After-Action Report: RVM #29 with Bill Watkins

Thanks so much to CEO Whisperer Bill Watkins (USMA ’77) for his words of wisdom last night! Bill’s presentation was packed with information… it’s astonishing just how much solid gold the man can fit into about 40 minutes. Here’s a list of all the resources Bill discussed during his talk, and see below for the full video of his presentation:

Books

• Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, by Bill Burnett
• The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level, by Gay Hendricks
• Topgrading: The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance, by Brad Smart
• Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, by John Warrillow
• The Braveheart Exit: 7 Steps to Your Family Business Legacy, by Randy Long
• The Incerto Series, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  • Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
  • The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
  • Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
  • The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
  • Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Awareness Tools

• Kolbe-A
• CliftonStrengths
• Fascinate Test
• Gallup Q12
• Employee Net Promoter Score

Tons of Other Useful Stuff

• The Lions Pride Situation Room

Also I think new attendee and SOPA-for-the-day Ray Garfield (USNA ’66) deserves an honorable mention for a truly epic intro, culminating in a short Ross Perot impression. Yup. That happened. 😂🤣😂