Bruce Cazenave is the Founder and Principal of Inflection Management LLC, a company that specializes in helping businesses survive challenging periods and mentors freshmen CEOs. Before Bruce founded Inflection Management LLC, he held multiple leadership roles at companies including Black and Decker, Timberland, Dorel Juvenile Group, Nautilus, and Bluestem Brands. Bruce takes pride in being a turnaround specialist with a proven track record of uplifting organizations and their leadership.
In this episode…
Are you a leader of an organization that’s facing tough times? Have you been able to identify the problem?
As a veteran turnaround specialist, Bruce Cazenave has experienced many crises, from bankruptcy to negative work cultures to high turnover. So, how does senior leadership rise above when it seems there is a point of no return? Bruce explains that it starts with diagnosing the situation.
In this episode of the Talent Wins podcast, host Chris Mursau sits down with Bruce Cazenave, the Founder and Principal of Inflection Management LLC, to talk about building competent teams when organizations face detrimental challenges. Part of rebuilding includes integrating a thriving company culture, a rigorous hiring process, and a CEO and CHRO partnership. Plus, Bruce offers CEOs advice on how to scale a company and more. Let’s get started!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Chris Mursau on LinkedIn
- Topgrading on LinkedIn
- Topgrading
- Email Topgrading: Info@topgrading.com
- Talent Wins podcast
- Bruce Cazenave on LinkedIn
- Inflection Management
- Six Sigma
Special Mentions
Books Mentioned
- The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William N Thorndike
- That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph
- Work Stronger: Habits for More Energy, Less Stress, and Higher Performance at Work by Pete Leibman
- The Story of the Wright Brothers: A Biography Book for New Readers by Annette Whipple
- Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant by W Chan Kim
- The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary by Mark Sanborn
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