#228 - Gary Harpst Built to Beat Chaos

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';"> Timing can be a good thing, but you still need to lead a company successfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Gary Harpst and his partners founded Solomon Software at the start of the PC industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Thousands of companies started, but most failed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';"> What made Solomon a winner?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';"> Gary discusses his story and insights from his third book,</span> “<a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Built-Beat-Chaos-Biblical-Yourself/dp/1394158408/ref=sr_1_1">Built to Beat Chaos, Biblical Wisdom for Leading Yourself and Others</a>” (Wiley), which is being released this month.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Apparently, over 47% of leaders say that chaos is pervasive in their organizations. <span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gary believes that although disorder can feel overwhelming at times, humans are actually designed to overcome and conquer chaos.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He has a simple three-step formula for you:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> What effective leaders should know, do, and be.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Join this podcast to be challenged as a leader to better avoid and overcome chaos in your business.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Gary’s humble wisdom is refreshingly simple and effective.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Gary Harpst is the CEO of</span> <a href="https://leadfirst.ai/"><span style= "font-size: 11.5pt;">LeadFirst</span></a><span style= "font-size: 11.5pt;">, a leadership development company. His passion is combining business excellence and biblical wisdom