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Don't be afraid to give control as a leader. The most successful teams work hard, have compassion, and understand how to transfer leadership between teammates. Renowned sport's journalist John U Bacon (@JohnUBacon) has a passion for leadership and teams. He won the Award of the Night Wallace Fellowship for journalism from the University of Michigan. And most interesting, he took the worst high school hockey team as a coach from the worst to one of the best in the country in four years. He is the author of 11 books, seven of which are national bestsellers. His most recent book is a New York Times Best Seller; Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership From America's Worst High School Hockey Team, shares insights on leadership and the power of making things hard.  John U. Bacon (@John U Bacon) career as a leader and teacher spans three decades. He has won awards for being an inspiring writer, a public speaker, and a college instructor. Bacon has taught at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, and teaches at the University of Michigan. Although he is a mediocre hockey player his excitement and knowledge of sports has made national history. “ You are very impatient with behaviors and very patient with results. If your attitude is good, and you're doing all things I'm telling you to do and our processes are correct. If you follow those, you will get there and worry less about the results and more about the process. ”  - John U. Bacon Key Takeaways:   High Bar: Keeping a high bar allows people to rise to the challenge. People prove over and over again that when things are hard and challenging it inspires them to want to do better and become more comfortable with failure. When the bar is held high it teaches people they are more capable and can exceed their own expectations.   Team Leadership: Strong and successful teams let go of the hierarchical models. The ones in “control” or “command” know when to defer to those in lower ranks when the mission calls for it. Strong leadership is understanding that everyone can lead and needs to lead within their strengths as it is called for.   Effort is Important: Technique and skills can be taught. If you want to learn how to be more aggressive and successful in business and fall on the shy or introverted spectrum, let go of fear of failure. All good leaders understand that the quality of hard work and effort is more important than someone knowing how to do something correctly.    Mentorship Over Money: Having strong mentorship, especially when you are young is more important than making money. The money will come eventually if you have the right attitude, develop your skills, and stay humble. Today's Sponsors: Fabric by Gerber Life As the weather warms up and flowers start to bloom, it's the perfect time to take a fresh look at your financial planning. If you've been meaning to get life insurance but have been putting it off, now is the time. With Fabric by Gerber Life, it's quick and easy to help protect your family's future, so you can get back to enjoying life.  Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life. Get your personalized quote in seconds at meetfabric.com/DIVINE     Links: TEDX Talk John U Bacon Instagram Let Them Lead The Book  

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we interviewed the author of LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team. This book is a true story filled with unforgettable characters, stories, and lessons that apply to organizations everywhere. It includes the leader's mistakes and the reactions of the players, who have since achieved great success as leaders themselves. Let Them Lead is a fast-paced, feel-good book that leaders of all kinds can embrace to motivate their teams to work harder, work together, and take responsibility for their own success. John U. Bacon has written twelve books on sports, business, health, and history, and the last seven are all National Bestsellers. Bacon's radio essays earned him NPR's PRNDI Award for best commentary in 2014. He appears often on national TV, gives speeches across North and South America, and teaches at the University of Michigan, where he won the 2009 Golden Apple Award for "exceptional teaching." In 2006, he was inducted into the Ann Arbor Huron High School Hall of Fame for turning around the hockey team. Bacon is a decent hockey player, a mediocre Spanish speaker, and a poor piano player, but that has not prevented him from enjoying all three. Get John's book here: LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team. John U. Bacon Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo  

In today's Passion Struck episode, I interview John U. Bacon, the New York Times bestselling author of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team. John is a highly sought-after expert on shared leadership, and this episode is a must-listen for leaders of any type. What We Discuss About Leading the Way so Everyone Can Impact a Great Team Shared leadership is one of the most important leadership concepts today, and in this interview, John U. Bacon shares with us how everyone involved can impact a great team. He discusses how shared leadership benefits both leaders and followers and provides practical tips on implementing shared leadership in your team. Using shared leadership, Bacon was able to transform the team dynamics of the worst high school hockey team in America and transform them in three years, into one of the best in the country. Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://passionstruck.com/john-u-bacon-on-leading-the-way/  Brought to you by ZocDoc. --► For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to: https://passionstruck.com/deals/  --► Prefer to watch this interview:  https://youtu.be/VavjJIdqR-E  Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! --► Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles Want to find your purpose in life? I provide my six simple steps to achieving it - passionstruck.com/5-simple-steps-to-find-your-passion-in-life/ Want to hear my best interviews from 2022? Check out episode 233 on intentional greatness and episode 234 on intentional behavior change. ===== FOLLOW ON THE SOCIALS ===== * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.c0m  Learn more about John: https://johnrmiles.com/ 

