From Fry Cook to Franchise Leader: Lessons in People Leadership

<p>From fry cook to General Manager, Laura's first steps on her career path led her to truly transformational people leadership.</p> <p>After stops at major restaurants and retailers like Apple and Starbucks, Laura has shifted gears and has accolades like top-selling leadership author and international guest speaker on her resume.</p> <p><b>Show Outline</b></p> <ul><li>0:00 - How Laura’s first steps on her career path sent her on a journey to truly transformational people leadership.</li><li>1:08 - What’s happening in the labor market today.</li><li>7:51 - How generational differences are part of the leadership equation, but not all.</li><li>11:42 - The balance between support and challenge in leadership.</li><li>13:48 - The value of a multi-method evaluation as a leader.</li><li>17:42 - Why people fail to advance in their career because they don’t feel appreciated and respected by their leaders.</li><li>22:05 - How to inspire leaders to be the best leaders they can be.</li><li>26:11 - When we look at the journey as a binary yes or no question, we tend to skip over the lessons we learned and the gaps we had to</li><li>29:07 - The healthiest organizations not only bring in the right people to collaborate with in a certain part of the business, but they recognize that bringing a finance</li><li>34:02 - Laura’s thoughts on the importance of looking at the development of people in a holistic sense.</li></ul>