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7 Questions with Dave Buzanko
Name: Dave Buzanko
Current title: CEO
Current organisation: DaveBuzanko.com
30 years as a small business owner in Canada. 3x Ironman Triathlete. Author, Resilience Coach for Emerging Business Leaders.
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1. What have you found most challenging as a CEO or executive of a large enterprise?
I am the CEO of a small enterprise but I do know people and I do know what makes people tick from all walks of life. The biggest challenge CEOs face is creating a healthy, happy work culture from top to bottom
2. How did you become a CEO or executive of a large enterprise? Can you please briefly tell the story?
I am the CEO of a small business
3. How do you structure your work days from waking up to going to sleep?
I utilize my Resilience Playbook to keep my day organized and keep the items that are most important to me top of mind
4. What's the most recent significant leadership lesson you've learned?
Empathy means meeting others where they are in their journey
5. What's one book that has had a profound impact on your leadership so far? Can you please briefly tell the story of how that book impacted your leadership?
Start with Why helped me to clearly articulate my why, vision and mission statements. Something most company leaders get wrong.
6. How do you build leadership capacity in a large enterprise?
Clear vision and communication
7. What is one meaningful story that comes to mind from your time as a CEO or executive of a large enterprise so far?
Sabotage from a client and getting stuck in the moment. What I learned was how to manage risk, pick my head up and move forward