How Franklin Covey uses a thought leadership strategy to drive growth

12/08/2022 49 min Episodio 277

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Scott Miller currently serves as the Special Advisor on Thought Leadership for the Franklin Covey Company and is the host of their weekly podcast series, On Leadership with Scott Miller. Scott also hosts FranklinCovey’s monthly bookclub on Bookclub.com which debuted in April 2021. Additionally, Scott is the prolific author of numerous books, writes a column for Inc. Magazine, and keynotes for clients around the world.

Scott began his leadership journey early as the student body president of his high school where he fell in love with politics. After working on numerous local, state, and national political campaigns, Scott joined the Disney Development Company where for nearly four years he was part of the team that designed and built the famed city of Celebration, Florida.

At the age of 26, Scott left Disney and joined the FranklinCovey Company. There Scott built a 25-year career in the world’s most respected and influential leadership development firm serving in nearly every role imaginable. From a front-line sales person, to a project manager, sales leader, general manager, vice president, chief marketing officer to executive vice president of thought leadership, Scott’s experience at FranklinCovey shaped his views on leadership.

In this episode, he shares how we can use leadership and mentoring to easily drive growth. Insights he shares include:

Should we subscribe to the notion that everyone is a leaderWhy invest in leadership mentoringIs there something to be said for gaining active feedback in a leadership mentoring relationshipIs the idea of building your personal brand in sync with the idea of thought leadershipShould every leader be a thought leaderWhom should we be promoting as leadersWhat should be the foundational elements of a leadership mentoring strategyHow would you identify an up-and-coming thought leader? What would you be looking forWhat kind of mentors should up-and-coming thought leaders be looking forThe counterintuitive perspective that Scott suggests we look for in mentorsMetrics we could incorporate to ensure we are developing leadership mentoring relationships in the right directionand much much more...