Joel Peterson - Engineering a Remarkable Life -Ep.198

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 11 a.m.

Ep. 198: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Joel Peterson (@JoelPetersonGSB).\nMy guest today is Joel Peterson. Joel is the founder and chairman of Peterson Partners, a private equity, venture, and search investment firm, and the former CEO of Trammell Crow. He is also the former Chairman of JetBlue AIrways and is currently in his 31st year teaching at Stanford GSB. Finally, Joel has published two books, The Ten Laws of Trust and Entrepreneurial Leadership.\nThis in-person episode goes far and wide into building and maintaining trust, designing a fulfilling life, skills growing CEOs need, leadership transitions, lavish communication, and building value focused organizations as CEO.\n\nListen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn.\xa0\nLearn more about Alex and Think Like an Owner at https://tlaopodcast.com/\n\n\ufeffI want to tell you about our audience survey we are currently running. These surveys help us create the best content for listeners and better understand your needs and interests. Thank you in advance for sharing your feedback, we greatly appreciate it. After 30 days we are giving $250 cash to 4 survey responders, just add your email at the end of the survey.\nTake the survey here: https://bit.ly/3QLBB1N\n\nLinks:\nJoel on LinkedIn\nPeterson Partners\n\nTopics:\n(00:00:00) - Intro\n(00:04:02) - Joel\u2019s favorite classes to teach at Stanford\n(00:05:36) - Engineering a remarkable life\n(00:10:21) - Joel\u2019s Values-driven leadership and companies class\n(00:13:03) - Hindsight on running Trammell Crow\n(00:20:32) - Launching Peterson Partners\n(00:23:14) - Characteristics of high-performing CEOs\xa0\n(00:33:48) - Measuring trust of an organization with their CEO\n(00:38:22) - Joel\u2019s time at JetBlue\n(00:39:48) - CEO audits\n(00:41:01) - Navigating tough situations\n(00:46:02) - Adaptability in Founders\n(00:49:16) - Insights on Recruiting Talent\xa0\n(01:00:00) - Getting over betrayal