What if one small change could transform your entire organization?

In this episode of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭, I sits down with one of his earliest mentors, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐨, to unpack the overlooked power of employee development as the foundation for sustainable leadership, operational excellence, and business growth.

John shares a pivotal story about how moving a machine just six inches sparked a multi-million dollar transformation—and how listening to the people on the floor, not just the C-suite, is where true value creation begins.

Whether you're a CEO, team leader, or coach, this conversation will challenge how you think about improvement—and inspire you to lead differently.

💡 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧: https://youtu.be/SOCjB56e1oA

The difference between creating and extracting value

Why Rizzo’s companies never laid off employees due to improvement

How standard work empowers innovation

What causes most continuous improvement initiatives to fail

How to lead with humility, presence, and purpose

Why employee development should be every leader’s top priority

📚 Pre-order John's upcoming book: Creating Value (Wiley Publishing)

📩 Interested in a FREE 90-minute team workshop with bulk orders? Message John Rizzo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizzolean/

🚀 Ready to Lead with Purpose?

🎯 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 1:1 Leadership Strategy Call with Coach John Gallagher:

→ https://coachjohngallagher.com/freecall

🌐 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧:

Website → https://coachjohngallagher.com

YouTube → https://youtu.be/SOCjB56e1oA

Resources → https://linktr.ee/coachjohngallagher

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