651: Rise Together to Find Leadership Within Your Organization: Strategic Clarity, Accountability and Systems, Governance, and Rivalty Control with Ron Carucci

Ron Carucci is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He has a thirty year track record helping some of the world’s most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership. From start-ups to Fortune 10’s, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, he has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, and has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders.

Quotes

“We all have the capacity to change the stories we tell ourselves. However, if we don't, those stories about ourselves and others can start to feel like the truth.” - Ron Carucci

“It's all really fixable if you invest the time to attend to it. When you let it go or ignore it, that's when really toxic stuff starts happening.” - Ron Carucci

“We all need somebody to help us along the way. Why go it alone when you can have help?” - Ron Carucci

Takeaways

01:46 Ethical behavior requires alignment between a person's thoughts, words, and actions across all workplace interactions.

06:05 Organizations often create environments that unintentionally encourage dishonesty through complex systemic issues.

11:43 Self-deception can be a survival mechanism in toxic workplace cultures where people feel they cannot speak truthfully.

15:34 Performance management and accountability work best when focused on genuine relationships between leaders and team members, not just paperwork.

18:54 Companies frequently make the mistake of applying superficial fixes instead of addressing root organizational problems.

Resources

• Navalent: Partner with experts who drive meaningful, lasting change in your organization.
• Leading Transformation: An Owner's Manual (Free e-Book)
• Connect with Ron Carucci on LinkedIn

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Filed in: Archive 3: 2018-2020 • Interview • Podcast • Systems