Don’t Play Nice - Embracing Tough Love in Business with Charles Spinosa | BWI #221
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info_outlineEpisode 221 - Don’t Play Nice - Embracing Tough Love in Business with Charles Spinosa
Charles Spinosa transitioned from a university professor to a management consultant over 29 years. He discovered that true leadership requires taking moral risks to correct systemic wrongs. By using moral imagination, he helps leaders move beyond safe conventions to create masterpieces and drive significant, long-term business success.
Key Takeaways
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Heroic leadership involves taking moral risks to shift the established order of things.
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Identify moral anomalies in your business model to uncover where you are perpetuating wrongs.
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Practice tough love by stretching your employees beyond their current comfort zones every day.
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Use moral imagination to understand the diverse lives and needs of your individual customers.
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Realize that financial success often follows companies that dare to redefine societal moral standards.
Resources
Charles Spinosa, a management consultant for 29 years and former university professor, has recently published Leadership as Masterpiece Creation.
Charles Spinosa’s Book: Leadership as Masterpiece Creation https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262048965
Charles Spinosa’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-spinosa
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