The Impactful Leadership Show

The Impactful Leadership Show

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  • Creating an Intentional Vision - Angela Merola - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode #004

    When starting their entrepreneurial journey, so many entrepreneurs are thrilled to finally have full control over every aspect of their business. Angela Merola is here to tell everyone that you actually need to give up some of that control to find success in your business. You’ll hear about how to start responsibly loosening your grip, seeking out the right team to work with for you, and why developing a vision is so crucial for every part of your life.

     

    Takeaways: 

     

    • A business is not just an unchanging entity with a logo, rather, it is the conglomeration of the many leaders who make up the business and define the business through their own traits, be they good or bad.
  • It’s important for entrepreneurs to be able to let go of some of the control they have in order to be successful. This will start to open up huge portions of time for you that would normally be spent taking care of smaller issues that don’t require you to solve.
  • One way to start giving up a little bit of the control is by thinking of a very low-risk task and what skill set is needed to do it. Then find someone to do it and train them. You can train someone to do things and you don’t have to do everything yourself.
  • Take time to think of who are the people in your life that really support you. Then think about what kind of people you really want to work with and go out with clear intent to find and hire the people that are going to support you. 
  • As an entrepreneur, every day you have to ask yourself what it is that you want and that is your intention. By setting aside time to develop and plan out your vision, you won’t get stumped by those questions the moment you wake up every day.
  • Ask yourself these questions: 1. What do you want from the work that you’re doing? 2. Why are you doing it? 3. What do you want your day to look like? Doing this daily along with writing the answers down each time will help you gain a deeper “why” than before.
  • You don't have to make the decision that you are in fact going to go do that thing before you even just start taking small steps toward it. You don’t have to commit 100% beforehand, so you absolutely should take small steps and learn more without fear.

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    Quote of the Show:

    • “You don't have to make the decision that you are in fact going to go do that thing before just taking steps toward it.” - Angela Merola

     

    Links:

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-merola-a327172/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Amerola
  • Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/play-your-genius-out/
  • Company website: https://playyourgeniusout.com/
  • Blog: https://playyourgeniusout.com/blog/

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    Shout Outs:

    • Start Small: Intentions and Activities to Create a Life You Love by M.H. Clark (Book)

     

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  • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-impactful-leadership-show/id1608566236
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/39cdJjxlfGrGXreE7r8OBm
  • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ltcGFjdGZ1bGxlYWRlcnNoaXAvZmVlZC54bWw
  • YouTube: https://youtu.be/xYMk4cNl-HE
    • 42 min
  • Teaching how to Learn - Ann Dolin - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode #003

    A lifelong educator and entrepreneur Ann Dolin is here to share some of the awesome insights from her experience running her own company and working in education. You’ll get some great advice on developing, managing, and empowering your team. Learn about the best ways to teach others, how to fully commit to starting your business, and some great tips for online learning. 

     

    Takeaways: 

    • For those with children enrolled in online classes with a large group of fellow students, it’s better for the child if you stay within earshot of where they are learning to provide additional, and much-needed, oversight. 
  • Don’t send your children to their bedrooms to do their homework because the bedroom is inherently distracting.
  •  Don't take homework on yourself. You have got to empower other people to do other work. Stop micromanaging and allow others to take on more responsibility.
  • Look for the opportunities that can arise from limitations. For example, using zoom to increase your companies reach by not being limited by a geographic area.
  • When introducing new technology to your employees make sure to do complete retraining on how to effectively use it. Also, provide continual training to keep everyone up to date on the best technology and ways to use it.
  • Make sure you love what you’re doing in your business, that’s the key to maintaining your interest and passion in the business. 

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    Quote of the Show:

    • “Be better than the day before” - Ann Dolin

     

    Links:

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-dolin/
  • Website: https://ectutoring.com/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://ectutoring.com/

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    • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787
  • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-impactful-leadership-show/id1608566236
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/39cdJjxlfGrGXreE7r8OBm
  • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ltcGFjdGZ1bGxlYWRlcnNoaXAvZmVlZC54bWw
  • YouTube: https://youtu.be/HrLxexdcIqM
    • 25 min
  • Building a Business with Value - Don Britton - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode #002

    Nobody starts a business with the thought of selling it, but there are many things you can do to build a business that has value for when you want to exit. Don Britton has gone through that exact scenario and is giving out the advice he’s learned from going through it. You’ll learn about what to focus on when building your business, how to craft the right team, and how to develop and manage great cultures. Get ready to start building value in your company so don’t have to worry when the time comes to make an exit.

