{"id":11431,"date":"2023-01-06T14:47:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=11431"},"modified":"2023-05-08T13:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:41:51","slug":"meet-the-other-kevin-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/meet-the-other-kevin-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the OTHER Kevin McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11431\" class=\"elementor elementor-11431\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d9c83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10d9c83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0779e44\" data-id=\"0779e44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302d515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"302d515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"> <span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"2\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec4f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ec4f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Political Determination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0355662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0355662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Aspiring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has recently dominated news headlines and feeds.\u00a0 His multiple attempts to become the next Speaker have established an epic political losing streak.\u00a0<\/p><p>I personally admire his determination and resiliency. It reminds me of a Zig Ziglar quote:<\/p><blockquote><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cThe Difference Between a Big Shot and a Little Shot is that a Big Shot is Just a Little Shot that Kept on Shooting.\u201d<\/em><\/h4><\/blockquote><p>And as I publish this, Rep. McCarthy is still shooting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>But enough about the political leadership circus world.\u00a0\u00a0There&#8217;s a different Kevin McCarthy I&#8217;d like you to meet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a13c8e7\" data-id=\"a13c8e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505a8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"505a8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-McCarthy-wiki.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11433\" alt=\"Kevin-McCarthy-wiki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-McCarthy-wiki.jpg 576w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-McCarthy-wiki-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-McCarthy-wiki-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b12e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b12e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rep. Kevin McCarthy <\/strong><br \/>By Office of the House Republican Leader (2019)<br \/>Wikipedia Photo<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f94b516 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f94b516\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86b3aa2\" data-id=\"86b3aa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15428b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c15428b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-W.-McCarthy-black-crew-300x266-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11432\" alt=\"Kevin W McCarthy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-W.-McCarthy-black-crew-300x266-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-W.-McCarthy-black-crew-300x266-1-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7bd8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef7bd8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Author Kevin W. McCarthy<\/strong><br \/>Image from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinwmccarthy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KevinWMccarthy.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe190e\" data-id=\"4fe190e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c466879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c466879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose Over Politics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472f692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"472f692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing Author Kevin W. McCarthy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c295a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c295a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Kevin W. McCarthy is the world\u2019s leading innovator and authority about clarity of purpose and, more importantly, powerfully putting purpose to work, or being on-purpose.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0&#8211; from<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kevinwmccarthy.com\/about-kevin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KevinWMccarthy.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>He&#8217;s the author of two highly impactful two books that I&#8217;ve read, recommended and gifted for years.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-376ccd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"376ccd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-547955e\" data-id=\"547955e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d99d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d99d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kevin W. McCarthy Books<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60db4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60db4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 Recommendation: For Developing Your  Self-Leadership<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1a476b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1a476b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe297f\" data-id=\"3fe297f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a771ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a771ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3X9Mjj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/on-purpose-person.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11454\" alt=\"The On Purpose Person\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/on-purpose-person.jpg 104w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/on-purpose-person-98x150.jpg 98w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-543e763\" data-id=\"543e763\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad182a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad182a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3X9Mjj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The On Purpose Person<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02afd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02afd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This quick reading parable is a guide to being and living &#8220;On-Purpose&#8221; Of course, to do so, you need to have a clear defined purpose for yourself.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>When you&#8217;re &#8220;On-Purpose&#8221;, you develop an enhanced awareness for being either on or off purpose with what ever you do.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b7691 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b7691\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71e7543\" data-id=\"71e7543\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75a73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b75a73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2 Recommendation: For Developing Your Formal Leadership<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a50edb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a50edb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc867c\" data-id=\"4cc867c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36138c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36138c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QiGKwx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/on-purpose-business.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11455\" alt=\"The On Purpose Business Person Cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/on-purpose-business.jpg 162w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/on-purpose-business-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0647b6a\" data-id=\"0647b6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb4d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb4d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QiGKwx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The On-Purpose Business Person<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114c7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"114c7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also a quick reading parable. It&#8217;s a guide\u00a0 to creating an &#8220;On-Purpose Business&#8221;.\u00a0 A tool for holistic strategic thinking.\u00a0 I integrated several of the book&#8217;s concept when facilitating strategy session.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>As Daniel Pink describes in his book on motivation, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XftevZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DRIVE<\/strong><\/a>, everyone want to feel part of something bigger than themselves.\u00a0<\/p><p>This book provides a framework for generating that kind of engagement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6160e19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6160e19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c810589\" data-id=\"c810589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b425802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b425802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I urge you to take a break from the political circus to invest some time on yourself.\u00a0 Buy and read one or both of these books. You&#8217;ll thank me as others have.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d338f75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d338f75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb423b5\" data-id=\"cb423b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc1aa30 elementor-section-content-space-evenly elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc1aa30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2b67a8\" data-id=\"a2b67a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676f654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"676f654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But Wait! There's More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6c3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f6c3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>The other Kevin McCarthy<\/em><\/strong> has a new book. I have not read it yet.\u00a0 But since I&#8217;m making the introduction, here&#8217;s his latest:..<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VThez8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chief Leadership Officer<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-357054a\" data-id=\"357054a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d011d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d011d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VThez8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLO-cover-193x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11466\" alt=\"Chief Leadership Officer Cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLO-cover-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLO-cover-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/CLO-cover.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f23b0ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f23b0ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b611096\" data-id=\"b611096\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c991c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2c991c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclosure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c663ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c663ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am part of the Amazon Associate program, which means I receive a small commission on the products listed on this page when ordered with the associated image links.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d14cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d14cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3615563\" data-id=\"3615563\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had enough with the political leadership circus world?  There\u2019s a different Kevin McCarthy I\u2019d like you to meet. He\u2019s the author of several highly impactful books. 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