Robert Rosenberg | The Secret to Growing a Successful Business and 3 Tips for Building an All-Star Team

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🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In today’s episode, we cover business leadership with Robert Rosenberg. Robert was the chief executive officer of Dunkin' Donuts for thirty-five years from 1963 to 1998 and is the author of Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin Donuts. Running a business can teach anyone a lot about themselves and life, so what can we learn about leadership skills, social skills, and business management skills from the CEO of one of the most successful American businesses? What to Listen For What can you do to develop leadership skills coming out of school and entering the business world for the first time? How should you view failure when starting and running a business, and why can a fear of failure lead you away from success? What can you do when stepping into a leadership role to earn the respect you need to be a great leader? How did Robert M Rosenberg develop his excellent leadership skills during his successful career as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts? What 3 hiring lessons can you take away from the CEO of one of America’s most successful businesses so you don’t waste time and money hiring the wrong people? How important is culture when making hiring decisions and what can you do to make sure someone is a fit for your company culture? Why is it important to be willing to take responsibility for the mistakes in your company regardless of who might be directly at fault? Running a business can teach us a great deal about ourselves and life. A business owner must prioritize his business as well as the people he surrounds himself with. Just like in life, running a business requires consistent application of focus and cooperation with others who share your values. In addition, just like life, you must be willing to take risks and fail in order to become successful. A Word From Our Sponsors Share your vulnerabilities, victories, and questions in our 17,000-member private Facebook group at theartofcharm.com/challenge. This is a unique opportunity where everyone — both men and women — celebrate your accountability on the way to becoming the best version of yourself. Register today here! Resources from this Episode Around the Corner to Around the World by Robert M Rosenberg Check in with AJ and Johnny! AJ on Instagram Johnny on Instagram The Art of Charm on Instagram The Art of Charm on YouTube

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Articharm podcast. A show designed to help you win at work, love,
0:04.8	and life. Now we know you have what it takes to reach your full potential. And that's
0:09.0	why every week we share with you interviews and strategies to help you develop the right
0:13.2	social skills and mindsets to succeed. You shouldn't have to settle for anything less
0:18.4	than extraordinary. I'm AJ and I'm Johnny. If you love this show, don't forget to subscribe
0:24.2	and leave us a quick review on iTunes. It helps us get amazing guests like someone we
0:29.0	have today, none other than Robert Rosenberg. Now Robert has been the CEO of Duncan Donuts
0:35.6	for 35 years and it's an absolutely fascinating story. His new book, Around the Corner to
0:42.0	Around the World, is about the lessons he learned while growing the company from a small
0:46.7	regional family business to one of the best known brands in the world. Welcome to the
0:52.0	show Robert. So excited to chat.
0:54.6	To Robert, I have to say, growing up my grandfather's favorite place to escape to any time that
1:02.4	the family or my grandmother had gotten too much for him, he was always scooping me up.
1:07.8	I lived down the street and we would always go off to Duncan Donuts and hide out. And it
1:12.6	was for him. It was having his coffee and his bear claw and the paper. And he could sit
1:18.9	there for hours. And anytime there was any of that frictory, he was about to lose his
1:24.2	top. He found Duncan Donuts to be a place that he can hide out. What do you think of that,
1:29.7	Robert?
1:30.7	I would say Johnny, wherever I go, people always share with me their favorite Duncan Donuts
1:35.4	story. It's usually as a child growing up, they go with the parent and they pick out
1:40.6	their favorite donut. I have to say, you stomp me. This is a brand new one for me. This
1:46.4	is the first time I've heard of this as a grandparents escape. So I'm going to have to
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