Listen in to a great interview with Dan Beans, Electric Utility Director for the City of Roseville. Dan describes his winding road toward leadership, which included years working at a gas station, doing pottery, studying poetry, and then finally, getting his degree in physics and engineering. The road led to the City of Redding Electric Utility, and today to his role as Electric Utility Director for the City of Roseville, California. It’s a great conversation full of high-quality leadership advice. Here's what we discussed: • The valuable lesson he learned about customer service as a gas station attendant. • The importance of talking with employees to help them get better, instead of criticizing. • The awesome responsibility of leading a public power utility. • The importance of being a parent to his leadership journey. • How communication is a key skill for every leader to master, and how he struggled. • His advice to new employees about the importance of character https://tinyurl.com/dan-beans You can also listen via Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/apple-leadership-secrets Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/google-leadership-secrets Spotify Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/spotify-leadership-secrets Amazon/Audible: https://tinyurl.com/amazon-leadership-secrets