Rick Walker Podcast

Become a Leader: The Former CEO of Continental and Home Depot Talks Business and Family

The cliché of a man needing no introduction is rife, yet it’s apropos to Greg Brenneman. In business circles, his status is practically mythical and his list of accomplishments is vast. Brenneman has served as the President, CEO, COO, or a combination of the three at companies as diverse as Burger King, Home Depot, and Continental Airlines, and from each he has learned lessons he’s taken into his current role as a mentor and business acquisition expert working with Fortune 500 companies.
Lessons he’s ready to divulge to you.
I had the privilege of sitting down with Brenneman for almost two hours, with the following being some of the lessons extracted from our conversation.
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Lessons I Learned from a Week Without Food

Lessons I Learned from A Week Without Food
How a 7-Day Fast Revealed More About Myself Than I Could Ever Anticipate
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Slow Down

Slow Down
It’s as if a double standard applies to us all.
I’m normally a hard-charging individual. I assert what I want and move quickly to get it. I use deadlines (which I call promises) to threaten counterparties to move quickly. Because I know individuals under pressure make mistakes.
However, if I am working with someone who is on my team and I want to succeed, I must lower the pressure. I don’t want them to make mistakes. Their errors are mine. 
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The Only 3 Pursuits

The Only 3 Pursuits
Love, truth, and power are the only pursuits. They are found together or not at all. And they are located on the Axes of Reality.
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You Need a Worthy Enemy

You Need a Worthy Enemy. 
You need a purpose.
Because we are mortal, we know we can die. But because we are part divine, we suspect we won’t. So we are attracted to safety and comfort – pushing off until tomorrow what should be done today.
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The Five-Part Framework for Synthesizing Across Domains

The Five-Part Framework for Synthesizing Across Domains
What do you learn about strategy when you study art? What does your reading of literature tell you about how wars – both militaristic and in the metaphorical business sense – should progress? What does your study of science tell you about how philosophy should operate within the various domains of your business that you need to synthesize?
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Alexander, Aristotle and Homer

Alexander, Aristotle, and Homer
In 2023, shortly after Christmas, I stood alone. Facing the mystical Dutchman Rembrandt. Shannon and the girls were already in the next gallery hall for a fashion display, but I lingered. The beloved museum nestled in Central Park, the refuge of the capital city of the world – every political capital is rendered mute by power’s financial capital. Passing through a half-dozen lesser European art galleries, I entered Rembrandt’s throne room.
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Win or Lose - Introduction and Mind

Win or Lose - Introduction and Mind
I think we all assume a need to win – in our friends, children, careers, and strategies. Have you ever considered that potentially, the purpose of your life may not be to win, but to lose?
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Marketing and Alexander's Infamy

What the Creation of a Myth Can Teach Us About Our Own Stories
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Don't Criticize, Condemn, or Complain - Dale Carnegie Classic Book Summary

Emerson Walker’s Summary of the First Chapter of "How To Win Friends and Influence People."
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