What separates a CEO who takes charge from one who actually brings people together?
After 29 years as a CEO, Barry Moline learned that effective leadership isn't about having every answer. It's about taking responsibility, building trust, encouraging employees to speak up, and getting people with competing priorities to work toward shared goals.
In this episode of The Workforce Alchemy Show, host Mason Duchatschek sits down with Barry Moline, award-winning author of Connect: How to Quickly Collaborate for Success in Business and Life, to explore leadership strategies forged through decades of executive experience, organizational conflict, and coordinating hurricane power restoration efforts in Florida.
Barry shares what happened when he inherited organizations divided by internal rivalries, why a Florida governor's tough assessment of hurricane restoration efforts transformed how utility executives worked together, and how a simple decision to raise his hand as a teenage hockey referee ultimately helped launch his CEO career.
What You'll Discover:
One of Barry's most memorable lessons is that leaders don't have to know everything. They have to create an environment where the people who do know something are willing to share it.
You'll also hear how simple practices, including preparing employees before meetings, recognizing leadership behaviors, and using brief icebreakers, can help strengthen collaboration without turning every meeting into a lengthy team-building exercise.
About Barry Moline
Barry Moline is a former CEO with 29 years of executive leadership experience, including leading utility trade associations and coordinating collaborative hurricane recovery efforts. He is the award-winning author of Connect: How to Quickly Collaborate for Success in Business and Life.
Learn more about Barry, his book, and his collection of 30 workplace-appropriate icebreakers:
https://barrymoline.com/resources
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