You never know what life is going to send your way or where your transformation is going to come from. Today’s guest, Paul Glover, is a Federal Trial Lawyer whose unexpected seven-year incarceration left him with a renewed sense of purpose in life.
 
 Drawing on over four decades of experience, Paul guides Executives on their leadership journeys as they navigate the unique demands of the post-pandemic landscape. During this conversation, we also talk about Paul’s book, Work Quake: Making the Seismic Shift to a Knowledge Economy. He is a TedX speaker, and shares the premise of his talk, titled, Everyone Needs A Fool In Their Life.
 
Paul has worked with organizations generating up to a billion dollars in annual revenue. Join us as Paul shares his philosophy of leadership and growth, which includes self-reflection and allowing others to illuminate difficult truths we may be blind to, and talks about his unique and compelling journey. 

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• The unexpected story of Paul Glover’s incarceration and what you can learn from it.
• Characteristics Paul held that predispositioned him to get sucked into the world of his client. 
• His journey from ego to taking responsibility for his own transformation.
• The effect of creating an echo chamber in his life and assimilating to become more like the five closest people in his life.
• What it was like to experience being in prison and how it changed Paul’s perspective.
• The premise of his TedTalk: Why everyone needs a fool in their life.
• How his wife illuminated the hard truths he needed to accept. 
• Leaving prison and reinventing his life.
• The beginning of his Leadership Development journey and becoming a coach.
• What his book is all about, and why it includes a focus on self-care for leaders.
• Why he believes that leaders need to fail sometimes.
• The importance of self-reflection in the transformation process.
• Parting advice for listeners from Paul: the hardest struggle is with ourselves. 

Transcript: Here

Paul Glover: 

Website: https://paulgloverspeaks.com/

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Book: https://www.amazon.com/Work-Quake-Seismic-Knowledge-Economy/dp/1610660323

Contact: [email protected]

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