702: Three Pillars of Change: Lead Others to Lead Themselves Using Your Open Playbook with Larry Dodd

What happens when the pressure to change becomes heavier than the tools designed to manage it? How do leaders drive transformation when spreadsheets, systems, and flowcharts can’t capture the human heart behind the process? Inside every organization lies a tension between progress and people, between process and purpose. Many companies stall not because they lack plans, but because they lack connection—the trust that fuels innovation, confidence, and sustainable change. This episode asks the question every leader must face: can you truly lead others before you understand yourself?

In this episode of Marketer of the Day, leadership strategist and founder of Open Playbook, Larry Dodd, breaks down his revolutionary three-pillar framework for mastering change from the inside out. With a career spanning from accounting to consulting with Major League Baseball, Larry shares how self-awareness, authenticity, and trust form the foundation of every successful transformation. His Open Playbook method teaches leaders to know themselves, create their strategy, and then give it away—to empower others to lead and build a culture that thrives long after the leader steps aside.

Quotes:

"If I finish a change initiative and it looks exactly like I planned it, I’ve failed because the people I built made it better than I imagined."
"The biggest mistake leaders make is a lack of self-knowledge and not building people based on trust."
"When you give away your playbook, you’re giving away your experience, your heart, your passion—the things no one else can offer."
"The closer we get to our authentic selves, the more frightening it becomes, but that’s where real strength lives."
"Change starts at the top, but success depends on the trust that flows through every level of the organization."
"Leadership isn’t about having all the answers, it’s about building the people who will find them."
"Authenticity is the foundation of every transformation worth leading."

Resources

• Open Playbook: Driving successful strategic change through strengths-based leadership, team building and execution
• Connect with Larry Dodd on LinkedIn
• Call: 925-448-4122

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