Larry Cassesa is the Director of Sales, Marketing, and Product for Abicor Binzel USA and Canada. He started his career and sales and moved into a leadership position after the 2008 financial crisis. He's led a global team through the implementation of the Salesforce CRM and many cross-functional projects. We explore Larry's experience on the front lines of leadership.Quotes from This Episode"My job is to clear obstacles.""True empathy is exhausting... it takes a lot of energy.""My job is to protect all those other people in the culture. So you have to make those tough decisions, you have to have those tough conversations.""Your job is not necessary to have all the solutions or answers...but to work with them to find those solutions.""I'd much prefer to be a facilitator than a top-down sort of leader. I think it's more productive that way."Resource Mentioned in This EpisodeInfinite Game by Simon SinekVerbal Judo by George ThompsonExtreme Ownership by Jocko WillinkThe Like Switch by Jack SchaferSapiens by Noah HarariThe Goal by  Eliyahu M. GoldrattGood to Great by Jim CollinsOther Episodes Mentioned In This ConversationDiane DixonBarbara KellermanDavis Rosch