#97: Cyrus Freidheim, Chiquita & Chicago Sun-Times Former CEO & Management Consultant—Get an Outside Perspective

Today’s guest is Cyrus Freidheim, the former CEO of both Chiquita and the Chicago Sun-Times and an absolutely legendary management consultant.

Consultants often get a bad rap for over-charging and under-delivering. (And let’s be honest – sometimes, they deserve it!) 

But the RIGHT consultant delivers something that’s vital for your business: an outside perspective. It’s often the only way you can diagnose and fix your blind spots. And if you don’t, those blind spots will come back to haunt you!

In this conversation, Cyrus will show you how to use that outside perspective to grow your businesses. As a consultant, he’s turned around countless organizations. He’s served on dozens of boards, and of course, he’s faced his own leadership challenges as CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times.

He really has seen it all, and there is so much we can learn from him about the power of an outside perspective.

You’ll also learn:

• The first question you need to ask if you want to turn a business around
• What to do when you face a major disagreement you just can’t resolve
• Two vital ingredients in a successful consultant-leader relationship 
• Why having (and becoming) a mentor is crucial to your success

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Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.