Business Leader Breakthroughs

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode, Mike and Ryan get philosophical and talk about the top 5 regrets of the dying.

Inspired from the book by Bronnie Ware, this week we revisit the 5 Regrets of the Dying, as the title suggests, this podcast is all about the top 5 regrets the dying patients of Bronnie Ware shared with her over the years.
Bronnie Ware has had a long career in palliative care during which she would speak with the people she took care of, with many of them being on their death bed and being moved by what a lot of her patients shared, she wrote down their insights which she turned into her best selling book.

The Breakthrough Company has applied the lessons learned from this book for a long time, finding that business success is unsustainable and meaningless if your personal and family life is neglected. In this episode, Mike and Ryan go over the 5 main regrets of the dying, what can be learned from them, and how to apply these to improve both your business and personal life.

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Daily scrums became an integral part of The Breakthrough over a year ago driving connection, communication, and focus within the team. In today's VUCA* world we need to respond faster and be more agile and scrums are the way to achieve this – not long boring meetings. 

In this week's podcast, Ryan shares how we structure our scrums and how you can implement them into your business. He also shares all the do’s and don’ts that we've learned along the way to keep the scrums running smoothly.

*VUCA = volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

Links 

• Check out Mike's article on the "Culture of Contribution" here

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode is about using the McKinsey Leadership Diamond as a framework on how to change your business from the inside out. 

Your business will only change if your managers match your energy for improvement. Change comes from direct contact, so you need to put in the work to develop your managers. In this podcast Mike and Ryan chat about the “leadership diamond” framework as developed by McKinsey in their book “Leadership at Scale”, and discuss and relate it to their own insights and experience with transforming organisations.

• Find out more about McKinsey’s book “ Leadership at Scale” here 
• Read Mike’s summary of McKinsey’s insights applied to the Breakthrough here 

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers the type of people you have in your work place that take valuable time away from team meetings.

Mike and Ryan discuss how to effectively run a meeting, and how to deal with people that get your meeting off track. They talk about why face to face meetings are so fundamental and beneficial but they feel less beneficial when they are taken over by the de-railers. This minisode covers 4/6 situations that Mike and Ryan point that that can derail meetings and how the meeting runner can resolve them.
To listen to the full podcast to get advice on all 6 de-railers, click here.

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode covers how to make your meetings more interesting, less boring and less frequent.

Mike and Ryan talk about the importance of team meetings in shaping your company culture. Believe it or not, they are instrumental in creating (or bringing down) energy. No one wants a day full of boring meetings!
They talk about do’s and don’ts in team meetings and share examples from our own meetings at the Breakthrough Co, providing a great starting point for you to create a more energising meeting and culture for your team.

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

We recently conducted a survey with over one hundred operational leaders in the productive sector asking about their challenges, opportunities, growth/decline, focus, and goals. We also interview economist Cameron Bagrie on his insights about what these results might mean for leaders in the economic environment over the next twelve months. 

Mike and Ryan have cherry-picked the most relevant insights from the report and interview to discuss in this week's podcast, sharing some of the biggest challenges being faced by businesses in New Zealand, including the war for good talent and productivity. Luckily, a lot of the challenges that came to light can be offset by one key thing. Proper training and development of your staff. 

Links 

• Check out the Voice of the Ops Leader report here
• Check out our webinar with Cameron Bagire here

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode is about how important culture is in any workplace, and surprise surprise, it's actually extremely important.

Creating a company culture is not just writing some values on the walls and expecting your employees to live them, or even expecting yourself to live them. Along with defining culture in the work place, Mike and Ryan also cover why having a positive culture is important for every part of the business and, most importantly, how you can achieve a good culture, or if you already have a good culture, how you can ensure it keeps flourishing. 

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thebreakthroughco

In an economy where skilled talent can sometimes be in short supply, it's imperative you are developing skills within your own team. It might just be the edge you need against your competitors.

In this week's podcast, Mike and Ryan discuss exactly how you can develop that talent in your team to create greater business results. They provide actionable steps you can take to begin developing your staff along with the most effective way to give feedback. They also share the two things that make a great manager. The first is creating aligned goals across the organisation. The second is enabling your people to be as successful as possible.

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

Welcome to Business Leader Breakthroughs Minisode Series. Every second Tuesday, we will post a shorter version of a popular previous episode so you get all the best bits in half the time. This weeks episode the guys cover the topic of mindfulness at work. 

No, this episode isn't about yoga and meditation. Mike and Ryan cover mindfulness in a work context. This means being present and open in the moment and actively thinking about how you can add the most value for your organisation.
Along with explaining just how important it is that you stay mindful at work, they share their own experiences with mindfulness and tips and practices they use every day.

Links

• Find out more about asana here
• Listen to the full episode here

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/

In this week's podcast we turn Mike from host to guest to ask him what he thinks are the top three things all staff want from their leaders.
1. Someone to believe in
2. Something to believe in
3. Someone to believe in them

Understanding how these three insights can have a multitude of positive effects on your business, from improved culture to greater engagement to improved trust. Mike and Ryan discuss these in depth and give examples of how you can implement these insights into your business.

Where else you can find us

Website: https://thebreakthrough.co

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-breakthrough-company

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebreakthroughco/

Podcast: https://thebreakthrough.co/podcast/

Blogs: https://thebreakthrough.co/blog/