Shannon Waller's Team Success

The greatest investment you can make is in hiring the right team members. But the hiring process can be grueling and tough to navigate—and it can also take a lot of time and money. In this episode of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller lends Strategic Coach wisdom on constructing the team you really want.

One of the most effective ways to build a healthy and positive company culture is by establishing ways team members can show appreciation for one another. In this episode of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller reminds listeners not only how much appreciation nourishes us, but how it adds meaning to our lives.

How do you know when it’s the right time to hire a new team member? Recognizing when it’s necessary to bring someone on board and having the confidence to take the plunge is critical to major growth. In this episode of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller coaches listeners on what can be one of the most profound investments of their lives.

Stepping into a leadership role is something that many of us aspire to do. But often, we don't realize that when you become a leader, you’ll be shifting from doing things to influencing others. In this episode of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller discusses the major mindset shift that's so important to consider when leading a successful team.

Conversations about company culture and team member engagement have become more and more important in today’s business world. Christian Cotichini, CEO of HeroX, is a pioneer in this regard. He has eliminated managers, refuses to do performance reviews, and would rather work with millennials. Listen in to this second chat between Shannon and Christian as they talk about crowdsourcing and creating a...

The difference between entrepreneurial and corporate workplace culture has a significant impact on team members, including the ways in which they experience growth in these organizations. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller explains why knowing yourself is the key to making massive strides in any entrepreneurial business.

Experiencing workplace burnout is like running a marathon you haven’t trained for—it leaves you feeling drained and unaccomplished. One of the biggest dangers fast-growing companies face is not being educated on how to prevent burnout, and team members can end up frustrated and unmotivated. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller talks action steps to avoid this common pitfall.

When given the choice, are you a creator or a complainer? We’ve all been in situations that haven’t gone according to plan, but what a lot of people don’t realize is how much control they actually have over these experiences. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller gives clarity to the fact that you can happen to things, instead of things happening to you.

There is a very small percentage of people who are actually good at saying no. Whether we’re caught off guard or are trying to please someone, we’re all guilty of committing ourselves to things we don’t have time for. And this is how messes happen. In this episode of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller provides guilt-free strategies for saying no gracefully.

Regardless of where you work, meetings are the norm. They’re an opportunity for minds to meet, collaborate, and strategize on future business ventures. But what percentage of these meetings is productive, directed, and useful? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller gives the formula for maximizing meetings.

If procrastinating feels bad, why do we all do it? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller explores the psychology of procrastination, explaining why our good intentions don’t always materialize into reality. Learn how to take advantage of short sprints, rewards, and others’ talents to stop falling into the easy trap of avoidance.

When you get tired, other people get stupid. Does this sound familiar? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller stresses the importance of taking time away from your business to restore and rejuvenate. Recognizing when you’re operating from a creative, mechanical, or reactive zone can change the direction of your teamwork to be more open, collaborative, and communicative.

Are the leaders in your company aligned with your value system? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller discusses why it’s so important to be transparent with your team on issues of ethics and integrity. Learn strategies for building an organization that operates with high integrity and why it’s so important to take action when someone on your team is not in alignment with your...

Why is our status so important to us? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller calls attention to status-driven individuals and the negative impacts they can have on teamwork. To have a thriving team and company, put unique talents before status and do away with standard titles so that people aren’t chasing status and positions that don’t fit them and ultimately impede great tea...

Do you believe the world is generous and that there’s plenty to go around? Or do you feel that the world is happening to you and there will never really be enough? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller goes in depth about how your mindset drives everything. Discover whether you’re operating from a place of abundance or scarcity and the impact this may be having on your creati...

In this special edition of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller has the opportunity to speak once again with Emily Morgan, founder and president of Delegate Solutions. They expand on the conversation they had in the previous podcast episode, Working With Virtual Teams , and take a more in-depth look at remote workers and the future of work. Emily and Shannon explore how to think outside the bo...

What is an individualistic vs. Unique Ability® mindset? In this podcast, Shannon Waller goes in depth on why the success of your company starts with the perspectives held by both you and your team members. Where do you sit on the spectrum? Give yourself the freedom to look at things from an entirely new perspective.

In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller interviews Kent Pilcher, owner and president of Estes Construction, about the leadership development program he created for his team, how he helps his leaders grow, and how he shifted his own leadership style from “telling” to collaborating.

What are you tired of doing but afraid of letting go of? In this podcast, Shannon Waller discusses the dangers of The Delegation Death Grip. We’re all guilty of holding onto things we shouldn’t, but delegating is the only way to free ourselves to move on to bigger and better things.

In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller chats with Strategic Coach’s Unique Ability Specialist, Julia Waller, about their recently published book, Unique Ability 2.0: Discovery . Julia and Shannon offer great insights and tips on how to discover your natural and best abilities that can create the most value for the people around you and how to focus on doing more...

In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller talks to Christian Cotichini, CEO and co-founder of HeroX, about the importance of having a strong company culture to bring together increasingly geographically disperse and virtual teams. Christian shares the four core values that are central to the HeroX culture, the thinking behind them, and his experience in working with a suc...

Author and speaker Richard Abraham shares how you can bring your sales relationships to a higher and more profitable level. In this engaging and enlightening conversation, Shannon and Richard discuss “Mister Shmooze,” a character from the book of the same name that Richard created as a composite of the ideal attributes of the best salespeople in the world.

Dr. Henry Cloud talks to us about making “Necessary Endings” to achieve growth and success. Leadership coach and clinical psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud talks with Shannon and shares that “Necessary endings do not come because something is wrong; they come because you are still alive.”

Author and psychologist Dr. Robert Maurer shares “The Kaizen Way” to make lasting life changes. Shannon and Dr. Maurer have an enlightening conversation around the idea that we only need to take very small steps in order to accomplish our biggest life goals.

Learn how to elevate your team’s “tribal culture” with author Dave Logan. Dave Logan and Shannon talk about the five stages of Tribal Leadership and the three things you can do to leap forward.