bull in a china shop powerful passionate driven but often destructive that was
driven but often destructive that was
driven but often destructive that was most of my professional career I’ve
most of my professional career I’ve
most of my professional career I’ve spent time as a three-time CEO of run
spent time as a three-time CEO of run
spent time as a three-time CEO of run organizations drive for mission and now
organizations drive for mission and now
organizations drive for mission and now have transitioned and I’m working with
have transitioned and I’m working with
have transitioned and I’m working with other CEOs other bulls I want you to
other CEOs other bulls I want you to
other CEOs other bulls I want you to think about this persona of bull and
think about this persona of bull and
think about this persona of bull and then quickly shift to the herds that
then quickly shift to the herds that
then quickly shift to the herds that you’re in we each are in collection of
you’re in we each are in collection of
you’re in we each are in collection of bulls our family our church our
bulls our family our church our
bulls our family our church our classmates our organization in which we
classmates our organization in which we
classmates our organization in which we work and there are these herds when we
work and there are these herds when we
work and there are these herds when we think of herd we have this the
think of herd we have this the
think of herd we have this the protection of the herd the safety the
protection of the herd the safety the
protection of the herd the safety the belonging I also want you to think about
belonging I also want you to think about
belonging I also want you to think about this concept if we have powerful
this concept if we have powerful
this concept if we have powerful passionate Bulls inside the heard what
passionate Bulls inside the heard what
passionate Bulls inside the heard what the herd can become so when we think of
the herd can become so when we think of
the herd can become so when we think of this herd mentality we have to first
this herd mentality we have to first
this herd mentality we have to first realize that the herd is made up of both
realize that the herd is made up of both
realize that the herd is made up of both and that for me bull is a gender-neutral
and that for me bull is a gender-neutral
and that for me bull is a gender-neutral turn I got most of my bull persona for
turn I got most of my bull persona for
turn I got most of my bull persona for my mom who was a college professor who
my mom who was a college professor who
my mom who was a college professor who always was driving us to perform the
always was driving us to perform the
always was driving us to perform the passionate work hard and this concept of
passionate work hard and this concept of
passionate work hard and this concept of bull for me is this inner power and
bull for me is this inner power and
bull for me is this inner power and strength that we all can bring but as I
strength that we all can bring but as I
strength that we all can bring but as I work with CEOs business leaders
work with CEOs business leaders
work with CEOs business leaders organizations you find inside of herds
organizations you find inside of herds
organizations you find inside of herds there are three types of both the first
there are three types of both the first
there are three types of both the first are Bulls that are in the ring angry
are Bulls that are in the ring angry
are Bulls that are in the ring angry bitter disgruntled bloodied hurt they
bitter disgruntled bloodied hurt they
bitter disgruntled bloodied hurt they hurt others they are engaged and
hurt others they are engaged and
hurt others they are engaged and passionate but in a negative destructive
passionate but in a negative destructive
passionate but in a negative destructive way as you think about your own herds
way as you think about your own herds
way as you think about your own herds your family your organization work
your family your organization work
your family your organization work groups do you have these Bulls in your
groups do you have these Bulls in your
groups do you have these Bulls in your herd
herd
herd what do they do to the herd we also have
what do they do to the herd we also have
what do they do to the herd we also have these Bulls that are led by the ring
these Bulls that are led by the ring
these Bulls that are led by the ring helpless hapless waiting for direction
helpless hapless waiting for direction
helpless hapless waiting for direction sitting on the sidelines it’s the
sitting on the sidelines it’s the
sitting on the sidelines it’s the proverbial herd mentality we all just
proverbial herd mentality we all just
proverbial herd mentality we all just kind of follow we have this concept of a
kind of follow we have this concept of a
kind of follow we have this concept of a ring in the nose that we have to clamp
ring in the nose that we have to clamp
ring in the nose that we have to clamp something into and guide them to water
something into and guide them to water
something into and guide them to water to food to work to passion we also have
to food to work to passion we also have
to food to work to passion we also have Bulls that I talked about that are
Bulls that I talked about that are
Bulls that I talked about that are ringing the bell this concept of ringing
