033: Ed Muzio Upgrades Managerial Teams

Unlabeled Leadership

English - March 18, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 26.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: 032: Don Kirkey Puts Others First

Next Episode: 034: Mark Wojcik Leads by Listening

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives.

In Episode 33, Ed Muzio shares a story from early in his career, talks about an executive team’s challenge, and advises how we can improve our team meetings.

00:00 Prologue: An Engineer Who Thinks Systemically

Ed Muzio is an engineer who evolved his practice to management consulting. Whether at the c-suite or frontline, Ed helps teams learn to adapt and think systemically and iteratively. Ed also wrote the forward to the Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership book.

03:00 Part 1: Circle the Drain / Teach and Learn

What happens when you are new to an organization, attend a meeting, and disagree with the decisions being made? Do you speak up? Ed shares a story from early in his career and the advice that someone gave him.

11:00 Part 2: Being Strategic as a Tactic

Being an executive is more challenging than the role appears. With organizational growth and constant change, executives and managers need to balance being tactical with being adaptive at all levels. Ed describes how he helped a team of executives become more effective in their function.

19:59 Part 3: Status Game versus Future Focused

Ed explains how we can strengthen our team meeting results with some straightforward or forward-thinking advice.

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Episode links

Ed’s LinkedIn Profile

Ed’s website: Group Harmonics

Ed’s Books

Iterate

Make Work Great

Four Secrets to Liking Your Work

Video example of Ed at a whiteboard: The Five Key Practices for Running an Iterative Management Team

Gary DePaul's website

Gary’s books:

What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?