From the Top: How the past year influenced the leadership style of Nashville's top executives
Nashville CEOs have their finger on the pulse of the local business community. The Business Journal is bringing that expertise to you in a monthly series featuring the perspective of some of Music City’s most influential executives. This month, we asked, “How has the past year influenced your leadership style?”
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Chip Crunk, CEO, RJ Young
“Being a leader means being decisive, direct, honest and communicative with your team members. … In years like 2020, I had to give myself daily reminders of this truth. In March 2020, I didn’t have the answers, so it was challenging to be decisive and direct. … I had to remind myself … that all we could do was to take the next right step. … 2020 will forever be imprinted on my leadership style. … It’s reinforced some leadership fundamentals: be decisive, direct, honest and over-communicative.”