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Before Bruce founded Inflection Management LLC, he held multiple leadership roles at companies including Black and Decker, Timberland, Dorel Juvenile Group, Nautilus, and Bluestem Brands. Bruce takes pride in being a turnaround specialist with a proven track record of uplifting organizations and their leadership. ## In this episode… Are you a leader of an organization that’s facing tough times? Have you been able to identify the problem? As a veteran turnaround specialist, Bruce Cazenave has experienced many crises, from bankruptcy to negative work cultures to high turnover. So, how does senior leadership rise above when it seems there is a point of no return? Bruce explains that it starts with diagnosing the situation.  In this episode of the *Talent Wins* podcast *,* host Chris Mursau sits down with Bruce Cazenave , the Founder and Principal of Inflection Management LLC, to talk about building competent teams when organizations face detrimental challenges. 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Plus, Bruce offers CEOs advice on how to scale a company and more.  ## Resources Mentioned in this episode - [Chris Mursau on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mursau-037708/)  - [Topgrading on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/topgrading-inc-) - [Topgrading](https://topgrading.com/) - Email Topgrading: [info@topgrading.com](mailto:Info@Topgrading.com) - [*Talent Wins* podcast](https://topgrading.com/resources/talent-wins-podcast/) - [Bruce Cazenave on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-cazenave-1944b43/) - [Inflection Management](https://inflectionmgmt.com/) - [Six Sigma](https://www.6sigma.us/) **Special Mentions ** - [Culligan Water](https://www.culligan.com/) - [Capital One](https://www.capitalone.com/) - [TD Industries](https://www.tdindustries.com/) **Books Mentioned** - [*The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success* by William N Thorndike](https://www.amazon.com/Outsiders-Unconventional-Radically-Rational-Blueprint/dp/1422162672/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WZTIF3OT6BK6&keywords=the+outsiders+book+william+thorndike&qid=1667851803&sprefix=the+outsiders+book+will%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1) - [*That Will Never Work* by Marc Randolph](https://www.amazon.com/That-Will-Never-Work-Netflix/dp/0316530204/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KZSBTPKRJ0KU&keywords=that+will+never+work+the+birth+of+netflix&qid=1667851955&sprefix=that+will+ne%2Caps%2C375&sr=8-1) - [*Work Stronger: Habits for More Energy, Less Stress, and Higher Performance at Work* by Pete Leibman](https://www.amazon.com/Work-Stronger-Habits-Energy-Performance/dp/1510731628) - [*The Story of the Wright Brothers: A Biography Book for New Readers* by Annette Whipple](https://www.amazon.com/Story-Wright-Brothers-Biography-Readers/dp/164739239X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GC6W60XVO2ZE&keywords=the+story+of+the+wright+brothers&qid=1667852747&s=books&sprefix=the+story+of+the+wright+brothers%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1) - [*Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant* by W Chan Kim](https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ocean-Strategy-Expanded-Uncontested/dp/1625274491/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K87NKSUXNORT&keywords=blue+ocean+strategy+book&qid=1667852968&s=books&sprefix=blue+oce%2Cstripbooks%2C696&sr=1-1) - [*The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary* by Mark Sanborn](https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Factor-Passion-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/0385513518) ## Topgrading Team ## Ready to Transform your Business with Little Effort Using Brightlane? 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