Scott Miller's Favorite Messes (or Mistakes) in Executive and Marketing Roles

<p>FranklinCovey executive, author of books including <em>Marketing Mess to Brand Success</em></p> <p>Show notes: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake100">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake100</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #100 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://www.scottjeffreymiller.com/">Scott J. Miller</a>, a long-time executive with FranklinCovey.</p> <p>Scott is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/38OPoh9">books</a> including <a href="https://amzn.to/3BWiYy6"><em>Everyone Deserves a Great Manager</em></a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3DZiWqJ"><em>Management Mess To Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow</em></a>, and his latest book, <a href="https://amzn.to/2VtnFje"><em>Marketing Mess to Brand Success: 30 Challenges to Transform Your Organization's Brand (and Your Own)</em></a>.</p> <p>He's also the host of the podcast, "<a href="https://tools.applemediaservices.com/podcast/1391164389?country=us">On Leadership with Scott Miller,</a>" where he has interviewed people including Adam Grant, Elizabeth Smart, John Maxwell, Matthew McConaughey, and Stephen M.R. Covey.</p> <p>In today's episode, Scott shares his favorite mistake, from his time as a Chief Marketing Officer and how being an "idea fountain" was a mistake, as he learned. We also get a bonus "favorite mistake" story about a marketing promotion gone wrong.</p> <p>Other topics and questions:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3jQP2Nw"><em>Multipliers</em></a> - his favorite leadership book either written - Liz Wiseman (or are we “diminishers”?)</li> <li>How did you bring this up and resolve this with your team?</li> <li>Questions that aren’t really questions?</li> <li>Can you be an expert in everything? Safe to say, “I don’t know”??</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2X6bbyM"><em>The Speed of Trust</em> </a>- Stephen M.R. Covey</li> <li>How important to you is “manager” vs. “leader”??</li> <li>How do you define a “great” mangager i