For this episode, Carol Sanford again joins David. She has played a significant role in transforming hundreds of individuals, organisations, companies, and society as a whole. She challenges the idea that most people need to be told precisely how to live and accomplish tasks. 

A  damaging belief that has led to a society that does not enable people to think for themselves. Carol explains how each of us can break that negative cycle, retake control, and lead ourselves and society to a better life and world.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Everyone has the hardware and software to think for themselves.
• Society is structured around the belief that people cannot think for themselves. As a result, most of us no longer believe that we can do so.
• Beating yourself up when you make a mistake wears you down and leads to you giving up and following the crowd.
• Companies that structure work so there is no hierarchy and build individual capabilities increase revenue by 35 to 65%.
• Anyone that has a vision has an attachment to doing things one way, which is not healthy.
• The key aim is to deliver something that is effective and does what the customer needs. Most organisations focus on efficiency instead.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We have been conditioned as a society to almost need expertise like a drug.’

‘Thinking is a gift that is so underdeveloped.’

‘When you standardise you don´t innovate.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Previous episode with Carol Sanford - https://omny.fm/shows/people-with-purpose/carol-sanford-indirect-work

https://seed-communities.com/conscious-dying/ 

Website: https://carolsanford.com/ 

Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Carol-Sanford/e/B00427W9JC?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmr0_1&qid=1669032919&sr=8-1-fkmr0

ABOUT THE SHOW

People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST

David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

CAROL SANFORD BIO

 Carol Sanford is an award-winning business educator, Summit Producer, podcaster, and
author. Her books are required business school reading at Stanford and Harvard. For 40
years she’s collaborated with clients to develop people to realize their inherent capabilities.
Carol’s clients include Fortune 500 companies like Colgate, DuPont, and Seventh
Generation. Google’s Innovation Lab uses her Responsible Business Framework. Learn
more at CarolSanford.com and the Business Second Opinion podcast 

ARTWORK CREDIT

Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils 

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