEDTalk via YouTube)
-       Added Value: “Leaders Concerned About Remote Work Should Be Looking at This Metric”
-       Podcast: 2018 Global Leadership Podcast
-       Book: The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery (Patrick Lencioni)
 
-       Website: Global Leadership Network
 
THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY: 
-        World Vision