ringing the bell this concept of ringing
ringing the bell this concept of ringing of the Bell is one that is full of
of the Bell is one that is full of
of the Bell is one that is full of passion power celebrating life looking
passion power celebrating life looking
passion power celebrating life looking for opportunities to celebrate and bring
for opportunities to celebrate and bring
for opportunities to celebrate and bring passion to the herd so if we think about
passion to the herd so if we think about
passion to the herd so if we think about this collection in our in our herds and
this collection in our in our herds and
this collection in our in our herds and think about each of our herds as a
think about each of our herds as a
think about each of our herds as a rowboat Gallup poll does this every year
rowboat Gallup poll does this every year
rowboat Gallup poll does this every year they’ve done it for 20 years since 1997
they’ve done it for 20 years since 1997
they’ve done it for 20 years since 1997 they look at the state of the American
they look at the state of the American
they look at the state of the American workforce and they put them all in this
workforce and they put them all in this
workforce and they put them all in this little rowboat here are our bowls we
little rowboat here are our bowls we
little rowboat here are our bowls we have these bowls at the front of the
have these bowls at the front of the
have these bowls at the front of the rowboat that are ringing the bell
rowboat that are ringing the bell
rowboat that are ringing the bell passionate driven excited for 20 years
passionate driven excited for 20 years
passionate driven excited for 20 years that number has barely eclipsed 30% of
that number has barely eclipsed 30% of
that number has barely eclipsed 30% of the American workforce only one in three
the American workforce only one in three
the American workforce only one in three workers in America is excited about
workers in America is excited about
workers in America is excited about going to work today 50% the middle five
going to work today 50% the middle five
going to work today 50% the middle five of all of these Bulls in the rowboat
of all of these Bulls in the rowboat
of all of these Bulls in the rowboat going through the motions looking at
going through the motions looking at
going through the motions looking at their watch when do we get off work
their watch when do we get off work
their watch when do we get off work today we’re out here on a bright sunny
today we’re out here on a bright sunny
today we’re out here on a bright sunny day wiro we have to guide them drive
day wiro we have to guide them drive
day wiro we have to guide them drive them to be passionate and then these
them to be passionate and then these
them to be passionate and then these last two angry bitter disgruntled both
last two angry bitter disgruntled both
last two angry bitter disgruntled both steam coming out of their noses here
steam coming out of their noses here
steam coming out of their noses here pictured driving holes in our rowboat
pictured driving holes in our rowboat
pictured driving holes in our rowboat hitting each other with or the other
hitting each other with or the other
hitting each other with or the other Bulls with oars rolling backwards we
Bulls with oars rolling backwards we
Bulls with oars rolling backwards we have all of these Bulls in our herds
have all of these Bulls in our herds
have all of these Bulls in our herds in our rowboat when we think about our
in our rowboat when we think about our
in our rowboat when we think about our organization is this rowboat and say how
organization is this rowboat and say how
organization is this rowboat and say how do we move forward how do we harness the
do we move forward how do we harness the
do we move forward how do we harness the power of all the Bulls in our
power of all the Bulls in our
power of all the Bulls in our organization we pause for a minute and
organization we pause for a minute and
organization we pause for a minute and say the key driver that moves our
say the key driver that moves our
say the key driver that moves our organization forward is this compelling
organization forward is this compelling
organization forward is this compelling vision that we’re all here together that
vision that we’re all here together that
vision that we’re all here together that this herd can be more than the
this herd can be more than the
this herd can be more than the collection of our individual selves and
collection of our individual selves and
collection of our individual selves and persona and that this clear vision
persona and that this clear vision
persona and that this clear vision compels us like a magnet to be drawn
compels us like a magnet to be drawn
compels us like a magnet to be drawn into the herd to belong to the herd to
into the herd to belong to the herd to
into the herd to belong to the herd to take part of what’s going on in this
take part of what’s going on in this
take part of what’s going on in this organization if it’s a magnet that
organization if it’s a magnet that
organization if it’s a magnet that compels I’ll also urge you to think
compels I’ll also urge you to think
compels I’ll also urge you to think about can this vision reap out so I went
about can this vision reap out so I went
about can this vision reap out so I went to the u.s. Naval Academy the vision of
