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How do the best leaders in the world shape culture?
Greg Cagle
With over 3 decades of experience building and leading successful companies in 5 different industries, Greg Cagle is passionate about authenticity and creating a healthy and transformative workplace culture. Some say he’s an acquired taste, perhaps even call him weird, however if you’re looking to go beyond normal into the realm of greatness, he’s your guy.
Greg is a transformational executive coach, corporate culture consultant, author, speaker, and trainer. He comes along leaders and guides companies to position them for breakthrough success in building a culture that blows by the competition.
His skilled entrepreneurial spirit informs his expertise in negotiation, finance, organizational restructuring, and leadership development and is only matched by his zeal for helping business leaders achieve exceptional performance.
Today we discuss his new book The 4 Dimensions of Culture, and why if culture is not your primary focus as a leader, you’re missing the boat. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or global business leader, this conversation will be valuable to you.
What We Discuss in this Episode
- Why being weird is a good thing
- Leading through crisis and change
- The most important ingredients of great leadership
- Why you do NOT want to be the smartest person in the room
- The mindset shift required to build an empowered team
- What creates a great corporate culture
- The 3 critical functions necessary for business success
- Why you can’t plan for crisis, but you can be prepared
- The 4 dimensions of culture: Complacent, Compliant, Committed and Courageous
- Key pitfalls for each dimension and why most leaders miss it
- How to reduce stress and instill creativity and confidence in your people
- The problem with just focusing on efficiency
- Who is your beneficial adversary?
- How to avoid burnout within your team
- Removing the limitations to innovation
Podcast Highlights
2:15 – The benefits of being weird
5:07 – Moving his family to Costa Rica
8:50 – Ingredients of great leadership
12:50 – Looking at empowerment differently
17:12 – The 3 critical functions necessary for business success
21:00 – Complacency and Compliance
29:00 – Committed
33:32 – The search for significance
39:00 – Courageous
45:00 – Stimulating innovation
57:00 – Taking action
Favorite Quote
“As the leader thinks, acts and interacts, that begins to set the tone for culture.” ~ Greg Cagle
Additional Resources
Book: The 4 Dimensions of Culture: And the Leaders Who Shape Them
Connect With Greg Cagle
- Website: gocagle.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-cagle-b145737
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gocagle
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregOCagle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gocagle
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