Episode 182: Ryan McCrea, MAIOP & his book, Quick Bites of Insight: Micro-Sized Learning on Work and Leadership
About Ryan
Ryan is a senior talent and leadership development executive known for building practical, high-impact strategies that help organizations grow stronger leaders, better teams, and healthier cultures. With more than two decades of experience across talent management, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, mentoring, and culture transformation, Ryan brings a science-practitioner approach to helping people and businesses perform at their best. He is also the author of Quick Bites of Insight, a book that offers practical, real-world leadership lessons for managers and professionals looking to grow in the flow of work.
Conversation Highlights
The MAIN QUESTION for you that comes out of my conversation with Ryan is, How do you view the responsibility of leadership — to yourself and to others — to improve each person and not just the bottom line?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – The Book Leads Podcast – Ryan McCrea
00:56 – Introduction & Bio
02:54 – Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?
06:41 – How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?
23:15 – How does the work you’re doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?
31:13 – What is your superpower?
36:09 – What does leadership mean to you?
39:33 – Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?
47:36 – Can you provide a general overview of the book?
51:06 – What’s changed in you in the process of writing this book?
53:22 – What’s next for your writing?
57:59 – What book has inspired you?
01:04:42 – What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)
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