Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters

Surprising Business Lessons About "Busy" Entrepreneurs

Oct 3, 2023

Discover why being busy is not a measure of success for entrepreneurs and how it can actually hinder results. Learn about the mindset differences between corporations and entrepreneurial companies, and the importance of focusing on achieving productive results rather than being busy. Explore strategies for setting measurable goals, promoting teamwork, and leveraging unique skills for success.

17:24

Creator website

AI Summary

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Being busy does not necessarily lead to productive results and is driven by social ambitions rather than achieving actual outcomes.

Entrepreneurial companies prioritize achieving results, measurement, and progress towards specific goals, leading to greater efficiency and effectiveness.

Deep dives

The Perceived Value of Being Busy

Many people use busyness as a way to show others that they are important and valuable. They engage in various behaviors to appear busy, such as arriving early and staying late. However, this busyness does not necessarily lead to productive results. It is driven by social ambitions rather than a focus on achieving actual outcomes. In contrast, individuals who are results-oriented prioritize achieving specific goals and outcomes. They understand the importance of conserving energy and utilizing teamwork to achieve the desired results. This mindset is exemplified in sports, where top players conserve energy until crucial moments when they can make a significant impact.

Maximizing Productivity Through Efficient Communication and Focus

02:23

Introduction

5min

The Difference Between Defensive and Offensive Strategies in Business

3min

The Pitfall of Prioritizing Busyness Over Productivity for Entrepreneurs

2min

The Difference Between Corporations and Entrepreneurial Companies

2min

Addressing Busyness in Organizations and Achieving Productive Results

6min

A lot of people go to great lengths to always appear busy. But should you really see being busy as a badge of honor? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain why the answer is “no.”

Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode:

What busy people are really after.
How busy people are actually wasting energy.
How to achieve results more easily using teamwork.
Why there’s a real cost for entrepreneurs who are focused on being busy.

Show Notes:

People try to establish their value by always being busy.

Being busy has nothing to do with any kind of results.

As results oriented people get better at what they do, they achieve their desired results by being less busy.

Depending on the rules you set up in your company, either being busy or achieving results will be rewarded.

Busy people see it as dangerous to not be seen on any workday.

In large bureaucracies, you get promoted on the basis of your busyness because the organization’s purpose is to be seen as busy.

Entrepreneurial companies get connected to the marketplace very quickly.

There’s no progress without measurement.

Entrepreneurs tend to make for really lousy employees.

We’re always ignorant and incapable when we start anything new.

Resources:

“Geometry” For Staying Cool & Calm by Dan Sullivan

The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management

Article: Your Business Is A Theater Production: Your Back Stage Shouldn’t Show On The Front Stage by Shannon Waller

The 4 C’s Formula by Dan Sullivan

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export