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Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg - Why Crazy Is A Compliment
Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio
The Learning Leader Show
"The Greatest Risk Today Is Not Taking A Risk At All."
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence:
- Cannot rely too much on assumptions/success of the past
- Can't stop taking risks
- Must continually challenge yourself
- Start "Stealth"
- Women at Cholorox started testing on the playground. After proving it worked, they went to their bosses to implement
- "It's the best time ever to test ideas."
- Why Linda was called the "Chica Loca" -- "The Crazy Girl"
- "If you're not called crazy at the beginning of something, you're not thinking big enough"
- "The greatest risk today is not taking a risk at all"
- "People have to give themselves permission"
- "One of the most famous spin offs was Amazon Cloud Services"
- "The hardest person to convince to do something new is yourself"
- Lin Manuel Miranda - Hamilton.
- Think... "Can I afford to not do my idea?"
- "Don't burn the boats, but you do need to close some doors." The Paradox of Choice
- The problem with hollow mission statements -- Uber
- Culture can shift based on the leaders -- Satya Nadella leading Microsoft
- GE - Beth Comstock
- MTV - How they found the best secrets through breaking corporate molds
- "Stop focusing on your PowerPoint... Test, figure it out, then share."
- Jeff Bezos - 2 Pizza Rule
- Zig when everyone else zags. Learn to see the world differently
- The power of being vulnerability to build trust
- "We'll follow you anywhere Linda"
"If You're Not Called Crazy At The Beginning Of Something, You're Not Thinking Big Enough"
Continue Learning:
- Follow Linda on Twitter: @lindarottenberg
- Read: Crazy Is A Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags
- Connect with me on LinkedIn
- Join our Facebook Group: The Learning Leader Community
- To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12
You may also like these episodes:
Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon
Episode 071: Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL
Episode 179: How To Sustain Excellence - The Best Answers From 178 Questions
Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why
Did you enjoy the podcast?
If you enjoyed hearing Linda Rottenberg on the show, please don't hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me.
Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell
The Learning Leader Show is supported by FreshBooks: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to FreshBooks.com/Learning and enter LEARNING LEADER in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section.
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<p>Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg - Why Crazy Is A Compliment</p> <p style= "font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"> Subscribe on <a href="http://www.ryanhawk.net/">iTunes</a> or <a href= "http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/64865/details">Stitcher Radio</a></p> <p style= "text-align: center; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" align="center">The Learning Leader Show</p> <p style= "font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"> "The Greatest Risk Today Is Not Taking A Risk At All."</p> <p style= "font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"> In This Episode, You Will Learn:</p> <ul> <li>Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: <ul> <li>Cannot rely too much on assumptions/success of the past</li> <li>Can't stop taking risks</li> <li>Must continually challenge yourself</li> </ul> </li> <li>Start "Stealth" <ul> <li>Women at Cholorox started testing on the playground. After proving it worked, they went to their bosses to implement</li> </ul> </li> <li>"It's the best time ever to test ideas."</li> <li>Why Linda was called the "Chica Loca" -- "The Crazy Girl"</li> <li>"If you're not called crazy at the beginning of something, you're not thinking big enough"</li> <li>"The greatest risk today is not taking a risk at all"</li> <li>"People have to give themselves permission"</li> <li>"One of the most famous spin offs was Amazon Cloud Services"</li> <li>"The hardest person to convince to do something new is yourself"</li> <li>Lin Manuel Miranda - Hamilton.</li> <li>Think... "Can I afford to not do my idea?"</li> <li>"Don't burn the boats, but you do need to close some doors." The Paradox of Choice</li> <li>The problem with hollow mission statements -- Uber</li> <li>Culture can shift based on the leaders -- Satya Nadella leading Microsoft <ul> <li>GE - Beth Comstock</li> </ul> </li> <li>MTV - How they found the best secrets through breaking corporate molds</li> <li>"Stop focusing on your PowerPoint... Test, figure it out, then share."