The Art of Networking: A Blueprint to Humble Leadership

Meet Richard Edelman, the president and CEO of Edelman Communications, a global marketing firm. Richard’s life was on the right track from an early age. Then, just one month before graduating from Harvard Business School and with a plan to work as an assistant product manager at Playtex, Richard’s father called and asked him to work for the family business. Forty-six years later, Richard is now the proud head of this world-renowned, family-owned business. “I haven't just loved it. I've thrived in it,” he says. While he’s made some mistakes along the way, Richard reminds us that “If you don't try and fail forward, you'll never get ahead.”

What You Will Learn:

• Why every action and person should be measured by ability, dependability, integrity, and purpose
• How humble leadership adds to self-confidence
• The most underrated aspect of creating and maintaining a broad network
• Insights into leading from the front and how that inspires trust

Join us for this insightful episode, where you’ll learn the best-kept secrets to leadership from a man who has led a successful global communications firm for decades. Richard draws on Dale Carnegie’s principles in his work, saying that Carnegie teaches the “forging of close personal ties that matters more than ever.” Richard’s advice will leave you inspired and ready to become who you’ve always wanted to be. Listen today, and you’ll be a better leader tomorrow.

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