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Speaking Today @ The Presidents’ Forum of Dallas

April 26, 2007

Earlier this year I was asked to speak at the The Entrepreneurship Institute’s annual Presidents’ Forum here in Dallas.  I had a chance to catch a few of the presentations before my panel.  I really enjoyed listening to Carlos Sepulveda, CEO of Interstate Batteries, talk about his experience leading employees.  I won’t bother to blog his presentation, but I will relay something he said at the very end that caught my ear. 

One of the audience members asked Carlos if he had or planned to write a book on leadership. Carlos said no.  In follow-up, Carlos explained he wouldn’t write a book he wasn’t willing to read.  He then admitted that he had never read a single business book from a CEO.  He then explained the only book that he reads is the Bible.  He then spent thirty seconds explaining how every aspect of his leadership style comes from and is inspired by the Bible.  It was moving…

 

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Blog 

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2 Responses to “Speaking Today @ The Presidents’ Forum of Dallas”

  1. Adam Kalsey Says:
    April 26th, 2007 at 10:39 am

    There’s a good book called “Jesus, CEO” that illustrates the management style of Jesus and shows how to apply it to your business.

    It’s a fairly short book that you can easily finish in an afternoon.

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