JLDC 0132 – Interview with Patrick Malone of The PAR Group

Patrick Malone is a Senior Partner at PAR, a management consulting firm, with over thirty five years of experience in operations and sales management. He has worked with a number of Fortune 500 clients including Hewlett-Packard, DuPont, Coca-Cola, and the American Cancer Society. He is also a renowned speaker and has been the chairman on many boards. PAR is the shortened version of the word 'Partners'. What The PAR Group teaches is 'influencing skills', or what other people call leadership skills. The PAR Group teaches people how to do business if they were business partners. Topics discussed during this podcast episode include; What mistakes do most business leaders make? How can you improve leadership within your organisation? And much more! You can play this podcast episode here: Your browser does not support the audio element. Websites referenced during the podcast: ThePARGroup.com Here's a timeline of the topics discussed during the podcast: 0:00 - Short bio and intro 1:20 - Patrick Malone's growing up, family life, influences, and early career 3:15 - What is The PAR Group and how did you join with them? 5:50 - Has The PAR Group changed over the years? 7:40 - Patrick shares some examples of the common mistakes that leadership make and what he does to turn things around 9:10 - Are the issues usually rooted in leadership, in the organisational culture, or is it elsewhere? 11:00 - Patrick shared case studies of successful results he's achieved for businesses 14:00 - How have you been able to get the word out about your consulting business and to get more clients? 18:00 - Any big mistakes you've made along the way with The PAR Group that you've learned from? 22:40 - Patrick Malone's final thoughts Like this podcast? If you're enjoying the podcast, it's safe to assume there are others out there like you who would also enjoy the podcast. Help them find it! I've created a short video below that will show you how to quickly and easily rate and review the podcast in iTunes and/or Stitcher. Those people will appreciate it, and you'll feel great about yourself...