The Fast Leader Show | Strategy Execution & Systems Design

Jeanne couldn’t figure out why she wasn’t getting any traction. Once, Jeanne had someone do something very important in the trajectory of her personal and professional life. After that she began to do something different that caused people to want to do what Jeanne needed them to do. Listen to Jeanne’s story.

Peter was out of balance. He entered a situation that required an entirely different level of teamwork. Luckily he realized that he needed to shift his attention and put some things on pause to focus on what matters. Listen to Peter tell his story as he shares much more about how to be bold, make a change and to go first.

Karl was told no. But he didn’t stop there. He was a new training director for a company but he didn’t have any education in the art and science of adult education. Not wanting to wing it, he found Boston University offered a master’s degree that only took nine months to complete. Karl asked his organization to allow him the time off to go to classes and to pay for the program. He was told no. Not stopping there, Karl eventually got his organization to agree to the time off and pay for the program in a creative and collaborative way. Listen to this episode to learn how Karl’s story can help you move onward and upward faster.

When Jeannie Walters learned about the acquisition of one of her favorite clients during the financial crisis of 2008 it wasn’t the loss of a major contract that impacted her most. Instead she found meaning in something bigger. Listen to Jeannie's story.

Throughout her career Karyn has led transformation and change initiatives. As part of her responsibilities she needed to help executives at various levels buy-in. Karyn learned how to become positively relentless in her quest to help executives walk the walk. Listen to the show to find out just how Karyn does it, so you can move onward and upward faster.

As the President and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Derrick is considered by many to be among the leaders of the game. He showed his leadership strength by immediately going public with the diagnosis of his prostate cancer in order to encourage other men to get tested after age 40. Hall is now cancer free and has become a tireless advocate of cancer-fighting charities while continuing to speak publicly about the health challenge he faces. Listen in to who TeamWork Online calls the "Best Boss" in sports.

Pele had a high-paying job with a fancy title but it wasn’t enough. He left that job for another with a bigger title and a bigger salary. After only after a year, the bigger job and salary was taken away when Pele was impacted by layoffs. He was left with nothing. So he went back to his previous boss, but he did not ask for his old job back, he asked him for something else. What his old boss told him has driven him to his biggest passion in life. Listen to Pele as he shares his story of perseverance, passion and behaviors.      

Ramesh lived a nomadic type of life in his early years. He found himself with an entirely new set of friends every few years. This had a profound impact on Ramesh as he wanted to grow and learn but was delayed by not having strong friendships. Being able to learn how to connect better and prepare better has helped him have a better career and life. Listen to Ramesh tell his story about what he learned and what has helped him to be successful in a career with global responsibilities so you can move onward and upward faster.

Gerry was fortunate to learn a valuable lesson as a young leader. Gerry thought he knew a lot about leadership, but he didn't know what he didn't know. His first day in a leadership development program was a disaster and they were pretty much dysfunctional. Listen to Gerry tell his story and the epiphany he had that caused him to turn things around. @FastLeaderShow #Leadership #podcast