A Guide to Leadership Decision Making | David Siegel

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Mar 14, 2022

Meetup CEO David Siegel shares what life at the top really looks like, from shaping company culture to building a personal board of advisers. The conversation explores creating opportunities, setting boundaries, navigating difficult conversations, and steering a business through major change.

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How Did You Become the First Outside Co of Meatup?

06:14 • 2min

Is Meadup a Community Base Organization?

07:54 • 4min

How Much of the Company Strategy Are You Developing?

11:47 • 3min

How Do You Build Your Personal Board of Advisers?

15:01 • 2min

Can You Be My Mentor?

17:19 • 2min

New Dove Men Plus Care Ultimate Glides on Smoothly Without Irritation

19:05 • 2min

Creating and Chasing Multiple Opportunities

21:18 • 5min

How Do You Think You Can Win Adam Over?

26:16 • 2min

How Did You Set Yourself Up for Success?

28:15 • 3min

The Art of Charm

31:05 • 3min

How Do You Approach Those Difficult Conversations?

34:00 • 4min

Are You Having Difficult Conversations in Your Life?

37:36 • 6min

How Do You Deal With the Nay Sayers in Leadership?

43:28 • 5min

The Power of Social Media

48:29 • 4min

How Did You Handle That Pivot?

52:05 • 3min

Meet Up - What's Your Proudest Moment?

55:21 • 3min

What's Your Decision Making Ex Factor?

58:45 • 2min

Ex Factor Live Sessions With Video Work, Seeing the Transformation in Our Clients

01:00:47 • 2min

In today’s episode, we cover leadership and decision-making with David Siegel. David is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local communities, and the author of Decide & Conquer: 44 Decisions that will Make or Break All Leaders.

Success is determined by the decisions you make and the people you surround yourself with, so how can you know when you’re making the right decision for your future, what can you do to surround yourself with people who will help you create success, and how do you maintain firm boundaries along the way?

What to Listen For

Introduction – 0:00
What does it take to be the CEO of a great company like Meetup and how can you apply that knowledge to your own goals?
Build a powerful network like a CEO – 19:28
What can you do to build a network that will get you to the next level of your career?
How do you create luck in your life so more and more opportunities present themselves to you?
What can you do to set firm boundaries as you become more successful?
Navigate difficult conversations with ease – 38:14
When is the right time to have a difficult conversation and what can you do to make difficult conversations easier?
How do you move your ego out of the way so it doesn’t sabotage your success as a leader?
Build a thriving company culture – 49:03
What can you do to foster a company culture that is open to change and willing to cooperate on effecting change?
What’s next for Meetup?

CEOs know the importance of having a powerful network and tough decision-making. It’s what gets them through difficult conversations and allows them to build a thriving company culture. But, it doesn’t happen overnight. You have to be intentional about who you connect with and how you engage with them if you want to reap the benefits. What are some things you can do this week to start building your own powerful CEO-style network and decision-making framework?

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