What John R. Miles has said about Lowe's
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 10, 2026
John R. Miles, Host of the Passion Struck podcast and author of The Mattering Effect, has been quoted on Lowe's 2 times in 1 episode of Proven Podcast, most recently on October 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Miles recounts that the Lowe's team he inherited finished last in a company-wide engagement survey of roughly 350,000 associates.
“Lowe's had, I don't know, 350,000 associates across the company. My group that I was inheriting finished dead last”
Proven Podcast: The Mattering Effect: Success and Mattering Are Not the Same Thing - John R. Miles (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 26:14
Miles says he promoted overlooked internal employees before hiring from outside.
“I started looking at who had been passed over for opportunities that were hidden gems and I promoted them first”
Proven Podcast: The Mattering Effect: Success and Mattering Are Not the Same Thing - John R. Miles (Oct 10, 2026) · Listen from 57:22
Episodes
The Mattering Effect: Success and Mattering Are Not the Same Thing - John R. MilesProven Podcast · Oct 10, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Charles Schwartz talks with former Navy officer and tech executive John R. Miles about leadership, trust, self-regulation, and the six signals of mattering at work.
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