The One Trait That Predicts Which CEOs Actually Make It BIG with Sheldon Harris
Make BIG Happen podcast with Mark MosesShow Notes
Most CEOs think coaching means getting the right answers. Sheldon Harris built a twelve-year career proving the opposite.
Sheldon Harris, Partner and Coach at CEO Coaching International, talks about the operating principles that have guided hundreds of CEOs through growth, crisis, and reinvention.
From a warehouse manager job at Costco in Alaska to leading Cold Stone Creamery through explosive growth and a public food-safety crisis, Sheldon shares the moments that shaped how he leads and coaches today.
He talks about getting fired the same day as his close friend and CEO Coaching International founder Mark Moses, why he believes the best leaders are humble and hungry, and the coaching principle he calls “meeting people where they live.”
He also unpacks a few of his most repeated operating principles, the ones his clients call the Sheldons, and explains why real transformation with a coach is never a single moment but an ongoing process.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
00:00 Character reveals itself most clearly under real adversity 01:22 Work ethic outweighs credentials when building a career 03:38 Great leadership adapts fast when familiar rules disappear 06:53 Guard your integrity like it defines everything you do 12:47 Owning a crisis builds more trust than hiding it 18:01 Behave today like the leader your future demands 24:32 Getting fired revealed exactly who he chose to be 32:35 The best performers share one trait: humble and hungry 39:01 Trust must be earned before real change happens 60:28 Meeting people where they live unlocks real coaching impact
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RESOURCES MENTIONED
“Great by Choice” by Jim Collins: https://www.jimcollins.com/books/great-by-choice.html
CEO Coaching International website: https://ceocoachinginternational.com/
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