{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Southern Company CEO Chris Womack on 38 Years With One Company and a Grandmother Who Wouldn't Let Him Quit","description":"Ep. 273: Six months before his daughter's wedding, he got a diagnosis: liver cancer, less than six months to live. Three years of treatment later, and now he's Chairman, President and CEO of Southern Company \u2014 a company that just ranked #1 in its industry on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list. On this episode, you will learn:&amp;nbsp;   Why he tells his team &quot;I can't do anything by myself&quot; \u2014 and means it   How vulnerability, not authority, built trust across 30,000 employees   What it actually takes to avoid complacency after you've already won   Do you want to write a book? In my new role as Publisher at Forbes Books and with the incredible resources and expertise of their team, we're making it easier than ever to help YOU to tell your story. Send us a message here to get started:https:\/\/books.forbes.com\/don\/ Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team towards personal and professional greatness. Special thanks to Amelia Prieto for making this episode possible. ","author_name":"Corporate Competitor Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/donyaeger.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42398425\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42398425"}