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Leadership - What are the Qualities of a Good Leader?

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Tom Tubergen welcomes Don Blohowiak, a former successful corporate executive and founder of the Lead Well Institute. Don joins the program to talk about the relationship of leadership skills and successful entrepreneurship.

Episode Segments

Don Blohowiak - The Key Elements of Leadership

Tom and Don discuss the key leadership skills of successful entrepreneurs, the difference between being self-employed and being an entrepreneur, and the key elements for making a transition into entrepreneurship.

Don Blohowiak- Leadership and Company Morale

Don talks about the importance of support networking when you are starting out, the symptoms of a company suffering from lack of leadership, and why employee attitude and morale makes such a huge difference in the success or failure of a company, and why leadership can control that.

Don Blohowiak The Evolution of a Leader

In the final part of their conversation, Don explains that leaders are not made or born; they are chosen. Don also shares some active steps you can take to develop yourself into a better leader.

Toms Commentary & Final Thoughts

Tom reports that their monthly analysis of business operating data collected during February shows that entrepreneurs and business managers have plenty of opportunities to compete more effectively.

Guest(s) Appearing on this Episode

Don Blohowiak

Don Blohowiak is the founder of the Lead Well Institute, a leadership development and executive coaching firm that works with executive teams and individuals to improve their performance. Don is a former successful corporate executive (in Fortune 500s, high-tech start-ups and not-for-profits). He was selected as one of the top 150 world-renowned business thought leaders (joining Charles Handy, Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and Jim Collins) by the publisher of the globally popular and widely praised book ‘Business: The Ultimate Resource’. Don’s chapter was on Best Practices in Leadership Development. Don received his formal training in executive coaching at Georgetown University in its renowned graduate certificate program for Leadership Coaching. Currently he is at work on his doctorate in behavioral science at Fielding Graduate University.

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