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 Ryan is joined by Milena, head of digital at The Breakthrough, to talk why outsourcing work on websites such as Upwork has been a vital part of growing our business.

They share with you the lessons they have learned during the various times they have outsourced work at the Breakthrough, whether it was a large job or small. And they cover the tips and tricks that they have learned along on the journey of outsourcing, including how to find the right person or agency to hire, why much detail you must prep (hint: you can never provide too much detail!), how to make the relationship as mutually beneficial as possible, as well as what to do when you run into challenges.

Links

• Upwork: freelancer platform 

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

Delegation is a great tool to give yourself something everyone wants... more time and less work to do!
In this weeks podcast, Mike and Ryan share their knowledge on how to use delegation to take your business to the next level. They explain the different types of delegations and give tips on how to decide what should be delegated and what to do with tasks that no one wants to do, because guess what - you don't actually HAVE to do those.

Delegation isn't just a tool to give yourself more time, it's also a tool to help your team grow into their potential. Mike and Ryan share how to let go of your tasks for the benefit of the business and how to approach giving these to 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

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 surrounds itself around 3 important questions that everyone business owner should ask themselves, regardless of where you are at in the business.

Mike and Ryan talk around 3 big strategic questions that they use to help clients think about where their business is currently at, how it can do better and why it isn't reaching the heights that they want it to.
- If you were a new entrance into the industry, what would you be doing different?
- What would your business look like if it was double/triple the size it is now?
- What would you do with one million dollars that you had to spend ON the business?

These questions will unlock thinking not only around your personal business, but also around the industry it is in, the people you have with you right now and what kind of customers you have. Mike and Ryan discuss them in depth and give real life examples of how asking these questions has helped them and their clients improve their businesses, and will no doubt will assist you in thinking about your own business and how it can improve and change for the better.

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/

How many of you wish there was more time in the day to get everything done? Well we can't help with that but what you can do is create more value out of the time you do have. How? By managing your priorities correctly.

In this week's podcast Mike and Ryan share a wealth of knowledge on exactly how to evaluate what should be prioritised, starting with making only 3 big goals (and no more!), thinking about what tasks are actually important vs what's just urgent. And how to be more active throughout the day to make sure you're not being distracted by those priorities you've committed to.

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 is about why marketing is so important, and that it should be just as good as the product you are selling.

Being good at product isn’t enough, you need to be great at marketing too for your business to be successful. In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan discuss the power of having clear principles. They share the principles we have at the Breakthrough Co around our marketing, and give examples on how having these principles and coming back to them every meeting have positively impacted the company.

The Marketing Principles discussed in the podcast are the following:

• Be as good at marketing as we are at product
• No one-shot wonders
• Plan every campaign
• Building our tribe
• What is the problem or result
• Building momentum through focus
• Get it done then get it better
• Authenticity

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

Estelle Curd started her HR career as HR advisor at New Zealand Steel in 2012, and has since then held a number of senior management positions, before joining Rocket Lab in September 2019 as head of people and culture.

This week, Ryan was joined by Estelle as she inspires us with her top three insights on what makes a great people leader. She opens up with how to always stay authentic to yourself and shares how she has done this, not only throughout her career, but in even more challenging environments – like the Miss Universe competition! And gives us some great tips on how to be a genuine people leader and build trust with your employees.
Estelle also gives us some insight on what it’s like being the HR leader to some of the most intelligent people in New Zealand and the challenges that can bring, along with the goals Rocket Lab have for their future.

Links 

• Check out Rocket Lab here
• Connect with Estelle through her LinkedIn here
• Check out the book Estelle mentions, Tools of Titans 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 is about the ladder we climb when learning new things- work related or personal!

Learning's hard but if you want to embed what you are learning, it should be hard! In this podcast episode, Mike and Ryan share their insights around learning and give advice on how to learn effectively. They discuss what learning is exactly, what the stages of learning are, why learning is hard and why it’s supposed to be hard, and how you can motivate yourself to achieve your learning goals.

You’ll hear about the 4 stages of the learning ladder in an easy to understand example-
Unconscious incompetence - you don't know what you don't know.
Conscious incompetence - you know what you don't know.
Conscious competence - you know what you know but you are very aware
Unconscious competence - the skill is now second nature.

Links 

• Read the Harvard article on the Future of Leadership Development here
• Read Dr Mikes white paper “The Future of Leadership Development” 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

A company’s performance rests on creating a great team. We all know that diversity of gender, age, ethnicity and everything else is important. However, there is another type of diversity is often forgotten... the diversity of thinking - neurodiversity. 

A great team has all the bases covered - the big picture, drive, concern for people and making sure it all works. So how can you make sure your team is covering its bases?
 
One way to achieve this is using Deloitte's Business Chemistry of Teams model consisting of four working styles: Pioneer, Driver, Guardian, and Integrator. 

These styles all have very different ways of approaching their work and contribute differently to the team. In this podcast, Mike and Ryan take us through what each style is and how each style contributes to create a high performing team. 

Links 

• Check out Deloitte's Business Chemistry of Team model here
• For more information and to hunch types, go to https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/operations/solutions/business-chemistry.html

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/

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 the no bullsh*t approach to fitness, health and wellness and how we need to shift the focus from crash dieting to living a healthy lifestyle. 

Ryan is joined by Milena Cooper, head of digital at the Breakthrough co, and they discuss how people can achieve a real state of wellness – without all the diets, potions and pills out there. 

Covering 4 main dimensions of health - physical, emotional, cognitive, and environmental – they share insights on how to improve these dimensions through simple practices and habits. They also share some personal experiences in these areas and reference various resources and people that are all about wellness and health.

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

Angela Cameron is an accountant by qualification, and a recruiter by nature. She started Consult at her kitchen table with a toddler in tow back in 2009 and won NZ recruitment leader of the year in 2019. To Angela, the most important aspect of her business is the people, staff, clients and candidates alike. 

On this weeks podcast, Angela shares the secret of the success of her company – people. Understanding that building trust and relationships with staff, clients and customers alike leads to greater long term financial success.
Angela shares her journey from scientist, to auditor for Deloitte, to an “unhirable” mother, to an entrepreneur who made her business work for her through her willingness to adapt day to day. We also hear her top 3 insights to what has made her the successful leader she is today and advice she would give her 20 year old self.

Links 

• Check out Consult Recruitment here
• Connect with Angela through her LinkedIn here
• Email Angela at [email protected]

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/