Arete Coach 1149 Don Riddell "Making Right Turns in Business: Emphasizing Culture, Ethics, and Continuous Learning"

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Arete Coach Podcast

Business, How To, Entrepreneurship, Education, Management

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This is Arete Coach Podcast Episode 1149, with host Severin Sorensen bringing you an exciting episode with guest Don Riddell titled: "Making Right Turns in Business: Emphasizing Culture, Ethics, and Continuous Learning." Don Riddell is an Executive Coach, Vistage Master Chair, Consultant, former collegiate Basketball player and Coach, and CEO of Riddell Company LLC.

In this episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, host Severin Sorensen interviews executive coach, Vistage Master Chair, consultant, and CEO Don Riddell about his eclectic career path from college basketball player and coach to restaurant HR director to charter school leader to his current work as an executive coach and advisor. They discuss lessons Don has learned from mentors, the importance of company culture, ethical business practices, asking good questions, and empowering group members to lead. Don offers insights on working with entrepreneurs, traveling the world, and continuously pursuing growth and learning.

Five key takeaways from Don Riddell's life experiences that impact his coaching:

The power of encouragement - Don's college basketball coach believed in him and brought out his best abilities as a player.

Asking questions unlocks solutions - Guiding charter school employees with questions rather than directives enabled success.

People over skills - Hiring for personal strengths pays off more than specific skill sets.

Learn continuously - Curiosity drives Don to grow through reading, podcasts, and peer discussions.

Emphasize experiences - A mentor showed Don the value of experiences over material things.

Join us on this enlightening journey and prepare to be inspired!

The Arete Coach Podcast aims to uncover the art and science of executive coaching. Learn more about the podcast at aretecoach.io.

This Podcast interview was recorded on October 3, 2023.

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0:00.0	This is the Articoch podcast with Severin Swanson in his guest, Don Riddell.
0:05.0	He is a Vistach Master Chair, Consultant and Executive Coach, and CEO of the Riddell Company,
0:11.4	LLC.
0:13.1	This interview is recorded on October 3rd, 2023 of his own video.
0:19.3	You are listening to Severin Swanson, Executive Coach and Curator of the Articoch Podcast,
0:24.9	where we explore excellence in the art and science of executive coaching.
0:29.3	I am speaking today with executive coach Don Riddell.
0:33.0	He is a Vistach Master Chair, Consultant, Executive Coach, and CEO of the Riddell Company,
0:39.5	LLC.
0:41.0	Don was born and raised in Los Angeles, and has lived there his entire life in the Southern
0:45.6	California area.
0:47.3	He attended Occidental College, played basketball there, and is a member of the Oxy Basketball
0:53.2	Hall of Fame.
0:55.0	After graduating from college, Don coached high school basketball and golf for four years
0:59.4	at Glendale High School.
1:01.5	After that, he worked in the restaurant business for 11 years.
1:04.9	He was director of HR and then VP of administration for a very successful regional restaurant chain
1:10.5	in the Southern California area.
1:13.6	In 1989, Don started his own consulting firm providing human resources and strategic
1:19.0	planning consulting for middle market companies in California.
1:23.2	In 2000, Don was asked by a long time client to run a statewide independent study for charter
1:29.2	schools that he had started, a unique and challenging opportunity.
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