There is a privilege, honor and responsibility to leadership. On this episode, Steve Cockram and Jeremie Kubicek interview Chris Herschend, Chairman of the Board of Herschend Enterprises. He shares his "holy" responsibility within his role of his family business focused on running theme parks, water parks, aquariums and tours.
Episode Highlights, Links and Resources:
As Chris introduces what he does at Herschend Entertainment, he calls it a privilege, a responsibility and a "holy burden". He is Chairman of the Board at this family business, Herschend Entertainment. They run theme parks, water parks, aquariums and tours.
Where is our audience Q&A for this episode?: We hope you enjoy the leadership questions Steve and Jeremie answer during each episode. During this episode, we skipped the audience question to leave more time with our guest. If you have a leadership question that may end up on the show in the future, reach out to Tracy at hello@giantworldwide.com
Our favorite episode quotes:
Steve, "One of the most important things as a leader is to be responsible of their own growth. You can't give away what you don't possess."
Chris, "My family is my life's work and the most fun thing I get to do is to be Ashley's husband and get to be my kids' dad." Jeremie, ""The word responsible is about being held accountable. You have the ability to multiply and give yourself to people."
Assessment:
Chris mentions that he would like to go through the GiANT Program again to discover who he is. He is referring to The 5 Voices. To take the 5 Voices assessment, go here.
If you want to become a GiANT Certified Coach, go to giantworldwide.com and watch the video, then book a demo.
Episode Takeaway from Steve: What does it mean to lead through influence and how do you balance responsibility and authority when you are not the CEO who makes the ultimate decisions? You have to die to your own ego. How do we become people who leverage our influence for others and how do we make sure we give the right calibration of authority and responsibility of those we lead?
Episode Takeaway from Jeremie: Chris is a liberator and a freedom fighter. He thinks so much FOR people and FOR their benefit.
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