S2E147 The Curious CEO with Dermot Buffini
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
What does it take to be a successful leader? In this episode, Dermot Buffini, CEO of Buffini & Company and one of the most respected leaders in the real estate industry, tells Brian about his own path to leadership. He shares how his innate curiosity impacted his growth journey, how other people helped him to develop and what he has learned along the way.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How to overcome your leadership gaps.
· Why knowing yourself is vital to strong leadership.
· How you can grow as a leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
S2E115 To Sell is to Serve with Rachel Yeaman
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“A lot of people are more than happy to help you develop.” – Dermot Buffini
“Sometimes it's not a growing season, it’s a learning season. It's really important to know the season you're in and to accept it.” – Dermot Buffini
“Our job as leaders is to create the future.” – Dermot Buffini
“The REALStrengths profile is a game changer. Not so I can come in and fix other people, but so I can be aware of myself and really play from a position of strength.” – Dermot Buffini
“I always want to be of service.” – Dermot Buffini
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's A Good Life, the podcast for entrepreneurs, where it's all about growing |
| 0:07.8 | yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.8 | Here's your host, Fandre of America's largest business coaching company, Brian the Feeney. |
| 0:14.8 | Well, the top of the morning to you and welcome to It's A Good Life. |
| 0:20.9 | Today we have a very special guest for you, our very own Dermus Buffeney. |
| 0:25.9 | Dermus is one of the most respected leaders in the real estate industry and they say, you |
| 0:29.3 | know, a profit has no honor in his own home. |
| 0:31.9 | Well, today I'm going to try to do an honorable interview of a man I know all too well, but |
| 0:37.3 | maybe you'll get to know him a little bit better. |
| 0:40.4 | For the past 20 plus years, Dermus has been an integral part of the not only the real |
| 0:43.9 | estate industry, but been the CEO of our own company here for the past decade. |
| 0:48.9 | He's worked with leaders at a local level, a national and international level. |
| 0:53.3 | And I've often referred to him as the curious CEO and today I'm curious to hear his insights |
| 0:58.3 | on leadership. |
| 0:59.3 | Dermus, welcome to the program. |
| 1:01.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:02.3 | Good to see you. |
| 1:03.3 | Good to see you too. |
| 1:04.3 | We'll dive right in here. |
| 1:05.8 | You know, as a kid, you were always a curious kid. |
| 1:08.9 | You've always been a curious fellow. |
| 1:11.4 | And it turns out that curiosity didn't kill the cat. |
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