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Leadership
MIKE MCGINLEY, Managing Partner
| Signature Strength |
Boundless positive energy |
| Signature Weakness |
Overcommitment |
| Passionate about |
Creating things. With other people. See how that might lead to a little overcommitment? |
| His story |
Led large-scale operations functions in 3 Fortune 200 companies, always leveraging people to achieve the improbable. Through the process of working with executive coaches, realized he'd really been an internal coach having line responsibility for all those years! |
| Learning edge |
Neuroleadership-examining the symmetry and the conflict between what our brain is wired to do and our modern behavioral mores. |
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| Loves to... |
Connect. |
| Would rather not... |
Read instructions. Or write them, for that matter! |
| Wishes he... |
Had invested more heavily in mastering the language while living in France |
| Life Lesson... |
Laughter and a broad perspective are a virtuous cycle |
| Favorite band of all time... |
The National |
| If he had to spend one year in someone else's life... |
Lance Armstrong-1999 |
| On his life goals list... |
Stand atop the highest point in each of the 50 states (41 down, 9 to go!) |
| Favorite time waster... |
Attending sporting events with the kids. Just love the intensity and camaraderie of sports and cherish the experience with kids. Also greatly appreciate clever, humorous tweets (I'm looking at you, Stephen Colbert, Andy Borowitz, Sarah Silverman...) |
| Education |
B.S. California State University-Finance. M.B.A. University of Virginia |
| Favorite quote |
"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The 2nd best time is now"-Chinese Proverb |
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