Dino Cattaneo - My Story Part 2 - Building Leadership

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. In my show my guests are asked to share their story, be authentic, transparent and vulnerable. It is only fair that I do the same for them and for you, my listeners. This is part two of the episodes where I am turning the microphone over to my new friend Randy Wilburn, who will ask me the same questions I ask my guests. How do I define authenticity? What is my definition of success? What makes a good leader?

Key Takeaways

[02:37] - What do you consider your leadership style to be?

[05:23] - I was always treated as an equal, my voice was treated as an equal.

[07:41] - You don’t always have to be the smartest person in the room.

[09:40] - As a leader you have the responsibility to set direction, and then you have the responsibility to make the decision, and you have the responsibility to understand the style of the people that work for you.

[12:10] - It’s your responsibility as a leader, to serve your team.

[13:43] - Not only do you need to fundamentally understand your leadership style but you need to understand leadership styles of people around you. That will make for a much better work environment.

[16:22] - When things just didn’t go your way, what were the challenges and what were the lessons learned from that personal crisis or failure?

[18:41] - It does matter for me, in terms of the work that I do, the amount of belief that I have in the actual work.

[21:42] - I’m curious to know, were you able to go through or did you participate in any type of therapy?

[23:22] - I think getting help, having a sounding board, having somebody that you can actually talk to, to walk you through these situations is critically important for our mental and our physical well being.

[25:01] - I want you to give three leadership tips for our listeners.

[26:24] - I think we all have a lot more career and life in front of us than we perceive.

[28:12] - What are some of your passions outside of the workspace and how do they shape the leader that you are?

[31:20] - Certain keywords that are so overused they become hollow, and I have several in my head right now, but which ones are the ones that bother you the most and what images do they conjure up?

[33:07] - I think one of the most important questions to ask, this whole idea of food for the body or food for the soul, which one would you choose?

[35:54] - These are people that are really unhappy with their state, their station in life but they are starting to do something about it.

[38:07] - What did it feel like being on the other side of the equation when it came to the interview?

Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo

Website: al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com

Dino’s Email – dino@al4ep.com

Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo

Podcast Instagram – @al4edp

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EPISODES MENTIONED:

Episode 4: David Edelman

Randy Wilburn

Randy on Linkedin: LinkedIn.com/in/randywilburn

Randy on Twitter: @randywilburn

Randy on Instagram: @randywilburn

Podcast: I Am Northwest Arkansas

On Facebook: facebook.com/iamnorthwestarkansas/

On Twitter: @iamnorthwestar1

Susan Cattaneo

Kickstarter Campaign: susanpledge.com

Website: susancattaneo.com

Song: Ordinary Magic - Dee Zaster version

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Programs/Events

Podcast Movement Conference

Other

If you are suffering from depression:

check in with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Rich Thaler

Orit Gadiesh

Orit Gadiesh: Harvard Business School Study about Bain early 1990s turnaround

Wachusett Mountain

Bruce Springsteen

Darkness of The Edge of Town

Better Days (song from Lucky Town album)