Episodes

Today's episode is the conclusion of our two-part series about time management. In this session, we learn how to delete, do, and delegate.

In today's episode, we talk about the ninth step of the Growability model, creating good systems or branches.

In today's episode, we talk about the ninth step of the Growability model, creating good systems or branches.

In today's episode, we talk about the eighth step of the Growability model, pruning. Listen in to see if there are areas of your organization that need to be pruned

In today's episode, we continue our talk about the seventh step of the Growability model, by sharing how to build a sales funnel for your business.

In today's episode, we talk about the seventh step of the Growability model, building community. What are 5 key areas in the community that your business should focus on?

Today’s episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals.

Today’s episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals.

Today’s episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals. The post EP38 Setting Business Goals first appeared on Growability.

Today’s episode continues with the fourth step of the Growability model by sharing 4 things that great managers can do to be a better coach. The post EP37 Four Things Great Managers Can Do to Be a Better Coach first appeared on Growability.

Today’s episode continues with the fourth step of the Growability model by sharing the 3 types of managers who will destroy your business. The post EP36 3 Managers Who Will Destroy Your Business first appeared on Growability.

Today’s episode shares the key ingredients in an exceptional job description. Podcast Transcript: Joshua MacLeod: Entrepreneurs have a superpower in “just figure it out and get stuff done” that the majority of team members do not have. Bernie Anderson: So true. Joshua MacLeod: If your team members don’t know exactly what they’re supposed to do, and I mean exactly what they’re supposed to do, they are never going to achieve the highest potential that they have at your organization and they’...

Today’s episode shares the primary roles of a C-Suite and provides advice in building a really great team. Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: I built a career on the fact that really exceptional people are willing to share what they’ve learned and what they know if you ask them politely and/or pay them money. Podcast Announcer: Welcome to the Growability podcast, your home for leadership, management, and marketing education, where we teach business and nonprofit leaders the necessary habits ...

Today’s episode shares some key concepts in the third step of the 12 step Growability model, The 5 Key Areas of Business Management. Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: More often than not, it’s the leader that says, “I’m going to go change the world, but I don’t want to put in the necessary work to actually know how to balance my checkbook. I’m going to go change the world, but somebody else is going to have to set up my books and run that piece.” And I would say, “No, that’s not a good idea.”...

Today’s episode shares the second step in the 12 step Growability model, How to attract customers for your business or nonprofit. Podcast Transcript: Joshua Macleod: There’s kind of a general societal view that businesses who make a lot of money, do that from magic, when the reality is they figured out the secret magic to understand a customer. Podcast Announcer: Welcome to the Growability podcast, your home for leadership, management and marketing education, where we teach business and non...

Today’s episode shares the first step in the 12 step Growability model, How to create vision, mission, values, and standards of excellence for your business or nonprofit. Podcast Transcript: Joshua MacLeod: It’s incredibly easy to become discouraged by how hard running an organization is. If you run a business, if you run a nonprofit, it’s going to be tough. What vision does is it reminds you why what you do is important. What a vision statement does is that it reminds you, hey, this is why w...

Today’s episode shares the 12 steps in the Growability model and how business leaders can grow in community. This episode covers: An overview of the 12 Step Growability model Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: It’s not what I know that produces fruit, it’s where I sew. So I can talk about producing corn all day long, but until I plant the kernel of corn, I’m not going to get any corn out of the ground. Podcast Announcer: Welcome to the Growability podcast, your home for leadership manageme...

Today’s episode marks the beginning of a new series sharing the 12 business fundamentals found in the 12 Step Growability Model. In this episode, Joshua shares the why behind the what of Growability. Here are your hosts, Joshua MacLeod and Bernie Anderson. This episode covers: The story behind Growability The “why” behind our “what” Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: But the thing that I learned in my first career was what I call the myth of success. And I see this in a lot of people climbi...

This is the second of a two-part series about running your business like Pixar with 5 key lessons from the book Creativity Inc. written by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace. This episode covers: Being wrong as fast as you can Making sure everyone is responsible for improvement Podcast Transcript: Joshua MacLeod: Modeling failure in front of a team is one of the best ways to establish your leadership. If you fail well, you will have loyal followers. If you fail poorly, people are going to jump ship...

Do you apply the leadership principles used at Pixar? This is the first of a two-part series about running your business like Pixar with 5 key lessons from the book Creativity Inc. written by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace. This episode covers: Getting the right team is more important than the right idea Great products require constructive tension Podcast Transcript: Joshua MacLeod: Great leaders not only find the right team, a team that’s good for their future, a team where you’re hiring peopl...

Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? This is the final conversation about the Top 10 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln. Reflections on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin This episode covers: Step out of the way when necessary for the cause Loneliness and melancholy are normal for exceptional leaders Invite Young Leaders to the Table. Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: I don’t know at what point I transitioned from, “I have to do this myself and learn this myself,” to, “I’m g...

This is the second episode in our three-part; series sharing the top 10 leadership qualities of Abraham Lincoln, based on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: There’s not a single instance where Abraham Lincoln, did what everybody else in his entire community did. They made excuses and blamed somebody else. Abraham Lincoln always said, “It was my fault.” No matter what it was. Podcast Announcer: Welcome to the G...

Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? This is the first of a three-part conversation about the Top 10 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln. Reflections on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: If you are a genuine leader, your rivals will eventually become your champions. When they see that you’re not just blowing smoke and that you’re the real deal, it’s safe to invite people who are your challengers and who have a difference of opinion than you. Ap...

You are a good leader: Yes or No? This is the second of a two-part conversation, about five characteristics of exceptional leaders. Podcast Transcript Joshua MacLeod: I love the quote, the Maxwell quote, “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can,” leaders aren’t complaining about, what they don’t have, or letting what they don’t have define their actions. Podcast Announcer: Welcome to the Growability podcast, teaching business and nonprofit leaders. A more excellent way to run...