to the u.s. Naval Academy the vision of
to the u.s. Naval Academy the vision of the u.s. Naval Academy is to prepare
the u.s. Naval Academy is to prepare
the u.s. Naval Academy is to prepare midshipman mentally morally and
midshipman mentally morally and
midshipman mentally morally and physically to be naval officers for a
physically to be naval officers for a
physically to be naval officers for a group of eighteen and nineteen year old
group of eighteen and nineteen year old
group of eighteen and nineteen year old men and women that’s very compelling
men and women that’s very compelling
men and women that’s very compelling equally for a group of eighteen and
equally for a group of eighteen and
equally for a group of eighteen and nineteen year old women that’s
nineteen year old women that’s
nineteen year old women that’s rappelling so the vision of your
rappelling so the vision of your
rappelling so the vision of your organization sets this magnet draws the
organization sets this magnet draws the
organization sets this magnet draws the right people and pushes the wrong people
right people and pushes the wrong people
right people and pushes the wrong people away great example that is Southwest
away great example that is Southwest
away great example that is Southwest Airlines to connect people with what’s
Airlines to connect people with what’s
Airlines to connect people with what’s most important in their lives that’s the
most important in their lives that’s the
most important in their lives that’s the reason they exist they say to connect
reason they exist they say to connect
reason they exist they say to connect people with what’s most important in
people with what’s most important in
people with what’s most important in their lives they go on to say we will be
their lives they go on to say we will be
their lives they go on to say we will be the most loved most flown most
the most loved most flown most
the most loved most flown most profitable airline in the world you are
profitable airline in the world you are
profitable airline in the world you are either compelled to be part of that
either compelled to be part of that
either compelled to be part of that where you repelled and would rather go
where you repelled and would rather go
where you repelled and would rather go work for another airline what also helps
work for another airline what also helps
work for another airline what also helps us harness the power of our heard is
us harness the power of our heard is
us harness the power of our heard is this concept of values inside our
this concept of values inside our
this concept of values inside our families inside our church organizations
families inside our church organizations
families inside our church organizations inside our workplace inside our work
inside our workplace inside our work
inside our workplace inside our work teams we have this written or unwritten
teams we have this written or unwritten
teams we have this written or unwritten set of values too often in organizations
set of values too often in organizations
set of values too often in organizations their table stakes
their table stakes
their table stakes that we will be trusting will be honest
that we will be trusting will be honest
that we will be trusting will be honest we’ll work hard words on a wall that
we’ll work hard words on a wall that
we’ll work hard words on a wall that have no meaning or
have no meaning or
have no meaning or they’re so aspirational that we can
they’re so aspirational that we can
they’re so aspirational that we can never get there these core values
never get there these core values
never get there these core values instead need to be things like were
instead need to be things like were
instead need to be things like were willing to sweep floors it’s a statement
willing to sweep floors it’s a statement
willing to sweep floors it’s a statement inside the organization that everyone
inside the organization that everyone
inside the organization that everyone understands that connotes or drives
understands that connotes or drives
understands that connotes or drives everyone to say there’s nothing beneath
everyone to say there’s nothing beneath
everyone to say there’s nothing beneath any of us we’re all willing to work hard
any of us we’re all willing to work hard
any of us we’re all willing to work hard and we can talk about it before people
and we can talk about it before people
and we can talk about it before people come into our organization we can
come into our organization we can
come into our organization we can measure them against it and we can ask
measure them against it and we can ask
measure them against it and we can ask them to leave when they can’t act in
them to leave when they can’t act in
them to leave when they can’t act in accordance with that behavior so it
accordance with that behavior so it
accordance with that behavior so it should describe in meaningful ways the
should describe in meaningful ways the
should describe in meaningful ways the values that exist inside your Erb things
values that exist inside your Erb things
values that exist inside your Erb things like we all kill our own spiders we
like we all kill our own spiders we
like we all kill our own spiders we don’t bring someone into our office to
don’t bring someone into our office to
don’t bring someone into our office to kill the spider or take care of this
