Kerry Siggins: The Ownership Mindset: Taking Responsibility for Your Life and Leadership

About Kerry Siggins:

Kerry Siggins is the CEO of StoneAge, a fast-growing, employee-owned manufacturing and technology company based in Colorado. In 2023, Kerry was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year and Colorado’s CEO of the Year. StoneAge is recognized as a top company for which to work by Outside Magazine and Inc. Magazine. She is a dynamic, sought-after speaker who presents worldwide at corporations, universities, and conferences. Kerry hosts Reflect Forward, a popular leadership podcast, and is an author, blogger, and contributor to Forbes, Entrepreneur, Authority Magazine, and BIC Magazine. Her blog is visited by thousands of readers each month, and she recently released her first book, The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership.

In this episode, Jim and Kerry Siggins discuss:

• The power of self-leadership in driving personal and professional growth
• How StoneAge built a thriving employee-owned culture with accountability at its core
• The difference between authenticity and vulnerability in leadership
• How to create a workplace where employees hold themselves — and each other — accountable
• The importance of mindset in transforming challenges into opportunities

Key Takeaways:

• Leadership starts with how you lead yourself. Every day, you choose how to show up — your attitude, effort, and accountability are fully within your control.
• Culture thrives on clarity. When expectations are clearly defined and modeled consistently, people rise to meet them, and those who don’t naturally opt out.
• Some of life’s most valuable lessons happen off the job. Kerry has seen firsthand how a values-driven work culture positively influences employees' families and communities.
• Authenticity without accountability is reckless. Being your true self matters, but it can’t come at the expense of how you impact others — awareness and responsibility are vital.
• The ownership mindset changes everything. When you believe life happens through you, not to you, you stop making excuses and start creating meaningful change.

"I am responsible for everything that happens in my life. Things don't happen to me. They happen because of me, or they happen through me." – Kerry Siggins

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