What’s Your Why?

At a recent party someone asked me, “What do you do?” And she followed up with this: “Why do you do it?” The first question I get alot. But the second one—the “why”—got me thinking about my journey. I came to realize that the things that have had the greatest impact on me as a leader are not what you might expect: my parents’ roots and the activities I did as a kid; two elections in school; the insight not to be intimidated—nor seduced—by prestige; and what I learned from firing an entire Board of Directors and navigating a $120 million financial fraud. In this podcast you’ll learn a little about me, about what I do, and most importantly, why I do it.

Perhaps these reflections on my journey will prompt you to think about your own.