Leadership in Action

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Leadership in Action episodes

  • Driven by the Data - Chris Borduas - Leadership in Action- Episode #020

    For so many people today, anything to do with data management or analysis is seen as something for IT to do or very math intensive. However, Chris Borduas, the Owner of Tillerman, LLC., knows a much more accurate and vibrant side of data management which he is here to share. Learn about how the creative elements and the data analysis mix to make more informed decisions, the importance of understanding your end-users, and how to avoid some of the all too common traps in analyzing data. 

     

    Takeaways:

    • Data management is much more than just a function of IT, at its core data management is about understanding a need, figuring out how to serve that need, and how to get the information that you need. It’s really a creative exercise more than anything.
  • There are three components of data management: 1. Where do you get the data; 2. What do you do with the data; 3. How do you make it into something you can use to help run your business.
  • In data management, you should really be trying to simplify the process for people so they can more easily understand and use the data. If you want to drink a glass of water, you can’t drink a single glass of water if it’s coming from a fire hose.
  • To simplify the process for people, there are three steps and questions you have to ask: 1. What’s out there and what do we need; 2. How do we consolidate it into something you can use; 3. Understand the end-use of it.
  • Before you start analyzing data make sure you know what question you’re trying to answer. For example, know what KPIs are going to tell you whether something is a good investment or a bad investment to you.
  • Avoid falling into the ‘Perfection Trap’ of getting caught up in chasing down a >1% variable. Don’t let perfection get in the way of strong directionally accurate information because perfection doesn’t exist.
  • Directionally accurate information is very valuable, especially when you have the ability to make quick decisions based on the directions shown in the data to get ahead of trends, etc. 

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    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chris-borduas-9a59593
  • Website: https://www.tillermanusa.com/TillermanUSA/Welcome.aspx
  • Article: https://www.mytotalretail.com/article/how-retailers-can-get-the-most-from-their-pos-data/

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    Quote of the Show

    • “We're trying to get the right people, the right information they need to make the best decisions they can” -Chris Borduas

     

    Book Recommendation:

    • Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon

     

    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/tTdIc931fCM
    • 47 min
  • No More Silver Bullets - Dale Bertrand - Leadership in Action - Episode #019

    Businesses new and old are all looking to digital marketing to provide the one cure-all solution to all of the company’s challenges. Here to shatter this wistful illusion is Dale Bertrand, the founder and president of Fire&Spark, who has a lifetime of experience with digital marketing. Learn how to assess and approach digital marketing for businesses of all sizes, why you always need to be talking with your customers, and how to experiment with and implement digital marketing tactics

     

    Takeaways:

    • It may not be what you want to hear, but there is not a single silver bullet digital marketing tactic that will fix all of your business woes. If digital marketing is even right for you the approach you take is entirely dependent on your company’s unique situation.
  • For young companies, it’s more important and valuable to focus on finding where the first customer is going to come from than where the millionth customer comes from. Try to think about just one customer and what you can do now to really wow them.
  • It’s a myth that if you use a digital channel, you won’t have to talk to any customers and you can still be successful. Talking with customers informs you on the effectiveness of your messaging, what interested them in the product and why they bought it. 
  • For companies that are just starting out, call your customers and understand why they bought, and listen carefully to what they say and what words they use. This can help you understand the ‘why’ behind the story of the data you’re seeing.
  • Established companies have more mature marketing, however, they should constantly be improving their messaging, targeting, and product or service so it’s remarkable within that space.
  • In established companies, try out $500 experiments that run for two weeks each. Try different channels, regardless of how they performed in years prior as your messaging, targeting, and product offerings have improved since then. 
  • Don’t attribute the failure of a $500 experiment to the channel, the failure is likely more because the combination of messaging, targeting, etc. was not optimized. Find what worked in the campaign and what didn’t and apply those lessons in the future. 

