Business Leaders Need A North Star

What It Takes To Lead

On this episode of the podcast, our hosts talk about leadership and doing the right things for the right reasons in business. You will hear from Mike on thinking long-term as a business, and why finding your “North Star” is so important for effective business leaders. Also, Mike shares the three (3) ways CoVerica treats its employees and the impacts of servant leadership.
The three ways to engage your employees:

1. Help them find contentment in their work,
2. Help them to understand and achieve the KPIs to reach their career goals, or
3. Help them build their resume so they can go somewhere else.

Shares:

Isaac: Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl

Leif: The Coddling of The American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt

Garrett: Against the Rules podcast by Michael Lewis - season 2, ep 2

Mike: GoodFellows podcast by the Hoover Institute

About the Show

What It Takes to Lead is a podcast about Mike Sterlacci’s faith, family, friendships, and business lessons learned over 40-plus years of selling insurance and building a rapid-growth multi-million dollar insurance agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Mike began his insurance career in 1979 as a captive agent at a major carrier. As CEO of CoVerica, Mike directed the company’s long-term vision. His focus on constant improvement has fueled the agency’s profit and revenue growth. Mike is passionate about making a difference and helping employees find fulfillment through their careers. As a mentor, he helps up-and-coming agents discover and apply their strengths to add real value to CoVerica and society at-large.

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