Four Stages of Leadership - Part 2: Stage 4 and the Stages' Importance

Part two of Adam's conversation with Norm Smallwood, co-founder of The RBL Group, picking up where Episode 12 left off. Norm and Adam move into stage four, otherwise known as "power", of Norm's four-stage leadership model. They then work through what it costs a family business when people are operating below the stage their role requires, why self-diagnosis of your own stage almost never works, and what it looks like to build a great career and a great company without ever needing to become stage four yourself.

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Bumper music: "Still Hot" by Nic D, Connor Price © Lossless, 2023

Episode produced by: https://snapmarket.co

Chapters
[00:00] Welcome and Recap
[03:09] Naming Stage Four
[06:23] When Stage Fours Collide
[08:53] You Can't See Your Own Stage
[13:12] The Real Cost Isn't Bob's
[16:15] Succeeding at Every Stage but One
[17:32] What Makes a "Sue"
[20:45] What Buyers Are Actually Buying
[23:28] Quality of Leadership as a Line Item
[25:22] Willie G. Davidson and "Sounded Like a Harley"
[26:00] Julian Van Winkle and Making It "Taste Like Pappy"
[28:35] You Don't Have to Be Stage Four to Win
[29:45] Where to find Norm's four-stages assessment and how to reach Adam

Creators and Guests

Adam Hatcher
Host
Adam Hatcher
Family Business Consultant
Four Stages of Leadership - Part 2: Stage 4 and the Stages' Importance
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