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    Links: 

    • Twitter: @dbertrand
  • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dalebertrand
  • Website: https://www.fireandspark.com/

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    Quote of the Show:

    • “Let’s think about where’s customer number one going to come from, not customer one million” - Dale Bertrand

     

    Book Recommendation:

    • The Thought Leader’s Practice - by Matt Church and Peter Cook

     

    Shout Outs:

    • Bureau of Digital
  • Carl Smith
  • Entrepreneurs Organization
  • EO Accelerator Program

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    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/_pzxCPfYY1w
    • 54 min
  • Building to Scale - Eric Crews - Leadership in Action- Episode #018

    To many, running a successful business is scaling their business, but these two ideas are not the same. Eric Crews, the president and founder of Crews Consulting Group, has a lifetime of experience with not only running successful companies but also scaling those companies. Eric shares the three keys to building a successful company and a checklist of five things to make your business scalable. 

     

    Takeaways:

    • To actually scale a business, there is much more than just having good operations. Running a successful, profitable business is different than making a business that can scale. While it’s good to make sure the business runs well, it’s not the key to scaling.
  • There are three keys to scaling a company: 1) Your customers must love what you offer and they must love doing business with you; 2) Your employees must absolutely love working with you; 3) You have to make money while doing it.
  • Customers love business regardless of how well they are run, they really just need to love the product. Eg: Apple makes good products but interacting with the company is dreadful for most customers.
  • There is a checklist of five things to make a company that can scale: 1) Get your business operationally strong; 2) Have an extremely strong senior team; 3) Figure out your place in the market; 4) Get sales, marketing, and operations functions all lined up with your uniques; 5) Adopt a red light customer service culture.
  • A “Red Light Customer Service Culture” means that if the customer has a problem and the company can control it then the company has a problem. Clients must feel as though nothing else matters more to the company than them.
  • If you really want to scale, you need to hire people who are smarter than you. You need people in your business who are going to take it to the next level.
  • Even more so than commodity-type businesses, unique strategy businesses must have a firm grasp on both their target market and their TAM (total addressable market).

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    Links: 

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-crews-ccg/
  • Website: https://crewsconsultinggroup.com/

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    Quote of the Show

    • “If you're going to truly scale a business, you're going to need to have much more than good operations to be able to make that happen.” - Eric Crews

     

    Shout Outs:

    • Jim Collins, Author of Good to Great

     

    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/DWgYjCZz6Kk
    • 53 min
  • Leaders Creating Leaders - Lisa Vitale - Leadership in Action- Episode #017

    Everyone points to the most famous or most controversial people when discussing ‘great leaders’ but most entrepreneurs can’t and/or shouldn’t apply what those ‘leaders’ do. The President-Elect of EO Boston, Lisa Vitale, is here to set the record straight on leadership. You’ll learn about developing leaders in your team, what the true essence of leadership is and how to involve your team when planning for the future. Start revitalizing how you think about leadership and create more leaders.

     

    Takeaways:

    • At its core, leadership should not focus on the leader. The focus of leadership should be on empowering others and being courageous. Don’t get caught up in the celebrity that some leaders achieve.
  • Much is said of the visionaries who are very hard and very negative to their employees, which for some, can lead to results. Most entrepreneurs and small business owners don’t have this luxury.
  • Have a defined process for debriefing with your team that outlines what went well, what didn’t and one to three possible ways to fix those things that didn’t go too well.
  • As a leader, you should do everything within your power to promote and develop those around you and help form them into leaders so that if you were not there, they could still run things. Think of it as ‘firing’ yourself from the day to day tasks. 
  • When there is a problem don’t overreact and make sure not to be overly harsh with the perpetrator. Empathize with them and try to relate their mistake to one you yourself have made. Stay disciplined and create connections with others, don’t sever them.
  • Be sure to really take ownership of your mistakes, this builds accountability and promotes a better work environment. Make sure not to expect different treatment than anyone else.
  • Don’t be afraid to ask for help! You can’t know everything, you should be able to rely on your team when you may not have the most accurate answer. This will help your team develop a sense of ownership and leadership.

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    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lisa-vitale-a820b53
  • Twitter: @SimplyDIRECT_Co
  • Company website: https://simplydirect.com/

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    Quote of the Show

    • “Being a good leader is not about the leader, it's really about having courage” -Lisa Vitale

     

    Book Recommendations:

    • The Big Leap by Gay Henderson
  • Vivid Vision by Cameron Harold

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    Shout Outs:

    • Bill Flynn - Coach

     

    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/VubMucDD1Ag
    • 43 min
  • Transparent Teamwork - Doug McDuff - Leadership in Action- Episode #016

    As a business owner, do you want more engagement from your employees? Well, if you’re not sharing the financials of the business with your employees, you’re going to be banging your head against the wall. Doug McDuff, President of Landscape America, is here to share Open Book Management and how its four simple steps can reap great rewards. Learn how to get employees more engaged and focused on a goal, not getting hung up on the negatives and how to use transparency as a powerful tool in your business. 

