The Leadership and Learning Podcast

In this episode of the Leadership and Learning podcast, host Randy Goruk has a conversation with Brian Carlson, President of Huber Engineered Woods, recently selected as one of the best managed companies in the United States by Deloitte.

Listen and you will learn:

• The value and importance of connection for leaders.
• The challenge most leaders are faced with and must learn to overcome.
• How to establish an innovative culture in your company.
• Three keys to strategy development strategy success.
• Three keys to strategy execution success.
• The one leadership characteristic that contributes the most to a company's success in achieving a desirable culture.
• With the COVID-19 pandemic, what leaders should be doing today if they aren't already.
• Three pieces of advice to help emerging leaders prepare for future leadership roles.

In this episode of The Leadership and Learning Podcast, host Randy Goruk and his guest, Bill Goodspeed, explore family businesses and leadership. Bill is a former President of Huber Engineered Wood Products and is now active on the Boards of multiple family businesses.

In this episode you will learn:

• Not to mimic someone else's leadership style and the importance of getting results by being who you are as a leader.
• The simple thing leaders can do to harness the energy of the organization.
• The top 3 – mistakes family businesses typically make.
• The special sauce recipe for long-term family business success.
• The most important attributes, characteristics, or qualities a leader must possess to get the most out of their organization.
• The mistakes organizations typically make when they hire for a senior leadership position.
• The mistakes senior leaders typically make when they take over the top spot.

• The biggest complaints most employees have about company senior leadership.
• 3 – pieces of leadership advice for someone who just landed their first management position?

In this episode of The Leadership and Learning Podcast, host Randy Goruk talks sales leadership with author, speaker and subject matter expert guest, Mark Hunter.

In this episode you will learn:

• Nuggets taken from Marks new book A Mind for Sales.

• The top 5 – obstacles facing most sales professionals today with suggestions on how to overcome them for greater sales success.
• The top 3 – obstacles facing most sales professionals when transitioning from sales to sales manager with suggestions on how to overcome them for greater career success.
• The top 5 – obstacles facing most sales managers today with suggestions on how to overcome them for greater career success.
• The value of a properly designed sales call.

• 3 – pieces of leadership advice for the managers of sales managers.

In this episode of The Leadership and Learning Podcast, host Randy Goruk talks with building material industry veteran, Bob Scarborough about past industry challenges and current opportunities for leaders to lead, post COVID-19.

In this episode you will learn:

• How the past challenges to the industry are similar but different than the challenges of today and how leaders should deal with them.
• Who is likely to be the most affected by the pandemic.
• The biggest mistake companies should avoid post pandemic.
• The greatest opportunity leaders have post pandemic.
• The best practices to implement today to capitalize on future opportunities.
• The importance of creating a 'playbook' and 'scorecard' with your team.
• How to plan around all of the moving parts we're experiencing.
• The kinds of questions leaders need to be asking their team, their customers, and suppliers right now.
• 4 – pieces of leadership advice for emerging leaders.

In this episode of The Leadership and Learning Podcast, host Randy Goruk talks with the new CEO of Boise Cascade, Nate Jorgensen about his leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way. Nate shares how his past experiences help him lead in today's challenging world and have prepared him to lead in an uncertain future.

In this episode you will learn:

• Nate's views on Servant Leadership.
• What Nate learned from the previous CEO that helps him today.
• Nate's biggest leadership challenge and how he overcomes it.
• The aspect of leadership that gives Nate the greatest satisfaction.
• Nate's proudest career accomplishment so far.
• How he is leading his organization through the Covid-19 pandemic.
• How Nate stays mentally tough during challenging times.
• How he approaches making difficult decisions.
• Nate's insights into the future and how leaders need to be thinking about the future.
• 3 – pieces of leadership advice for emerging leaders.

In this episode, host Randy Goruk talks leadership with guest Matt Consalvo, CEO of Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why you should surround yourself with a variety and diversity of perspectives.
• How a team working together contributes to better decision making of the organization.
• The importance for a leader to be a life-long learner who encourages others to as well.
• Why and how you should encourage your team to be involved in industry activities.
• Matt's views on work-life balance / harmony.
• Why leaders should keep an eye on the horizon.
• Status quo is not a viable long-term strategy.
• Why executive leaders must be multi-faceted.
• How to develop a leadership team that produces results.
• What cultivating, nurturing and transparency does for leaders.
• How to solve conflict between teammates.
• Why leaders need to learn, listen and be prepared to step-into the moment to lead.

In this episode, host Randy Goruk talks leadership success with guest David Chapin, President and 4th generation co-owner of Willmar Electric Services – celebrating 100 years of business success.

In this episode you will learn:

• The 100-year history of the Chapin family business. How it started, survived, and thrived while other companies have not.
• The importance of ensuring employee values are aligned with the company's and the techniques for success.
• How the company culture has evolved over the years with the power of a simple phrase; 'People making a difference for people', with an example that will warm your heart.
• What drives the importance he puts on employee education and a continuous learning focus.
• David's BLOG and his views on different generations.
• The benefits of getting involved in the industry as he did in 2016 – as the Associated Builders and Contractors National Chair.
• COVID-19 and what we might expect in the construction industry.
• Dave's 3 – pieces of advice for all emerging leaders.

Host, Randy Goruk and guest Wendy Minichiello, the Engineered Wood Products Sales Director for North America with Weyerhaeuser talk leadership and COVID-19.

In this episode, you will learn the leadership attributes that helped Wendy successfully transition from the sporting goods industry to the building materials industry. You will also learn what fuels her success today.

Additionally, she shares her passion for helping people be successful and the leadership characteristic to embrace that will help you learn in a non-threating way while establishing better relationships.

Wendy also shares her thoughts on what leaders should be thinking right now during COVID-19 and what the industry could look like post pandemic.

Host, Randy Goruk and guest Jay Ward, 4th generation owner of Ward Lumber, Jay, New York, talk leadership and COVID-19.

In this conversation, while leading during the pandemic you will learn Jay's best practices for keeping your employees, customers, and vendors safe. You will also learn many of Jay's actions demonstrating exceptional leadership.

Jay also shares his views on what to expect in the 'new reality'.

The end to a jam-packed day.