Bula is a Fiji term analogous to “aloha” in Hawaiian meaning hello and goodbye. It also means “life” and emphasizes “life is good.” I’m not from Fiji. I’ve never been to Fiji, but I’d love to visit it someday. The fact is, I came across this word when I was in my 20s and fell in love with it so I began to use it as a salutation on internal memos to my staff. I had to explain it the first time I used it, but once was enough. It’s a memorable word.
Network is all about people. They make a difference. YOU make the difference. The power is in the collective – some of us, many of us, all of us – working together to help one another.
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s not therapy, but it is therapeutic.
“Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you. It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor…And you want the flavor!” – Ze Frank
Randy Cantrell founded Bula Network, LLC to help CEOs, city government leaders, business owners, executives, and leaders grow, improve and transform. Since 2015 the focus has increasingly been aimed at serving City Managers to help them and their teams perform at the highest levels.
I’m an operator, a practitioner. I’m not a pundit. As for being a thought leader, I am. I lead my own thoughts, but you’re in charge of your own. I’ve got my hands full. 😉
It’s About Pursuing Your Ideal Outcome
The work isn’t about telling you what to do, or what you should do. It’s about helping you achieve what you most want. Mostly, it’s about helping you figure out what you most want and how to move forward toward your goals. Your ideal outcome is the purpose behind the work – that’s what we’re always aiming to accomplish.
The bottom line is I don’t just talk about leadership and higher human performance, I practice it and pursue it. And I’m determined to help others figure out how to best pursue it, too.
We lead people. We manage the work.
“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.”
— Peter Drucker
The podcast and other resources are intended to serve as many people as possible…for FREE!
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Speaking, Facilitation & Group Sessions
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Executive/Leadership Coaching & Development For City Government
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City Government HR Professionals Cohort
my business philosophy
Connect With Randy
- Book a free consultation.
- Connect with me on Linkedin
- Call or text my cell: (214) 682-2467
NOTE: All coaching is confidential. Stories in the podcast include fictionalized accounts of real-world incidents in order to maintain the security of confidential engagements.
About the hosts: Randy Cantrell brings over 4 decades of experience as a business leader and organization builder. Lisa Norris brings almost 3 decades of experience in HR and all things "people." Their shared passion for leadership and developing high-performing cultures provoked them to focus the Grow Great podcast on city government leadership.
The work is about achieving unprecedented success through accelerated learning in helping leaders and executives "figure it out."