Thank you for listening to The Champion Forum Podcast. This year marks five years since I left the comfort of my corporate job to start my own consulting business. While I have had a lot of joy from serving my clients, it has also been a challenging journey. Today, I want to share three lessons I’ve learned along the way—lessons I believe will resonate with anyone building something meaningful in their life or career.

Have you ever reacted impulsively and allowed your emotions to dictate your response? This can have wide-ranging negative consequences, impacting your credibility, relationships, and organizational culture. Today on The Champion Forum Podcast, we discuss how the power of the pause can help you respond with composure and effectiveness.

Everyone has a natural tendency to think more about the past, present, or future. However, leaders need to know how to balance focusing on the immediate needs and challenges they are facing with investments in their team’s long-term success. Today, we’ll discuss the risks of benefits of focusing on one approach over the other and how to adapt when your approach gets out of balance.

Show me a successful salesperson, and I will show you a salesperson who has committed to and mastered the art of prospecting!  Prospecting is essential for sales teams to build a steady pipeline and sustain growth, but it is filled with rejection. Today, I will give you a proven strategy to help you land more sales meetings and handle your prospects' objections.

If you are a salesperson, you know that building trust during a sales call is crucial. But how do you ensure you establish a good relationship with your prospect while also staying on topic? Today we’ll talk about a simple but valuable tool that will help you be more successful in your sales calls: setting the agenda. We will discuss why this approach works, the benefits it brings to you as the salesperson, and some tips for creating agendas that engage your prospects right from the start.

How do you react when someone is disrespectful towards you? It’s easy to get caught in a cycle of disrespect because our natural inclination is to respond aggressively or defensively. However, we know leaders must respond calmly while ensuring expectations are met. Today on the show, I discuss how to address a team member who is outwardly frustrated without losing your leadership impact.

Have you ever felt burned out by leadership? If so, you’re not alone! But how do you get back on the right track? If anyone can answer this question, it is Mark Cole! Mark went from burned-out entry-level employee to CEO of John Maxwell Companies in just ten years. He joins us to talk about how he got started, what helped him get promoted, how to be an excellent Number Two, and a few things leaders can do to set themselves apart and make the most significant impact.

I never imagined producing 300 episodes of leadership content or the impact it would have on leaders around the world. Join me as we celebrate episode 300 and the important lessons I've learned throughout the journey!

A recent national survey showed that 68% of employees prefer work-life balance over higher pay. A recent debate has developed between employees who believe their work day should stop at 5 pm and those who believe working overtime is normal and expected. As people start to place a higher value on work-life balance, how can businesses meet their employee’s needs while moving toward their objectives? Today, we’ll talk about ways you can improve your employees’ work-life balance and ensure your company respects your employees’ time.

How well is your company retaining your best employees? Employee retention falls on the company and the leader, so what can you do to ensure your best employees are not looking for greener pastures? Last week, we discussed two of the top five reasons employees stay at their jobs: work/life balance and a sense of purpose. Today, we will dive into the final three reasons employees stay with their companies: growth opportunities, feeling valued and respected, and enjoying their colleagues.