Corporate Competitor Podcast

Ep. 133: Johns Hopkins Lacrosse shaped Tracey who offers insights into skills that may not fit naturally on the resumé but belong in any true leadership toolkit. These include:

• How to give honest feedback that promotes learning without hurting people's feelings.
• Why learning to flex your "feedback muscle" is critical to mentoring in today's workplace.
• The real reason effective leaders ought to practice being calm in times of crisis.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource.

If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture!

Special thanks to Samantha Clark and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

Ep. 132: Football shaped the leader in charge of Cigna's U.S. employer group business market strategy, sales, and local community engagement initiatives. Some people view corporate success as climbing a ladder, Mike Triplett views it as crossing a bridge, and he takes special care never to cross a bridge without bringing someone along who contributed to his success.

Our BONUS RESOURCE includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions for this episode Click here to download the bonus resource.

+You can now bring host Don Yaeger's inspiration and tools for culture transformation to your team! Connect with us here: http://maxwellleadership.com/don

Special thanks to Kory Gehring and Brett Rutherford for making this episode possible.

Ep. 131: Oxford Basketball shaped Stephen whose portfolio includes brands like FIJI Water, Halos Mandarins, POM Wonderful, and JUSTIN Wines.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode is "What Happens When You Walk in the Room?" which includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions from today's episode. Click here to download the bonus resource.

If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture!

Special thanks to Brian Schnorr and Haley Rose for making this episode possible.

Ep. 130: When Stacie asks a client, "How do we compare to the competition," she's not going through the motions or being polite. She's showing interest and creating a respectful environment in which honesty can develop—and she's not afraid of what she might hear.

Listeners to this episode will learn:

• 9:00 Growth questions every leader should ask themselves.
• 14:30 How to determine if you are a leader or a manager.
• 20:00 How to blindspot-proof your leadership team.
• 24:00 Three leadership qualities every mentor should develop with their mentees.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode is "How to Receive Feedback" which includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions so you can go from managing your team to leading them. Click here to download the bonus resource.

If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture!

Special thanks to Jacob Poverman and Samuel Manley for making this episode possible.

Ep. 129: Hockey shaped this cybersecurity executive, an industry with zero unemployment and three million open jobs on any given day. Download our "Make Your Employees Feel Like Superheroes" BONUS RESOURCE for this episode!

If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture!

Special thanks to Samuel Manley and Nico Finol for making this episode possible.

Ep. 128: Football, track, and baseball shaped Paul who was named to Glassdoor's list of Top CEOs determined by employee approval ratings. Listeners will learn how KPMG uses DEI principles and practices in its strategic planning, especially with talent acquisition. "Worrying is not a productive way to bring about change," he noted. "The leader's role is to be the calm in the middle of adversity."

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions so you can grow your influence in 2023.

Special thanks to Nico Finol and Haley Rose for making this episode possible.

Reflection episode: After more than 100 conversations with leaders from companies like Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Google, I've learned that sports not only taught our guests great lessons that translate to business, but it is a common denominator that makes them more relatable.

For our last episode of 2022, I invited Maxwell Leadership Executive Vice President Chris Goede to our reflection episode to talk about his favorite episodes and specifically the formulas shared.

Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode is "Formulas For Success" which includes six formulas and one reflection question. Click here to download the bonus resource.

If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture!

Special thanks to Brett Rutherford and Lauren Hafner for making this episode possible.

Ep. 126: College football shaped this executive in his 40th year with Avnet. Phil leads more than 15,000 employees across 140 countiries. Phil doesn't believe in quick fixes and argues that integrity, the first among core values, has to be developed in the way we behave in the here and now—and over time. "There's an old saying," says Phil, "that people build trust penny by penny and spend it like a buck. You have to prioritize standing by your word."

Download our BONUS RESOURCE which includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions for you to complete throughout Phil's teaching.

YOU WILL LEARN:

9:00 Why substituting the word "we" in place of "I" immediately builds trust.

11:30 The steps to a successful merger or acquisition.

15:30 How to prioritize your tasks in alignment with your values.

16:30 Why you need to walk into the office with good news, and run in with bad news.

Special thanks to Samuel Manley and Francisco Nunez for making this episode possible.

Ep. 125: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro shaped the way this Fortune 500 CEO leads Insight Enterprises, a $9.4 billion solutions integrator. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode is "How to Bring your Company Values to Life" which includes four reflection questions so you can create powerful, positive change in your organization.

You Will Learn

8:00 The need for "players" to be able to play in more than one position.

11:00 How to define and reinforce your company values.

13:00 One way you can recognize your teammates for living out company values.

20:00 How to align each team member's personal goals with the team's goals.

23:00 Why there is no "one size fits all" approach to motivating your team.

Special thanks to Samuel Manley and Jacob Poverman for making this episode possible.

Ep. 124: We're back for part 2 with the leader behind the phrase "Ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen."

Download our free BONUS RESOURCE for reflection questions that will empower your team and listen for lessons in:

5:30 The difference between mission and vision

7:00 How to hire for purpose, not function.

8:00 How to frame a common objective in a way that unifies people.

9:00 Horst Schulze's definition of a team.

12:00 What you gain by "selecting" people to work with you rather than "hiring" them.

13:30 The one thing that must be in every employee orientation.

If these lessons resonated with you, connect with Don and his team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture!

Special thanks to Haley Rose and Samantha Clark for making this episode possible.