Leading Authentically with Doug Holladay

In this episode of the Revenue Builders podcast, Doug Holladay
joins our hosts John Kaplan and John McMahon to discuss the
importance of purpose as a leader. Doug has found meaning in his
long and successful career spanning from Goldman Sachs to
international government and now, higher education as an
executive-in-residence at Georgetown University. In their
conversation, you’ll hear many of the lessons Doug shares in his
MBA class on the importance of authenticity, purpose, and
vulnerability in becoming a truly impactful leader - and feeling
fulfilled while doing it.


Additional Resources:


Donate to Morehouse College:
https://www.giving.morehouse.edu/s/

Get Doug's Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Success-Essential-Practices-Finding/dp/0062897888

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougholladay/

Website: https://www.dougholladay.com/

5 Traits of Successful Leaders: https://forc.mx/3BrMkHh



Listen to More Revenue Builders: 


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HIGHLIGHTS


Know your purpose and where you can add value

Why business leaders are lonely at the top

Our point of connection is our brokenness

Eulogy virtues vs Resume virtues

The difference between happiness and meaning

Life changes when we bother knowing other people's stories

The neuroscience behind gratitude



GUEST BIO


The career trajectory of Doug Holladay has been unique and varied
with its blend of public service, finance and business,
non-profit work, and more recently, teaching and journalism.


J. Douglas Holladay is a co-founder of Park Avenue Equity
Partners, L.P. with offices in New York, a private equity fund
which makes equity investments in middle market operating
companies. He is a co-founder and general partner in Elgin
Capital Partners LP, a private equity partnership focused on
domestic energy development. While Mr. Holladay continues as an
active investor, the main focus of his time is on several
not-for-profit efforts, including PathNorth, which helps business
owners and CEOs define success more broadly, and ABC2 (Accelerate
Brain Cancer Cure), working to find a cure for brain cancer.
Additionally, he holds the Heinz Christian Prechter Executive in
Residence position at Georgetown University where he teaches MBA
students.


QUOTES


Doug on why many executives are lonely at the
top: "The unintended consequences of success can be
loneliness and disconnection. You can be the principal of a
middle school or sheriff of a police force in a small town, and
the same phenomenon is true there. Particularly with men; we're
not taught. We don't have a language of the heart."


Doug on the difference between happiness and
meaning: "Happiness is correlated with externalities. I
have a girlfriend. My son got into a good college. I did this, I
did that. And that comes and goes. Sometimes we're happy about
these things. Sometimes we're not. But meaning is what you want
to go for. Meaning, you can be in the most god-awful situations
and still find meaning."


Doug on understanding people through their
stories: "Everybody is what they're like because of the
sum total of all the craziness and goodness that they've
experienced in life. Once you understand that, it's powerful."


Check out John McMahon’s book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Qualified-Sales-Leader-Proven-Lessons/dp/0578895064