Cultural Momentum Strategist

Interview with Dov Baron, Author of several books, including, Fiercely Loyal, international speaker, and leading authority on Authentic LeadershipDov Baron is a bestselling author of several books and an internationally in demand keynote speaker who has been sharing his insights and strategies for more than 25 years. In addition, he continues to serve as a private mentor for top performance individuals as well as corporations and other organizations that are dedicated to generating both exponential growth and fierce loyalty. Dov is also known as an "Elite Mind Strategist specializing in the Psychology of High Performance Leadership". Dov's latest book is entitled Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. This book includes valuable information about the characteristics of notable (authentic) leaders and how they can create fierce loyalty in terms of identity, culture, individuals and teams as well as many other topics, examples, and cases. Dov advocates vulnerability as an integral part of being a courageous leader. Also, he cautions that success is a lot more about doing/achieving something that you care about passionately than it is about recognition or money. He encourages building relationships through cooperation and collaboration with individuals and groups, external as well as internal to the organization. Externally, competitors, customers, and suppliers can cooperate to build stronger futures for all involved. Internally, intrapreneurship enables employees to function as innovative entrepreneurs. This cultural and personal commitment to creativity helps organizations to flourish as individuals and teams become increasingly "Fiercely Loyal". Contribution and community are also essential because people (employees, customers, suppliers, and others) want to care about what they and their organizations are doing, and they want to be a part of a community with the same values. If leaders want to increase the loyalty of their top talent, especially millennials, they should utilize Dov's suggestions regarding cooperation, collaboration, contribution, and community.Question: You are listed on your website as the world's only cultural momentum strategist. What does that mean? Dov Baron: When a company starts off, quite often there will be 1 to 3 founding members. Someone had a great idea for the marketplace. The company experiences from 1% to 1000% growth with minimal resources. In 1 to 2 years, it levels off. What is the problem? They become too focused on systems and structure, not innovation. Just look at the year 1955 Fortune 500 list of companies: 87% were gone by 2011. The 13% of the companies that were left tapped into certain common elements including what it takes in order to surge and innovate. That's what I do. I am the cultural momentum strategist who helps organizations survive and flourish! Question: People are interested in how entrepreneurs and authors get started. How did you get started writing books? Doing conferences? Being a sought after public speaker. Who influenced you? Dov Baron: Lots of people influenced me. Only fools think they can do everything on their own which is absolutely not true. The best people have coaches, mentors, and teams of people who help them to be successful, and I have had those people as well. The best people study and learn. I studied, and I continue to study, even as I coach, mentor, and teach others.My first business was at age 16, and I have businesses in various countries, e.g., the UK, Canada, Australia. About 31 years ago, people met at my house on Monday night for six weeks to study. From that foundational study session, I have now been involved in various operations as an author, international speaker, mentor, and cultural momentum strategist in a multiplicity of venues and for a variety of individuals and organizations.Question: Inc. Magazine named you as one of the Top 100 great Leadership Speakers to book for your next conference. …