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Partnering Leadership
Partnering Leadership
Partnering Leadership is an award-winning global podcast for CEOs, board members, and senior executives who want to think more clearly about what is changing, what may be coming next, and what it means for their organizations. Hosted by Mahan Tavakoli, the podcast draws on 450+ conversations with CEOs, founders, researchers, futurists, and leading thinkers on strategy, leadership, organizational transformation, innovation, and AI. The conversations go beyond generic leadership advice. They explore the questions senior leaders increasingly need to wrestle with: What is changing that could reshape our business? Which assumptions about strategy, customers, work, and organizations may no longer hold? What will AI change beyond productivity? Where might value move next? How should organizations and leadership evolve as the answers change? Guests have included Ram Charan, John Kotter, Stephen M.R. Covey, Ajay Agrawal, Azeem Azhar, Ranjay Gulati, Sangeet Paul Choudary, David Marquet, Bob Johansen, David Rubenstein, Jean Case, Paul Daugherty, Carolyn Dewar, Whitney Johnson, Ron Adner, and many others shaping how leaders think about strategy, organizations, technology, and the future of business. Mahan brings an advisor’s perspective to each conversation, pushing beyond surface-level answers to explore the choices, trade-offs, and implications that matter in the C-suite and boardroom. The result is a broader, more forward-looking perspective on the decisions leaders are making today and the ones they may need to make sooner than they think. Available on all major podcast platforms and at PartneringLeadership.com.
Sept. 5, 2024

343 Thursday Refresh: Carmine Gallo on Communication Secrets That Move Audiences & Persuade

343 Thursday Refresh: Carmine Gallo on Communication Secrets That Move Audiences & Persuade

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Carmine Gallo. Carmine Gallo is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His books include Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, The Storyteller's Secret, Five Stars, and his latest, The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman. In the conversation, Carmine Gallo shared why many leaders struggle with telling their stories and why his latest research involved looking into how Jeff Bezos became such a powerful communicator and the lessons all leaders can learn from his communication practices. Carmine also shared how Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs became better communicators, why storytelling is not a soft skill, and how to become a better storyteller. Finally, Carmine shared communications practices that can help all leaders communicate more effectively and have a more significant impact.

Some Highlights:

- The importance of communication skills in leadership

- The power of storytelling and why the human brain seeks narrative

- Carmine Gallo on why executives struggle with storytelling and how to do it well

- How Jeff Bezos communicated and reinforced his vision for Amazon

- The Bezos shareholder letters and the power of simplicity

- Carmine Gallo on the CEO and leader as a repeater in chief

- How metaphors and symbols can play a role in supporting strategy

- Why Amazon became a writing culture rather than one reliant on Powerpoint presentations



Mentioned:

Partnering Leadership conversation with David Rubenstein, Founder of the Carlyle Group David Rubenstein

Partnering Leadership conversation with John Rossman, author of The Amazon Way

Partnering Leadership conversation with Ann Hiatt, author of Bet on Yourself

Partnering Leadership conversation with Park Howell, author of Brand Bewitchery & The Narrative Gym for Business

Connect with Carmine Gallo

Carmine Gallo Website

Carmine Gallo LinkedIn

The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman on Amazon



Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

Mahan Tavakoli Website

Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn

Partnering Leadership Website