33 Converting Adversity into Opportunity with Doug Cohen

Doug is a Market President of our Atlanta Division here at Fischer Homes, and in this episode we talk about: 

• Doug’s career story and his path starting in accounting to becoming Market President
• The importance of supporting your team by being present and available
• How the best leaders face uncertainty with unwavering optimism on one hand and confront the brutal facts of reality on the other

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Timestamps:

• 2:40 - Doug’s career story
• 7:30 - Dealing with strengths and weaknesses
• 10:10 - Doug’s motivation
• 11:30 - Overcoming leadership deficiency
• 14:47 - “He doesn’t do the work!”
• 17:05 - Our flawed sense of entitlement
• 19:40 - “Experience comes over time”
•  20:47 - The characteristics every leader needs
• 23:40 - The repetitive cycles of the industry
• 25:45 - How different company cultures are
• 27:10 - The important decisions Doug makes as a leader
• 30:42 - Bag O’ Questions
• 38:19 - Key Takeaways