kill the spider or take care of this
kill the spider or take care of this problem we take care of it ourselves so
problem we take care of it ourselves so
problem we take care of it ourselves so these values should describe how we act
these values should describe how we act
these values should describe how we act and behave inside the herd and hold us
and behave inside the herd and hold us
and behave inside the herd and hold us all to a standard of behavior the third
all to a standard of behavior the third
all to a standard of behavior the third area in which we look at and say how do
area in which we look at and say how do
area in which we look at and say how do i harness the power of our herd we set
i harness the power of our herd we set
i harness the power of our herd we set meaningful high expectations the place
meaningful high expectations the place
meaningful high expectations the place that that’s most evident is sports teams
that that’s most evident is sports teams
that that’s most evident is sports teams there are a collection of sports teams
there are a collection of sports teams
there are a collection of sports teams every year the Royals a couple years ago
every year the Royals a couple years ago
every year the Royals a couple years ago that start the season with an
that start the season with an
that start the season with an expectation of winning the World Series
expectation of winning the World Series
expectation of winning the World Series the Super Bowl the national championship
the Super Bowl the national championship
the Super Bowl the national championship there is also a set of organizations
there is also a set of organizations
there is also a set of organizations that say we hope we break 500 where are
that say we hope we break 500 where are
that say we hope we break 500 where are your herds you think about organizations
your herds you think about organizations
your herds you think about organizations there are plenty that say we have this
there are plenty that say we have this
there are plenty that say we have this high expectation and high standard
high expectation and high standard
high expectation and high standard there’s others that are going through
there’s others that are going through
there’s others that are going through the motion and there’s others that are
the motion and there’s others that are
the motion and there’s others that are dysfunctional if you think about these
dysfunctional if you think about these
dysfunctional if you think about these values and expectations in your
values and expectations in your
values and expectations in your organization they drive behavior and it
organization they drive behavior and it
organization they drive behavior and it can become circular chicken-and-egg
can become circular chicken-and-egg
can become circular chicken-and-egg which came first great example of that
which came first great example of that
which came first great example of that is a school called Chicago Urban Prep
is a school called Chicago Urban Prep
is a school called Chicago Urban Prep all-black school in the south side of
all-black school in the south side of
all-black school in the south side of Chicago all male they where you
Chicago all male they where you
Chicago all male they where you forms and they start every day reciting
forms and they start every day reciting
forms and they start every day reciting this Creed starts with we believe third
this Creed starts with we believe third
this Creed starts with we believe third line is we are college bound last line
line is we are college bound last line
line is we are college bound last line is we believe scattered in there we make
is we believe scattered in there we make
is we believe scattered in there we make no excuses we are brother’s keeper it
no excuses we are brother’s keeper it
no excuses we are brother’s keeper it starts with an expectation before you
starts with an expectation before you
starts with an expectation before you join the school that you are college
join the school that you are college
join the school that you are college bound you recite it and say it every day
bound you recite it and say it every day
bound you recite it and say it every day and the school holds you accountable for
and the school holds you accountable for
and the school holds you accountable for that expectation seven years in a row a
that expectation seven years in a row a
that expectation seven years in a row a hundred percent college acceptance for
hundred percent college acceptance for
hundred percent college acceptance for an all-male south side of Chicago high
an all-male south side of Chicago high
an all-male south side of Chicago high school what expectations you have inside
school what expectations you have inside
school what expectations you have inside your organizations and your herds and
your organizations and your herds and
your organizations and your herds and the last area is engagement Gallup poll
the last area is engagement Gallup poll
the last area is engagement Gallup poll every fear talks about engagement is the
every fear talks about engagement is the
every fear talks about engagement is the problem inside our organizations inside
problem inside our organizations inside
problem inside our organizations inside our workplace that we don’t meet our
our workplace that we don’t meet our
our workplace that we don’t meet our people our Bulls in a meaningful way in
