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Railroading Legend Sits Down for First Podcast | Keith Creel

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Keith Creel became the President and CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2017, giving him executive control of one of the largest Class 1 rail systems in North America, with more than 13,000 miles of rail network stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In 2021 he helped broker a deal that marked the first major merger in the railroad industry in the U.S. in two decades, and created the first freight rail network linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Creel calls on nearly a decade of experience working with the Canadian Pacific Railway to discuss his strategies for leadership and how he’s turned the company around over five years in charge. Creel discusses all you need to know about the rail industry and how it affects our daily lives, what changes he sees coming in the future for the industry, how he thinks about leadership in times of change, and how Canadian Pacific secured a $27 billion deal to take over its rival, Kansas City Southern. -- 00:0 …...more
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Intro

0:00

What people misunderstand about rails

1:08

Rails vs. trucks

1:43

Creel’s thoughts on driverless trucks

4:00

Why we don’t have driverless trains

5:36

Why don’t trains move faster than they do

6:53

On precision scheduled railroading

9:30

Tradeoffs between efficiency and resiliency

17:02

How rail companies deal with clients

21:40

How rails deal with varying capacities

25:05

The future of rails and where they’ll go

27:40

Why don’t rails own the terminals

32:14

Canada Pacific’s system for executing plans

33:30

What Creel learned from Hunter Harrison (a rail legend)

36:24

Setting examples as a leader

45:24

What Creel learned from Bill Ackman

54:18

The complete story of the Kansas City Southern decision

1:01:55
Railroading Legend Sits Down for First Podcast | Keith Creel
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2022Nov 29
Keith Creel became the President and CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2017, giving him executive control of one of the largest Class 1 rail systems in North America, with more than 13,000 miles of rail network stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In 2021 he helped broker a deal that marked the first major merger in the railroad industry in the U.S. in two decades, and created the first freight rail network linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Creel calls on nearly a decade of experience working with the Canadian Pacific Railway to discuss his strategies for leadership and how he’s turned the company around over five years in charge. Creel discusses all you need to know about the rail industry and how it affects our daily lives, what changes he sees coming in the future for the industry, how he thinks about leadership in times of change, and how Canadian Pacific secured a $27 billion deal to take over its rival, Kansas City Southern. -- 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - What people misunderstand about rails 01:43 - Rails vs. trucks 04:00 - Creel’s thoughts on driverless trucks 05:36 - Why we don’t have driverless trains 06:53 - Why don’t trains move faster than they do 09:30 - On precision scheduled railroading 17:02 - Tradeoffs between efficiency and resiliency 21:40 - How rail companies deal with clients 25:05 - How rails deal with varying capacities 27:40 - The future of rails and where they’ll go 32:14 - Why don’t rails own the terminals 33:30 - Canada Pacific’s system for executing plans 36:24 - What Creel learned from Hunter Harrison (a rail legend) 45:24 - Setting examples as a leader 54:18 - What Creel learned from Bill Ackman 01:01:55 - The complete story of the Kansas City Southern decision -- OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ 📈  OUR MOST POPULAR INTERVIEWS 🎬  The Full Story of Naval Ravikant:    • The Angel Philosopher Naval Ravikant ...   🎬  Bill Ackman - Getting Back Up:    • Bill Ackman: Dealing with Haters, My ...   🎬  Secrets to Healthy Relationships with Esther Perel:    • Secrets to Healthy Relationships | Es...   🎙 Listen to the show  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52N... GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website - www.fs.blog JOIN OUR COMMUNITY https://fs.blog/membership/ ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel.
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