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GA 450 | Governing the Standard with Billy Taylor

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on November 16th, 2022

This week’s guest is Billy Taylor. We caught up with Billy at the recent AME conference in Dallas, where he and Ron discussed his book The Winning Link and the concept of governance. Billy also shared some powerful anecdotes we think you’ll enjoy. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • The quote Billy likes (1:56)
  • His background (2:41)
  • What the transition was like (5:04)
  • About his book The Winning Link (8:40)
  • Deliberate clarity (10:44)
  • Cultivating ownership (14:14)
  • Executing winning (16:59)
  • A story about driving change (18:41)
  • The importance of governance (21:09)
  • An anecdote about Jimmy Johnson and Troy Aikman (27:56)
  • Why Billy wrote his book (29:04)

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

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