3 More Questions (Jim Fish) with David Novak and Koula Callahan

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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On this episode of 3 More Questions, you'll hear David Novak's answers to: What’s a story from your upbringing that shaped the way you lead today? What would you say to people that argue compensation is the most important retention factor? When a company is doing well and growing, how can a leader create that sense of urgency that continues to drive performance? ALSO... Get coaching from David by signing up to receive his Weekly Leadership Plan. It builds on each podcast episode by offering actionable steps you can take each week to incorporate the learnings from the episode into your leadership style. It only takes about 5 minutes and is a great way to start off your week! https://howleaderslead.com/plan/ Become a better leader in 5 days with our free, 5-Day Leadership Tune Up. This five-minute-a-day program is designed for the busy leader – it cuts right to the chase and gives you the practical know-how you’ll need to boost your confidence as a leader. https://howleaderslead.com/5-day-leadership-tuneup/ Subscribe to the How Leaders Lead podcast to ensure you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-leaders-lead-with-david-novak/id1223803642

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0:00.0	Welcome to How Leaders Lead. I'm Kula Callahan, here to bring you another edition of three more
0:08.5	questions with David Novak. David, we've got a fun one today. How you doing? Are you excited about it?
0:13.5	Am I ever not excited talking about our guest? Of course I have. And today we're going to dive into
0:19.0	my conversation with Jim Fish, the CEO of
0:21.5	waste management.
0:23.3	You know, Jim is a very accomplished leader.
0:26.4	The company has performed very well, and I just love the fact that he really believes in
0:31.0	putting his people first and building a strong culture that will drive results.
0:36.3	I love in the episode when he talks about the
0:38.9	fact that he still today as CEO goes out with the waste management team members who are in the
0:44.6	trucks driving around, picking up people's trash. He gets in the trucks with them and drives around
0:49.5	just to keep a constant pulse on the organization and to make sure that he's actually hearing and understanding
0:56.4	what's going on with his employees. I just think that is so cool. I think it's great when leaders
1:01.5	stay grounded by really understanding what the front line does, understanding what their issues are,
1:07.7	and then making sure that you remove all those obstacles and barriers that are making
1:12.1	their job more difficult. And, you know, Jim really walks a talk on that. He really does. Well,
1:17.2	I'm excited to dive into our questions for today. Let's get going. Question number one. Early in the episode, Jim shares that leadership doesn't start with your
1:30.8	career or your company. It starts in your formative years. And for most people, they get their
1:36.4	leadership instincts from their parents. David, you ask every guest this question, but I've
1:42.1	never asked you on our show. So I want to hear from you today.
1:45.6	What's a story from your childhood that shaped the way you lead today? Well, when I was a kid,
1:50.6	my dad was a government surveyor, and we lived in 23 states by the time I was in the seventh grade.
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