Episode 22 - Impactful Leaders Consistently Do the Right Thing | Scott Diggs

Our special guest is serial entrepreneur, pilot, kite surfer and skiing powder hound Scott Diggs. Scott has started and grown numerous businesses, led an organization of nearly 2,000 people and built a life of balance and spiritual growth. Listen in as Scott shares some of his secrets to building a great team and culture, as well as his conviction that consistently doing the right thing will lead you to financial success and legacy. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life.

Show Notes

In this episode you’ll learn …

Life balance requires that you prioritize your life in advance to assure space and time for the things you love
The importance of starting your day with your spiritual practices
Leadership involves focusing on influence, impact and culture
Hiring is often more successful when you hire like-minded people instead of hiring people with industry or job experience
Before you empower your people you need to invest in teaching your people
Hire people who are visionary, high energy, self-confident, tolerance for failure, creative, integrity and strong internal controls = equally yoked
You don’t always need the best decisions … you need to allow your people’s ideas to be good enough
It’s vital to give your team members ownership of their work and outcomes
Work life balance requires letting go to your team members and giving up control
Building a strong culture includes allowing yourself to have relationships with your team members
Leaders do the right thing even when it’s hard and expensive (and teach your team, your family, your partners etc. to all do the right thing)
Leadership requires transparency and trust
Vital role of trust in building your team and organization
Leaders must earn the trust (it’s not given)