Tropicana CEO on What Asking for Help Says about Your Leadership - Monica McGurk

<p>When you ask for help, it means something about your leadership.</p><p>To some it may mean you're weak or incompetent. No wonder so many hesitate asking for assistance. Leaders are often under a lot of pressure to succeed and feel like they need to do everything themselves in order to achieve a "perfect outcome" and maintain their status.</p><p>This perspective leads to burnout and damages team engagement and morale.</p><p>I host Monica McGurk, CEO of Tropicana Group, who shares why asking for help is vital for leaders and three important ways to do it more effectively.</p><p>Monica is also a “disruptor”, having worked with some of America’s most iconic brands (Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Tyson) and it's most disruptive startups (Beyond Meat, PivotBio).</p><p>She’s also an award winning author who got her start in fanfiction, and wife and mom of three (four if you include the dog).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LinkedIn Profile <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamcgurk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamcgurk</strong></a></p><p>Company Link:<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.tropicana.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.tropicana.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>Link to Monica’s Books: </strong><a href="https://monicamcgurk.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://monicamcgurk.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>What You’ll Discover in this Episode:</strong></p><p>What a swimming pool incident taught her about leadership.</p><p>How to be a Subject Matter Expert without having all the answers.</p><p>A prioritization strategy to lead, write, and be with your family.</p><p>Advice for leaders seeking to leverage AI in their business.</p><p>How she motivates her team.</p><p>The activity that restores her energy.</p><p>What it’s like being an award winning author (and a CEO).</p><p>-----</p><p><strong>Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben Fanning</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.benfanning.com/speaker/" rel="noo