Ron Reich, a leadership professional of 28 years, discussed the importance of emotional intelligence, situational leadership, and prior preparation to becoming a better leader. He shared his experience of how reading books has helped him become a resource for people and his services, which include helping emerging leaders. He concluded by thanking the listeners for joining the Dead America podcast and encouraging them to share, like, and subscribe.Action Items of this interview1. Delegate tasks to those with high ability and willingness.2. Support those who lack confidence.3. Emphasize the importance of emotional intelligence and empathy.4. Following the 6P principle of "proper prior preparation prevents poor performance."5. Read ten pages a day to become a resource for people.6. Participate in Ron's Future Leaders and Emerging Leaders programs.7. Get to know yourself extraordinarily well.8. Share, like, and subscribe to the Dead America podcast.Ron has twenty-eight years of training and development experience. His background is broad-based, having worked for major organizations such as Toshiba, The Chubb Corporation, and Organon Pharmaceuticals.Ron started his own consulting firm in 2006 and has worked in many industries, including medical and assisted living facilities, manufacturing, high-tech, retail, pharmaceuticals, and banking. He is also a well-respected and sought-after faculty member of the American Management Association.The majority of work through the years has focused on leadership and management development, corporate training, organizational development as well as coaching at all levels through client companies.An avid reader, Ron has read over 300 leadership, management, and relationship-oriented books over the past 18 years.Ron’s philosophy centers on participant-based training and experiential learning. He believes it’s his job to “pull information from the clients they already know.”Another important aspect of Ron’s philosophy is the necessity to reinforce any training or coaching completed.Some comments clients have made over the years about Ron include, “It was a pleasure to watch a master, in the zone, doing what he does best.” “Ron, you were flawless over the three days you spent working with us.” “Ron, in addition to an insightful two-day leadership course, I realized it was also two days of great marriage counseling.”Ron is passionate about his work and makes his sessions as interactive and fun as possible. One of his only requests for clients is to arrive ready to participate and have fun along the way.Linksreichr.reich2006@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-reichhttps://www.instagram.com/leadership-rlb">https://deadamerica.website/ron-reichr.reich2006@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-reichhttps://www.instagram.com/leadership-rlb