{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663ca6281f998c0012e8df5c/66a6177470177ec184e3dbcb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Stephen Shapiro Turned Away From Downsizing And Started Helping Companies Grow","description":"<p>How Stephen Shapiro Turned Away From Downsizing And Started Helping Companies Grow</p><p><br></p><p>Stephen Shapiro was a superstar. With an Ivy League degree and a hot job at a big consulting form, he spent most days jet-setting around the world, re-engineering business processes to help firms become more productive and efficient.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>He liked the work, and he was good at it. Then one day a news story changed his path. A project he had worked on had resulted in 10,000 layoffs and there, on the TV, he saw first-hand how the executives' lives were still shattered a year later.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Steve was devastated. He took a 6-month leave of absence during which he made a decision: He would no longer help companies shrink, he would help them grow.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://stephenshapiro.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://stephenshapiro.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Pivotal-Creating-Stability-Uncertain-World-ebook/dp/B0CW1C6HKX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Pivotal-Creating-Stability-Uncertain-World-ebook/dp/B0CW1C6HKX</a></p>","author_name":"Greg Satell & Roifield Brown"}