In this mini episode Marcel Schwantes talks about Bruce, his favorite executive-level boss, during his corporate career. Marcel uncovers the practical elements of how Bruce led with love and how he was the most engaged worker during Bruce’s leadership. 

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Show Notes

• “To this day, Bruce is my favorite boss because of his penchant for leading with love.” [0:44] Marcel ‘introduces’ Bruce, a favorite boss from his corporate career. He explains the qualities of love Bruce led with and how they impacted him at work.
• “While he was still “the boss,” I was much more satisfied and engaged in that job than at any other time during my corporate career. The big difference? Bruce never managed people from the top down; instead, he led from the bottom up.” [1:30] When it comes to being “the boss” it doesn’t mean leading with high demands and personal gain; instead, it was the freedom and autonomy Bruce allowed his employees that made the difference.
• “We had a higher level of commitment because we could see the relationship between the organization’s direction and what we personally believed in and cared about.” [2:50] As Marcel closes out this excerpt from his book to be released in Fall of 2024, he shares exactly how the entire organization and the employees benefited from the leadership of Bruce and his focus on relationships and trust.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Marcel Schwantes

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