</li> <li>Jeff Bezos - 2 Pizza Rule</li> <li>Zig when everyone else zags. Learn to see the world differently</li> <li>The power of being vulnerability to build trust <ul> <li>"We'll follow you anywhere Linda"</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>"If You're Not Called Crazy At The Beginning Of Something, You're Not Thinking Big Enough"</p> <p>Continue Learning:</p> <ul> <li>Follow Linda on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/lindarottenberg" target= "_blank">@lindarottenberg</a></li> <li>Read: <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Compliment-Power-Zigging-Everyone/dp/1591846641/ref=s9_simh_gw_g14_i1_r?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=98VWPM3XMRJEPH3HNRZC&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cded295-23b4-40b1-8da6-7c1c9eb81d33&pf_rd_i=desktop" target="_blank">Crazy Is A Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags</a> </em></li> <li>Connect with me on <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhawk12" target= "_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook Group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearningLeader" target= "_blank">The Learning Leader Community</a></li> <li>To Follow Me on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12">@RyanHawk12</a></li> </ul> <p>You may also like these episodes:</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1OOLpjJ">Episode 078:</a> Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1PoVpmv" target="_blank">Episode 071:</a> Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/2h4yhvT" target="_blank">Episode 179:</a> How To Sustain Excellence - The Best Answers From 178 Questions</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/21vBS5d">Episode 107:</a> Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why</p> <p>Did you enjoy the podcast?</p> <p>If you enjoyed hearing Linda Rottenberg on the show, please don't hesitate to send me a note on <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12">Twitter</a> or email me.</p> <p>Episode edited by the great <a href= "http://www.runanddrummedia.com" target="_blank">J Scott Donnell</a></p> <p>The Learning Leader Show is supported by <a href="https://freshbooks.com/learning" target= "_blank">FreshBooks</a>: <a href= "https://freshbooks.com/learning" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a> is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to <a href= "https://freshbooks.com/learning" target= "_blank">FreshBooks.com/Learning</a> and enter LEARNING LEADER in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section.</p>
Show Notes
Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg - Why Crazy Is A Compliment
Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio
The Learning Leader Show
"The Greatest Risk Today Is Not Taking A Risk At All."
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence:
- Cannot rely too much on assumptions/success of the past
- Can't stop taking risks
- Must continually challenge yourself
- Start "Stealth"
- Women at Cholorox started testing on the playground. After proving it worked, they went to their bosses to implement
- "It's the best time ever to test ideas."
- Why Linda was called the "Chica Loca" -- "The Crazy Girl"
- "If you're not called crazy at the beginning of something, you're not thinking big enough"
- "The greatest risk today is not taking a risk at all"
- "People have to give themselves permission"
- "One of the most famous spin offs was Amazon Cloud Services"
- "The hardest person to convince to do something new is yourself"
- Lin Manuel Miranda - Hamilton.
- Think... "Can I afford to not do my idea?"
- "Don't burn the boats, but you do need to close some doors." The Paradox of Choice
- The problem with hollow mission statements -- Uber
- Culture can shift based on the leaders -- Satya Nadella leading Microsoft
- GE - Beth Comstock
- MTV - How they found the best secrets through breaking corporate molds
- "Stop focusing on your PowerPoint... Test, figure it out, then share."
- Jeff Bezos - 2 Pizza Rule
- Zig when everyone else zags. Learn to see the world differently
- The power of being vulnerability to build trust
- "We'll follow you anywhere Linda"
"If You're Not Called Crazy At The Beginning Of Something, You're Not Thinking Big Enough"
Continue Learning:
- Follow Linda on Twitter: @lindarottenberg
- Read: Crazy Is A Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags
- Connect with me on LinkedIn
- Join our Facebook Group: The Learning Leader Community
- To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12
You may also like these episodes:
Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon
Episode 071: Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL
Episode 179: How To Sustain Excellence - The Best Answers From 178 Questions
Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why
Did you enjoy the podcast?
If you enjoyed hearing Linda Rottenberg on the show, please don't hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me.
Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell
The Learning Leader Show is supported by FreshBooks: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to FreshBooks.com/Learning and enter LEARNING LEADER in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section.
