156: What It Means to Lead from the Core

156: What It Means to Lead from the Core

156: What It Means to Lead from the Core

What if every CEO understood that their title really stands for Chief Environmental Officer?

My guest Jay Steinfeld makes the case that the #1 role of a CEO is to create a culture that helps people thrive and achieve their potential. He should know. His company maintained an astonishingly low turnover rate of 8% throughout his years of leadership.

Find out how this exceptional leader built a healthy workplace that encouraged people to evolve continuously, experiment without fear of failure, express themselves, and enjoy the ride along the way.

Jay was founder and CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s number one online window covering retailer, that was acquired by The Home Deport in 2014. Jay remained on as its CEO and later joined The Home Depot Online Leadership Team. He stepped away from these positions in early 2020 and has RE-WIRED himself for new roles as advisor or Board member for several companies.

You’ll discover:

  • How Jay brought the 4 Es to life everyone in the company
  • The practices that helped Jay and his team hire the right people
  • What leaders can do to make it safe for people to take risks
  • Why generosity and gratitude are two of Jay’s core values
  • Ways that Jay instilled fun and humor so people actually enjoyed coming to work

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134: Why Culture Eats Everything

134: Why Culture Eats Everything

134: Why Culture Eats Everything

Is it really possible to transform a company’s culture? Tom Willis not only knows it’s possible, he facilitates these kinds of changes on a regular basis. Tom’s experiences as a CEO and Superintendent of Cornerstone Education Group, as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and as an engineer with the Intel Corporation prepared him well for the work he does today. He’s committed to helping senior leaders become conscious of behaviors they can change that positively impact culture. You’ll love Tom’s passion for his work and the specific skills he brings to ensure real changes happen.

Tom is the co-founder and Partner of Phoenix Performance Partners, a firm that works with school superintendents and CEOs to create cultures that foster the growth of each person and the organization as a whole. Tom is also the host of the Culture Eats Everything Podcast, where he interviews CEOs and Superintendents who’ve created positive cultures.

You’ll discover:

  • How Tom defines culture
  • What prevents many organizations from making changes to their existing culture
  • Why Tom’s team avoids labels like “dysfunctional” when describing issues or behaviors that cause problems within an organization
  • The types of up-front analysis tools Tom and his team use to identify the root cause issues
  • What’s required to create a high-performing, coaching culture

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