8 traits of a renegade leader

Jon and Kory discuss the traits that separate renegade leaders from the rest.

From courage and risk tolerance to persistence and a bias for action, they explore what it takes to challenge conventional thinking inside large organisations, especially when bureaucracy, short-term pressure and fear of failure make bold decisions difficult.

Timestamps

00:00 - Start
01:16 - The core characteristics of a Renegade leader
02:39 - 3 surprising facts about Renegade leaders
03:49 - Why are companies so risk averse
08:00 - Challenging the status quo
13:47 - Why great leaders have courage
15:47 - Having a high risk tolerance
19:36 - Why e.l.f. want their competitors to get bigger
21:03 - Why great leaders provide air cover
21:49 - Renegade leaders are persistent
22:56 - Beating bureaucracy
24:18 - Do one thing, do it well
25:46 - Bias for action
26:56 - Jon does strategic distillation

What is Uncensored Renegades?

Kory Marchisotto, the trailblazing CMO of e.l.f., and Jon Evans, the perpetually fired host of the Uncensored CMO, team up to talk about the things leaders usually avoid talking about; failures, numbers, getting fired, and so on. The renegade duo fire through topics at speed, on a 20-minute time limit… ish.