The Life-Changing Leadership Secrets of The Trappist Monks
by August Turak , in Audio
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August Turak recently joined Terry "Starbucker" St. Marie on The More Human Leadership Podcast to discuss Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks. Listen to the podcast to discover...
- Why August drove through the gates of the Mepkin Abbey in 1996
- How his observations of service and selflessness led to a popular Forbes article, and then the book
- How to “aim past the target” to a higher purpose
- The big difference between having a mission and having a plan
- Why having a coach and mentor is so important to your mission
- Why leadership has to be about something “worth doing”
- The essential task of leadership
- What really made Darth Vader evil
- How leadership success relies on keeping promises- even the smallest ones.
- What the Monks and Warren Buffet have in common
Terry “Starbucker” St. Marie - a native Midwesterner now living in Portland, Oregon - has been in the business world for over 32 years in various leadership positions, most recently as the SVP of Operations for Bresnan Communications, a cable TV operator in the Rocky Mountain west.Since 2010 he's been out on his own as a business consultant, strategist, coach and angel investor – see his “Hire Me” page.
His career’s biggest passion has been the practice of what he calls More Human Leadership. It’s a philosophy that is unabashedly personal – all about positivity, purpose, empathy & compassion, humility, and love. His site centers on what it means to be a More Human leader, and the fantastic benefit that can spring from it, the Success Trifecta – a successful company, a happy team, and a fulfilled YOU. READ MORE