     
    Takeaways:
    Although it may seem scary, there a many benefits that come from sharing the financials of the business with your employees. Chief among those is getting more engagement from employees and communicating that business is team sport.
    Open Book Management is a great concept that promotes transparency and maximizes engagement. There are 4 steps to reaching Open Book: 1. Define Winning; 2. Create a Scoreboard; 3. Make a Bonus Plan; 4. Forecast and Drive Results.
    To define winning for your company, think about a metric that you can track and set a goal for it, that if reached, constitutes a win. Make sure everyone can understand the metric and how to reachthe goal. An example metric could be Gross Profit.
    Create a scoreboard for tracking that metric and make sure it is visible and shared with everyone. 
    The bonus plan should be tied to reaching the metric on the scoreboard. Everyone should be able to see what bonus they can earn if the business achieves the metric goal.
    Forecast weekly for each of the company’s sales buckets. Don’t get stuck on only looking at past performance, by looking forward and forecasting you can make adjustments to the plan and then try to hit the new goals. 
    Avoid getting hung up on only the negatives of the business, it’s important to look at the positive and what’s going well. When things are going poorly, everyone will know from the scoreboard, so keep other communication channels positive!
     
    Recommended Books & Podcasts
    Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
    EO 360 (Podcast)
    Growing in the Green Industry (Podcast)

    Quote of the Show

    “When the employees are engaged, they're making decisions on a daily basis that, that do affect the profitability.” - Doug McDuff

    Links: 

    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/doug-mcduff-5110a01b
    Website: landscapeamerica.com

    Shout Outs:

    Dan Foley - Business Coach specializing in Open Book Management
    Jocko Willink
    David Goggins
    Entrpreneurs Organization (EO)
    Blue Hills Business Group
    Massachusetts Landscape Professionals


    Ways to Tune In:
    Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
    Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
    Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
    Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
    Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
    YouTube - https://youtu.be/bvyONWQKsNw

    40 min
  • Embracing The Blur - Cheryl Jones - Leadership in Action- Episode #015

    So many people are stuck on trying to create clearly marked dividers between their work life and home life, but the world is changing and the two have become more blurred than ever. Instead of trying to disentangle the two, Cheryl Jones encourages us to embrace the blurred lines of life. She goes through a simple mindfulness exercise that you can follow along with and use in your everyday life. Learn how to be present in the moment, restructure your schedules to be less stressful, and promote more positive conversation and interactions with others.

     

    Takeaways:

    • In real life, the idea of compartmentalization is a myth, we are whole people and it’s not possible or feasible for us to split ourselves up into smaller chunks, with parts only for work, or family.
  • We now experience a “blur” of work life, home life, etc. regardless of the actual setting. This has been exacerbated by the pandemic, with the loss of separation between the different arenas of life, such as the commute between work and home.
  • Mindfulness is being present for whatever is happening within us and around us and letting that awareness of what’s happening in the moment inform what we do next.
  • Being present requires a willingness to stop. Being present in the moment helps to get you out of the “fight or flight” mentality we can get stuck in while grinding through our days and allows us to better determine our priorities.
  • A “Mindfulness Practice” is just being willing to stop, to be still, to be with ourselves, and to learn how to be with ourselves for 5-15 minutes a day.
  • If you have a lot of meetings, you should try to either reschedule the least important one or build time into your schedule to allow you to do a mindfulness exercise. 
  • Set limits on things like checking your inbox while you’re at home. While you still may need to do that thing, don’t let it take over your life while you are trying to do something else, like getting kids to bed for example

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    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cherylljones
  • Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cheryl-Jones/1611997125/
  • Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivingwithcheryl/
  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdVmaWJt703GQcgiSSBiWqA
  • Company website: thrivingwithcheryljones.com  
  • Book: https://www.amazon.com/Thriving-When-Your-Cosmic-Cracked/dp/1495813290

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    Quote of the Show

    • “Stopping actually helps us to go with more clarity, with more purpose, with greater ease, with less wear and tear on ourselves and each other.” - Cheryl Jones

     

    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/uD4P_1TqtOs
    • 45 min
  • Doing the Dirty Work - Sarah Grossman - Leadership in Action- Episode #014

    The idea of selling your business or buying a new business can seem like an impossibly daunting task, but there are ways to make the process simpler. Sarah Grossman, a brilliant business broker is here to fill you in on all of the tricks of the trade. Learn better ways to approach owning a business, when to start planning to sell your business, and some of the steps involved with selling your business. 

