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Stewardship Leadership for Stinkin' Accountants, and Everybody Else

October 03, 2026 • Mark Gandy • Season 1 • Episode 270

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Of the many books that leadership authors have written about how to lead others and one's self, Mark believes Eric Alexander's book may be the first to pair stewardship and leadership together.

Eric was a longtime CFO for Happy State Bank, and after his tenure, he veered into packaging the many concepts he learned into workshops, coaching, and mentoring those in financial leadership positions and beyond.

Some of the interesting and unique topics covered in the interview include hiring for character, the link between trust and verification, the crux of developing others, prescripting, 720 thinking, and the humor behind geewhiz data.