Influencing Leaders and the Power of Your Personal Brand

In this conversation, Matt Mueller and Rich Bruno explore the often-overlooked aspects of innovation, focusing on the significance of personal branding, trust, and relationships in fostering a culture of innovation within organizations. Rich emphasizes the importance of authenticity, effective communication, and the legacy leaders leave behind. They discuss how leaders can assess their personal brand, the power of asking the right questions, and the value of listening in leadership. The conversation concludes with insights on navigating leadership challenges and the importance of self-awareness in creating a positive organizational culture.

Takeaways:

• Personal branding is crucial for innovation.
• Building trust and relationships enhances leadership effectiveness.
• Self-awareness is key to assessing one's personal brand.
• Asking the right questions empowers team members.
• Listening is a vital leadership trait.
• Leaders should focus on the legacy they leave behind.
• Creating a positive culture is essential for innovation.
• Effective leaders engage and invite contributions from their teams.
• Authenticity in leadership fosters trust and collaboration.
• Networking and relationship-building are fundamental to success.

Chapters:

• 00:00 The Importance of Personal Branding in Innovation
• 03:29 Building Relationships and Trust
• 06:18 Assessing Personal Brand and Leadership
• 09:17 The Power of Questions in Leadership
• 12:16 Listening and Presence in Leadership
• 14:56 Empowering Others and Collaborative Leadership
• 17:41 Self-Awareness and Feedback in Leadership
• 20:49 Creating a Lasting Legacy as a Leader

Learn More About Rich Bruno:

After a thirty-year Supply Chain Leadership career with a Fortune 50
company, where Rich was recognized as an impactful servant leader, he
retired in May 2019, two weeks after turning 55, to improve his quality of
life and solely focus on his entrepreneurial aspirations.
Rich has been a successful entrepreneur in a Franchise organization for
twelve years as a multi-unit owner, where he has started, scaled, and very
profitably exited three businesses.
Over this period, Rich received accolades and awards as a top performer in
the network, the first to hit milestones in membership and revenue, and
received a “Business Leader of the Year” award from the Chamber of
Commerce.

For seven of the twelve years, he accomplished all of this as an active owner-
operator of these businesses while concurrently managing a demanding

corporate supply chain leadership career at Johnson & Johnson.

• Website: https://richbrunoconsulting.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbruno420/

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