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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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Leadership and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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Three practices of successful product managers

Lead on Purpose

They focus on this marketing campaign or that new technology, and lose track of what’s most important. In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. Good product managers write understandable and timely requirements and prioritize them effectively.

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Manager vs. ?

Lead on Purpose

Manager&# is an interesting title. An account manager is different from a store manager. Even within the title of “store manager&# the scope and breadth of responsibility varies widely. The manager of a 7-Eleven has significantly different responsibilities than the manager of a Costco store.

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Is a Lack of Intentionality Holding You Back?

Leading Blog

This includes marketing, product design, sales, and, yes, customer service.”. Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse: “If we think about a new idea, I run it through twenty people—managing partners, market partners, kitchen managers, service managers, meat cutters. Stimulus is critical.”.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

In the years that have passed, we’ve continued to expand and refine the list by looking for CHROs able to innovate and outperform their peers regardless of current market dynamics in play at the time. Remember, it’s the people and culture who enable technology and marketing success – not the other way around. ?.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Whether it's the death of a friend, loss of a job, a bad break-up or the isolation of Covid-19, those who manage to be where their feet are will grow, stretch and emerge stronger, smarter and more prepared as we find peace and gratitude in the pause. We need to make our interactions count. Blog Post ).

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