#42 Lightwave Dental COO John Demma

John has a unique story, growing up in the family restaurant business, learning important skills early on. As John said during the interview "When it comes to leadership and management, there is nothing new under the sun" it's important to establish your decision framework, principles and guiding values to become a great leader. We go into details and examples from John career at Sleepy's (10 year career path) and National Veterinary Associates (4 years) and how the idea of Servant Leadership has led John to the current role at Light Wave. 

My Takeaways:

Good people do great things
First line of team and management is the most critical part of the organization and senior level management is the least important 
Empower the front line management
Principles for growth:
Self Exploration
Decision Making Framework
Values

Work life balance always comes with the question: "What are you willing to give up to achieve X"
No Foundation leads to firefighting.  Strong foundation, leadership, long term planning leads to high performance
One important skills to transition from junior management to more senior is to "Learn how to Story-tell"
Walk and take calls to manage 

Hope you enjoy it!