He Ran a 200-Person Plant But Couldn't Decide What's for Dinner. | Joe LaRussa
Talk Real Shift
<p>Joe LaRussa spent his career in automotive. Promotions, a patent, industry recognition.</p>
<p>He was winning at work but walking into chaos every night.</p>
<p>He talks about how the industry downturn swept up his position. He was a new dad with toddler at home and no plan.</p>
<p>On the drive home that day, with nothing left to schedule and no meetings to run, it hit him: Every system he used at work was usable.</p>
<p>He built a household balance sheet, a family mission statement, spending thresholds, and a calendar. Now he's a small-city mayor, and people trusted him with that office because of how his household runs.</p>
<p>In our episode we covered:</p>
<p>→ Why work-life balance is a myth and what work-life blending looks like in practice</p>
<p>→ The family mission statement that ended the dinner argument</p>
<p>→ Running your home like a balance sheet</p>
<p>→ The Japan trip that came after ten flopped blending attempts</p>
<p>→ Why your problem at home is almost always the system</p>
<p>Thank you, Joe, for Talking Real Shift!</p>
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<p><em>Chapters</em></p>
<p>0:00 Teaser</p>
<p>0:48 From automotive leadership to Homegrown Leadership</p>
<p>3:08 The drive home that changed everything</p>
<p>6:19 Running the household like an operating machine</p>
<p>7:34 Building a five-month reserve, the household balance sheet</p>
<p>11:08 Getting aligned, the family mission statement</p>
<p>15:11 The vulnerable moments behind the anger</p>
<p>19:48 Get hold of your time first</p>
<p>24:58 Work-life balance is a myth, try blending</p>
<p>35:25 Good leaders lift other leaders up</p>
<p>44:23 The sledgehammer and the velvet hammer</p>
<p>54:45 Course-correcting a broken culture at home</p>
<p>59:48 The one resource you can't make more of</p>
<p>1:00:00 What he'd tell his 25-year-old self</p>
<p>1:01:48 Where to start and the closing invite</p>
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