#118 Doug Conant: Leadership With Integrity

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Doug Conant breaks down how putting his employees first made him an internationally renowned business leader atop both the Nabisco Foods Company and the Campbell Soup Company. On this episode Doug discusses why you can’t win in the marketplace if you haven’t won in the workplace, his first 100 days as CEO of Campbell Soup, adjusting to shifting consumer preferences, how to know when you have the right people and the wrong people, and so much more.

Conant served as the President of Nabisco from 1999-2001 and then spent a decade as President and CEO of The Campbell Soup Company. In 2011 he founded ConantLeadership, a consulting company focused on championing leadership that works in the 21st century. He’s also the author of The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights.

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0:00.0	The key to making hard decisions at the top,
0:02.8	you have to be in the black
0:05.2	with your emotional bank account with the culture.
0:08.0	As a leader, you have to build that bank account.
0:10.8	You have to be making deposits every day
0:12.8	into that account to build trust
0:15.8	and to build credibility with the people that work there.
0:18.8	Knowing that there are days
0:21.1	where you're gonna make some giant withdrawal
0:23.1	because you're gonna screw up, because you will.
0:25.6	And the companies that are doing well
0:27.8	in today's challenging times
0:29.6	are the ones that are building trust with their associates.
0:33.4	That's gonna help them navigate the challenges of the day.
0:36.8	We have challenges today.
0:38.1	We had challenges yesterday.
0:39.4	We'll have more challenges tomorrow.
0:41.3	Welcome to the Knowledge Project podcast.
0:58.8	I'm your host, Shane Parish.
1:01.1	This podcast sharpens your mind
1:02.4	by helping you master the best
1:03.6	what other people have already figured out.
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