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In this inaugural episode of The Anatomy of Leadership podcast, Chris Comeaux introduces himself and his new book, The Anatomy of Leadership. He discusses his passion for leadership and the impact it can have on the world.
He shares an email exchange with his mentor, Dr. Lee Thayer, who had a profound influence on his understanding of leadership, and this email was the jumping-off point for the book. It’s a great brain teaser that really makes you think, what is this thing called leadership?
Chris then outlines the meta-framework of leadership from his book, which includes self-mastery, caring for others, influence, intention, and cause and purpose. He also introduces the concept of the seven M's: mission, margin, meaning management, message into the community, making people, making the organization, and mapping the future. Each of these elements of the meta-framework of leadership will theme each future episode with insightful guests that will enable us to go deeper on each topic. This podcast will be a great way to get pearls of Wisdom and practical tools for improving your leadership performance, all the while challenging you regarding your cause and purpose and how to better live it.
Key Takeaways:
- Leadership is about making an impact and changing the trajectory of things.
- The meta-framework of leadership includes self-mastery, caring for others, influence, intention, and cause and purpose.
- The seven M's of leadership are mission, margin, meaning management, message into the community, making people, making the organization, and mapping the future.
- The future podcast will explore these topics in-depth and feature guest experts.
This is a great listen and one to subscribe to for the future so you don’t miss an episode.
I am currently the President/CEO of Teleios Collaborative Network which is like a co-op of nonprofit hospice and palliative care organizations. I am also CEO of Teleios Consulting Group. The goal of the collaboration is to harness the best of each hospice and enable the network to better care in each community for the patients and families being served as well as introduce innovations across the membership network and work with payers for new innovative solutions for those dealing with serious or advanced illness.
I am also host two podcasts, Anatomy Of Leadership and TCNtalks. Anatomy of Leadership was inspired by my book "The Anatomy of Leadership" which I wrote for Leaders, visionaries, and change-makers. The podcast delves deep into the essence of purpose-driven and high-performance leadership.
The show guides you through a journey of discovery—revealing how effective leadership can significantly alter the trajectory of our teams, organizations, our lives, and the world at large.
We examine topics like:
- Self-Mastery
- Caring for Others
- Influence
- Intention
- Cause and Purpose
Bio
Over the years, I have become nationally known as a leader in our country’s hospice and palliative care industry, where I spent a large portion of my career as President/CEO of Four Seasons in western North Carolina, a 2009 American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award Winner. In 2005, the Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care honored me with the Peter Keese Leadership Award.
In 2006, I left Four Seasons for two years to build an alliance between the prestigious national healthcare consulting firm, the Studer Group, and Covenant Hospice in Pensacola. The vision was to transform, develop, and grow leaders throughout the hospice and palliative care world. With this venture from its infancy to an established coaching firm partnering with post-acute healthcare organizations from New York to California. I returned to Four Seasons in 2008 to apply everything learned in the trenches on leadership to an organization I knew and loved.
My hospice career began in 1997 at Covenant Hospice in Pensacola, Florida. Earlier in my career, where I worked with KPMG Peat Marwick, a “Big Four” CPA consulting firm, and with Cooper Industries, a Fortune 100 Company, in its Executive Development Program.
I have a Masters in Leadership from the Thayer Institute for Performance Virtuosity.
I am blessed to have a wonderful wife, Deshia and a proud parent of 5 children (3 boys and 2 girls). Love spending time outdoors with my family, reading, and learning in the mountains of Western North Carolina.