26. Ben Oborne - Prick the EGO, STUDY JAPAN ... How to embrace ALL People!

There is one sentence in Ben's resume that reads ... "Skilled in Business Planning, Operations Management and Leadership with an extensive history in the Quick Service Restaurant industry".
I have known this Chief Operating Officer of Domino's Pizza Japan for 10 years and a sentence like the above only describes what he has done. It doesn't tell you of the unique perspectives and paradigms that define Ben Oborne. These are attitudes and views, which ultimately have accelerated this 34 year old up the ladder of leadership. It's simple, Ben's way of seeing people and the world around him attracts people's interest and their curiosity, just as it has done mine for a decade.
Why does Ben Oborne connect with most?
Why do most people never feel threatened by him?
Why is Ben Oborne so naturally likeable?
How come wherever he has ventured, staff like and respond to him?
What differentiates him from so many of his peers?
He promotes TRUST. He sells BELIEF. He fosters CONNECTION. He lives by the creed that "Team's succeed, but only leader's fail". Now that's ACCOUNTABILITY.
Of course, you won't be surprised that his primary ingredients are EMPATHY and CURIOSITY. His desire to explore and learn is simply at another level. Which is why you will come to understand Ben's fascination with all that is beautifully hospitable with the spirit that surrounds him ... the CULTURE of JAPAN.
If you have enjoyed the wide variety of different backgrounds that have defined the first 25 episodes of A JOURNEY WITH BERNIE, then you will love the backdrop of this episode about an outstanding corporate leader, whose life journey took him from Jindera to Japan. (I will let you look up Jindera. See if you can find it!)  It's the story of a young man who learnt life through games of hockey and as lead singer of a Rock Band, which fueled his love of people and thirst to understand. This episode will remind you that life is a playground of rich opportunities and experiences.
Grab the opportunity even more by reading Ben's recommendation ... "Start with Why" by Simon Sinek, and by chance if you want to sound like Ben, then look up words like 'nefarious and despot'. I had never heard of them until this episode! This hour is so easy to enjoy with an unassuming, humble, egoless explorer of life, whose attributes make him a mighty, effective Corporate Leader. 
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