Difficult Happens; Effective Communication for Bosses

Have you ever noticed that there are stories that we tell ourselves? Like a record playing over and over again, these stories get reinforced and can become truth. When that familiar story starts to play in the background it can lead to a negative mindset, full of limiting beliefs. For some, these negative mindset loops come at a particular time of night or in a certain crowd, for others, it is a certain time of year.

What does your tribe have to do with the tribulations you face in your life? Your mindset impacts your ability to weather a storm in your business and in your life. There are certain times of the year that may wreak havoc on your mindset and others that have you ready to take on the world, each one of us has a season or time of year, that is more challenging than others, so how do you build resilience while navigating through those stormy times? Listen & find out.

There are some spooky truths that impact you every day and most people aren’t aware of it. As a leader, there are many factors that impact the way that you communicate to your team members, but this spooky fact rarely ever gets talked about because not many people know it.

People come with all types of strengths and weaknesses. As a leader you need to be aware of how those strengths will benefit your team and how any weaknesses may impact the team. Let’s uncover the spooky facts.

Not having a plan, is a plan

You’ve built a successful business then the universe steps in and throws a wrench in the plan. Now what? Laurie Nichols has been there, she is fiercely committed to guiding business owners through succession planning with heart.

Without a clear plan, uncertainty, a lack of communication and the undertow of “busy” can lead to a revolving door of staff, an inability to monetize the investment in your business and even a loss of the legacy you created.

Our nation is suffering from a toxic debt, and we all pay the price. This is not a monetary debt, it is a communication debt. One that has been festering for years, decades even. Is your team suffering from a communication debt that is impacting your bottom dollar?

When a matter or issue continues to crop up over time, whether you view the matter to be important issues, typical issues or missed conversation opportunities that start to pile up between your team members, employees or another individual.

Working with different personalities can be a challenge, the old adage ‘we teach people how to treat us’ is true, but we do so subconsciously as well as consciously, after all, relationships are co-created. The communication patterns and habits that we establish with our team members, employees and coworkers can lead to healthy patterns or dysfunctional ones.

Organizational Psychologist Dr. Laura Gallaher of the Gallaher Edge joins us today.

Done is better than perfect, have you heard that nugget of gold before? It is true for so many things but this old adage doesn't always hold up especially when it comes to employees'.

We are talking about ‘good enough’ and how, and when, it is no good for your business, your clients and your team.

Knowing how to identify the conflict personality types and how to communicate effectively with each one is so important for leaders who are in those businesses that are inherently high-stress.

Behavioral Economist Melina Palmer joins me to talk about why people act and react the way they do. Our subconscious lives in another dimension, living out experiences that we react to, making assumptions and determining actions.

Our subconscious is doing calculations 95-99% of the time impacting how we communicate with one another.

Our brains love a pattern, our subconscious works from a framework of patterns, sets & logic. In behavioral economics, you can use ‘sprinkling' to get your message across

Words can have many meanings depending upon the topic of conversation, the context the word is used in and the relationship between the two people among many other factors.

The purpose of communication is to pass information from one person to another, it is to connect with one another, we are social tribal animals and connection is a powerful force. We want to share how we see the world with another person and to see the world from their point of view.

Scaling your business takes hard work and dedication, without strong personal boundaries, clear communication, and the right mindset, it becomes impossible. Costing you precious time, money and energy.

On this special on-air coaching call, Sarah has questions about scaling herself and managing her clients’ expectations. What we uncover is what is really holding her back when it comes to scaling her business, and it might surprise you.