The truth about success and leadership in business is that mindset has a lot to do with it. How do we maintain a positive mindset when we hit hard times? What style of leadership makes it easier for our teams to collaborate and collectively problem solve? On this episode, mortgage originator, branch manager and author, Ben Chenault, shares on the lessons he learned on his journey, and balancing the different roles in his life.

 

Three Things We Learned From This Episode

• Transparent leaders drive collaboration The old leadership style where the manager behind the curtain has it all figured out doesn't work anymore. Being transparent as leaders allows us to open up about current challenges so we can solve problems as an organization. 
• Leadership is what gets companies through hard timesDuring hard times in our businesses, leaders need to be able to generate their own energy and positive focus in order to get the rest of the team fired up. It's not about coaching our people through it, it's about leading by example.  
• A good reputation draws people in When we do the right things in our business and in our markets, we're going to attract the right people anyway, and we won't need to recruit as heavily.

 

Guest Bio:

Ben is a mortgage originator, branch manager and author. Since entering the industry, Ben has remained one of the top Mortgage Producers in the State of Alabama in both volume and number of loans, and is consistently ranked in the Top 1% by industry publications. In his free time, Ben can be found spending time at the lake with his wife and 2 daughters, or playing golf. To get in touch with Ben, send an email to [email protected]. 

Buy his book The Top 1%: The Mindsets Top Loan Officers Use That Take Them from Good to Great here.