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What changes when there is nobody above you to make the final decision?

For Art Collins, becoming CEO of Medtronic brought a sudden realisation: tens of thousands of employees, patients and investors were depending on decisions for which the responsibility ultimately stopped with him.

His response wasn’t to become more invincible. It was to listen harder, get closer to the front line and surround himself with exceptional people.

Those same principles shaped his approach to leadership, partnership and long-term growth.

1. Learn why saying yes is always an implicit decision to say no somewhere else.
2. See how leaders create conditions where bad news reaches them before it becomes a crisis.
3. Use Art’s simple partnership test to find capabilities that can accelerate growth rather than merely add complexity.

Listen for lessons earned across the Navy, Medtronic boardroom and global business community and apply them to the decisions already sitting on your desk.

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The Partnership Playbook is the podcast for leaders who want to grow with clarity, create leverage through partnerships, and lead their teams with meaning. Each episode gives you practical insights drawn from two decades of building and backing companies, coaching CEOs, and closing high-value partnerships across industries. You’ll learn how to scale yourself as a leader, choose partners that help you grow faster, and turn trust, alignment, and first wins into momentum that lasts.

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