Ep. 178: Baseball and basketball shaped Jeff who leads 60,000 global tax professionals. While he doesn’t do his own taxes, Jeff does “file” several practical tips in this episode including:

• The best way to begin team meetings by “checking in” and “checking out”
• How to frame questions that are “provocative” but also productive rather than aggressive or alienating.
• How to rescue an unproductive meeting by figuratively getting everyone on your leadership “out on the balcony” to get some distance on what’s going sideways.
• The important difference between the “failing fast” and “learning more” mindsets.

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Ep. 177: Baseball, football, and fencing in college shaped this leader who has received 30 promotions during his decades-long career—showcasing his determination to equip those around him with a team-first mindset that produced an impact across the company. You will learn:

• The critical business lesson he learned from taking a called third strike during a Little League All-Star.
• The difference between leading a team and transforming a team.
• Why risk-taking is essential to swing momentum in your favor.

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Ep. 176: Steve found himself on the basketball court with Barack Obama growing up in Hawaii! His competitive spirit was on display when he co-founded AOL and lead the second largest merger of all time with the blending of new media AOL and old media Time Warner.

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