Manage Smarter 72 — Jeffrey Hayzlett: Don't Just Be a Manager, Be a Hero!

BY Audrey Strong
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Jeffrey Hayzlett is Chairman & CEO of the C‑Suite Network, the former CMO of Kodak and (perhaps best known for being) a celebrity judge on the TV show Celebrity Apprentice for three seasons. He is the best-​selling author of "The Hero Factor: How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures."

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In this episode, Audrey, Lee and Jeffrey discuss:

  • The definition of The Hero Factor and Hero Leadership philosophy
  • Why you should consider this different model of leadership
  • The benefits of being a Hero leader
  • Stories of companies that did not follow this model 

"It’s not profit over people that will make your business successful―it’s when you combine people and profits that you become A HERO LEADER."

- Jeffrey Hayzlett

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Audrey Strong 

Audrey Strong heads all external and internal communications for SalesFuel, including public relations — which she has directed since 2014. Prior to SalesFuel, she founded her own public relations firm and served years as an award-​winning journalist in television news. Audrey earned her degree in broadcast journalism from Ohio University.

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