What a great morning I just had listening to Jack “Z” Zduriencik the GM of the Seattle Mariners. He was an inspiration and an incredibly great speaker. What made him great? It wasn’t that he was the most polished and poised speaker I have ever seen. No, he was genuine, authentic, passionate, knowledgeable and he told GREAT STORIES.
He also left me with a lot of great quotes and thoughts – too many to describe in just one posting. He started his speech with some humor and then told everyone “you should be a person with integrity.” His system is “people” because at the end of the day it is because of the people you surround yourself with and their support for you that matters. The Seattle Mariners are a group of “quality people.”
He also made a great statement that everyone can incorporate into their businesses. He said, “at the end of the day, bring credibility to your organization. Look at your assets, have a plan but at the end of the day you need good people. And you have to treat people like you want them to treat you.”
This was a sold-out audience at the CEOtoCEO event that is run and put on by John Hartman. What a great group of business leaders. I had the opportunity to talk to many of them, including George Bartell from Bartell Drugs, Shelley Rotondo from NW Harvest and many others. I’m in the picture Steve Camp from the Seattle Mariners – great guy, can get you into their suites. It is a great place to have an informal chat with many of the key business leaders in Seattle. If you haven’t checked this event out, go to John Hartman’s blog and get more details – it is well worth your time.
