034 Matt Lesser Returns to Discuss the Pillars of Empathy, Empowerment, and Excellence in Leadership

Matt Lesser started his career leading his family’s struggling business. It quickly failed, and Matt experienced a suicidal depression. Out of the ashes, a new business emerged and grew from three people to nearly two hundred while experiencing a twenty-fold increase in revenue, before selling to trusted competitors. Matt then served in a C-Suite role in private equity for 12 years, before serving transitional C-Suite roles in banking and commercial uniforms.

Matt founded Uniquely Normal, LLC in 2021 to equip leaders to solve their costly people-related challenges by building flourishing organizations on the pillars of Empathy, Empowerment, and Excellence, which is the focus of Matt’s second book, “unEngaged: Building Flourishing Organizations” (released 24 OCT 2023). Matt is the best-selling author of “unSatisfied: When Less is More” and has served as a keynote speaker as well as a facilitator of rooms packed with leaders around the world for more than twenty years now. In addition, Matt is a certified executive coach as well as certified in nearly twenty personality, preference, and leadership assessments. Matt married his elementary school sweetheart in 1996 and lives in northeast Indiana with his family.

Derek Dall’Olmo welcomes Matt Lesser back to his podcast to discuss Matt’s new book on building flourishing organizations. Matt provides an overview of the three pillars of empathy, empowerment, and excellence that are the focus of his book. He explains each pillar in detail and how they contribute to developing engaged team members. Derek digs into how leaders can implement these concepts within their own organizations.

“Organizations do not become flourishing by accident. People do not become flourishing by accident. It requires intentionality.” – Matt Lesser

This week on Traversing Entrepreneurship:

• Building a successful business and overcoming challenges.
• Leadership book with three pillars of empathy, empowerment, and excellence.
• Leadership, empathy, and effective communication in business.
• Empathy in leadership and its impact on employee retention.
• Empowering employees with clear expectations and authority.
• Leadership, empathy, and excellence in an organization.
• Organizational excellence and team member motivation.
• Identifying and developing top performers in an organization.
• Acquisition strategies and addressing core fears and insecurities.

Our Favorite Quotes:

“Empathy really boils down to two things, two practices, understanding and listening.” – Matt Lesser

“Empowerment is all about letting people do the job that you hired them to do.” – Matt Lesser

“Excellence is having a compelling vision that is aligned, supported, and communicated.” – Matt Lesser

Connect with Matt:

• Website: www.uniquelynormal.com
• Email: Matt@uniquelynormal.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-lesser