     

    Takeaways:

    • It is essential as a business owner to not only work on your business but also to work in your business. Working in your business provides you with many benefits, such as creating better connections with employees and learning the company’s processes. 
  • The biggest concern of a business owner should be the health and wellbeing of their employees. If the employees know that you care about them and you are invested in the company, they will want to show up and work hard.
  • Although it can be hard to do, you should sell your company when it’s doing well, instead of trying to sell it when you’re tired of running the company or it’s not doing well.
  • Have a 3-5 year plan laid out for selling your company. This will help you understand your options and buyers much better. Meet with your advisors or brokers on crafting this plan.
  • As a business owner, you should be involved with the business, but you should not be involved to the point where the business can’t run without you. It’s imperative to put people in place to help run your company. 
  • When it comes to your business, don’t skimp on hiring advisors. In the long run, it will be worth it to pay a little extra to get lawyers, accountants, etc. who specialize in your industry. Cutting corners here can lead to huge problems down the road.
  • The seller must accept the fact that the buyer will not run the company the same exact way that they did and that is OK.

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    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagrossman/
  • Company Twitter: @MABizBrokers
  • Company website: https://www.baystatebusinessbrokers.com/

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    Quote of the Show

    • “You have to accept the fact as a seller, that whoever you sell the company to is probably not going to run it exactly the way that you do and you have to be okay with that” - Sarah Grossman

     

    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/M6x_Fg1t1vc
    • 42 min
  • The Iterations of Innovation - Steve Rovithis - Leadership in Action- Episode #013

    So many people are terrified of making even the smallest mistake in their business and they are missing out on the opportunity to innovate. This awesome conversation with Steve Rovithis, CEO of Rovi Homes, revolves around embracing your failures, finding what works from other industries, and how best to integrate changes and innovations. Stick around for all that and even some great tips for making the perfect pancakes!

     

    Takeaways:

    • Entrepreneurs must be ok with making mistakes. The only way to innovate is to iterate. There will be failures every step of the way, but that’s how you will learn best, so be more comfortable with making mistakes and then learn from them!
  • As entrepreneurs, you have a great opportunity to really focus on one aspect of your business and go on a learning deep dive into that area. Once your business is in a good place overall, try immersing yourself in everything you can find about one part of your company, such as culture, leadership, marketing, etc.
  • Many entrepreneurs hear about some new concept and try to force it into their company immediately after hearing it exists. Try to slow down the integration of new ideas so you can more fully understand them and assess what it being successful really means.
  • You should be open to trying new things in your company for 30/60/90 days. Understand that it may take longer than 90 days to see the impact of some changes and consider trying it for 6-12 months. 
  • When trying something new in your company, it is imperative to have KPIs measure the impact of the change. Equally important is defining what success looks like for this change. Note also, that what success looks like can change over time.
  • You don’t know that you don’t like something until you try it. A great example of a business that wasn’t willing to try something is Blockbuster, which had the opportunity to buy Netflix multiple times. They didn’t try anything and now they’re long gone.
  • Don’t only look to your competitors for the answers to your problems. Examine other industries for solutions, there is more that is applicable than you may think!

