Welcome to The Apple Cart; the podcast for creative disruptors, disruptive creators and anyone who wants to do things differently in business.

In this episode, your host, Gudrun Lauret, is joined by Rod McMillan.

Rod is a professional Non-Exec Director, investor, business development and performance improvement specialist.

He is experienced in helping business owners and leaders with strategy, people, organisation structure, finance and commercial problem resolution.

Rod believes that business success is always about strategy, finance and people. He’s an active supporter of Hope for Children and a qualified analyst using The Predictive Index for psychometric personality profiling and cognitive testing.

Rod explains why you should ask for help with your business, and why doing so will make you a stronger leader.

He and Gudrun discuss the benefits of working in person in an office environment, and how you can be more creative in your approach to business.

Timestamps

• 03:00 – 05:45: Why you should ask for help with your business before it’s too late
• 09:11 – 11:42: How Rod’s experiences with a business mentor inspired him to do the same
• 19:30 – 22:30: How mentors and business owners in need of help find each other
• 28:35 – 31:15: Why business owners should attend conferences
• 31:55 – 35:13: Why you need in-person office experience to be a better leader
• 36:00 - 42:25: How to be more creative with your approach to business

Useful Links

• Connect with Rod on LinkedIn
• Rod’s chosen charity: Hope for Children
• Self-perception test: Motivational Maps
• Personality assessment tool: DiSC®
• Personality assessment tool: i3
• Gretchen Rubin The Four Tendencies
• Book: Jim Collins: Good to Great
• Personality assessment tool: Predictive Index
• Service: Podcast content repurposing