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This is the podcast for leaders and those who should be leading. It’s a powerful gathering of people of influence in the areas of business, community and faith.
The Art Of Making The Right Decisions
How do you deconstruct the elements of success in business? One way to break it down, is saying that success comes from a series of many, many right decisions.
Pulling Rabbits Out Of Your Leadership Hat
There comes a time in the leadership journey when you hit a briar patch, a thorny place where the tires get stuck in the mud and the battery is not starting.
Keeping Focused During Chaotic Times
It’s difficult to find a leadership book in any bookstore, business library or executive bookshelf on the planet, that doesn’t talk about the importance of focus.
Navigating Through Uncertain Waters
Has the weather turned on you and your business suddenly? Are the waves starting to crash against the sides of your once comfortably traveling ship?
The Courage To Take The Most Difficult Action
There comes a time in the life of any leader of significance where they will face the toughest of decisions in the most challenging situation.
Loving What You Do
As an entrepreneur, as a leader, loving what you do provides a central core of energy, a shield against all difficulties, and the motivation to take you up the highest mountains.
Rebuilding A Shattered Dream
There comes a time in the journey of every leader when all they have built, all they have hoped for seems to shatter into so many pieces on the ground.
Being The Calm In The Midst Of A Storm
Life is an adventure. Being a leader is an adventure. Sometimes it’s an enjoyable Sunday drive…and at other times it’s a wild safari.
Leadership During A Crisis
There is no more significant need of great leaders in the world, than when there is a crisis.
Do You Have What It Takes To Start A Business?
“Do I have what it takes to start a business?” If you’re working for someone else…and you’re a leader…then you’ve already asked yourself this question.
Getting Customers To Love You
Today’s markets are so competitive, that for you to succeed in business, you can’t swim in the waters of mediocrity. You’ve got to be exceptional.
The Art And Heart Of Breaking Bad News
Being an entrepreneur provides for the best of times…and the worst of times. Among the worst of times are when you have to share some bad news.
The Language Of Leadership
Successful leaders need to be effective communicators. This requires specific skill at using the language of leadership.
What To Do AFTER The Big Victory
Every leader knows the role of perseverance in running a business. Yet, few leaders every really consider what they’ll do when success finally arrives.
Rekindling The Leadership Fire
Sometimes an entrepreneur can experience seasons of defeat. These are moments when you’re too deep in the valleys to even catch a glimpse of the peaks.
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Outsourcing
One of the most powerful entrepreneurial tools is outsourcing. Yet, if you don’t get outsourcing right, you’ll create more problems than solutions.
The Mountaintop Experiences Of Leadership
The heartbreak. The seemingly insurmountable challenges. Even failure. These are all part of the entrepreneurial journey.
Yet, there are also those sweet moments.
Trusting Your Problems On The Shoulders Of Others
Most entrepreneurs struggle from the “Lone Ranger Syndrome” in that they try to carry all of their company’s challenges on their own shoulders.
Knowing When To Make A Change
One of the most important leadership capabilities an entrepreneur can have is knowing the right times to make changes in their organizations.
The Leadership Survival Skill Of Sense Of Humor
There is so much that can go wrong in owning a business, and too often it all goes wrong at the same time. Sometimes, all you can do is laugh.
The Power Of Perseverance
One of the most important traits of a successful entrepreneur is perseverance. You can’t reach the prize, if you’re too quick to quit when times get tough.
Cleaning Up After Your Leadership Messes
All leaders make mistakes. And, because we are so stubborn and persistent, oftentimes these mistakes turn into huge messes.
The Impossible Leadership Task Of Taking Vacations
To most normal human beings, taking vacations is pure pleasure. Not so for us entrepreneurs. It can be expensive in terms of lost productivity, missed opportunities and a slowdown of our business momentum.
How Good Leaders Handle Bad News
If you’ve been a leader for any length of time, then one thing is for certain: you’ve had to deal with your fair share of bad news.
Leadership And Confrontation
Confrontation is inevitable if you’re a leader. In fact, it’s an important part of your job description.
Little Things That Make A Big Difference In Leadership
Most experienced entrepreneurs and leaders know it’s the little things that make a big difference when it comes to success or failure in business.
The Art Of Negotiation
Negotiation is a critical skill for successful leadership. Your ability to negotiate with expertise and integrity will make or break your organization.
Leadership And Self-Discipline
It’s a challenge when you are the boss of yourself. Who is going to hold you accountable? Who is going to make sure you perform your duties with excellence?
The Appropriate Level Of Risk
It’s the biggest question an entrepreneur will face. Or at least it should be. That is, “What is the appropriate level of risk for me and this organization?”
The Illusion Of Control
As leaders, we are among the world’s worst control freaks. We often struggle with an unrelenting desire to have everything go exactly the way we want it go.