people our Bulls in a meaningful way in
people our Bulls in a meaningful way in my travels what you see that works and
my travels what you see that works and
my travels what you see that works and drives engagement as organizations that
drives engagement as organizations that
drives engagement as organizations that meet regularly all hands that drive with
meet regularly all hands that drive with
meet regularly all hands that drive with clarity reinforcement and real meaning
clarity reinforcement and real meaning
clarity reinforcement and real meaning here’s our vision here’s our values
here’s our vision here’s our values
here’s our vision here’s our values here’s the expectation here’s how we did
here’s the expectation here’s how we did
here’s the expectation here’s how we did this month this quarter this year
this month this quarter this year
this month this quarter this year against our vision our values and our
against our vision our values and our
against our vision our values and our expectations they engage in meaningful
expectations they engage in meaningful
expectations they engage in meaningful ways they find ways to move beyond the
ways they find ways to move beyond the
ways they find ways to move beyond the business and eat together so when I look
business and eat together so when I look
business and eat together so when I look at thriving organizations they eat
at thriving organizations they eat
at thriving organizations they eat together u.s. Naval Academy every day
together u.s. Naval Academy every day
together u.s. Naval Academy every day three meals a day four thousand in
three meals a day four thousand in
three meals a day four thousand in shipments sit down and eat together all
shipments sit down and eat together all
shipments sit down and eat together all organizations thrive when you see that
organizations thrive when you see that
organizations thrive when you see that engagement beyond the workday and then
engagement beyond the workday and then
engagement beyond the workday and then lastly as organizations as leaders as
lastly as organizations as leaders as
lastly as organizations as leaders as everyone in the organization we need to
everyone in the organization we need to
everyone in the organization we need to find ways to meet one-on-one to nurture
find ways to meet one-on-one to nurture
find ways to meet one-on-one to nurture and grow and men
and grow and men
and grow and men or our bulls in meaningful ways so we
or our bulls in meaningful ways so we
or our bulls in meaningful ways so we have this herd you all are in multiple
have this herd you all are in multiple
have this herd you all are in multiple herds I’m in my family and in a
herds I’m in my family and in a
herds I’m in my family and in a workplace I’m working with clients
workplace I’m working with clients
workplace I’m working with clients whatever this collection or interaction
whatever this collection or interaction
whatever this collection or interaction that you have with other bulls is driven
that you have with other bulls is driven
that you have with other bulls is driven by these four things how compelling a
by these four things how compelling a
by these four things how compelling a vision what draws people into this herd
vision what draws people into this herd
vision what draws people into this herd and keeps them coming what values that
and keeps them coming what values that
and keeps them coming what values that we establish and do we act and behave
we establish and do we act and behave
we establish and do we act and behave this way regularly do we set high
this way regularly do we set high
this way regularly do we set high expectations and do we engage in
expectations and do we engage in
expectations and do we engage in meaningful ways also remember that we’re
meaningful ways also remember that we’re
meaningful ways also remember that we’re all both we have a choice every day how
all both we have a choice every day how
all both we have a choice every day how we cometh the world we can come at the
we cometh the world we can come at the
we cometh the world we can come at the world in the way that says I’m angry
world in the way that says I’m angry
world in the way that says I’m angry bitter and disgruntled I’m in the ring
bitter and disgruntled I’m in the ring
bitter and disgruntled I’m in the ring you can come at the world as I’m going
you can come at the world as I’m going
you can come at the world as I’m going through the motions helpless hapless
through the motions helpless hapless
through the motions helpless hapless status quo or I can come at the world
status quo or I can come at the world
status quo or I can come at the world saying it’s worth celebrating today I
saying it’s worth celebrating today I
saying it’s worth celebrating today I can do something passionate and powerful
can do something passionate and powerful
can do something passionate and powerful I can move my organization forward it’s
I can move my organization forward it’s
I can move my organization forward it’s a choice so I ask you all to think about
a choice so I ask you all to think about
a choice so I ask you all to think about the choice and ring the bell
the choice and ring the bell
the choice and ring the bell today and the next day thank you
today and the next day thank you
today and the next day thank you [Applause]
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