In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C Suite strategist, business founder and best selling author, welcomes Bobby Herrera, co-founder and president of the Populus Group and author of *The Gift of Struggle.*
0:00: Welcome to Thought Sparks
0:18: The Bus Story
3:21: Family Background & The Bracero Program
6:33: Growing Up & Military Service
8:44: Keeping Your Word: The Wedding Story
13:11: The Demotion: Owning Your Part
19:04: Building Populus Group
25:39: Culture: Climbers & Common Language
30:11: Selecting, Welcoming, and Developing Talent
34:55: The Kind Truth & Hard Conversations
38:39: The Era of Slow: Less But Better
43:10: Staying True to Your Values
48:55: Closing & Reflections
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