Doug Faber started his career on a loading dock at eighteen. He finished it in the CEO's office.

In this episode, Patrick sits down with Doug — his friend, colleague, and coauthor — to walk that climb, and to unpack what those years in operations taught him about leading real people under real pressure. Doug shares what changed in him between the dock and the corner office, what he got wrong along the way, and what he learned over twenty years at FranklinCovey working alongside executive teams at some of the world's best-known organizations.

Patrick and Doug get into what actually separates high-performing teams from average ones, why so many leaders treat high expectations and genuine care as a trade-off, and what happens when you stop choosing between them.

This episode is one of three with the coauthors of Expect a Lot, Care a Lot: How Six Critical Practices Create High-Performing Teams — each one bringing a different vantage point to the same six practices.

Learn more about Doug

Website - https://www.franklincovey.com/consulting/doug-faber/

Latest book - https://www.franklincovey.com/books/expect-a-lot-care-a-lot/

Learn more about Patrick

Website - https://patrickleddin.com

Speaking - https://patrickleddin.com/speaking/

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