398: Jerry Macnamara - Are You a Leader Worth Following?

For twenty-five years, Jerry Macnamara's fearlessly positive approach to business led to massive success. He's led five companies in five different industries in B2B and B2C and in both products and services. His companies have been recognized as Franchise 500 (2x), Inc Fastest Growing (2x), Business Journal Fast 50 (3x), and Trend Magazine Best Places to Work. Individually, he has been selected as Business Journal's Ultimate CEO and Business Journal's 40 under 40. Jerry runs Proven Chaos - a company driven to help CEOs create compelling companies that outperform… and still make it home for dinner. Jerry's mission: positively impact 5MM people in 5 years through better business. Jerry is an award-winning CEO who advises high-growth leadership teams. Jerry is passionate about using leadership as a force for good. He is on a mission to positively impact 5MM people in the next 5 years through better business.  In this episode:Jerry shares about his background The principles of leadership are the same no matter what industry you're inThe importance of listening to the whole person and being interested in your people as a leader  Key Takeaways:Personal and professional lives cannot be separatedStrive to achieve success while also maintaining balance in their personal livesThe importance of taking action on information and not just gathering information Tweetable Quote: “I have found that the success I've been able to help create is because we are focused, disciplined, and ruthless about how we deploy our resources to create success.” - Jerry Macnamara   Connect with Sondra:Social Media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Facebook PageWebsites:  https://provenchaos.com/, https://bestplacestolead.com/  Connect with Denis:Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/