Jon Gordon is the author of 15 books that have inspired people around the world, including 5 best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter (my personal favorite), Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First and The Power of Positive Leadership.

And Jon’s newest book is The Power of a Positive Team: Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great. This books draws on insights from teams and organizations of all shapes and sizes – the hit show Billions, the National Champion Clemson Football team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, The Miami Heat, the greatest beach volleyball team of all time, Navy SEALs, Marching bands, Southwest Airlines, Twitter, Apple, and Ford – and shares innovative strategies to transform a group of individuals into a united, positive, and powerful team.

In This Conversation We Cover:

• [2:10] Hot Seat questions
• [5:20] How The Carpenter documents Jon’s journey to becoming a servant leader
• [8:30] The relationship between positivity and leadership
• [11:30] What Jon has learned about personal grace from writing his books
• [14:50] How to use the telescope & the microscope to move your team forward
• [17:20] The story behind The Hard Hat & the impact that George Boiardi is having on people through this book

Resources:

• Learn more at jongordon.com
• Connect with Jon: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
• The Power of a Positive Team
• The Carpenter
• The Hard Hat

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