123 John Church - Possibilities Thinking in Executive Leadership
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English - July 12, 2022 07:15 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBusiness Society & Culture Philosophy ceo executive ideas organizationaldevelopment aviv avivshahar businessconsulting coaching consulting creativity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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John Church is a visionary leader who has had an extraordinary career at General Mills, one of the most admired companies in the world. John is an incredibly insightful Executive because he brings this rare capacity to integrate the four zones of executive leadership: the strategy, the operation, the people, and the numbers. He’s able to go deep and integrate those dimensions to play the holistic game of leadership. Today, Aviv and John explore leading through crisis, vulnerability, accountability, and the shifting paradigm of the global workplace.
01:05 – Aviv introduces today’s guest, John Church who speaks to the joys of retirement and his uncanny ability to remain calm in stressful situations 04:57 – John shares how General Mills successfully navigated the world-changing event of the pandemic 16:50 – Best practices and protocols that enabled John and his team to succeed 19:40 – Managing the human side of leadership during a crisis 23:36 – A shifting paradigm 30:47 – The concept of ‘Possibilities Thinking’ 37:12 – John’s career origin story 48:13 – Vulnerability in leadership 54:33 – The key principles that guide John’s mentoring practices 56:58 – Three final inquiries from Aviv 1:00:54 – Final words of wisdom from JohnFULL SHOW NOTES: https://www.avivconsulting.com/cnf123