Leading an Extraordinary Life Under Extraordinary Circumstances with Author Darren J. Gold—ECEO Darren J. Gold
Leading an Extraordinary Life Under Extraordinary Circumstances with Author Darren J. Gold—ECEO Darren J. Gold
We’ve been led to believe that leadership is about motivating, inspiring and influencing other people, which is particularly challenging in times of uncertainty. But Darren J. Gold contends that to effectuate real change, we have to focus on ourselves first and lead by BEING, not doing. So, how do we learn to be present in the midst of chaos? And how do we lead our families and organizations through the extraordinary circumstances we’re experiencing right now?
Darren J. Gold is a Managing Partner at The Trium Group, a management consulting firm based in San Francisco, California. He is one of the world’s leading executive coaches for CEOs and leadership teams, serving companies like Disney, Lululemon Athletica and Paramount, among many other globally renowned organizations. Darren is also the author of Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life.
Today, Darren joins Rebecca Linder to offer insight on how to lead effectively in highly uncertain times, discussing the leader’s role in lowering the anxiety in an organization. He shares strategies for showing up strong and centered and leveraging physiology to optimize your team’s performance. Listen in for Darren’s advice on choosing the beliefs that serve you and shaping your own experience in this extraordinary time.
Topics include:
- How a letter to his son led Darren to write Master Your Code
- A leader’s responsibility to lower the anxiety in the organization
- Darren’s insight around leading effectively in uncertain times
- How to shift from an external to an internal locus of control
- Darren’s tips on leveraging physiology to optimize performance
- Why Darren counts Byron Katie, Werner Erhard and Tony Robbins as his greatest influences
- Honoring the polarities of science and spirituality in business
- The crucible event that led Darren on a path to self-discovery
- Our ability to choose the beliefs we hold + why it is a superpower
- How we can shape our experience through challenging times
Mentioned in this podcast:
Organizations
People
Resources
Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life by Darren J. Gold
A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin H. Friedman
Dr. Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk on Body Language
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie
I am a Managing Partner of The Trium Group, where I serve as an executive coach to the CEOs of many of the world’s most influential companies. I am the author of the book Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life. The book has received significant praise from the CEOs of companies like The Home Depot, Lululemon, Dropbox, StubHub, Roche, and from experts in the field of leadership and personal development like Greg McKeown, author of the NYT best seller Essentialism. The feedback has been tremendous, with some calling Master Your Code “the most important thing I’ve read in years” and “one of the great personal development books of our generation.”
Darren’s Twitter account is darrenjgold
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrengold-unlockingpotential/
Amazon book link here
Darren’s recent TedX talk link here