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    Book Recommendation:

    • The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

     

    Quote of the Show

    • “The only way that you're going to innovate is you're going to iterate” -Steve Rovithis

     

    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rovithisrealty/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rovithisrealty/
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RovithisRealty 
  • Company website: https://rovihomesne.com/rovithisteam
  • Real Estate School website: http://www.rovithisrealestateschool.com

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    Shout Outs:

    • Blackstone Griddles (For great pancakes)
  • How I Built This with Guy Raz - NPR Podcast

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    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/_a3UWDYBz6Q
    • 48 min
  • Don’t Skip The Training Wheels - Kristen Sweeney - Leadership in Action- Episode #012

    Entrepreneurs are always trying to get their business out of its training wheels as fast as possible while experiencing the fewest growing pains possible. A successful entrepreneur in her own right, Kristen Sweeney, owner of Kristen Sweeney Consulting and copywriting extraordinaire, is this episode’s special guest. Learn about solving problems at every level of business, how to set expectations for growing your business, and the importance of going through those growing pains with your business and learning from them.

     

    Takeaways:

    • Even with as much as you may learn about how to run a business in a classroom, you can’t skip past your business’ training wheels. The growing pains are an essential part of developing both your business and yourself. 
  • If your company is truly operating really well, there’s nothing that will jump out at you and catch you off guard.
  • Just because your company is growing doesn’t mean that you can outgrow your problems. As your company grows, so do your problems. 
  • You will never be able to get to a point where you have solved every single problem that your company has or could have. 
  • The problems that your company faces will grow and evolve and you will have to stay vigilant to catch them and be open-minded to solve them.
  • The Great resignation has really shown that a lot of people are taking a step back and reevaluating what they want in life. It is important that you have a Personal/Professional Alignment between your work and your life outside of work.
  • A good way to wind down before bed is reading. It’s better to read fiction before bed than a business book because if you read a business book you’re more likely to be kept up by trying to figure out how to implement what you just read, leading to worse sleep. 

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    Quote of the Show

    • “You have to grow up, your company has to grow up, You have to grow up as a leader.  You can't go from being five to being 15, just because you hang out with a bunch of teenagers, you have to be seven first” -Kristen Sweeney

     

    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-sweeney-1209/
  • Crews Consulting Group website: https://crewsconsultinggroup.com/
  • Kristen Sweeney Consulting website: https://www.kristensweeneyconsulting.com/

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    Ways to Tune In:

    • Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-in-action/id1585042233
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2t4Ksk4TwmZ6MSfAHXGkJI
  • Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/leadership-in-action
  • Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVhZGVyc2hpcGluYWN0aW9uLmxpdmUvZmVlZC54bWw
  • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4263fd02-8c9b-495e-bd31-2e5aef21ff6b/leadership-in-action
  • YouTube - https://youtu.be/46MCMwbeSiU
    • 34 min
  • Humility in Business - Dan St. John - Leadership in Action- Episode # 011

    Oftentimes in life, it is the mindset of a person that is the difference between success and failure. Entrepreneur and photographer Dan St. John joins the show to discuss some of the mental mouse traps that entrepreneurs can fall into and some of the ways to get yourself out of them alive and well. Dan proposes ways to challenge yourself, be more comfortable with yourself and your product, and how best to approach challenges from a mental perspective.

     

    Takeaways:

    • Don’t let good be the enemy of perfect. You can spend five minutes getting something to 95% and another five years trying to get at that last 5%.
  • It’s important to realize that you are not the only one struggling with a certain problem. In a business sense, seek out other entrepreneurs and listen to their stories, you’ll likely find many have been dealt a similar scenario and found ways to overcome it.
  • No man is an island! You shouldn’t feel bad for asking for help, that shows your humility and an eagerness to learn. There’s no shame in not being able to do something solo.
  • It’s good to be the caveman in the room! If you go into something thinking you have all the answers and trying to be perfect you are only doing yourself and everyone else a disservice.
  • Confidence comes from humility. No one person has the perfect answer to every question and it’s ok to have to wait and think about a good response or idea.
  • Learning from and listening to others is a necessary part of every process and cannot be overlooked.
  • Don’t get caught in the trap of only doing what you are good at and get praise for, this can severely limit what you think you are capable of. Make sure to try new things and persevere when the going gets tough as these may be more rewarding and open new doors. 

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    Links: 

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lightshedphoto/
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  • Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lightshed_Photo

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    Shout Outs:

    • Superhuman (App)
  • Wandering Bear Coffee

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    Quotes:

    I think that confidence comes from the humility

    40 min

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Welcome to Leadership in Action, the podcast where host Mark Stiles engages in candid conversations with the resilient entrepreneurs of EO’s Boston Chapter. If you're an aspiring business leader, an…