#0066 – How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary with David Wheatley

#0066 – How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary with David Wheatley

Author: Jon S. Rennie April 25, 2021 Duration: 50:11
Today I’m joined by David Wheatley. David is a leadership coach, facilitator, trainer and principle of Humanergy, a boutique leadership development company. He is co-author of the new book What Great Teams Do Great: How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary. This book helps leaders activate the power of choice and establish the right team processes that create excitement, shared mission, trust, and collaboration to achieve bold objectives...and to have fun along the way. You've heard me say that leadership is all about energizing ordinary people to do extraordinary things so I’m happy to have David on the show to talk about this important topic. What Great Teams Do Great: How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary book Humanergy Website Humanergy on Twitter Humanergy Leadership Podcast _____ Pre-order my new book now All in the Same Boat - Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner Visit our sponsor Bottom Gun Coffee Company use the discount code "DEEP" Become a leader worth following today with these powerful resources: Purchase my bestselling leadership book "I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following" use the discount code "DEEP" Subscribe to my leadership newsletter Follow Jon S Rennie on Twitter Follow Jon S Rennie on Instagram Follow Jon S Rennie on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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