Episode 244: Crush Your Career, Find Your Calling & Launch Your Future with Dee Ann Turner
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It's time for you to crush your career! That's exactly what we're discussing in the next episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast featuring special guest, author, speaker and podcaster, Dee Ann Turner. As a former executive of talent acquisition, Dee Ann Turner enlightens us with all the career gems to find our calling and beyond.
Together, we dive deep into her new book, Crush Your Career, and through our shared passion for igniting the fire in others, we discuss how to align yourself with who you want to be within your career and truly experience success, on your own terms.
ABOUT DEE ANN TURNER
Dee Ann Turner understands the importance of stewarding talent.
A 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc, she was selected as the company’s first female officer in 2001 and served as the Vice President, Talent and Vice President, Sustainability. During her long career, she worked closely with Chick-fil-A’s founder, S. Truett Cathy, and other key leaders as an architect of their organizational culture. Additionally, she led Staff Learning and Development, Diversity and Inclusion, and Culture and Engagement, and Talent Management. More recently, Dee Ann launched and led Chick-fil-A’s sustainability function focusing on a strategy to implement sustainable practices at the then $10.5 billion company.
Dee Ann was instrumental in building and growing Chick-fil-A’s well-known culture and talent systems, responsible for selecting thousands of Chick-fil-A franchisees and corporate staff members. Under her leadership, Chick-fil-A enjoyed industry-leading employee engagement scores and became known for selecting the best talent in the hospitality business, maintaining a 95% retention rate for corporate staff and franchisees. She has also mentored and championed hundreds of people to discover their unique vocational callings and build careers they love.
Today, she leads her own organization, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC, focused on writing books and speaking to audiences both virtually and in-person on how to steward extraordinary talent. She's the author of two best-selling books covering the topics of corporate culture, customer service and career success. It’s My Pleasure and its newer version, Bet on Talent, teaches leaders how to find and keep extraordinary talent. Her latest book, Crush Your Career, teaches talent how to be extraordinary. Additionally, Dee Ann serves as Executive in Residence at High Point University teaching students career development skills and serving in the Access to Innovators Program.
Through her books and keynotes, she leverages her experience to help you steward the extraordinary talent entrusted to you, whether you are responsible for creating a remarkable organizational culture or focused on building your own exceptional career. She is a graduate of Clayton State University with a degree in Management. She also completed executive education courses at Emory University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School. She is a 2009 alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. Dee Ann has been married to her husband, Ashley for 37 years and they are the parents of three grown sons. She has served numerous non-profit boards in the past including The Kenya Project, Eagle Ranch and Proverbs 31 Ministries. She has also served on the board of advisors for Lubbock Christian University and First Care Clinics. Currently, she serves on the board of advisors for Unconventional Business Network Women and the advisory board for the Pure Hope Foundation. When she is not traveling, she can often be found on her Peloton bike in her home outside of Atlanta or on her stand up paddleboard at Lake Hartwell in northeast Georgia.
QUOTABLES:
“I’m a lifelong learner.”
“We don’t ever retire, we just go to our next calling or application of our last calling.”
“Do some self-evaluation: what do I do best that’s better than most people?
“Don’t focus on balance, just focus on presence.”
“You want to collect relationships almost as if it were a hobby.”
THE FINAL FIVE:
- What is one book that has significantly impacted our life? I have to tell you 2: the most impactful book to my life and career is Dr. Henry Cloud’s book Integrity: The Courage To Meet The Demands of Reality. It was pivotal for me. The book I've read since I retired is Atomic Habits by James Clear.
- If you could have brunch with 3 people, dead or alive, who would you pick? First, my maternal grandmother. She died before I was born. Second, my future great grandchild. I’m not sure I’ll be around for that. Then, the Apostle Paul. I have a heart for mission and his work is so influential in that space.
- Who is one person you absolutely adore and look up to? My mother. She is an incredible woman and has been a role model in so many ways in my life.
- What are 3 of your favorite things, people not included? My husband gave me an e-bike for Christmas. I live in a community with 100 paths and just about every day I ride 10-15 miles. Next, my paddle-board. Then, for number 3, that electronic item that keeps me connected to the world; my iPad.
- What is some of the best advice you’ve ever received? I shared some of it today, but probably just that statement: Take good care of yourself. People tell us that all the time but do you really take it to heart?
How you can connect with Dee Ann Turner:
Website: DeeAnnTurner.com
Instagram: @deeannturner
LinkedIn: Dee Ann Turner
Facebook: Dee Ann Turner
Twitter: @deeannturner
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