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Podcast: How Leaders Lead with David Novak
Episode: #92: Dawn Sweeney, Former National Restaurant Association President & CEO— Speaking Up When Something Can Be Better
Description: Today’s guest is Dawn Sweeney, the former President & CEO of the National Restaurant Association. Steve Jobs used to say of Apple: “Excellence is the price of admission.” What he meant by that was that excellence was standard operating procedure. It’s what was expected. In an environment like this, colleagues push each other to make things better. They push the boundary of what’s possible, and if someone feels like a project or an idea can be better, they speak up!Dawn Sweeney, and the great leaders I know, do t...