#131 - Let’s Be Honest—Is Honesty Really The Best Policy in Leadership? with Ron Carucci

In this episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy chats with Author, Co-founder, and Managing Partner of Navalent, Ron Carucci about honesty and its importance in leadership. They also talk about his book, To Be Honest, which is about the four factors of honesty and how it affects justice and purpose in a company. If you think you don’t need this episode because you think you are living an honest life, then you might want to consider taking the time to tune in, and you’ll be surprised at what you’re going to learn.

Ron is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He has a thirty-year track record helping executives tackle strategy, organization, and leadership challenges. From start-ups to Fortune 10’s, non-profits to heads-of-state, turnarounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth.  He has helped organizations articulate strategies that lead to accelerated growth and design organizations that can execute those strategies. He has worked in more than 25 countries on four continents.  He is the author of 9 books, including the Amazon #1 Rising to Power and the recently released, To Be Honest, Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice & Purpose. He is a popular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, where Navalent’s work on leadership was named one of 2016’s management ideas that mattered most. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes and a two-time TEDx speaker. His work’s been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, Inc., BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Business Week, Inc., Fast Company, Smart Business, and thought-leaders.

Connect with Ron at:
Website: www.navalent.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/
Twitter: @RonCarucci

Grab a copy of his book, To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose. Click here

Show notes:
[2:59] On his book and how honesty played its role
[4:03] The society needing more honesty
[5:06] The mistakes leaders make in terms of earning trust
[10:10] On personal accountability
[11:46] Measuring the value of a team member
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[16:59] When does he find it most difficult for leaders to show up with honesty
[20:30] What sparked Ron’s interest and how he started this journey
[25:57] Factors of honesty: Governance
[28:20] To Be Honest—who is this book for?
[30:40] Ron’s definition of happiness
[32:16] Outro

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