About Bill Flynn: Bill has more than 30 years of experience working for and advising hundreds of companies including startups, where he has a long record of success. He worked for 10 different high-tech startups in different market segments such as speech recognition, e-commerce, and affiliate marketing. He was a vice president of sales eight times, was twice a chief marketing officer, and once a general manager of a division of a $100 billion IT services company. He has  had five successful outcomes with two IPOs and seven acquisitions, including a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis. And then he pivoted to becoming a business growth coach.

 

Bill has multiple certifications as a growth coach. He has a certificate of distinction with the Founders of NeuroLeadership. He's a Certified Predictive Index partner, an author, and an international speaker. Bill's best-selling book, “Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps That Take the Guesswork out of Growth” continues to have a five-star rating. 

 

In this episode, Jordan and Bill discuss:

• Why businesses fail.

• The three key factors in business success

• Why performance is a team sport

• How to create an anti-fragile environment 

• Turning off your brain’s auto-pilot 

Key Takeaways

• Businesses fail because they make small mistakes in many areas creating a heavy burden on the leader and eventually sinking the business.

• There are only 2 constituencies you should care about- Your customers and your team vs. focusing on beating your competition. 

• Teams get most of the work done in the company. Leaders must attract the right people, put them in the right teams, find a way to grow them, and provide an exit strategy when necessary. 

• Neuroleadership focuses on creating a more brain-friendly organization by making sure interactions in the workplace don’t put people’s brains in a threatened state.  

• Most of our decisions are made automatically without thinking. It takes a lot of work, time, and effort, but it is possible and it is worth it to slow down your bad habits and create better ones to replace them. 

“[On creating psychological safety] It starts with you, you have to say, I'm a human being”. And that starts with three things: “I don't know”, “I'm sorry”, and “I need help”. When you can do that. you're giving permission for your team to be human beings. That generally raises the level of the team, productivity, and engagement.” —  Bill Flynn

 

Connect with Bill Flynn:  

Website: https://catalystgrowthadvisors.com/ 

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billflynnpublic/ 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544507836/ 

Connect with Jordan: 

For executives wanting a complimentary executive coaching conversation: [email protected] 

Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

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