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Leadership Lessons From Kent Taylor, Founder Of Texas Roadhouse

Eric Jacobson

From cover-to-cover of Made From Scratch you’ll learn the leadership lessons of the late Kent Taylor , founder of the restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse. In the new book, Taylor recounts how he built the restaurant chain from the ground up after being rejected more than 80 times as he pitched the idea for the business.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

Businesses and society endorse busyness, overwork, and extreme commitment as the most valued traits in workers. Many workers believe that to compete with other top talent, they must embrace a culture that rewards long hours and a constant connection to work. It's time to fight back.

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Commitment

Lead on Purpose

My commitment: For the next six months (at a minimum) I will write at least one post a week. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management. This is an important discipline that does not get enough attention. I’ve hopefully added at least a drop to the bucket.

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Are You Managing the Dimensions of Your CEO Influence?

Lead Change Blog

That trust arises from the CEO’s demonstrated values, fairness, and commitment to the organisation. Living those values, building trust and demonstrating commitment is demanding, and the pace can tell. My CEO colleagues in the charity sector find this a challenging balance to strike. . The most important aspect .

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Vince Lombardi’s Motivation “Secrets”: Love, Loyalty and Commitment

First Friday Book Synopsis

Taylor for BNET (February 14, 2011), The CBS Interactive Business Network. Here is an article written by William C. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Now that Valentine’s Day is but a distant memory, [.].

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Texas Roadhouse and a Leader’s Legacy

Mark Sanborn

A personal note: This post is a tribute to Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse who tragically passed in March 2021. Kent Taylor, founder of Texas Roadhouse, not only openly admits that three of his first five restaurants failed, but he has a memento from each mounted behind his desk with a plaque detailing the money lost. .

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Are You Ready to Deliver a Great Presentation?

Lead Change Blog

If you are fully committed to your ideas, you will have passion and conviction in your delivery. For example, Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor rehearsed her extraordinarily successful TED talk 200 times before presenting it. Use a catchy phrase that makes your key point easy to remember. Give the audience a specific action item.

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