Growth and Freedom: The Leadership Podcast

What I love about most business owners is how giving they are.  There is another group of business owners, however, who tend to be more me-centered and are eager to tell you how great they are.  For the business owners on the giving side, it's hard to engage in thought leadership and sharing of ideas.  It feels to self- promotional. This week I talk with master connector and messager, Michael Rode...

You probably know a lot of people who are doers or dreamers. The doers put their head down and plow through their work simultaneously disregarding relationships and the world around them. The dreamers spend a lot of time thinking about things and talking about things but they have the opposite problem of the doer, they don't do much. Powerful business owners pay attention to the world around them...

"Negotiation isn't about winning. It's a conversation about a relationship, and you can't 'win' a relationship." I have Business Negotiation expert, Christine McKay on the show and she offered the above thought with regards to negotiation. Negotiating is one of the most important communication skills that you can have as a leader. From negotiating pay to enrolling people in your vision, everything...

Dabbling is a superficial or intermittent interest, investigation, or experiment. It's starting a lot of different things but not finishing.  There are times to experiment and times where quitting something you are working on is important. There is a dark side to dabbling and creates bad habits in your leadership if you aren't careful. This week's podcast explores that dark side and gives you some...

Ever heard that sales is the life blood of your company?    For many entrepreneurs the prospect of selling isn't always appealing for several reasons: You aren't comfortable with it You had a bad experience in the past You subscribe to the belief that sales people have terrible fashion and hang out in used car lots You worry that you will be pushy and that people won't like you.   Today's podcast...

As I prepared for our monthly webinar recently on stepping away from your office successfully, a familiar concept of "playing your game" came up. As I thought about, I asked myself "what are the most important components that a leader needs to have to enable them to play their game full out?" I stepped up to the whiteboard and started writing and creating. As I did this, a pattern emerged for what...

As your business grows, it's important that you and your business adapt to the changes. One of the most important things to assess if your processes and systems. At some point in a business, you need to free up time so that you can stay focused on what's most important. Certain things that you could do with your own blood, sweat and tears now need to be addressed in other ways. Automation expert,...

It's hard to play your game when you don't know what your game is. Knowing your game can feel like a big question to try and answer. There are some simple things that you can do to help you start this journey. Once you get traction with the journey how to do shift from being open to being more narrow focused? The transition feels almost cruel when you go through it. If you are looking for more cla...

This week's episode covers a wide range of topics from business to managing your personal wealth as I sit down with Wealth Architect, Aryeh Sheinbein.   The first half of the show talks about exit strategies in a business and how to set yourself up for success when it's time to exit your business.   The second half of the show focuses on what to do with your money and how to focus on what truly ma...

Every business that we have worked with has significant money inside of their business that isn't captured and realized. In today's episode, I introduce the tool that helps business owners discover where that money is and what they need to do to recapture it. The tool also assesses where your wealth can be created outside of your business in terms of the things in life that are most important to y...

When leadership is out of alignment, everything else in that leader's world will follow suit. The most difficult part of being out of alignment is realizing that it is happening as the shift can be subtle. In this week's episode, I interview leadership advisor, Mike Horne. Mike and I go through the five signs that you may be a toxic manager and how to re-orient your leadership to get it back on th...

One of the biggest "ahas" that I see clients have in coaching is in recognizing what role knowledge or "knowing" truly has in what has then stuck. As a recovering "knower", I share the two types of knowledge you can obtain (one of those being vastly underutilized over the other). In addition to that, I dive into what to do when you don't know and how to handle being stuck in a way that serves your...

Entrepreneurs often have new, cutting edge ideas that are so new that the world hasn't caught up to them yet. If you are an entrepreneur, you likely have a lot of ideas like this that can be given to the world with the right packaging and format. Today, I speak with Vikrant Shaurya , CEO of BestSellingBook.com and we chat about the amazing world of book publishing. If you are like most people, wri...

You likely heard about Simone Biles decision to not compete in certain events at the Olympic games. Some people praised her for the decision. Some people criticized it. Was it courageous or cowardly? Tune into this week's episode and let me know your thoughts.                                    _____________________ For more listening options and several FREE resources provided by New Work Revolut...

If you have worked for any period of time, you likely know how it feels to work for an organization that has integrity as well as organizations that don't.   As a leader, you likely would love to have a team that serves the greater good of the organization and it's goals.   In today's episode, I talk with co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, Ron Carucci.  Ron's latest book is called, "To B...

Giving can be tough. It requires effort of time, energy and sometimes requires us to give to someone you don't feel like giving to. For leaders, you will never get what you don't give. Today's podcast breaks down 8 things that I know leaders want and what it means to give these things to your team. Enjoy the show and let me know what you think!                                    __________________...

If you run a business, you most likely do some form of digital marketing to create awareness for your business. For most business owners, digital marketing is a bewildering landscape. It's hard to hire good people and you aren't always sure what the results are that you should be getting from the effort. Today, I interview the CEO and Founder of the digital marketing agency, This is My South Bay,...

Ego isn't all bad but when it goes unexamined, it can be a subtle killer of your ability to truly express your value to the world. As we wrap up the Bullsh*t Excuses Series, I take a look at ego. How it shows up. Where it gets in the way. How you can notice it and make powerful decisions for you and for those around you.                                  _____________________ For more listening opt...

You have probably heard the phrase that people will rise to the level of your expectations. The question is, is that actually true. Today I have leadership expert and executive coach, Ben Marcovitz talk about how the small glimmers of hope have made a tremendous difference in his professional career as well as in his personal life. If you are looking for tips and ideas on how to motivate yourself...

The counterintuitive thing about freedom is that, in many ways, it comes from having boundaries and personal discipline. You may be like one of the many entrepreneurs I have spoken or worked with over the years that does their best to not be tied down to things. If you want more freedom, it may lie in doing the opposite of what you have been doing. This week's podcast dives into this concept and w...

There are two issues that you could put into the top tier of workplace issues. One of them is communication and the other is interruptions. One of the better things to come from working at home is the reduction in the "hey, got a minute" interruptions that happen to you several times in a typical day. Even though you may not be back at the office yet, you still have interruptions from text message...

Everything that I have talked about with regards to excuses has its' origin in the things that are thought and said that hold you back. These things are called limiting beliefs. Limiting beliefs are strongly held and require you to get into the mess of sorting out what you really think about yourself and why. In this week's show, I tackle limiting beliefs head on and give you five things to think...

There are two management types that run teams. One is very relational and great with building rapport with their team. The other is very processed and outcome oriented and doesn't have time for the fluffy nonsense of people and their feelings. I happen to fall in the latter category and early on in my career, it almost got me fired. This week, I sat down with employee engagement expert, Dr Beverly...

Every day there are good businesses on the market looking for an enthusiastic entrepreneur to step in and take a good business and make it great. Regardless if you are looking to add a new business to your portfolio or not, Al Cameron from Rox Capital stops by the podcast to talk about how to successfully acquire a business. For those listeners that already have a business and aren't looking to ac...

Whether you believe it or not, you have a set of gifts, talents and experience that you bring to the world that is unique and valuable. Even leaders who have a level of success sometimes think that it's despite gifts and purpose and not because of it. This week's episode dives into why not acknowledging your gifts holds you back and how to dive deeper into your own purpose. Check out the show and...