Show Notes
In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C Suite strategist, business founder and best selling author, welcomes Bobby Herrera, co-founder and president of the Populus Group and author of The Gift of Struggle.
0:00: Welcome to Thought Sparks 0:18: The Bus Story 3:21: Family Background & The Bracero Program 6:33: Growing Up & Military Service 8:44: Keeping Your Word: The Wedding Story 13:11: The Demotion: Owning Your Part 19:04: Building Populus Group 25:39: Culture: Climbers & Common Language 30:11: Selecting, Welcoming, and Developing Talent 34:55: The Kind Truth & Hard Conversations 38:39: The Era of Slow: Less But Better 43:10: Staying True to Your Values 48:55: Closing & Reflections
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