How to Ask the Right Question with Dave Macleod

An Imperfect Leader

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Imperfect Leaders! In this episode, Dave MacLeod is my guest. Dave is not a superintendent, but he and the company he leads, ThoughtExchange, have helped superintendents across the nation harvest the wisdom of their communities to make better decisions.

During the episode, you'll hear Dave say he is a 6 ft. tall white man. There's a reason why that's relevant. Did you know that studies have shown there are more CEOs named David in the Fortune 500 than there are female CEOs in total?? Furthermore the majority of those CEOs are white males who are 6ft. tall.

Additionally, Dave reminds leaders how there are incredible organizations throughout the nation who can advise and train organizations to be antiracist. Specifically, Dave refers listeners to Inroads.org.

This was an incredible conversation! Thanks for tuning in!

BIO: Dave MacLeod is the CEO and a co-founder of ThoughtExchange, the world’s only Enterprise Discussion Management platform powered by anti-bias technology. Dave’s expertise helped create the game-changing platform that’s used by millions at some of the world’s largest organizations like GE Healthcare, SAP, Oracle NetSuite and WestJet. ThoughtExchange invites participants to share insights anonymously—removing bias and getting the most important ideas in front of the leaders who can turn them into action.

Dave is also the author of Scaling Conversations: How Leaders Access the Full Potential of People. Prior to ThoughtExchange, he was a successful entrepreneur who designed businesses and events focused on analog group communication innovation.

Outside of work, Dave keeps busy as a dad of three who loves the outdoors.

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An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action is supported by ILAA, LLC, a firm dedicated to supporting aspiring, new, and established leaders. For more information, please find them at www.human-centeredleaders.com.

Music for An Imperfect Leader was written and arranged by Ian Varley.

Sam Falbo created our artwork, a wood-print inspired daruma doll butterfly.

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