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How I Prep for a Board Meeting (as a CEO)
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As a first-time founder and CEO, I’ve learned a lot over the years about how to work with and get the most out of 3Pillar Global’s board. I’ve also been…

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Competencies of Leadership
The 3 Vital Competencies of Leadership
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I’ve been fortunate to learn from a number of leaders who’ve made major impressions on me over the course of my life.My exposure to leadership began at an early age,…

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Connecting the Dots + Season 1 Wrap-Up: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 10
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For the final episode of season 1 of Emerge and Evolve, we look back at some of the common threads and leadership themes that we heard from a number of…

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Why Diversity Builds Stronger Leaders: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 9
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For this episode of Emerge and Evolve, Heather Combs and I talk about how diversity of thought, experience, and opinion ultimately builds stronger leaders, leadership teams, and companies. Heather served…

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Making and Managing Acquisitions - The Evolving Leader Episode 8
Making & Managing Acquisitions: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 8
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Dan Henderson joins me for this episode of Emerge and Evolve to talk about acquisitions, an important, potentially vital tool for growth that the evolving leader must use judiciously. Dan…

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Scaling Culture & Developing a Common Ideology: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 7
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Earlier in my career as a CEO, our Chief Growth Officer Bobby Christian and I butted heads over whether culture is something that can be managed and cultivated. Bobby believes…

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Finding Great Mentors & The Importance of Mentorship: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 6
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I first got to know Mark Timm during a leadership master class conducted by Michael Hyatt that Mark and I both attended. We became fast friends over the course of…

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Mastering the Fundamentals of Leadership
Mastering the Fundamentals of Leadership: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 5
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Alan Stein, Jr., keynote speaker and author of the recently released book Sustain Your Game, joins me for episode 5 of Emerge and Evolve to talk about the importance of…

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Leadership + Emotional Intelligence: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 4
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Emotional intelligence is often overlooked when we’re thinking of the most important leadership intangibles. Far too frequently, leadership is mistaken for charisma, or even popularity or social ease. For this…

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Leadership & The Stages of Growth, Continued: Emerge and Evolve, Episode 3
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Bobby Christian joins us again for episode 3 of Emerge and Evolve to continue our discussion on how and why your leadership focus and capabilities must adapt as your company…

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