     

    Takeaways: 

    • Most business exits are unsuccessful and only 30% of all businesses that are put up for sale are actually sold. Of that 30% of companies that are sold not all are sold at a profit for the entrepreneur that sold the company.
  • There are many different ways to define what a successful exit means. Some people define a successful exit as coming out with more than was put in whereas, others think their exit is successful as long as they don’t go into bankruptcy or tons of debt. 
  • All entrepreneurs should be focused on building a business that has value and adds value to their customer base. Many small owner/operator businesses, struggle with creating value because they are so key to the business that it can’t exist without them.
  • To build value in your business, you must build it so it’s not reliant entirely on you. There are two great ways to do this, build systems and construct a great team.
  • There are three factors to building the right team: 1. Use Topgrading in your interview process; 2. Use the Arbinger Institute’s processes for leadership; 3. Develop your Core Values with your team. 
  • Turnover is a huge problem as the cost of turnover is 7x the employee’s salary. By limiting turnover, you help the company by providing consistency and saving money by not rehiring and retraining new employees. Hire slow, fire fast.
  • Pay attention to what the goals and dreams of the people on your team are. This will help you connect better with them and help you make sure their goals align with yours and make efforts to help them accomplish their goals.

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    Quote of the Show:

    • “I think every entrepreneur needs to focus on building a business that has value” - Don Britton

     

    Links:

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donbritton/
  • Website: donbritton.com

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    Shout Outs:

    • Ann Rhoades - People Ink
  • Book - The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly
  • Arbinger Institute
  • Adizes Institute
  • Book - Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes

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    Ways to Tune In:

    • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b9436ea0-3e54-4c2d-a555-43e6ac890787
  • Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-impactful-leadership-show/id1608566236
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/39cdJjxlfGrGXreE7r8OBm
  • Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ltcGFjdGZ1bGxlYWRlcnNoaXAvZmVlZC54bWw
  • YouTube: https://youtu.be/BYlCElV8UYo
    • 43 min
  • The Good The Better and the Great Coach - Luke Chung - The Impactful Leadership Show - Episode #001

    Develop an environment that empowers your team to take chances and grow while also learning from their mistakes. An incredible leader and entrepreneur in his own right, Luke Chung is here to teach you how to become the Great Leader who empowers their team instead of settling as a lesser leader with a less effective team. Get ready to learn about accepting mistakes and asking the right questions after, delegation through defining processes, and how to sustain a successful organization over time.

     

    Takeaways:

    • There are three types of leaders and it’s helpful to look at them as football coaches. The first is the Good Coach, followed by the Better Coach, and finally, the best leader is the Great Coach.
  • The Good Coach will plan ahead, train their people, and when it comes time to execute, everyone knows what they’re supposed to do and they do it. This is the base level and the other Coaches do this at a minimum and then more on top of it.
  • When the Better Coach calls a play, the players are able to recognize if the environment has changed because they are closer to the data and then they are empowered to call an audible that their coach has trained them to call.
  • The Great Coach can train their players to call an audible that the coach wouldn’t call. This is because they see the data and know they can make the play that they call.
  • Part of being a great leader is creating an environment where your people are empowered to make decisions and know they’re allowed to do it because they know what the endgame is.
  • You have to accept that there is a non-0% chance of mistakes. Accept that mistakes happen but ask why they happened. Eg: Was the wrong decision made? Was there a process in place that wasn’t done? Was someone not trained properly? Values Problem?
  • The leader must define the processes and the others must execute them. If a situation arises that has never been seen before and therefore has no process in place to handle it, the leader must take full responsibility. Ask what the team learned afterward!

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    Quote of the Show: 

    • “You want to inspire people to be able to make the right decisions in new environments that you or they have never seen before. And then when they make mistakes, you have to look back and say, okay, why did that mistake occur?” - Luke Chung

     

    Links:

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukechung/
  • Company website: http://fmsinc.com/
  • Blog: https://blog.fmsinc.com/



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  • YouTube: https://youtu.be/bWELchzOIsw
    • 41 min

About The Impactful Leadership Show

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Presenting EO DC‘s Impactful Leadership Show! A weekly podcast hosted by Gregory McDonough aimed at busting myths or common misconceptions about leadership & being an entrepreneur.