Apr 4, 2018
In this episode, Greg McCann of McCann & Associates and I dive into the family enterprise model, vertical leadership development, and leadership agility. Greg worked in his family’s business for a number of years before teaching at Stetson University and starting their Family Enterprise Center. In addition to teaching, Greg has worked as a family enterprise consultant for nearly two decades.
In this podcast, Greg gives us a mini-course on the four leadership agilities, which include self-awareness, empathy, framing, and innovation. We discuss the six stages that leaders go through, which run along a continuum from efficient to effective. Greg also shared with us that leaders at the top of the scale (the most effective) tend to do three things daily:
Greg McCann is the founder, principal and leader of an international family enterprise consulting firm that create workshops, consults, publishes, and innovates on issues of importance to family enterprises.
As a thought leader, author, coach, consultant and speaker, he works with family enterprises in the areas of leadership development, transitions, communication & conflict resolution, and with a special emphasis on helping the next generation succeed in their careers and lives.
Greg has coached leaders for nearly 20 years and is not only a graduate of Coach U, but also certified in Leadership Agility and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Family Enterprise Center at Stetson University
When Your Parents Sign the Paychecks: Finding Success Inside or Outside the Family Enterprise by Greg McCann
Who Do You Think You Are? By Greg McCann
Family Firm Institute Goodman Study
Bill Joiner’s Leadership Agility
Vertical Leadership Development from Nick Petrie Center for Creative Leadership
Myths and Mortals:Family Business Leadership and Succession Planning by Andrew Keyt