Joel Manby is an author, speaker, and 25+year corporate CEO for companies such as Saab, Herschend Family Entertainment and Sea World. During his tenure, Joel focused on implementing leadership principles guided by love. As a result, Joel has written ‘Love Works’, which is founded on 7 timeless principles of agape love; these principles can be applied to every organization.
On this Episode:
- Joel talks about how growing up in a poor household drove him to make his decisions based on money rather than his original passion.
- Joel tells Travis about his first business venture in the auto industry, and how even in a complex business they could carve out a niche.
- Joel discusses how his relationship with his boss and his hard work ethic opened up a big opportunity at a young age at Saab.
- After several years in the auto industry, Joel talks about the transition into the entertainment and theme park industry and why that took place.
- Joel explains the change and shift in his leadership style through his change in industries.
- Joel and Travis talk about the book and the 7 principles of agape love.
Key Takeaways:
- Focus first on what you are really passionate about.
- When you lead with love, it’s how you treat people- not how you feel about them.
- Learn to delegate well.
Tweetable Quotes:
“We were the first company truly to focus on how people were treated in the car buying experience… That one little twist made Saturn stand out in an incredibly crowded marketplace.” – Joel
“To have the best, highly productive culture in any company, you should not only focus on the ‘do’ goals but the ‘be’ goals.” – Joel
Joel Manby:
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