Dec 28, 2021

Bill Brand is the CEO of rue21. Leading a national retail company with nearly 700 stores is no easy task. Their brand promise is to offer “quality styles at an accessible price.” Listen to Bill’s career journey that led him to the retail sector, and learn from his leadership journey. Four big ideas indicate his...

Nov 18, 2021

Failure. Avoid it at all costs. Really? The problem for anyone in leadership is that failure is inevitable. It’s easier to address the failure of your direct reports rather than your own, but failure can provide learning moments. Persistent failure is one thing. Occasional failure is the reality for anyone...

Nov 2, 2021

Organizational culture is the context in which work gets done. In this episode of Right to the Point, Host Dick Daniels, interviews Robert Sanchez, CEO of Ryder System. This Fortune 500 Company went through a comprehensive culture transformation. Listen to the before and after story and the leadership insights from...

Oct 19, 2021

Organizations are learning the value of creating a coaching culture to develop leaders at every level. This episode reviews recent research on the ROI of coaching as well as three relevant questions: (1) What is the difference of coaching, counseling, mentoring, and life coaching? (2) What is the approach or methodology...

Oct 5, 2021

Meetings are the pain point of many leaders. The pain includes sitting in endless meetings without time to get work done or leading meeting that engage participants. Four big ideas are reviewed in this podcast including the roles in meetings, the different kinds of meetings for different purposes, and the four ways to...