00:16:43 Alison Cardy: I challenged myself to do one new thing a week. 00:17:37 Dr. Martin Sullivan: Curious and wanted to do all the Jobs. That is a great statement from Beth 00:17:50 George: move from job to job - stayed 12 years - drive to entrepreneurship 00:18:00 George: just do 00:18:15 George: side hustle be brave 00:18:45 Dr. Martin Sullivan: explored and sought out to find what would people pay for 00:18:56 George: lived in great cities worldwide 00:19:23 Alison Cardy: I was feeling like I wanted a change. I knew that I wanted all the jobs. I'm a very curious person. I don't have to know, I just have to do. There are really some basic principles of what helps to bring out the best in others. 00:19:28 George: basic principals to bring out best in others 00:19:29 Alison Cardy: Having a genuine interest in people. 00:20:04 George: start with little things to bring emotion 00:21:04 Dr. Martin Sullivan: doesn't have to be big to be impactful 00:21:14 George: has to be big to be impactful - falacy 00:21:24 George: micro moments 00:21:39 George: soft skills important 00:21:52 George: change culture with small things 00:22:19 Dr. Martin Sullivan: consistency creates change 00:23:20 George: companie spaying attention to micromoments = pandemic - crisis exposes weaknesses/strengths. leaders w/ strong foundation thrived - trust key 00:24:27 Dr. Martin Sullivan: interest in people and understanding what they do and is important to them is part of your job as a leader 00:24:31 George: excel - push people out of comfort zone - will happen if they trust you 00:24:58 Alison Cardy: People are driven to action more by emotion. The crisis exposes the weaknesses and the strengths in a big way. A sense of psychological safety, leaders showing they care about people really matters. 00:25:06 George: does own podcast 00:25:14 George: easier on other side 00:26:34 Alison Cardy: You ask a boring question, you'll get a boring answer. 00:28:47 Alison Cardy: George: 00:29:20 Dr. Martin Sullivan: find a place to think, use the water to do that 00:31:16 bethridley: Definitely do the TedTalk about the cold water movement 00:31:48 Alison Cardy: I was always the rebel. I always had a desire to be more entrepreneurial. 00:32:04 Dr. Martin Sullivan: Enjoyed distruption and using that to create value 00:32:54 bethridley: Disrupt through trust 00:33:04 Alison Cardy: I enjoyed disrupting and delivering results. I started to build a group of people that I trusted. I like to find people that are looking to disrupt. 00:33:24 Dr. Martin Sullivan: Thought I was a rebel, but still knew process to harness that rebellion 00:34:48 Alison Cardy: I had process engrained in me. I wanted to move faster than they wanted to move. They just did things. 00:36:45 bethridley: I get product 00:37:12 Dr. Martin Sullivan: joy in business is people and the interaction 00:37:54 Dr. Martin Sullivan: learned new ways to connect in the virtual meeting space and still creating a bond 00:38:34 Alison Cardy: I understand product. He worked everything backwards. I love being around people. 00:38:52 Alison Cardy: The more time I spent with them, the more intrigued I was by them. 00:39:10 Alison Cardy: It was the most eye opening project I've ever worked on. 00:41:44 George: thanks for your service martin 00:41:49 Alison Cardy: Martin: 00:41:51 George: former marine 00:42:36 George: defense industry 00:42:59 George: exporation key 00:43:08 George: exploration in garage 00:44:04 George: diverse background - sometimes look not linked college drop out last emester joined amrines tired of working all the time - ironic as he has doctorate 00:44:26 George: marine - structured environment but freedom & creativity 00:44:39 bethridley: feedom and creativity in a structured environment 00:44:43 Alison Cardy: I was tired of working and going to school all the time. Even in a very structured environment, you can have a lot of freedom and creativity. 00:44:44 George: linguist role - small groups 00:44:58 George: how do u disrupt to gt what u need done 00:45:41 George: product development on industry side - lots of constraints 00:46:18 George: gvt employee - last 15 years business - technology 00:46:44 George: create infrastructure - be innovative & creative to solve problems 00:46:46 Alison Cardy: I'm able to do what I truly love to do: create that infrastructure where people can fly. 00:47:29 George: disruption - key word - even w/ in constraint of rules 00:48:06 George: overcome obstacles - give smart people freedom to figure out how something works 00:48:30 George: mix of structure & freedom - be creative 00:48:35 George: Allison asked 00:49:10 George: innovative companies - not just take risk - why beth started her own company - what was best fit for her 00:49:45 bethridley: Framework vs rules as enabling mechanisms 00:50:49 George: see things in many ways even if same structure 00:51:04 George: how do we look at the structure - not the constraints 00:51:30 George: joy of innovation - taking something & find new ways to use it 00:52:00 George: constraints on costs - time involved - how do u do more with it than was intended 00:52:32 George: what if ? what about? 00:52:52 George: innovation all about that - how do we work it more effectively 00:53:04 George: harness power of people together - get more 00:53:32 George: culture of innovation? Allison asked - yes martin 00:53:43 George: lots of what questions