Home building is long known for being a very male-dominated industry, but my guest today, Sheryl Palmer is the only female CEO in the Top 20 home builders rated by Glassdoor.
Sheryl is the chairman and CEO of Taylor Morrison, a leading national home builder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. With more than 30 years of building experience, she has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America’s largest public home builders. Under Sheryl’s leadership, Taylor Morrison recently became the first home builder to appoint a majority female board of directors.
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It is hard to be your best when you’re pretending or trying to be somebody different.” – Sheryl Palmer
Show Notes:
- WHY it’s critical to hone your unique leadership style for business success
- Her BEST Action Steps on how to succeed as a woman in a male-dominated industry
- Sheryl’s “shoe-off” style of leadership and why it works so well for her
- Why the customer ‘experience’ is essential in business today
- How to create the best customer experience – it’s about “aligning” everything
- What Sheryl does with her one “selfish hour” each day and how it makes her more productive
- The #1 thing that holds many women back
- What she always relies on when it’s decision-making time
- Her A-List
- Her Superpower
- The Choice She Makes Every Day and how it helps her in business
As a leader, it really is OK to be humble and vulnerable if that is who you are.” – Sheryl Palmer
Connect with Sheryl Palmer:
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I’ve never been the smartest person in the room, but I’m the most passionate, hardworking, and I have the ability to bring out good stuff in great team members.” – Sheryl Palmer
Ladies, I’m going to come out with something that I think we’re all feeling these days…
With everything that’s going on in the world right now, I hesitated to write this article. However, I felt called to share my reflections with you. There has been so much despair and devastation in the world lately that when something happens to us personally, we can try to shrug it off because “compared to what’s going on in the world, this is minor.” (This has been my “mantra” over the past week.) Although I believe this to be true, when something happens to you personally, it feels real and challenging. It can paralyze you and keep you from moving forward. It’s essential that you acknowledge what’s happening and find solutions to manage the madness of life.
woman who is just beginning her journey as an entrepreneur. In her email, she shared with me that lately she’s been noticing that a lot of “stuff” is coming up for her. When I read this, I smiled. I knew that my smart, courageous friend is getting out of her “comfort zone.” Smart Women know that when they enter unfamiliar territory in life and business, “stuff” always shows up and can get in the way.