Todd Davis

And so I immediately surrounded myself with really talented people in the human resource area. And so that was about 20 years ago. And I did that. I was the chief people officer for 18 years. And then a couple of years ago, well, about three years ago, we started recruiting for my replacement because I wanted to move into the role that I'm in now.

And so I immediately surrounded myself with really talented people in the human resource area. And so that was about 20 years ago. And I did that. I was the chief people officer for 18 years. And then a couple of years ago, well, about three years ago, we started recruiting for my replacement because I wanted to move into the role that I'm in now.

And so for the last year and a half, almost two years, I've been a full-time consultant where I go out and deliver our training. I do keynotes. I do podcasts, things like we're doing today. So that was probably a long-winded answer to your short question, but that's been my journey.

And so for the last year and a half, almost two years, I've been a full-time consultant where I go out and deliver our training. I do keynotes. I do podcasts, things like we're doing today. So that was probably a long-winded answer to your short question, but that's been my journey.

It'd be amazing. You and I have had a couple of calls now, and I find you so fascinating. You understand human nature so well. You'd be really great at this, Vince. We have international partners. We're a global company. We've been in the leadership space for four decades, 40 years.

It'd be amazing. You and I have had a couple of calls now, and I find you so fascinating. You understand human nature so well. You'd be really great at this, Vince. We have international partners. We're a global company. We've been in the leadership space for four decades, 40 years.

And so, as you said, here in the US, we say this with humility, but we're touted as the most trusted leadership organization because we've been in this space for so long. But we have offices all around the world and we have licensee partners that also cover Hong Kong and China. And so anyway, yeah, let's for sure talk about that after.

And so, as you said, here in the US, we say this with humility, but we're touted as the most trusted leadership organization because we've been in this space for so long. But we have offices all around the world and we have licensee partners that also cover Hong Kong and China. And so anyway, yeah, let's for sure talk about that after.

Thank you. That's a great setup and such an important, so many important topics you capture in that. So when Dr. Stephen R. Covey, who is the author of The 7 Habits, when he first wrote The 7 Habits 35 years ago, he would, what he did prior to that is all of his research was around effectiveness, like you said up front.

Thank you. That's a great setup and such an important, so many important topics you capture in that. So when Dr. Stephen R. Covey, who is the author of The 7 Habits, when he first wrote The 7 Habits 35 years ago, he would, what he did prior to that is all of his research was around effectiveness, like you said up front.

And we define effectiveness, people think of effectiveness as getting a lot of things done or being successful or whatever. We define effectiveness as getting things done, but not just anything, getting the right things done, the things that move you forward, the things that move your organization forward, your team forward.

And we define effectiveness, people think of effectiveness as getting a lot of things done or being successful or whatever. We define effectiveness as getting things done, but not just anything, getting the right things done, the things that move you forward, the things that move your organization forward, your team forward.

And not just once, but how do we get results today in a way that allows us to get even better results over and over again in the future? So that was the organizations and the people he studied, people that seemed to be able to do that. And then he identified the principles that were at work with these people doing that. And he put them into a format.

And not just once, but how do we get results today in a way that allows us to get even better results over and over again in the future? So that was the organizations and the people he studied, people that seemed to be able to do that. And then he identified the principles that were at work with these people doing that. And he put them into a format.

He calls them the seven habits, put them into a format that we could talk about them, understand them, and most importantly, start to implement them into our lives. And so the reason that I have found that these have been as relevant, more relevant today than they were when Dr. Covey first wrote about them was because they're based on principles, principles of effectiveness.

He calls them the seven habits, put them into a format that we could talk about them, understand them, and most importantly, start to implement them into our lives. And so the reason that I have found that these have been as relevant, more relevant today than they were when Dr. Covey first wrote about them was because they're based on principles, principles of effectiveness.

And principles, as we know, were as true a million years ago as they will be a million years from now. They don't change. Now, the application changes, the way we put them to work changes in this ever-changing world. But the principles themselves don't ever change. And so this book is timeless.

And principles, as we know, were as true a million years ago as they will be a million years from now. They don't change. Now, the application changes, the way we put them to work changes in this ever-changing world. But the principles themselves don't ever change. And so this book is timeless.

And I have found in my space, in the people space, if I remember these principles and I treat others in a principle-centered way, we can solve things. We can move forward. We can get past issues and help everyone move forward and progress. That's been my experience.

And I have found in my space, in the people space, if I remember these principles and I treat others in a principle-centered way, we can solve things. We can move forward. We can get past issues and help everyone move forward and progress. That's been my experience.