Podcast interview, Former President, CFO & COO of Coca-Cola and former CEO of Revlon, Jack Stahl
September 4, 2007
We had the honor of talking with the former President of Cola-Cola, Jack Stahl, and ask him questions about his book, Lessons on Leadership:The 7 Fundamental Management Skills for Leaders at All Levels. This book review was done a few weeks ago, and I recently have had the opportunity to talk with him and to learn from his 25+ years of leadership experience. It was invaluable and such and honor to talk with such a successful executive.
CultivateGreatness Leadership Podcast 015: Jack Stahl.
Some of the questions he answers:
• I’m here in Kansas City. We had George Brett on the KC Royals, stay with the Royals for his whole career. You spent parts of 4 decades at Coca-Cola. You rarely see that anymore. What made you want to stay at Coca Cola? And how can other companies improve their employee retention?
• Both Coca-Cola and Revlon have significant resources available to them when it comes to branding, including the ability to forge relationships with sports teams and the latest movies. What are some things smaller organizations can do to reinforce their brands?
• What advice do you have for a company that is thinking about expanding into the global marketplace?
• I was so sad when the local grocery stores stopped selling Coke in bottles and they were all replaced by 24 can packages. Do you know how much money I lost when that market was squeezed out? What was the catalyst behind moving from glass bottle to can?
• If you could give a business leader just one piece of advice, what would it be?
CG.com Podcast #014: Carmine Gallo - Author of Fire Them Up and 10 Simple Secrets of the World’s Greatest Business Communicators
August 29, 2007
Carmine Gallo is the communications coach for the world’s most admired brands. He has built a reputation for transforming everyone from CEO’s to pop stars into extraordinary communicators.
My wife intuitively picked up his book, 10 Simple Secrets of the World’s Greatest Business Communicators, for my birthday, and I am so glad she did. Carmine Gallo is a powerhouse. This podcast is full of wisdom from all of his experience interviewing some of the top leaders in the world. His book[s] are well worth putting in your library!
CG.com Leadership Podcast #014 - Interview with Communications Coach, Carmine Gallo
In 10 Simple Secrets of the World’s Greatest Business Communicators leading CEO’s, executives and experts reveal the secrets behind their dazzling presentation and speaking styles. Readers will discover how charismatic leaders like Apple’s Steve Jobs, Cisco’s John Chambers, Virgin’s Richard Branson, GE’s Jack Welch, Starbucks’ Howard Schultz, Monster’s Jeff Taylor, Intuit’s Scott Cook, CNBC’s Suze Orman and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inspire their audiences.
Business leaders who granted first-person interviews run companies valued at more than one-quarter of a trillion dollars, manage half-a-million employees and enjoy substantial personal wealth—several have a net worth of more than one billion dollars. It’s a fun, fast-paced read that will help business professionals grab more customers, boost sales, and successfully articulate the vision behind their service, product, company or cause. 10 Simple Secrets has been translated into over a dozen languages and is widely available at all major bookstores and online retailers. Among the extraordinary men and women who were interviewed or profiled:
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CG.com Podcast #013: Identify the Personal Constaints Holding you Back; Interview with Flip Flippen
August 23, 2007
Wow. All that I can say about educator, psychotherapist, and author Flip Flippen, is that he is truly cultivating greatness. I had the honor of interviewing this brilliant man yesterday. This podcast is full of wisdom!
CG.com Leadership Podcast #013 - Interview with Flip Flippen
Flip Flippen is the head of The Flippen Group He has worked with businesses and individuals all over the world, including baseball legend Nolan Ryan, Terry Bradshaw’s NASCAR racing team, and some of the largest school districts in the country. In thirty years of coaching couples, families, corporations, and individuals, Flip has learned invaluable skills that can help people in all aspects of their lives. Their company philosophy is “We Grow People”.
This man has an amazing amount of great advice and sage principles to help you overcome some of your shortcomings and personal constraints.
Not only top-level executives, but anyone in your audience can benefit from Flippen’s advice. He explains that the first thing people need to understand are The Five Laws Of Personal Constraints™, which include:
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CG.com Podcast #012: Author Interview: Paco Ahlgren - Discipline
August 21, 2007
As the publisher of CultivateGreatness.com, we get books sent to us from literary publicists. There have been some great ones filter my way recently, so I decided to start interviewing them and sharing the wisdom with the listeners.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do the first interview with an extremely intelligent, first time author Paco Ahlgren. His book Discipline is highly recommended for those who enjoy quick-paced page turning thrill-rides.
Here is the Podcast interview with Paco Ahlgren, August 20th, 2007
Building on the vision of Kurt Vonnegut, the suspense of Michael Crichton, the rich characters of Stephen King, and the passion of George Orwell, Paco Ahlgren’s first novel Discipline paints a chilling picture of a world that defies human perception.
Science, politics, economics and spirituality fuse explosively in this visionary thriller. In some far future–or is it past?–Philip K. Dick nods with satisfaction.
–Jeffrey Satinover, physicist and psychiatrist, author of “The Quantum Brain”
I sat and read this book in two settings. This book is hard to put down. There are many clichés used in book reviews such as ‘page turner’, ‘gripping’, and many more … but they ALL certainly apply to DISCIPLINE by Paco Ahlgren.
Ahlgren deftly melds the intimacy of one man’s personal journey of self-knowledge with cosmic, mind-expanding concepts of quantum physics, time travel, and multiple universes. The stunning and skillfully constructed story combines elements of metaphysics, romance, fantasy and even sci-fi, with an intricate plot and fully realized characters. The end result is a page-turner that haunts you long after you’ve closed the book. “Discipline” is a masterful first novel that rivals the works of many more “mature” authors with dozens of books to their credit.
And what a story it is, for it surely stretches the mind even as it entertains. I look forward with delicious anticipation to everything Ahlgren writes in the future.”
Dr. Marie D. Jones, author of “PSIence: How New Discoveries in Quantum Physics and New Science May Explain the Existence of Paranormal Phenomena.”
Paco, I thank you for the opportunity to talk with you and interview you. I hope that many of my readers pick up your wonderful book!
