My name is Matt Bourne, Chief Commercial Officer for the Midmark Corporation.
What Is One Habit Or Routine That Has Been Essential To Your Success As A Leader?
So this might be a little bit off the charts here, but I've always thought that really, really good leaders — all right? really good leaders — are pragmatic dreamers. And I like to visualize. So I spent a lot of time visualizing what success looks like. If I have a big presentation that day, I'll actually visualize before I'm on stage or behind the microphone or the podium, what that's going to look and feel like, and just envision what that success is.
What Was A Key Moment In Your Career?
There's several really pivotal moments in your career that lead to who you are today. I think the one thing you have to be able to do to be successful as a leader of businesswomen and -men is you have to take calculated risks. You have to have the courage to take those risks and really go outside of those comfort areas.
I had a couple examples of that where something was really challenging for me — it was going to be a complex role or responsibility. And I weighed the benefits of it and the risks of it and just made a really important calculated decision.
What’s One Key Principle Or Value That Guides How You Lead?
One of the things that I keep in mind when I'm in my office are notes or slogans that help remind me of what good leadership is. One quote that comes to mind that's paraphrased from so many different books is this idea of: A successful leader is someone who can drive outcomes, positive outcomes to the influence of others. And the only way you can do that is to be a really good listener.