In Crisis? Don’t Pressure!

Discover when Grady Harrison (President and CEO of PAC Stainless) realized his previous Submarine officer leadership approach wasn’t working, why he now avoids pressuring others, and who inspired him to create a nimble structure with frequent 1-1 meetings (10 minute episode).

CEO BLINDSPOTS® PODCAST GUEST: Grady Harrison. He is the President and CEO of PAC Stainless, a leading distributor of stainless steel and alloy tubing, best known for its quality, quick turn-around times and its second to none breadth of inventory. https://www.pacstainless.com/

After growing up in Switzerland, Grady returned to the US where he studied business and engineering. Right after school, he went out to sea on a submarine where he started his long journey of leadership development and of building high performance teams. A graduate of the University Texas and Harvard Business School, he is committed to life long journey of learning.

During his career Grady has run companies that were publicly traded, private, and private-equity backed. Some of those companies were in manufacturing, others in services, in various states of the country and abroad. In other words, he moved successfully across many business environments and in different countries, relying on sound and sometimes humorous leadership principles to weather the storms.

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CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps.

Birgit was speaking five languages by the age of 10, and lived in five countries with her Dutch parents prior to becoming an American citizen. Birgit’s professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. In addition, Birgit is the President of Hire Universe LLC, and the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized by Spotify for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%;https://www.ceoblindspots.com/