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How This Established Entrepreneur Learns From His Young Employees Learning something new every day means listening to fresher viewpoints.

By Alan Taylor

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Alan Taylor sits down with Don Clark, CEO of Grand Design RV, to talk about what new lessons he has learned from the younger generation. Taylor remembers that when he was a young business owner, he relied heavily on micromanaging.

Now, he is able to see how some of the management tactics he once thought were efficient weren't at all. With time, experience and collaboration with other members of his team, Clark has added new elements to his knowledge. At times, this means talking with younger members of his team and learning from their unique perspectives.

Years of running a new company has not dulled Clark's love and vigor to learn something new every day.

Click play to hear more from the conversation.

Alan Taylor

Host, Entrepreneur Radio

Alan Taylor is an award winning radio and television host and a 30-plus year broadcast professional. As a founder of Benchmark Entertainment in 1995, Taylor pioneered the business of creating radio shows as an extension of the magazines and brands they represent. Benchmark orchestrated innovative partnerships with leading publishers to replicate their content on-air, bringing their brands alive to a much larger audiences. Today, Taylor partners with the nation’s largest publishing houses. He is, on behalf of the Entertainment Right Now, the host of some of the most popular weekend talk shows in radio today: The Drive with Alan Taylor and Entrepreneur Radio. Taylor produces and co-hosts a new video series, Business & Burgers, in partnership with Microsoft and serves as a consultant and content marketing partner for USA Today Network.

Taylor’s expertise and quick wit entertain millions and he has been a featured automotive expert on ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC and others, including 15-plus years on daytime’s No. 1 morning talk show, LIVE! with Kelly. Taylor is also an in-demand guest speaker where his up-beat presentations provide both insight and motivation. Taylor is also the co-host of Motorz TV, seen in over 200 million TV households in the USA and Canada.

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