Randy Cantrell

Randy Cantrell is the founder of Bula Network, LLC - an executive leadership advisory company helping leaders leverage the power of others through peer advantage, online peer advisory groups. Interested in joining us? Visit ThePeerAdvantage.com

Lifelong Learners Make Better Lifelong Teachers

Leadership, Video / By

Mentioned in today’s show:

• The 100-Mile Walk: A Father And Son On A Quest To Find The Essence Of Leadership by Sander A. Flaum & Jonathon A. Flaum

Leadership is not a one-way street.

People need leadership. That doesn’t mean leaders are without their own needs.

Leaders need feedback, information, dialog and instruction. Nobody knows everything. Not even the most accomplished or capable leader.

Fathers have a great deal to learn. Sometimes from their own children.

CEO’s have a great deal to learn. Sometimes from low level, frontline employees (see Undercover Boss).

The compelling reason why I do what I do with these podcasts, videos and blog posts is summed up in a single phrase, “Passing it on.”

It doesn’t mean I’m an expert with nothing left to learn. My ability to teach, to instruct or pass it on is greatly enhanced by my ability to listen and learn. Lifelong learning improves lifelong teaching, and mentoring.

It’s the fabric of legacy!

 

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Episode 130 – Quiet Desperation: How Do You Handle Adversity?

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The fog of adversity and sorrow rolls in on us all.

Live out loud. Be loud and proud.

Over 20 years ago Jeffrey Gitomer would open a sales training seminar much like he does today. He’d ask a room full of salespeople, “Who is the most important person in the world?” In unison the room would answer, “The customer!”

Gitomer would then ask, “Let me put it another way. There are two people left on the planet – you and the customer. One of you must die. Who’s it gonna be?” Again, in unison the room would answer, “The customer!” Exactly.

Gitomer’s point was well made. We all think we’re the most important person in the world.

We know what our problems are, even though others may not have a clue.

Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.

We might be surprised at the trouble others have seen.

Mentioned in today’s show are two books (they’re both old):

• Quiet Desperation: The Truth About Successful Men by Jan Halper

• Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments by Kent M. Keith

It’s a new week. Go make it a better week for somebody else. It’s the best way I know to make it a good week for yourself. Oh, and one more thing. Don’t tell anybody.

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Thank you,

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Trusted Advisors For Your Small Business: Do You Surround Yourself With Good People To Consult With?

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Today’s show was prompted by the lead sentence on a story at the Dallas Stars’ Hockey Club website…

Talk to many highly-accomplished executives, and they will often point out that a key to their success comes from surrounding themselves with good people to consult and bounce ideas off of.

I’d like to crowdsource some information by asking you to leave me a comment here. Here are some of the things I’m hoping you’ll share:

• Do you surround yourself with good people?
• How do you find or determine who “good people” are?
• Do you talk with them regularly, or only when you feel you need their specific expertise?
• What suggestions do you have for the rest of us?

Thanks in advance for sharing.

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Episode 129 – Conflict Resolution: You May Be Right, But You Lose

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Is this how others see you?

Do you get along with others? Easily?

Or, are you a difficult person?

You may not know, but others sure do. Hopefully, you’ve got a clue about how well you interact with others.

Most of us have room for improvement in getting along with others. Agreement and cooperation are necessary ingredients for accomplishment. Unfortunately, some people don’t much care about the objective or accomplishment. Their focus is on what they want.

Egocentrism kills many missions. Insistence on getting our way curbs enthusiasm , kills creativity and derails improvement and progress.

Today, I’d like to give you a few words to consider when you encounter conflict: conciliatory and acquiesce.

Mentioned in today’s show is one book, “You Can Negotiate Anything” by Herb Cohen.

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Thanks for listening,

 

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