Jun 10, 2020
John Rogers is
the author of The
Renaissance Campaign - a mindset that has put him at the helm of a
billion-dollar transportation company, working alongside Michael J
Fox promoting the advancement of stem cell research, and testifying
in front of the U.S. Senate. His core worldview posits that most
all challenges can be solved with the right mix of holistic
thinking coupled with an effective high-impact
campaign.
Key Takeaways
[3:45] If you don’t have
revenue, you’re not a business. Leaders often find themselves so
busy working in the business that they end up not working on the
business. The same holds true in government.
[7:15] Whether it be non-profit,
business, or government, they’re not making conscious time to
create space for the long-term picture and the health of the
organization. A piece of this is that they don’t know how and they
don’t have the discipline.
[12:05] The Cassandra Syndrome
is something that occurs when you know what’s going to happen, but
nobody believes you. This applies to things like climate change and
artificial intelligence.
[14:30] Our society has become
so wonderfully specialized, but that can also get in our
way.
[15:35] Today’s problems require
multiple heads with multiple expertise to solve for.
[16:15] In order to get holistic
thinking into an organization, it first starts with getting some
creatives in the door.
[18:55] In order to break out of
silos within your organization, you need to have diversity of
thought.
[23:55] John immerses a wide
variety of people in a room for a couple of days and doesn’t give
them a break. This is to see how they work under
pressure.
[26:35] John’s coach made him go
through an exercise to use three words to describe himself in all
areas of life. It was a tough challenge because of all the words
that you end up leaving behind.
[34:45] John shares a little bit
about the stem cell work he did with actor Michael J.
Fox.
Quotable Quotes
- “We have
short-term challenges that leaders have to navigate, but we have
bigger, long-term challenges at the same time.”
- “We are
all prisoners of our own perspective.”
- “The
naysayers, they disappear, they get swallowed up.”
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