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In this episode, Ben and Sue dive into their best advice for how to incorporate healthy processes in an organization and if our creative and capable team is meeting expectations via our survey data.

Three main points:

-Setting tolerances for not achieving perfection

-Can a team can succeed when a team members fails

-How to fill gaps moving forward

Do you know your business's strategic plan? What about your content plan? Do they need to be aligned?

After touching on the bank failures in Silicon Valley, Ben and Sue talk about staying on track with goals by building the right habits and how a strategic plan can be different from a content plan, but both should align in a few ways.

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Ben and Sue discuss their best advice for how to move forward when gaps come up in the functionality of a team.

Is your team accountable? Have you tried creating a survey to see where everyone is at? How do you measure if the team is striding toward your shared purpose?

In this episode, you'll hear Ben and Sue discuss how they worked past those to become a more accountable team.

Want to learn more about the ideas we're sharing?

Check out: Revolutionize Teamwork by Eric Coryell

How are you using social channels in your business? And how deep are you looking into it? Is it safe for your internal network?

In this episode, you'll hear Rich explain why using TikTok in business can be very risky and gives us some things to look for as a marketer before jumping head first into a new social media channel.

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What do you do when you face challenges? Are we being honest with ourselves?

In this episode, you'll hear how they strive for total and radical accountability, what to do when barriers come up when moving forward with projects, and how transparency is key to growing past those mistakes and keeping the accountable team strong.

How are you using AI in your own creative workspace? And how often are you using AI without even realizing it?

In this episode, you'll hear how they use AI on the daily, what AI applications they want to try, and if they're scared of AI taking over the world? (Spoilers: They are.)

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How much more successful would your team be if they were fully accountable to a shared vision, to each other, and to the success of your organization?

Join Ben and Sue from the Exclamation Marketing Team on their journey toward building healthy and happy accountability. In this episode, you'll hear where they started, how it's going, and their plans for the future.

Want to learn more about the ideas we're sharing?

Check out: Revolutionize Teamwork by Eric Coryell

From strategy to budgeting to who they'd play in a fantasy biopic, we covered a lot of ground to cap the year off right.

What questions would you have asked if you had the chance?

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Ben and Sue talk about why that happens, how you can prevent it, and how you can do more with less in 2023.

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(check out our blog to see Charlie's new Spiderman shoes.)

Ben and Sue detail their team's planning process (that's what the heck Plantopia is..), reflect on how it has evolved, and give their advice for how it can work on your team.

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Revolutionize Teamwork by Eric Coryell

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