S1 E3: The Secret of Successful Companies: Effective Management Systems

How do you grow leaders effectively? With a coach who’s used to putting himself on the front line.

Meet Matt Wilhelmsen, who has been coaching business leaders in management systems and process scalability for over a decade.

Jacob and Matt dive into conversation in this virtual event, discussing why the most successful leaders are often the ones not looking for perfection, how to think about repeatable systems, and why sometimes you need to increase the pain point before you think about challenging the status quo.

You’ll also hear questions from the audience, tackled by Matt and Jacob.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:45 In Praise of the 49ers

05:28 How To Think About Repeatable Systems

10:16 Systems Talk

14:38 A Question of Process (Or Systems)

17:21 Not Quite Enough Pain To Effect Change

21:45 The Stand Out Element Of Company Success

29:35 The Paralysis of Perfectionism

35:37 Communication In All Its Forms

49:07 The Process Creator As A Gift To Business