Welcome back to the Crown & Anchor, Greyhounds! In this episode Christian and Brett have a conversation with John U. Bacon, who is a journalist and author of books on sports and business as well as a sports commentator on TV and radio.We chatted with John about his book "Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team" and really got into the Ted Lasso of it all. John's story about turning around his alma mater's flailing high school hockey team is a tale fit for anyone who is a fan of the show TED LASSO.John's a fan of TED LASSO, too, and so we of course chatted about Ted's leadership philosophy and asked John a few questions pertaining to the show (including whether he thought Ted Lasso or Jim Harbaugh looked better in khakis).More extensive show notes can be found on our website: http://www.tedlassopod.com/john-u-bacon-let-them-leadRichmond Til We Die is an episode-by-episode conversation about the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso, where we explore the characters, their relationships to each other, and how they're able to make us laugh until we can hardly breathe one moment and then feel with the deepest parts of our hearts the next. When you're here, you're a greyhound.

In today's episode, we cover leadership with John Bacon. John is an American journalist, a sports commentator on TV and radio, and author of books on sports and business including his latest best seller Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team.Coaching a poor performing team to victory is no easy task, so what can you learn from a high school hockey coach who did just that, how high should you set expectations, and what can you do to set them up to lead themselves to success?What to Listen ForIntroduction – 0:00Why did John Bacon decide to coach the worst high school hockey team in America and how did he take them from losers to champions?The Value of High Expectations – 15:15Why is it important to set high expectations for your team?What does it mean to separate the behavior from the results and why is it important for you to understand if you want to be a great leader?Rules and Leadership – 30:18 What is the best approach to set rules and regulations as a leader and how can rules hurt your team's performance?What's the best way to deal with parents as a high school athletics coach?Questions, Questions, Questions – 42:10 How should you handle questions and concerns from your team to get the best out of them?How to allow your team to lead themselves to achieve their goals?Leaders should set high expectations for their team and give them the freedom to lead themselves. When team members know what is expected of them, they will be able to work more productively towards common goals. Giving your team the ability to find their own solutions and make decisions will help foster a sense of ownership and responsibility. This in turn can motivate team members to go above and beyond what is expected of them. A Word From Our SponsorsDo you LOVE the toolbox episodes? Did you know that every week we give a LIVE mini-toolbox lesson inside our Private Facebook Group? Best of all it is FREE to join. Join today and get access to all of our live training and level up your communication, leadership, influence and persuasion skills. With 14,000 members it's a great place to network, learn and overcome any obstacle that's in your way.Running out of things to say in conversation… and still struggling to get people interested in you? That's an uncomfortable position to be in. Don't want to risk getting tongue-tied and screwing things up the next time you meet someone? Check out Conversation Magic now to make sure you don't crash and burn. With our bulletproof formula, you'll be flirting up a storm, sparking fun and engaging conversations, and making high-value friends anywhere!Resources from this EpisodeJohn Bacon's websiteLet Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey TeamJohn Bacon on twitterCheck in with AJ and Johnny!AJ on InstagramJohnny on InstagramThe Art of Charm on InstagramThe Art of Charm on YouTubeThe Art of Charm on TikTok

John U. Bacon is a five-time New York Times best-selling author, on everything from history to health to sports and finally leadership. His latest is LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, featured on Good Morning America, New York Times, and more, and is currently being adapted into a screenplay with Jim Burnstein, who wrote Mighty Ducks 3. John also has a popular podcast called LETTHEMLEADBYBACON.com.

