Listen "AGL 182: Becoming a Leader with Tom Connally"
Episode Synopsis
About Tom
Tom Connally, is an experienced leader, strategist, and change agent with proven performance leading, building, and fixing organizations by creating a culture of performance. Raised in a Navy family with two WWII Veterans for parents, Tom became a student of leaders at a young age. He followed his older brothers to the Naval Academy and into the Marine Corps. As a young officer, he observed that the performance of units was directly related to the culture, esprit, and work ethic. The best units, including his, had an attitude of confidence that made every objective attainable and in which every Marine believed they were valued and desired to excel. This culture of performance permeated every individual and started with the commander. As a senior commander and chief staff officer, Tom put all of these lessons to work with exceptional results in combat organizations and staff agencies. After 30 years of applying these principles in the Marine Corps, Tom spent five years observing their consistent results in the defense industry before founding Connally Consulting to help leaders and organizations improve their performance and success. Tom is also the author of the book Becoming a Leader: A Road Map for My Daughter and the Aspiring Leader.
Today We Talked About
Military Life
Do it 110%
Family History
Leadership
Strengths and Weaknesses
Honor
Humility
Listen, Learn, and Lead
3 People: Peers, Seniors, Subordinates
Own the Mission
Relationships
Accountability is Key
Connect with Tom
Book
Website
LinkedIn
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Tom Connally, is an experienced leader, strategist, and change agent with proven performance leading, building, and fixing organizations by creating a culture of performance. Raised in a Navy family with two WWII Veterans for parents, Tom became a student of leaders at a young age. He followed his older brothers to the Naval Academy and into the Marine Corps. As a young officer, he observed that the performance of units was directly related to the culture, esprit, and work ethic. The best units, including his, had an attitude of confidence that made every objective attainable and in which every Marine believed they were valued and desired to excel. This culture of performance permeated every individual and started with the commander. As a senior commander and chief staff officer, Tom put all of these lessons to work with exceptional results in combat organizations and staff agencies. After 30 years of applying these principles in the Marine Corps, Tom spent five years observing their consistent results in the defense industry before founding Connally Consulting to help leaders and organizations improve their performance and success. Tom is also the author of the book Becoming a Leader: A Road Map for My Daughter and the Aspiring Leader.
Today We Talked About
Military Life
Do it 110%
Family History
Leadership
Strengths and Weaknesses
Honor
Humility
Listen, Learn, and Lead
3 People: Peers, Seniors, Subordinates
Own the Mission
Relationships
Accountability is Key
Connect with Tom
Book
Website
live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science
Securing a job in data science, AI, machine learning, cryptography, and other programming fields requires strong math skills. live@manning conferences: Math for Data Science is a unique chance to learn from statisticians and other math masters in Manning’s network of experts. Dec. 1, 2020 – Live on Twitch.
See how math makes your life easier as a data scientist, get tips and tricks on handling data, and have your questions answered. Register for Free
I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcast and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even 1 sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again!
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