ML72- 7 Principles of High Octane Leaders with Biagio Sciacca

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