A fun and lively 25-minute conversation with Fred Nahhat, Senior Vice President of Detroit PBS and a frequent host of PBS Books “Author Talk.” Here we discuss LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team. It's one of the best conversations I've had on the book, because Fred was so well prepared and asked such good questions. Aside: Room Rater watched this episode and gave my office an 8/10, saying something like, “Not bad for an author.” Trust me, I know what they meant – and I won't ask for more! For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these social platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon

If you read LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, you know two of the stars of the book are my first captain, Mike Henry, and one of our best goalies, Steve Beltran. Today Henry is the General Manager of USA Hockey Arena and Director of Compuware Hockey in Plymouth, and Beltran is a stand-out eighth-grade social studies teacher at Arthurs Middle School in Trenton. Here they describe their experience on the team, and the lessons they've taken with them, including: Keep it simple; focus on behaviors, not results. Henry tells his people, “Work hard, support your teammates, and have fun when you're done.” Beltran tells his students “Respect yourself, and respect others.” Needless to say, I'm extremely proud of these two, and you can hear it in our conversation. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these social platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon

Let Them Lead - Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team: John Bacon, award winning and New York Times bestselling author, professor and public speaker, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss three of his books including Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism and Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope. In this two part show, John provides endless lessons on life, work and balance, including those that resonate with younger generations such as making it special, selling the hard, authenticity and the joy of victory.

Let Them Lead - Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team: John Bacon, award winning and New York Times bestselling author, professor and public speaker, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK to discuss three of his books including Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism and Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope. In this two part show, John provides endless lessons on life, work and balance, including those that resonate with younger generations such as making it special, selling the hard, authenticity and the joy of victory.

John Bacon is a public speaker, college instructor, and the New York Times Bestselling Author of the uplifting leadership book, Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team.  Believe it or not, John himself was once known as the worst player in America's worst high school hockey team. He later became the head coach of that team and helped transform them into one of the best in just three seasons. In this discussion, John and Chase uncover the leadership qualities and strategies that make great leaders, as well as how he navigates the bounds of leadership. John sheds light on how to get others to believe in you, how to empower your team to lead themselves, and the top lessons he's learned from his unique leadership journey.   Follow Chase @chase_chewning   Episode resources: Close in as little as 14 days on your VA Home Loan with Hero Loan at www.HeroLoan.com  Save up to 30% on any skin care item from Caldera + Lab with code EVERFORWARD at www.CalderaLab.com  Get John's book Let Them Lead at https://amzn.to/3lBpqVt  Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/555 

   November 29, 2021 - How did a high school hockey team go from being the very worst in the country to the top 5%, and what lessons can we apply to our own lives from that historic turnaround? In this episode, our time machine steps onto the ice twenty years ago with the lowly Ann Arbor Huron High School River Rats. Our player-turned-coach is best-selling author John U. Bacon, who rescued a team with a tradition of losing so engrained, they hadn't won a game in a year and a half, going 0-22-3. He brings us Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team. John U. Bacon teaches at Northwestern and the University of Michigan, and has written several New York Times bestsellers, including Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines, Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football, and, Endzone: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football. For history beyond sports, enjoy our archived conversation about The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism. Visit LetThemLeadByBacon.com for more or find him on social media at Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

On this weeks episode we have a special treat. A few months ago, the people who created and run The Next Big Idea book club, Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink, all big names and the leadership field, nominated Let them Lead for inclusion in their fall lineup.They asked us to record about 15 minutes of my top five book bites or big ideas from Let them Lead ,the book.Get your own copy of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from Americas Worst Hockey Team at Http://LetThemLeadByBacon.com, which has links to everything from your local bookstore, to Amazon. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon

