My guest today is Asbel Montes, founder of Solutions Group and the author of In Plain Sight, and we are going to talk about a word you almost never hear in the business world. Grace. Now before you tune out on me, hear me on this one, because having grace does not mean being weak or letting things slide, and you are going to find out it is actually the opposite. Asbel and I get into what grace really looks like when you are the one running the company, in that uncomfortable conversation, in the firing, and in that moment you realize you have become the bottleneck in your own business. If you have been a hard driving boss for fifteen or twenty years and you keep hitting that same ceiling, my friend, this one is going to give you a whole different place to look, and I think you will handle those tough conversations with your people a whole lot better.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Grace is not weakness
03:55 Self leadership starts with the person in the mirror
07:22 Work life balance versus building one life that includes work
08:37 What grace actually looks like for a business owner
14:57 Servant leadership versus command and control
16:49 Where grace crosses the line into enabling
17:39 How grace shows up in a firing conversation
24:37 When the owner becomes the bottleneck
25:33 Creating space for your people to stumble and win
29:16 What to do when people take advantage of your grace
34:11 Emotional health, counseling, and uncovering the next layer
35:05 The first step for a leader who has never led this way
42:40 Did you build a business or just another job
49:54 Getting in the room with people who are further ahead
51:29 The one piece of advice that made the difference
54:44 The law of the mirror and investing in yourself
55:35 What to do when you are stuck and do not know the next move
59:28 Where to find Asbel Montes and the book
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