Axiom Podcast

130: Meet the Axiom Team - Part 2 of 3

Continuing the conversation from two weeks ago, we are diving deeper in the backgrounds of our team members, what brought them to Axiom and how each one of them plays a critical role here at Axiom. If you have never ...

128: Business as a Ministry

This week’s episode of The Axiom Podcast discusses viewing business as a ministry by focusing on serving customers. Successful businesses are those that identify and meet their customers' needs. Tune in to learn more about how you can lead a ...

126: Delegating Decision Making

In this episode of The Axiom Podcast, Shannon and Joey discuss the difficulties and advantages of delegating tasks as a leader and offer practical advice on improving delegation skills. The conversation starts with why delegation is challenging for high achievers. ...

124: Developing Strong Teams through Accountability

Drawing insights from Joey's book, "Grow with Purpose," this podcast discussion centered around the importance of leaders being accountable to their teams and fostering a culture of accountability.

122: Lunch + Learn Survey Results

This week, our podcast is a recap of the No Bad Teams series with stats from a pre-event survey of 39 businesses in SW Florida. Shannon + Joey are shedding light on leadership + team struggles. 10 key questions are ...

120: No Bad Teams (Part 2)

In this week’s episode, Shannon + Joey continue diving into the idea of No Bad Teams, specifically going deeper on the idea of where good teams come from. Starting with the idea of extreme ownership and then ending with learning ...

118: Hiring “A” Players (Part 2)

In this episode, Devin and Shannon sit down to discuss the importance of categorizing candidates based on their experience and competency.

116: Culture handoff

Succession planning isn’t just about business processes and stock transfers. How organizations handle the passing of the cultural baton has a lot to do with the eventual success of the next generation of business owners.

114: The Right and the Wrong Way to Hire Gen 2

In a lot of ways, this episode could be subtitled “What not to do if you want your kids to work in the business.” Joey and Devin talk about how the second generation can be brought into the business in ...

112: Can Mom and Dad Let Go of the Business?

When it comes to passing the business on to the second generation, many parents struggle to let go. In this episode, Joey and Devin discuss common scenarios that come up in the transition, and how to be successful when passing ...

110: Delegating Decision-Making

Delegating tasks is one thing. Delegating decisions is a little harder. How do you delegate something that happens inside your head? In this episode, Joey and Cameron dive into developing leaders who can think in ways to accomplish what is ...

108: Employee Owned

John McGuire is a 35-year veteran of the qualified plan arena and has a passion for giving employees a dignified retirement. In this episode, John shares his expertise with us on the subject of Employee Stock Ownership Plans and why ...

106: The Three Levels of Connection

104: Owners Can’t Whisper (Part 1)

How do your teams hear you? Our communication as leaders is more than just the words that come from our mouths. Our tone and our body language also play a huge part in the message our teams receive. EVEN (and ...

102: Your Business Is A Platform (Disney Part 2)

A few weeks ago, we talked about lessons Joey learned on a recent visit to Disney's Magic Kingdom. But all is not unicorns and rainbows at Disney. Recently, the company has come under criticism for pushing an agenda at odds ...

100: Take Control of Your Time with Chris Williams

Whether you're the business owner or in a leadership role, my guess is you don't have a lack of activities or responsibilities to devote your time to. But just "spending" time on the activities can lead to feeling overwhelmed and ...

98: Avoid the 5 Pitfalls of Effective Meetings

There are few things in business more frustrating than an ineffective meeting. Why? Because not only is the time spent by meeting participants costly, but the meeting may also diminish one's ability to work on revenue-generating activities in the business. ...

96: Building Business Managers

What's the difference between a project manager and a business manager? Is it possible to build a great business manager? In this episode, Joey and Cameron discuss the qualities and characteristics of a great business manager, and what we can ...

94: Exit Interviews Part 2 of 2

Last week, Devin and Cameron began a 2-part series on exit interviews and discussed the why and how behind them. If you missed it, make sure to give it a listen first. This week, in Part 2, Devin and Cameron ...

92: Leadership Opportunities Non-Profit Boards Provide

Michael Corley is a highly regarded advisor to non-profit organizations and their boards. He has also served in President, Vice President, COO, and CFO roles inside large for-profit businesses. His perspective on the relationship between the for-profit and not-for-profit world ...

90: Workforce Capacity

The challenge most businesses are facing in the current economy is the same: they can't find good people to do the work. But have you ever stopped to measure the actual capacity of your current labor force? In this episode, ...

88: Preparation - Space

In this episode, we dive into the final element of skillful preparation and discuss the importance of space and how essential it is to be properly prepared. You’ll learn what we mean by “space”, how space relates to ceiling fans(?!), ...

86: Helping Clients Achieve Their Vision

This week, join us as Joey is interviewed by Susan Tatum host of “Stop the Noise” podcast. Joey and Susan discuss how service organizations can only grow as much as their vision allows. In this interview, we discuss strategy vs ...

84: Niching Your Product or Service

How to niche your product or service. Kyle helps answer questions such as, "When should you niche down?", "What's the process for creating a niche?", and "How do you create a niche offering as an additional revenue stream?"

82: Building a Great Culture - Vision

This is the third episode in our four part series on building a great culture. Joey goes over the role vision plays in attracting and retaining great talent and the responsibility of the leader to cast an “over the horizon ...