245. Love Your People feat. Jeff Gardner, author of Love Your People

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The title of the book is not about romantic love, it's about instilling a love for the work within your organization.

About “Love Your People” by Jeff Gardner
Love over fear is the key to exceptional leadership. 'Love Your People' shatters conventional wisdom by advocating for a love-based approach that sparks unparalleled organizational success. Through gripping narratives, bold insights, and disruptive guidance, this manifesto redefines love as a strategic weapon, unleashing innovation, autonomy, and transparency. It challenges fear-driven leadership paradigms, igniting empowerment and championing personal growth and collaboration.

Pick up your copy of Love Your People – An Entrepreneurial Leadership System at Amazon

About AVL Growth Partners
AVL Growth Partners, founded in 2009, is the leading fractional Finance and Accounting firm supporting organizations in pivoting from growth to scale. AVL brings an experienced team of CFOs, Controllers, and Accountants to your organization, delivering transparent, strategic actions for short and long-term success. Transform your financial approach affordably with AVL, supporting companies coast to coast - get to know AVL Growth Partners at avlgrowth.com. (Sponsored)

About SpringTime Ventures
SpringTime Ventures seeds high-growth startups in healthcare, fintech & insurtech, and logistics & supply chain. We look for founders with domain expertise, forging a path with a truly transformative technology. We only invest in software-based businesses in the USA. We bring a people-focused approach, work quickly, and reach conviction independently. Our initial check size is $600k. You can learn more about us and our approach.

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The title of the book"Love Your People," it's very interesting and it was a collaborative process with the publisher and a lot of the work that I've done, with my CEOs.

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This is not the love that is the romantic, lovey kind of thing that is cringeworthy.

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This is the kind of love where we are all in it together, and it's the opposite of fear.

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When you're building startups, when you're building something from the ground up, that connection to your people is so critical.

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And it changes it from being, transactional, or I've got to do this work because I don't want to lose my job.

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To, listen, I believe in this leader.

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I believe in the leaders of this business so much that I just want to do my absolute best work to make sure that we are successful as a team.

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Creating that environment, it pays off in so many different ways.

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We have the luxury through SpringTime Ventures and the venture capital community to see which companies really thrive.

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And it's those where they have a strong community within the organization where everybody feels like they're working towards something that's a real purpose and they're in it together.

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And that's really, when we talk about love your people what love your people is about.

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Thank you, Jeff, for those incredible stories.

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And I do love the title of the book, especially after hearing the meaning behind the words.

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I highly recommend this book to any leaders out there listening to the VC minute.

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You can find the link in the show notes or just search for,"Love Your People by Jeff Gardner." I'm grateful for AVL growth partners for supporting the VC minute.

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