Unconventional Mindset

Putting People First: Leadership that Empowers Others to Achieve Greatness - Earl Hoeg

Odum Idika

After a successful 33 year career in public service, Earl Hoeg shares his insights on leadership, self-awareness and entrepreneurship.

Earl is the president of PeopleFirst, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to be great leaders.

Today Earl will cover:
🔹The importance of self-awareness
🔹Treating others how they want to be treated
🔹The Insights Discovery and colour personalities
🔹The role of AI in leadership development
🔹Great leadership is learned
🔹It's never to late to reinvent yourself

Follow Earl:
🌐 Website 👉 https://peoplefirst.ca
🔗 LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/earlhoeg/

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:20 Experience in the public sector
00:06:16 How to put people first as a leader
00:11:48 Why start PeopleFirst after retirement
00:18:37 It's never too late to pursue your WHY
00:21:37 Advantage of starting entrepreneurship later in life
00:23:54 What is leadership
00:28:45 What to look for in employees early on
00:31:14 How to build trust in your team
00:35:15 What it means to put people first
00:37:45 Insights Discover
00:51:31 Breaking down Odum's Insights colour personality
00:56:09 Understanding how to deal with different personalities
01:03:42 Using Insights to increase results
01:07:09 How to encourage personal growth in people
01:13:05 How will AI disrupt how people lead
01:16:48 Biggest fears around AI
01:20:10 Leadership as a continual learning process
01:22:00 Leadership is a skill that anyone can learn
01:23:53 Setting big, scary goals