How Young Leaders Can Become Better Leaders Today | Zach Guerin

How do you become a better leader when you are young, moving fast, and still learning? Zach Guerin, COO of Foothills Regional Housing, shares what he has learned about leading early in his career, from treating leadership as a support role to staying open and teachable with people who have decades more experience.

In this conversation: - Why Zach sees his job as a support function, and why a team problem is usually a process problem the leader owns - The HEART approach he gives his team: hear, empathize, acknowledge, repeat, then take action and carry it to the finish line - What hospitality taught him about offering alternative solutions instead of saying no, for internal and external customers alike - His advice to his own generation: slow down, be a person of your word, let go of the fear of being wrong, and hire people who know more than you

Guest: Zach Guerin, COO, Foothills Regional Housing, Jefferson County, Colorado. https://www.foothillsrh.org

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