Dr. Trent Kaufman is the Chief Executive Officer of Cicero Group, a strategy and management consulting firm based in Salt Lake City. Trent is respected globally for developing sophisticated systems to enable the use of performance data to maximize individual and team performance. Trent’s first “career” was in public education. He began as a social studies teacher in Washington D.C. before becoming a high school principal in the Bay Area of California. Trent earned a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and master’s degree and a doctorate from Harvard.

In our discussion, Trent shares his thoughts on:

- The importance of culture on product and their culture guidebook, the Cicero Way

- “Do you treat each other like your clients?”

- Holding people accountable to live the Cicero Way

- The influence of his dad on his leadership approach

- The influence reading books by Steven Covey, Harvey McKay, and others had on him as a boy

- The importance of relentless feedback from his university professors and their willingness to mentor him

- His belief in the capacity of humans, especially kids.

The best ways to connect with Trent are:

LinkedIn - Trent Kaufman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentkaufman

LinkedIn - Cicero Group: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cicerogroup/

Twitter - Cicero: https://twitter.com/cicero_group

Website: https://www.cicerogroup.com/

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