Skip Prichard, CEO of Ingram Content Group
Today marks the start of what I hope will be a great series of interviews. I will be sharing interviews that I have done with exceptional leaders and the insights that they have shared with me.
I hope you will enjoy the first installment as I interview Skip Prichard, blogger and CEO of Ingram Content Group.
Joseph Lalonde: Would you mind telling my readers a little about yourself? Hobbies, aspirations, family, why you do what you do, etc…
Have you ever been at a company where there’s little interaction with your boss?
You may chit-chat and say hello, talk about the weather, or the kids. Something is missing.
The chit-chat rarely leads to a conversation about your job, your aspirations, and how you’re doing.
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That something is real communication.
Communication is defined as: The imparting or exchanging of information or news.
Real communication goes deeper than this definition.
It involves taking the time to get to know the employees. Finding out their dreams and passions. If things are going well at work. If their job is still fulfilling.
We often hear people saying that the grass just looks greener on the other side of the fence. That our grass is just as green or greener.
But that’s not always true. Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence.
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You may be shocked that I said that.
Think about it for a minute. Let the saying really settle into your mind.
When we really think about it, I know it’s true. And I think you do too.
You’re probably asking Why? right about now.
And there came a day, a day unlike any other… when Earth’s mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat… to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand… on that day, The Avengers were born.
– Nick Fury
Last Friday Marvel released their blockbuster hit The Avengers. It opened to rave reviews and has broken box office records.
But that’s not all. It tells the story Earth’s mightiest heroes.
The last couple of years we have seen the individual stories of the Avengers. Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Thor have all stared in their own movies and faced battles that only they could win.
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