51 min
Doug Conant Introvert Ally
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Douglas R. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies. For the past 20 years of his leadership journey, he has honed his leadership craft at the most senior levels—first as President of the Nabisco Foods Company, then as CEO of Campbell Soup Company, and then as Chairman of Avon Products. In 2011, he founded ConantLeadership: a mission-driven community of leaders and learners who are championing leadership that works in the 21st century.
Doug talks about finding support in the workplace as an introvert, declaring yourself as an introvert, creating a leadership model, and how interruptions are opportunities.
“The worlds I try to create are listening worlds.”
Episode Highlights
● Coming to terms with being an introvert
● Leading by listening
● Declaring yourself as an introvert
● “If It Is to be it is up to me”
● Work is personal
● “Pessimists never lead the world to higher ground”
Resources
● Conant Leadership
● The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights
● Touchpoints
Douglas R. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies. For the past 20 years of his leadership journey, he has honed his leadership craft at the most senior levels—first as President of the Nabisco Foods Company, then as CEO of Campbell Soup Company, and then as Chairman of Avon Products. In 2011, he founded ConantLeadership: a mission-driven community of leaders and learners who are championing leadership that works in the 21st century.
Doug talks about finding support in the workplace as an introvert, declaring yourself as an introvert, creating a leadership model, and how interruptions are opportunities.
“The worlds I try to create are listening worlds.”
Episode Highlights
● Coming to terms with being an introvert
● Leading by listening
● Declaring yourself as an introvert
● “If It Is to be it is up to me”
● Work is personal
● “Pessimists never lead the world to higher ground”
Resources
● Conant Leadership
● The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights
● Touchpoints
51 min