SPaMCAST 704 - Leadership and Diving For Golf Balls, A Conversation With Stuart Leo

<span style="font-weight: 400;">In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 704, we talk leadership with Stuart Leo Founder & CEO of Waymaker.io. One of the reasons I enjoy interviews is that I often stumble across great stories.  Stuart’s entrepreneurial origin story includes golf balls, icy Tasmanian lakes, and scuba divers -- I will remember this story until I die. </span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stuart is a global thinker in strategy, systems, and leadership development. As the founder of Waymaker.io he has led the creation of Waymaker’s Leadership Curve - a revolutionary way of building clarity, alignment, and remarkable results for any organization.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartleo"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">linkedin.com/in/stuartleo</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Company Website</span> <a href= "https://waymaker.io/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">waymaker.io  </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blog</span> <a href= "https://waymaker.io/blog-feed/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">waymaker.io/blog-feed/  </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter @stuartleo </span></p> <p><strong>Re-read Saturday  News</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s chapter of</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/36Rq3p5"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Limit WIP: We Are Drowning In Work</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">opens with a quote from The Dalai Lama linking effective self-discipline with awareness of consequences. The chapter, titled Awareness, speaks to me of redemption. Awareness is a precursor to shedding helplessness and ignites the desire to act. I have spent a large part of my career participating, influencing, and/or leading change. Struggle is a common thread in nearly all of these efforts when entrenched leaders push back against ideas that bubble up from teams or other levels of the organization. Whether from fear or myriad other reasons