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In this paradoxically heart-felt AND tactical episode, John D. Erickson, Owner and Co-Founder of Eden Business Concepts, LLC , shares how he helps founders and leaders navigate chaos and crisis starting first with themselves.
You will discover:
- How to figure out how your heart works
- How to lower the noise in chaos
- The first question you need to ask in any crisis
In this exponential episode, Dominic Monkhouse, founder and CEO of Monkhouse and Company, shares how he uses frameworks that can be applied to any business sector and has helped his clients in the UK, Ireland, America, Australia and the Philippines.
You will discover:
- The one criticial skill almost every entrepreneurial CEO lacks
- The problem with having 14 people on your leadership team
- How to practice and train for the skills to scale
In this insightful episode, Katie McConnell Olson, Founder and CEO of GrowthWise Search Partners, shares how she went from being burned by the recruiting industry to turning it upside down (which is really rightside up) one candidate at a time.
You will discover:
- Why you should never pay a recruiter a % of a salary
- What you have to do if you don’t offer remote work
- Why you should start doing stay interviews (and how to do them)
Contrary to popular belief, the workforce is no less career-focused today than they were 30 years ago. But if employees want lasting careers, why are they switching companies at a faster rate than ever? The problem is with the organization, not the individual. In this article, you'll learn 5 tips for creating a career path program that will keep your top performers at the top of their game for the long haul!
Training takes time. Promotion-level openings don't become available simply because someone is ready. Change is uncomfortable. These realities make it hard to move employees within your company, which forces them to start looking for work outside of your company. But what if you could substantially extend the shelf-life of your average employee even if you can't give them a promotion?
In this harmonious episode, Clayton Stenson, Owner of The Unity Guide, shares the lessons he's learned working as a second in command and later coaches visionaries and their #2s to work together in unity.
You'll discover:
- What makes a great second-in-command
- The cost of gray area in your business
- The value of moving toward hard conversations instead of running away
The problem of interminable employment (hiring someone for a role and keeping them there until promoted or they leave) is then more poignant but no more powerful than it has ever been. Instead, the effects are more sudden and, to an extent, even more visible.
In this reasoned episode, Doug Thorpe, Founder, President, and CEO of HeadwayExec LLC, shares how he learned to lead with common sense in every environment from the crossing guard in elementary school to the corporate board room.
You'll discover:
- Why businesses rise and fall
- What to do when find yourself in a leadership position for the first time
- What it means to have a coach
Internal policies, no matter how well-intentioned, can become crushing, especially for your top performers. Employees are less willing to put up with it than ever before, and as a result, are leaving their organizations in greater numbers than ever before.
In this cost-effective episode, Manny Skevofilax, CFO of PORTAL CFO Consulting, shares how he uses the lessons he learned working in the back office of his parents restaurant and throughout a success career in the financial industry to help business owners grow profitably.
You will:
- finally be able to make sense of your P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
- learn how to transform financial worry into peace of mind, and
- grow your business more profitably than ever
We spend a lot of time talking about hiring right now, but the truth of the matter is that we are missing the point. While hiring is undoubtedly a challenge, it is predominantly a symptom of a much bigger problem that haunts large and small organizations alike - employee retention.
In this highly efficient episode, Alexis Haselberger shares how she learned to keep her impact up and her hours worked down during her 15 years in the startup world.
You'll discover
- Why meetings are up 200% post pandemic
- The problem with doing all the things
- What true prioritization looks like
