About this episode

Joth Ricci discusses the importance of teaching leadership to scale companies effectively.

Joth Ricci is CEO of LYBL (Live Your Best Life), owner of Winderlea Winery, author of The System, executive chair of Burgerville, and former CEO of Dutch Bros and Stumptown Coffee. In this conversation, Joth explains why great companies aren't built by leaders who solve more problems—they're built by leaders who teach their people how to solve them. He breaks down the difference between executing and multiplying, what actually breaks during scaling, why discipline is the foundation of everything, and what the next decade of leadership development is actually missing. For leaders who've built something good but want to scale it without losing it, or for anyone responsible for developing the next generation of leaders, this episode cuts to the root of where most organizations plateau. Find episode 516 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube | Joth Ricci on The Leader as Teacher: Building Leaders, Scaling Companies, and Multiplying Impact https://bit.ly/TLP-516 Key Moments [05:59] The behavior that blocks learning in every organization and how to fix it [08:01] What breaks first when you…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jan Rutherford, Jim Vaselopulos

Guest: Joth Ricci

Topics covered

• leadership development
• scaling companies
• teaching leadership
• organizational culture
• discipline in leadership
• multiplying impact

Keywords

• leadership
• scaling
• discipline
• organizational growth
• leadership development
• multiplying impact
• company culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LYBL, Winderlea Winery, Burgerville, Dutch Bros, Stumptown Coffee, The Leadership Podcast

Books & works: The System

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