Raw Description
<p>Episode 197: Linda Rottenberg - Why Crazy Is A Compliment</p> <p style= "font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"> Subscribe on <a href="http://www.ryanhawk.net/">iTunes</a> or <a href= "http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/64865/details">Stitcher Radio</a></p> <p style= "text-align: center; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;" align="center">The Learning Leader Show</p> <p style= "font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"> "The Greatest Risk Today Is Not Taking A Risk At All."</p> <p style= "font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"> In This Episode, You Will Learn:</p> <ul> <li>Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence: <ul> <li>Cannot rely too much on assumptions/success of the past</li> <li>Can't stop taking risks</li> <li>Must continually challenge yourself</li> </ul> </li> <li>Start "Stealth" <ul> <li>Women at Cholorox started testing on the playground. After proving it worked, they went to their bosses to implement</li> </ul> </li> <li>"It's the best time ever to test ideas."</li> <li>Why Linda was called the "Chica Loca" -- "The Crazy Girl"</li> <li>"If you're not called crazy at the beginning of something, you're not thinking big enough"</li> <li>"The greatest risk today is not taking a risk at all"</li> <li>"People have to give themselves permission"</li> <li>"One of the most famous spin offs was Amazon Cloud Services"</li> <li>"The hardest person to convince to do something new is yourself"</li> <li>Lin Manuel Miranda - Hamilton.</li> <li>Think... "Can I afford to not do my idea?"</li> <li>"Don't burn the boats, but you do need to close some doors." The Paradox of Choice</li> <li>The problem with hollow mission statements -- Uber</li> <li>Culture can shift based on the leaders -- Satya Nadella leading Microsoft <ul> <li>GE - Beth Comstock</li> </ul> </li> <li>MTV - How they found the best secrets through breaking corporate molds</li> <li>"Stop focusing on your PowerPoint... Test, figure it out, then share."</li> <li>Jeff Bezos - 2 Pizza Rule</li> <li>Zig when everyone else zags. Learn to see the world differently</li> <li>The power of being vulnerability to build trust <ul> <li>"We'll follow you anywhere Linda"</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>"If You're Not Called Crazy At The Beginning Of Something, You're Not Thinking Big Enough"</p> <p>Continue Learning:</p> <ul> <li>Follow Linda on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/lindarottenberg" target= "_blank">@lindarottenberg</a></li> <li>Read: <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Compliment-Power-Zigging-Everyone/dp/1591846641/ref=s9_simh_gw_g14_i1_r?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=98VWPM3XMRJEPH3HNRZC&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cded295-23b4-40b1-8da6-7c1c9eb81d33&pf_rd_i=desktop" target="_blank">Crazy Is A Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags</a> </em></li> <li>Connect with me on <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhawk12" target= "_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li>Join our Facebook Group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearningLeader" target= "_blank">The Learning Leader Community</a></li> <li>To Follow Me on Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12">@RyanHawk12</a></li> </ul> <p>You may also like these episodes:</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1OOLpjJ">Episode 078:</a> Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1PoVpmv" target="_blank">Episode 071:</a> Nate Boyer - Green Beret, Texas Football, The NFL</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/2h4yhvT" target="_blank">Episode 179:</a> How To Sustain Excellence - The Best Answers From 178 Questions</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/21vBS5d">Episode 107:</a> Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why</p> <p>Did you enjoy the podcast?</p> <p>If you enjoyed hearing Linda Rottenberg on the show, please don't hesitate to send me a note on <a href= "https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12">Twitter</a> or email me.</p> <p>Episode edited by the great <a href= "http://www.runanddrummedia.com" target="_blank">J Scott Donnell</a></p> <p>The Learning Leader Show is supported by <a href="https://freshbooks.com/learning" target= "_blank">FreshBooks</a>: <a href= "https://freshbooks.com/learning" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a> is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to <a href= "https://freshbooks.com/learning" target= "_blank">FreshBooks.com/Learning</a> and enter LEARNING LEADER in the "How Did You Hear About Us?" section.</p>