Patrick Gallagher talks with Brent about building community and leadership and why it is important.

• Patrick talks about how he got started in this business of developing community and leadership. He has a business The Engineering Leadership Community which specializes in building leaders in the software engineering community. They also talk about the importance of developing meaningful personal relationships.
• This business was very different from studying physical therapy and kinesiology in college so they discuss how he made the leap to the field of leader ship building
• Brent asks him about the importance of travel in his life and what is one of the unexpected areas that he found himself liking. 
• They discuss why it is important to have leadership and develop a sense of community in a professional environment. Creating community creates a sense of ownership for every job in a business, no matter how small or insignificant that position may seem.
• Brent asks Patrick whether or not leaders are born or developed and they discuss why certain types of leaders are red flags.
• Patrick supports a Cure Bike Ride that is run from Santa Barbara to San Diego in support of an illness called Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. They discuss his personal involvement and why this particular charity is important to him.
• They both agree that there is real truth in “The importance of giving of yourself so that others will give.”

Patrick Gallagher can be reached on Linkedin

Listen to his podcast at SFELC.com

Resources that Patrick mentioned on his journey to becoming an expert in community building and leadership:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz

From Good to Great by Jim Collins

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath

Outliers by Malcom Gladwell