Mary Saunders, Maj Gen (Retd), Leadership

Before Mary Saunders became Executive Director of the TWU Leadership Institute, she rose to the rank of Major General in the US Army and in particular held a position of Vice Director for the Defence Logistics Agency where she was responsible for a workforce of over 22,000 military and civilian personnel, both overseas and in the US.

In our interview she brings together a range of very interesting perspectives on Great Work and on leadership: her military experience, her work in a complex and large-scale system, the international element of her work and the fact that she now leads and teaches an organization that actually promotes leadership in the world.

In this interview you’ll:

• hear Mary describe her first big leadership test when she ran a unit in Japan – and the tactics she used to move it from Good to Great
• learn a simple but powerful way to celebrate success
• hear Mary discuss  The 90 Day Rule – and why that matters when you’re starting a new role
• discover the importance of accountability and how crucial it is to Great Work

Listen to my interview with Mary Saunders

0:16 Michael introduces Mary Saunders

3:00 Hear Mary describe her first big leadership test when she ran a unit in Japan – and the tactics she used to move it from Good to Great

7:29 Learn a simple but powerful way to celebrate success

8:41 Hear Mary discuss The 90 Day Rule – and why that matters when you’re starting a new role

14:28 Discover the importance of accountability and how crucial it is to Great Work

22:21 Mary’s comments on what allows Great Work to flourish in an organization

25:18 How to find out more about TWU and Mary Saunders

26:05 Michael closes the interview

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