Episode 7: Creating a Deliberate Culture, with Clifton Anderson

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Clifton Anderson is Founder and CEO of Treasure Holders International, which was founded to empower highly successful individuals to match their business mind with a leader’s heart. As an executive coach, he has guided business leaders throughout the world to achieve remarkable results and lasting influence. Prior to forming his own consulting firm, Clifton served as a senior executive of three world-class, multibillion-dollar companies including serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of The Wonderful Company, which owns Fiji Water, POM Wonderful, and Teleflora, among other brands. He reached this position 17 years faster than the typical CFO of a major company. Clifton has been retained by such organizations as General Electric, Dell, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Amgen, First Solar, Broadcom, Amerijet, and the City of Commerce. He has advised dozens of diverse industries in twenty-five countries on four continents. He holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, where he received the prestigious Dean Patrick Harker Leadership Award – the highest honor bestowed upon a graduating student. Clifton resides in Southern California.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• Clifton explains how he got to the top of his ‘career mountain’ only to discover that it wasn’t his mountain
• Learning from other people who excel in different areas
• Strategies for developing a successful and diverse team
• The power of tapping the collective intelligence
• Why everyone can be a leader
• Being deliberate and intentional about the cultures that we’re creating
• Protecting the culture that you’re trying to build
• Getting clear about the culture & the vision of your company
• How employees can qualify or disqualify themselves from a position
• Why you need to create a clear sense of urgency
• Why it’s important to realize that it’s not about what you get – it’s about what you give

Ways to contact Clifton:

• Website: treasureholders.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cliftonanderson

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