Episode 562

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26th Jun 2024

The Pursuit of Excellence with Ryan Hawk

As entrepreneurs and CEOs, how can we continuously develop our leadership skills?

This episode features Ryan Hawk, an author, advisor, keynote speaker who is on a mission to make people like you become smarter leaders. He’s also the host of the Learning Leader Show, a podcast about helping leaders become more effective.

Key topics that Bill and Ryan explore in this episode:


- Ryan’s personal story of growing up in Ohio and learning leadership skills through sports.


- Surrounding yourself with people from diverse backgrounds to gain perspective and become a better person.


- Listening to others and gaining a more profound understanding of their perspectives.


- Struggling with celebrating accomplishments.


- The impermanence of past accomplishments.


- Intentionally practicing gratitude to shift your mindset.


- Starting and ending meetings with positive news to create a more optimistic atmosphere.


- Ryan’s experience in corporate America and pursuing an MBA.


- The audacious goal of impacting millions of business leaders before retiring.


- The importance of self-care and fueling yourself to be effective in leading others.


- Continuous learning.


- Seeking permission before leading or teaching others.


- The importance of permission in building fruitful relationships.


Thanks to Ryan Hawk for being on the show!


Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhawk12/

Listen to Ryan’s podcast, The Learning Leader Show: https://learningleader.com/


Buy one or all three of Ryan’s books: "Welcome to Management," "The Pursuit of Excellence," and "The Score That Matters": https://amzn.to/4eBceth


Bill Gallagher, Scaling Coach and host of the Scaling Up Business podcast, is an international business coach who works with C-Suite leaders to achieve breakthrough growth.


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Bill on LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/BillGall

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Chapters in this episode:


(0:04) Leadership development.

(7:19) Personal growth

(12:57) Celebrating milestones.

(17:43) Gratitude and positivity.

(27:06) Scaling businesses through masterminds and workshops.

(31:35) Learning through self-reflection and experimentation.

(36:29) Teaching and writing.

(39:50) Seeking permission before leading or teaching.


This episode was produced by Story On Media & Marketing: https://www.successwithstories.com

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Scaling Up Business with Bill Gallagher
Do you dream of an easier way to scale and grow your business? Do you wish you didn’t have to work so hard and put in as many hours? Do you find growth too slow, or hard to sustain?

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