0105 | Steve Farber

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Published on May 3, 2010. Updated on November 30th, 2023.

0105 | Steve Farber

Steve Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership, Incorporated—an organization devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders in the business community. His latest book,Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, is a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller.

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 1:25 What is GTY?
  • 2:06 What lead you to write GTY?
  • 4:08 Talk about the differences between mentoring and GTY.
  • 8:29 What are the three tenets of GTY?
  • 13:37 What are the similarities between GTY and Transformational leadership?
  • 17:27 Who is your GTY Project?
  • 21:28 What are you reading?
  • 22:10 What’s next for you?

Referenced Resources

Greater Than Yourself – Farber

The Radical Leap – Farber

The Radical Edge – Farber

It’s Not Just Who You Know – Spaulding

The Passion Test – Attwood & Attwood

SteveFarber.com

GreaterThanYourself.com

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