Growth Think Tank

Creating a compelling culture of in business is not nice to have. Your culture is essential to the success of the enterprise. I interviewed Dee Ann Turner, VP of Human Resources at Chick-fil-a. Yes the famous brand of chicken sandwiches. Dee Ann shares 5 pillars of culture that you can adopt within your company to create a compelling place to work. Get the show notes for 209 | Culture Lessons from Chick-fil-a with Dee Ann Turner Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @DeeAnnTurner #SuccessEnterprise #CultureofBusiness #5pillarsofCulture #Episode209 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

You have heard it before and you will hear it again. Mindset is the foundation of success. As an entrepreneur, mindset is so critically important that if you lack the primary drivers of value creation and growth thinking, you will limit your overall success. Dan Sullivan with Strategic Coach shares a deep look through the entrepreneurial mindset via an exercise to unlock new opportunities. Mindset truly is the foundation of growth, creativity and value creation. Get the show notes for 208 | Mindset Clarity Exercise with Dan Sullivan Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #Mindset #NewOpportunities #Entrepreneurs #Episode208 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Making the shift to massive growth is not luck. It is not all about hard work. You can work hard and never get there. Ron shares how he shifted his thinking to take his company to 7-figure success in 12 months. That is a 400% growth. We share how he stopped working some clients and stopped offering some services to get there. Ron Dod is a Co-founder with Visiture. This interview will give you a play-by-play if you let it. Get the show notes for 207 | How to Grow Your Business 400% with Ron Dod Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #MassiveGrowth #Visiture #Success #Episode207 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Leadership is a concept that people can easily spout off a definition. The interesting thing is all those definitions will seem right yet incomplete. Leadership is not so easy to describe. Today I unpack "leadership" with Bob Dunham who is the founder of Institue of Generative Leadership. Learn how to get leaders to generate commitments for results that matter. Get the show notes for 206 | Uncovering the BIG question “What is Leadership?” with Bob Dunham Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @bobdunham #Leadership #Founder #GenerateCommitments #Episode206 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

The inner game of leadership and entrepreneurship is discussed often and not many people understand the value of a deep understanding of your thinking. The "understanding" I am talking about is challenging the common patterns. I have a master coach on today's show. Paula Fracasso talks with me about shifting to the 21st century mindset. Discover how to handle the pace of change and uncertainty of the future with me in this episode. Get the show notes for 205 | Shifting to the 21st Century Mindset with Paula Fracasso Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @PaulaFracasso #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #21stcenturymindset #Episode205 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

A company or a person without a vision to a new future is navigating blindly. One of the challenges of leadership is to get the others in the company to follow the vision of the leader. Will Seippel is the CEO of Worthpoint. This company is the largest resource for researching, valuing and buying/selling antiques, art, and vintage collectibles. Will shares how he has learned to enroll team members to the BIG vision of the company. Discover how you can do it too. Get the show notes for 204 | Engaging Employees in A Shared Vision with Will Seippel Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #VisionofaLeader #BigVision #Leadership #Episode204 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Every CEO faces challenges and has to make decisions about the company. It takes courage to be a strong leader that makes the hard decisions and continues to lead by those decisions. Darryl Lyons, CEO of PAX Financial Group, shares some of his journey as a leader of his teams. Darryl gives you a few practical tips to guiding and leading in today's world. Get the show notes for 203 | Being a Courageous Leader with Darryl Lyons Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @paxfinancialgrp #StrongLeader #PracticalTips #JourneyasaLeader #Episode203 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

When you decide to step up and stand out in your marketplace, you typically get met with resistance. However, here is a simple breakdown of standing out with a best-selling author, Dorie Clark. Dorie is a writer, speaker, consultant and professor for the Duke University Business School. We talk about top line strategies and dive deep into Twitter as a powerful platform to establish more credibility and authority in your market. Get the show notes for 202 | Standing Out as a Thought Leader with Dorie Clark Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @dorieclark #Marketplace #BestsellingAuthor #AuthorityandMindset #Episode202 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!  

Have you ever been told that publishing a book is the best thing you can do for your business? Well I have heard it. But in this day and time, consider the other options to not publishing a book (not yet anyway). John Corcoran is our guest. He is with Smart Business Revolution podcast. He shares 5 different ways you can be seen as the thought leader or authority in your market. We talk about the reason why a book might not give you the boost you want for your business and what you can do instead. Get the show notes for 201 | Why You Should NOT Write a Book with John Corcoran Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @JohnCorcoran #SmartBusiness #LeadersAuthority #Market #Episode201 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

There is always a choice. The choice is not always easy, but there is always a choice. To create something amazing and innovative you have to leave the comfortable zones of work To really go for the big goals and dreams that you want, you have to let go of what you have right now to get what you really want. Once you reach a level of success, you begin to play it safe (even though you don’t see it that way). Discover how to avoid the trap of success. Get the show notes for 200 | The Trap of Success with Gene Hammett Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #TrapofSuccess #GreatLeaders #ComfortableZone #Episode200 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!