344: Mark Brown: Leadership From The Wilderness To The Workplace
- 344: Mark Brown: Leadership From The Wilderness To The Workplace Nicole Jansen, Leadership Coach For Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurs 41:03
For more than 20 years, Mark M. Brown worked as a field instructor and program manager for Outward Bound. He developed some of the first leadership development programs that utilized Outward Bound principles inside organizations.
Mark has worked with companies such as the Home Depot, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, and Cox Enterprises. He later joined the leadership team of a New England company using Expeditionary Leadership principles to transform its culture.
Mark is the author of Outward Bound Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership: To Serve, to Strive, and Not to Yield. It explores the concept of Expeditionary Leadership through the stories of people who went on to make a positive difference in the world.Â
Mark currently works as a master organizational guide, executive coach and consultant, leading people and organizations to thrive through change. He also serves on the advisory board of several organizations, including two Technology start-ups and the University of New Hampshire and Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.
What We Discuss With Mark Brown In This Episode
- Mark’s journey
- What is Outward Bound
- Observing different behavior dynamics in the wilderness
- “Soft skills” as the nuts and bolts of effective leadership
- How do you captain a ship of leaders?
- How to instill expeditionary leadership qualities in the workplace
Episode Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/y2p3qvj6
