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What do most Fortune 500 executives have in common? They learned important lessons on the fields and courts of their high school and collegiate sports teams. This is true for both men and women.
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Victory Cruise Lines CEO John Waggoner on Why Leaders Should Still Wash the Windows (opens the original)
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Ep. 271: The captain was given a choice: grab a rag to help the team wash the windows or hand over the boat. He tapped his epaulettes signaling his rank, "I'm the captain." John fired him. Why? Because the problem was never the windows. It was the belief that his title made certain jobs beneath him. Today, John Waggoner, Founder and Chairman of Victory Cruise Lines, still tells that story during employee orientation. His message is simple: if the owner will sweep the dock, carry the trash, or wa
The Standard President and CEO Dan McMillan on how to turn disappointment into development (opens the original)
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Ep. 270: Linfield basketball alum Dan McMillan shares how empowering your team to GIVE can create a ripple effect. A grieving customer once received a box of gourmet pears from his insurance company because a claims employee sensed he needed something extra. It turned out pears were his late wife's favorite fruit. Dan, now President and CEO of The Standard, shared the story with his executive team — and today, it's included in strategic materials shared with 30,000 salespeople around the world.
Penske President Bud Denker on How He Turned a Dinner Table Idea Into a Presidential Executive Order (opens the original)
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Ep. 269: Team Penske has raced in more than 6,600 races and won 10% of them — and they're the winningest team in IndyCar history. This summer, Bud is leading the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the first-ever IndyCar race in the nation's capital, down Pennsylvania Avenue August 22–23. In this episode, you will learn how a dinner-table idea turned into a presidential executive order and lessons in: Why "it's all in the communication" when you're building trust with people you don't lead Why effort equals
Wall Street Executive Mike Dorrell says: You've won the meeting when the other person talks more than you. (opens the original)
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Ep. 268: Stonepeak CEO was shaped by rugby league, cricket, and growing up in a working-class farming town in Australia. Today he's built a career on Wall Street, but the personality that took him there was forged on fields where teammates and opponents alike gave each other unfiltered honesty — and expected the same in return. Want to become a better storyteller? Pre-order Don's new book The Business of Storytelling and become a Founding Member of The Circle of Storytellers. This is a limited e
Axon President Josh Isner on What His Mentor Bill Belichick Told Him That Still Runs His $45 Billion Company (opens the original)
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Ep. 267: Harvard Golf and playing at Whisper Rock alongside Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, and Max Homa shaped Josh Isner's understanding of what winning really requires — and it shows in how he leads one of the most competitive companies in America. Axon is the $45 billion public safety company behind body cameras and life-saving technology protecting law enforcement and first responders across the country. In this episode, you will learn: Why the best mentors are never assigned — and how Luke Larson
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