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Rallying High Achievers To Come Out Stronger On The Other Side

Shift To Tomorrow

Episode 4: Listen Now

Rallying High Achievers To Come Out Stronger On The Other Side

by Dirk Beveridge & Brendan Deely

About this episode:

In today’s episode, Dirk talks with Brendan Deely, Chief Executive Officer of Banner Solutions.

One of our 13 Shift To Tomorrow premises is that it is possible to use the COVID pandemic as a lever to not only transform your business but to also change the rules of the industry.  I know this is possible because of our guest on today’s show, Brendan Deely.  When Brendan was CEO of L&W Supply he used the financial and housing crisis of 2008 to do exactly that, transform his distribution business and change the rules of the industry.

Today, you’ll hear the five guidelines he used then, and now during COVID, and you’ll learn the specifics of how he rallied his high achievers at L&W Supply to come out of the crisis stronger than they went in.

Among the topics explored by Dirk and Brendan:

  • The importance of leaders being calm in times of crisis
  • 5 principles to lead your organization through crisis
  • How to rally high achievers to drive significant and meaningful change
  • Strategy, structure, people, incentives as a framework of transformation
  • How leaders can use storytelling as a tool of change

Information on referenced topics:

Banner Solutions: https://bannersolutions.com
UnleashWD:  www.unleashwd.com
L&W Supply: https://lwsupply.com

Dirk Beveridge

Dirk Beveridge

Founder | UnleashWD

Brendan Deely

Brendan Deely

Chief Executive Officer | Banner Solutions

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