Joseph Polanin is an award-winning CEO and COO focused on 400K+ people leadership, $500B+ budget management, and transforming global organizations.
Joe deployed around the world frequently for combat operations and was competitively promoted to the top 1% of senior leaders during a 30-year Navy career in Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD). He has 21+ years as a successful CEO and COO inspiring highly specialized, globally integrated teams to defeat complex threats and succeed in high-risk environments despite every obstacle. He has led several successful reorganizations of global headquarters – the largest was 123,000+ people, $79.8B
fiscal value – and completed $2M+ leader development professional education. After transitioning from the Navy in 2020, Joe founded the Alaka’i Leadership Group, LLC to help companies accelerate their vision through comprehensive strategies that mobilize all capabilities and talent toward shared goals. Joe was the Valedictorian of Carteret High School’s class of 1986 and the first student in the school’s history to be appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD where he earned a BS in History,
Russian language minor in 1990. He earned a MBA with honors in 2007 from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ; and MA in Strategic Security Studies as the Distinguished Graduate (#1 of 76) of the 2014 Combating Terrorism Fellowship at the College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University, Washington, DC. Joe wrote, “Defeating Violent Radical Islamism,” a precis of his MA thesis, published in U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, October 2016. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL and the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA. His personal honors include the Defense Superior Service Medal (three awards), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Combat Action Ribbon (two awards), various unit & campaign awards, the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society for business leaders, and a Department of State commendation for transformational diplomacy.Joe resides in Tampa, FL with his wife of 29 years, Deanne and their daughters Kiana and Sydney.
Listen to this informative Cultivating Success episode with Joseph Polanin about workforce leadership.
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
- Create your alignment of purpose.
- How to deal with people who don’t want to change.
- Reflecting on 30 years of leadership.
- The importance of delegation and how it can help you accelerate growth.
- Why you have to feel comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
- How to keep the momentum of change in your organization.
Connect with Joseph:
https://thealakaigroup.com/
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