The 3 questions Every Leader Must Know, Anton Gunn Leading Authority on Socially Conscious Leadership
April Garcia's PivotMe
English - March 24, 2022 08:04 - 57 minutes - 82.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsManagement Business Education Self-Improvement coach boardroom boss business coaching entrepreneur mindset Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On PivotMe today, we have Anton Gunn a Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and the world’s leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard. He is the bestselling author of The Presidential Principles and has been featured in TIME magazine, the Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, and Good Morning America.
Anton will give us the 3 questions every leader needs to know. And I would add every business owner and parent. You need to be able to answer these 3 things. You are going to want to write them down and reference them often.
In this episode, we discuss leadership, service, and impact, he talks openly about getting into politics, and the backlash he had -even from his own family- on joining “them”.
Pivotal Questions Asked:
[3:15] Why are you so passionate about focusing on the legacy? [16:26] What made you become a leadership consultant? [38:05] What do you have control over? And what do you have power over?
In This Episode You Will Learn:
[16:57] What are the 3 same things that customers want and that every employee wants. [21:45] Would Anton have been a leadership consultant if it wasn't for his role in football? [41:31] How we can't influence the things that we can influence or control.
Quotes:
“The first thing you have to do is to eliminate the excuses. The elimination of excuses accelerates the action.” - Anton [33:01]
“When you're talking about leadership, you also talked about justice.” - Anton [25:50]
“Control what you can control influence where you can influence and lead where you can lead.” - Anton [38:31]
Connect with Anton:
Website: https://antongunn.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AntonJGunn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antonjgunn/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AntonJGunn/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonjgunn/____________________________
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