Biagio Sciacca (Bill) is author of Goals Book: Embracing Personal Responsibility in an Age of Entitlement and a trainer/consultant in strategic management and leadership. Growing up in the coal mining district of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Bill has a way of melding social sciences, humanities and plain old common sense to leadership principles. I could go on for days on his bio, but let me hit some highlights
- A master’s degree and PhD in Business Administration
- Has taught Micro and Macro Economics since 1982 at the University level, most recently at Penn State
- Owned a donut and ice cream franchise chain
- Writes and records his own guitar songs
- And is a certified SPIN instructor.
Top Takeaways: 7 Principles of High Octane Leaders with Biagio Sciacca
- I don’t find the time, I schedule it
- Saying “no” is just as important as saying “yes”
- If you want to make a better world, you have to make a better you
- High octane- leaders that require high performance
- 1- Mental application across business problems has to be consistent
- You have to get high performance out of everybody
- 2- Intensity is a choice
- 3- Strategy does not necessarily equal strong tactics
- But strong tactics equal strong strategy
- Spend your time on the details of the tactics and the strategy will take care of itself
- 4- Communication must be 360 degrees
- 5- Momentum is just as important as direction
- 6- Your personal internal script must be congruent with your behavior
- 7- Incremental change is just as important as massive disruption
- The difference between where you are and where you want to be is potentiality
- Have the appropriate attitude and response for the situation
- Self-discipline is liberating
- Don’t accept excuses from anybody, especially yourself
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: History of Western Philosophy: And Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bertrand Russell
Leadership Superpower: A disciplined lifestyle
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable]The best way out of a problem is through it[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: Goals Book: Embracing Personal Responsibility in an Age of Entitlement by Biagio “Bill” Sciacca
Additional Items Mentioned
Bill’s website: Intelligentmotivationinc.com
