What a great conversation with Mike Perez, twin girl dad, Tech Exec, professional practical jokester!

 Join us to hear the conversation and learn about his:

·       Gift of building: relationships, partnerships, teams, businesses, trust, connection.

·       Ability to influence from an authentic, genuine, grounded and trusting place.

·       Point on what’s right, not who’s right and the willingness to be wrong.

·       Breakdown of what makes great influencing skills.

·       View on transparency in building trust including critical feedback.

·       Influencing ability to get to outcomes through other’s perspectives.

·       Strategy on managing his energy (what he focuses on).

·       Ability to keep the emotion out of it to keep the message clear.

·       Approach to hiring for the future: diverse skillsets, individual ownership, likeability, team player dynamic (in both harmony and discourse).

·       Leadership analogy to running with the bulls.

·       Future podcast idea!

·       Call to be a mentor, be mentored and sponsor others.

 Mike offers such valuable insights from his journey and how he practices the art of influencing and leadership. His suggestions and viewpoints on how others can make the shift is spot on. 

 Recommendations from Mike:

·       Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant (book) – focused on changing the way you think and learn in order to adapt, move on, take risks and win again.

·       The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (book) – dives deep into how life’s struggles are what give it meaning.

·       World Central Kitchen - https://wck.org/ one of Mike’s favorite charities supporting hunger AND teaching how to fish.

·       Cautionary Tales Podcast with Tim Harford – (I’ve since listened to a couple of episodes and love this). We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown-ups – and they are all true. 

·       Also mentioned in the episode – Where Mike mentions have the ‘Scout Mentality’ he is referring to a fantastic concept illustrated in The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly And Others Don’t by Julia Galef (A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions)

 

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