Episode 135 – Interview with Ray Makela, 5 Leadership Skills to Build a Stronger Team

Episode 135 – Interview with Ray Makela, 5 Leadership Skills to Build a Stronger TeamRay Makela, has achieved 20 years of sobriety, after 20+ years of daily drinking. He comes from a family with alcoholism on both sides of his family. He is an author, speaker, and business executive with 25 years of management, consulting, and sales experience. At Sales Readiness Group(SRG), Ray oversees all client engagements and the delivery of sales and sales management training programs. He has delivered programs for clients suchas Microsoft, Infor, Smartsheet, Alcon, Edwards Lifesciences, ABM Industries,HD Supply, Timken, and Walmart. Earlier in his career, Ray served for seven years as an officer in the US Navy.Today, he is on a mission to help individuals improve their sales careers and fulfill their aspirations while demonstrating compassion and empathy for others.Ray shares that, “leadership and management skills often get confused and interchanged when talking about developing more effective front-line managers. But there are some key differences. <br/><br/>While one is not necessarily more important or better than the other, both need to be understood and developed in order to get the most out of your Team.”Here are five key leadership principles that contribute to being a good leader:Leadership is about having a vision.Leadership is about being proactive.Leadership is about motivating and inspiring people.Leadership is about initiating change.Leadership is about building people.<br/><br/>It could be said that management is about handling today, while leadership is about building for tomorrow. You can download the White Paper here: http://bit.ly/3Nv2XpF Connect with Ray via:Website URL: www.salesreadinessgroup.com Podcast - https://www.salesreadinessgroup.com/podcast LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymakela/Twitter -  https://twitter.com/RayAMakela acourageousrecovery.com