Episode 50: The Power of Possibility with Darrin Tulley

Guest Bio

I am an accomplished Financial Services Executive, transforming business performance through positive change across organizations by building and leading high-performing teams with a blend of pragmatic, data-informed / empathic, servant leadership style.

My financial expertise and schooling are complemented by “right brain” agility and creativity engaging leaders wherever they are. Chief executives seek me out as an “opportunity solver” because they know I turn business units into lean, top-producing, innovative workplaces – that are joyful, too. I grasp the importance of organizational connectedness and leverage my multifaceted talents to drive significant value and unprecedented results.

Adept as I am at the business, I’m just as focused on culture.
• I see the potential in employees and inspire them to actualize it, earning their trust and loyalty every day.
• At work and in life, I strive to build diverse, inclusive, collaborative teams that exceed customer and shareholder expectations and inspire an authentic, team-first culture.
• This has been widely recognized and valued by my colleagues and clients who appreciate my mission/vision clarity and the “breath of fresh air” I bring to work every day.

My key skills and competencies include:
• Visionary Strategist: executes on opportunities to transform business margins, teams, and individuals
• PMO | Change Management | Business Execution: facilitates positive change through trusted allyship
• Full-Scope Financial Management: leverage financial data and intelligence to run high-profile, high-value business units
• Mergers & Acquisitions: research and execute transactions; seamlessly integrates cultures
• Continuous Improvement | Lean Processes: builds efficient systems, infrastructure, and teams
• Frontline employee to C-Suite Relations: listen, engage, collaborate, persuade, inspire
• Talent Management: attract, develop, motivate & retain diverse, inclusive, high-performing teams
• Communications: open, honest, engaging, impactful
• Inclusion collaborator, role model, and ally; active member and advisor across multiple business resource groups

Recap & Takeaways

• [00:11 – 04:27] Darrin Tulley and working in the realm of possibilities
• [04:39 – 07:27] Seeing the bubble expanding, looking at the world with joy
• [07:28 – 09:42] Darrin’s “light up” moment with Italian ice
• [09:48 – 12:04] Passion and the drawing outside the lines
• [12:06 – 13:50] Companies that focus on creativity have better outcomes
• [13:50 – 17:22] Giving people time to think, and collaborative spaces
• [17:24 – 18:51] Pride, and sharing space and work
• [18:53 – 23:46] Live Your Possible, Darrin’s book
• [23:48 – 26:20] Calming our minds and breaking patterns
• [26:22 – 28:46] Open-minded curiosity and taking in perspectives
• [28:49 – 32:34] The power of book clubs for organizations
• [32:37 – 34:06] Better nurses, doctors, and catalysts for curiosity
• [34:26 – 35:48] How an open mind lends itself to better collaboration
• [35:53 – 37:02] The Simple Seed by Katie Wood
• [37:05 – 42:19] The school environment and Jane Dutton
• [42:19 – 47:00] The future of work and teams in Darrin’s view
• [47:05 – 48:26] Embracing AI, technology, and wellbeing
• [48:28 – 49:45] “Involved” and a call to action to create space
• [49:48 – 51:23] Connect with Darrin