We were joined by New York Times Best-Selling author John U. Bacon in our final hour today. He came in studio with Huge to talk about John's new book "Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team" as he's doing a book signing tonight in Caledonia. He and Huge also broke down Michigan football as they take on Northwestern this weekend. They also looked ahead to the Rivalry game happening on the 30th. We wrapped up the show talking with Ashley Owen from the Van Andel Institute so she could tell us about a great Purple Community event coming up. Visit: https://www.vai.org/event/gaming-for-hope-2021/ to learn more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we're discussing the return of the NBA, Pistons opening night, MSU football and basketball, and Michigan football and basketball. We were joined by some of our great insiders to get their thoughts on a variety of topics. We were joined by MSU Head basketball coach Tom Izzo to kick off the broadcast. Huge and Tom caught up on what's been going on in the off-season as college basketball is just around the corner. They also discussed some MSU football and so much more. We were then joined Keith Langlois to talk about the Pistons and their opening game tonight. We continued our conversation about the Pistons and the NBA throughout the second hour today. We started the hour with our friend Scoop Jackson so he and Huge could take a look around the rest of the NBA. They also talked about the first games that started up last night, as well as the Pistons starting tonight. We were then joined by Rod Beard to get his thoughts on tonight's Pistons game against the Bulls, and to talk about Cade Cunningham. We were joined by New York Times Best-Selling author John U. Bacon in our final hour today. He came in studio with Huge to talk about John's new book "Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team" as he's doing a book signing tonight in Caledonia. He and Huge also broke down Michigan football as they take on Northwestern this weekend. They also looked ahead to the Rivalry game happening on the 30th. We wrapped up the show talking with Ashley Owen from the Van Andel Institute so she could tell us about a great Purple Community event coming up. Visit: https://www.vai.org/event/gaming-for-hope-2021/ to learn more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entering her 38th season at the University of Michigan, Carol Hutchins is just six wins away from winning more games than any softball coach at any level, nationwide. Though she couldn't guess it within a hundred, her win total currently stands at 1,631, with 31 Big Ten season and tournament titles, 18 regional NCAA crowns, 12 appearances in the College Softball World Series, and the NCAA title in 2005 – the only Eastern and Northern school to do so, the equivalent of Alabama winning a Division I hockey title. She has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year 17 times, and twice nationally, but what's more impressive is how she's done it: getting young women to take responsibility for themselves, realize they're accountable to each other, not just her, and never forgetting it's an honor, not a privilege, to be a part of the team. As one of her players said, “I came here a girl with potential and left here a woman with no limits." Hutchins is proudest of the fact her players have gone onto do great things far beyond softball.Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.I'm John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast. On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You'll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher. In the words of my fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it's fast, fun, and we get it done. So please join us for an entertaining and inspiring discussion. You'll be glad you did. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon

John U. Bacon was Jay's guest on “Q&A” last summer—talking about some terribly serious issues in college sports. In this new episode, JUB talks about his new book: “Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High-School Hockey Team.” That team was the Huron High School River Rats, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Before coaching at Huron, John went there. So did Jay. Source

To get to his current post, as Vice-President of a 250-store chain, Tim Williams beat the odds repeatedly. Born and raised in inner-city Milwaukee, Williams earned an academic scholarship to a Catholic boys' school, then an athletic scholarship at the University of Michigan, where he started as linebacker and won three Big Ten titles. But Williams declined his fifth year, and a shot at pro football, to enter UM's law school, and later turned down bigger money in private practice to become Vice-President at Meijer. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Williams preaches that diversity and inclusion entails more than race, gender, and ethnicity, and embracing it is a smart business strategy. Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.I'm John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast. On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You'll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher. In the words of my fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it's fast, fun, and we get it done. So please join us for an entertaining and inspiring discussion. You'll be glad you did. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon

00:00-20:00:LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team author John Bacon joins the show to chat about saving a hockey team from the cellar, what leadership really means at all levels and more, plus a Michigan football state of the union, college football's start, the future of the Red Wings, why Michigan is an underrated hockey state and more!21:00-30:00:Mike Lindsley recaps Week 2 in Top 25 college football.

Text LEARNERS to 44222 for more... Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Twitter/IG: @RyanHawk12  https://twitter.com/RyanHawk12 John Bacon has written twelve books on sports, business, health, and history, the last seven all National Bestsellers. His latest book is "LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team."  Notes: Be Patient with Results, Not Behavior - Accept where you are to get where you want to go. Be present so you can own your attention and energy. Be patient and you'll get there faster. Embrace vulnerability to develop genuine strength and confidence. Build deep community over efficiency and optimization. Move your body to ground your mind Reduce Your Rules, but Make Them Stick - Make your rules few, clear, and connected to your larger mission. They have to be within everyone's control to follow every day. When your people start enforcing the rules themselves, the culture has changed. To make it special to be on your team, make it hard to be on your team. The people who apply to the Navy SEALS and the Peace Corps are attracted to the difficulty. They know not everyone can make it, and that's what makes it special You can't motivate people you don't know - Leadership doesn't require rousing speeches; it requires that you get to know your people.  The more power you give, the more you get -Select leaders for their ability to lead, not their ability to do the job they used to have. Leaders must know their jobs, know how to do their jobs, know everyone else's jobs, and help them all do their jobs better! This is how you create “layers of leadership,” which benefits everyone, and keeps you from burning out. All credit goes to your people - If you give away the credit and accept the blame, you'll be rewarded with loyalty. If your team succeeds, you will always get more credit than you need. “The reward of a job well done is to have done it.” John's two initial goals when he took over the worst team in the state: Be the hardest working team in the state Win a state title On day 1, he set high standards -- Previously, they were 0-22-3 "Make no small plans, they lack the power to stir people's souls." John Bacon's two rules: Work hard Support your teammates "Behaviors you can always control, performance and outcomes you can't." Life advice: Focus on yourself first Work hard and support your teammates

Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.I'm John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast. On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You'll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher. In the words of my fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it's fast, fun, and we get it done. So please join us for an entertaining and  inspiring discussion. You'll be glad you did. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon Jim Hackett started his leadership career as a third-string center on the University of Michigan football team, where he kept a group of young-back ups motivated to take on some of the nation's best players in practice every day. He rose to become the youngest CEO of Steelcase furniture at the ripe age of 39, turning the Fortune 500 around during trying times. After two decades, he accepted the University of Michigan's invitation to return as interim athletic director – “Some jobs are for God and country,” as he explains -- then became Ford Motor Company's CEO, one of the world's biggest leadership jobs. One of his takeaways: “The softest pillow in the world is a clean conscience.”

Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.I'm John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast. On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You'll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher. In the words of my fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it's fast, fun, and we get it done. So please join us for an entertaining and  inspiring discussion. You'll be glad you did. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon This week's guest is Richard Sheridan. When Richard speaks to MBA students, he tells them that their careers will really start after they've been fired the first time. This gets their attention – and it got ours. It happened to Sheridan when he was 43, with a wife and three young daughters,  and he got the call that his software company would be eliminating his position.  But from that low point came his best idea: Menlo Innovations, a completely different kind of software company, one they founded on an almost foreign concept: joy – joy for the creators, the users, and the sponsors. “Joy is the goal,” he says, and the high customer satisfaction, low turnover, and strong profits, happy byproducts. Almost everything your company probably does, Menlo does the opposite. Connect with Richard:https://www.linkedin.com/in/menloprez/https://twitter.com/menloprez?lang=enhttps://richardsheridan.com/

Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.I'm John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast. On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You'll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher. In the words of my fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it's fast, fun, and we get it done. So please join us for an entertaining and  inspiring discussion. You'll be glad you did. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/Johnubacon This weeks Guest is Ari Weinzweig. Food critics around the world have extolled the virtues of Zingermans community of businesses, from their flagship delicatessen to their Roadhouse restaurant to the Creamery, Coffee Company, Mail Order service, and Zingtrain, where they teach leaders from all fields their secrets. But you wouldn't have guessed Zingerman's success in 1982, when Weinzweig, a self-described “lapsed anarchist” and former busboy, and Paul Saginaw started Zingerman's in Ann Arbor. In this episode, Weinzweig explains how the business they built on trust – including sharing their financials with everyone – became a $70 million dollar a year empire. https://www.zingtrain.com/trainer/ari-weinzweig/

Let Them Lead is a podcast about the risks and rewards of leading today.I'm John Bacon, author of the book, LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, which led to this podcast. On Let Them Lead we talk to remarkable leaders from every field imaginable –automotive, computers, food service, education, and athletics, to name a few – and they share their hard-won wisdom, amazing stories, and a few laughs. You'll learn a few things you can use tomorrow, and others you can think about the rest of your life. We always finish with three take-aways, and a discussion of their favorite teacher. In the words of my fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Pudduck, it's fast, fun, and we get it done. So please join us for an entertaining and  inspiring discussion. You'll be glad you did. For info about the book or this podcast please visit our website:http://www.letthemleadbybacon.comhttp://www.johnubacon.comYou can connect with John via these platforms:https://www.facebook.com/johnubaconhttps://twitter.com/JohnubaconIn this introductory episode, I explain why I wrote Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team, how it led to launching this podcast, and what this podcast is all about. 

A candid conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author John Bacon about his new book: LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Ice Hockey Team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.