Roar with Lakecia Gunter The Mindset that Helps You Thrive
You can steer your career and life toward success or failure, and that is determined by the mindsets developed throughout your journey. You can either believe in a fixed way of thinking, meaning that you are required to accept the hand life has dealt you with and draw inside the lines, or you can nurture a growth mentality that can cultivate your essential qualities and help you thrive.
If you listen to my guest, Brad Haczynski – Vice President and General Manager of the IoT Group Sales Organization at Intel - you will immediately recognize that he is a leader that radiates a growth mindset. He is motivated by challenge and inspired by the success of others. Failure, for him, is an opportunity for learning, so he often pushes boundaries and steps into the unknown to accomplish fabulous results.
Brad is a value-driven leader that is passionate about guiding people with humility, transparency, integrity, and respect. In today’s episode, we discuss how all these characteristics, alongside authenticity and staying grounded, lead to loyal and committed high-performing teams that achieve extraordinary things.
Listen to Episode 7 of Roar, to learn how the experiences Brad went through and the people he met in his journey have shaped the way he thinks, acts, and leads.
Some questions I ask:
- Tell us a little bit about your background, and who were some of your biggest influencers growing up? (05:06)
- Can you tell us a bit about your ‘why’ story, and how did your upbringing circumstances led you to where you are today? (07:42)
- If you had to pick just one, which pivot transformed you the most? (14:16)
- What role has mentorship played in your career? (24:53)
- What has been one of your biggest learnings in your career? (28:27)
- What has been the biggest Goliath that you faced in your career and how did you overcome it? (34:56)
In this episode, you will learn:
- The “middle child” syndrome – Brad’s story on how he struggled to find his purpose. (08:13)
- How Brad’s aunt and uncle stepped up and helped him when he needed the most, thus positively influencing his entire life. (10:00)
- The importance of values-based leadership. (17:35)
- Humility vs confidence - the two characteristics people often confuse. (20:33)
- The reasons why respect is earned, not demanded. (23:55)
- How the mindset of thinking outside the box and pushing boundaries to drive growth has led Brad to some of his big wins in his career. (30:55)
- When you question something, be ready to offer a potential answer. (34:09)
- How to cultivate the key characteristics of high-performing and winning teams. (39:00)
- The mindset of ‘every challenge is a learning opportunity’. (42:15)
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