Growth Think Tank

Founders and CEOs understand the relationship between humility and leadership is important. However, for most, it is an afterthought. Humility and leadership must be intentional. It has to be proactive to make an impact. Humility in your culture also starts in the hiring process. My guest for today's episode is Manny Dureja, Founder of AirTower. AirTower owners and enterprise customers a future-proof 5G wireless services. They also were ranked #415 on the 2019 Inc 5000 List. Manny shares why humility and leadership have contributed to the fast growth of the company. We look at some of the mistakes in the journey of fast-growth leadership. Please tune in to see why humility and leadership are essential and how to apply them to your company. Get the show notes for Humility and Leadership Go Hand-in-Hand with Manny Dureja at Airtower Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Manny Dureja at Airtower with me your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/MannyDureja #HumilityandLeadership #Leadership #GHepisode569 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

When you have talented employees take ownership of their work, it creates a feeling inside them. There is a corresponding feeling that leaders experience when employees take ownership. Tune in to this short video to see why that feeling is "relief." This is a behind the scenes of my coaching work that shares the feeling that leaders experience when employees take ownership. Discover how you can increase your frequency of feeling relief. Get the show notes for Behind the Scenes: What is the Feeling of Having Employees Take Ownership? It is the Feeling of Relief Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/gttep568 #EmployeesTakeOwnership #Leadership #GHepisode568 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Leaders must set the direction for the team. Part of that is casting a vision that alights the people to work. Casting vision will pull the people to overcome the challenges, add value to the company, and activate growth. My guest today is Alexander Johnson, Co-founder of Mixt Solutions. His company was ranked #260 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Discover why casting vision is essential to the culture. We look at how to effect a change in course as the company grows and shifts strategy. Alexander shares his journey of casting vision with confidence. Get the show notes for Casting Vision and Navigating Change with Alexander Johnson at Mixt Solutions Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Alexander Johnson at Mixt Solutions with me your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/AlexanderJohnson #CastingVision #Leadership #GHepisode567 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

When your people have the systems of integrity and accountability, you have a team aligned to the right work. Creating a culture with integrity and accountability requires new approaches to leadership. My guest today is Robert Davis, CEO of Stealth ISS Group. His company was ranked #368 on the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Robert shares how integrity and accountability have been an essential part of company growth. Discover new practices that allow your team to increase their alignment and productivity. Get the show notes for The Power of Integrity and Accountability with Robert Davies at Stealth ISS Group Inc Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Robert Davies at Stealth ISS Group Inc with me your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/RobertDavies  #IntegrityandAccountability #Leadership #GHepisode566 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

As a leader, you will need to have difficult conversations. The critical part of difficult conversations is to give them enough time of planning that allows you to prepare what you need to say. Also, you want to make sure you don't take too much time and avoid them either. Today, I share with you three aspects of the conversation that you must consider before having a difficult conversation. I also give you insight into what often gets in the way of having effective conversations about a difficult topic. We look at one challenge you will face as you prepare to let someone go. This behind the scenes look at difficult conversations will allow you to show up as a strong leader. Get the show notes for Leadership Insights for Difficult Conversations Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttep565 #DifficultConversation #Leadership #GHepisode565 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Fast growth companies do one thing entirely different than those companies that don't grow as fast. I have analyzed hundreds of companies to find that one thing. It is the concept of putting employees first, customers second. Leaders that are willing to put employees first, customers second are prevalent with the companies on the Inc 5000. Today's guest is Steve Burke, Founder of Texadia Systems. This company was ranked #2897 on the 2019 Inc List. The company operates in the residential and commercial markets with its design and engineering services. Are you willing to put employees first, customers second? Inside this interview, we look at the value of employees first. We look at what that means when it comes to company growth. Join us today for this conversation on employee first, customers second. Get the show notes for Employees First, Customers Second with Steve Burke at Texadia Systems Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Steve Burke at Texadia Systems with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/SteveBurke #EmployeesFirstCustomersSecond #Leadership #GHepisode564 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

People want to be aligned with a purpose to drive impact. Another way to look at this is a mission-driven culture drives growth. You may believe that your mission as a leader is to increase the bottom-line or you may think that you have to develop your team for growth. Both of these are important to company success. Being a leader of a mission-driven culture is one way to make all of this easier. My guest today is Vernon Green, CEO of G Cubed Enterprises. This company was ranked #386 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Vernon talks about mission-driven cultures and how it drives company growth. We looked at new aspects of being a leader that is mission-driven. Join us today to look at clarifying your purpose to activate more growth. Get the show notes for Mission-Driven Cultures Drive Growth with Vernon Green at G Cubed Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Vernon Green at G Cubed with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/ VernonGreen #MissionDrivenCulture #Culture #Leadership #GHepisode563 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

When you get to a certain point in your business growth, you will face a series of decisions about letting go of the day-to-day work. Another way to look at growing your company is that you will need to fire yourself. I have operated many businesses past the $5 million marks in revenue. I had to wrestle with letting go of the work that I became good at to keep the growth going. Today's behind the scene video takes a look at firing yourself and letting go of your current work to activate more growth. Get the show notes for Fire Yourself – Letting Go is the Path to Faster Growth – Behind the Scenes Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett https://bit.ly/gttep562 #LettingGo #Leadership #GHepisode562 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Often the easiest and quickest thing to do is to give some your advice. However, there is something called "the advice trap" that keeps people from growing in their role. If they fail to grow, you are limited on the impact a person can make to the growth of the organization. My guest today is the best-selling author, Michael Bungay Stainer. His new book is "The Advice Trap." Tune in today to get tools to avoid the advice trap in your journey as a leader. Get the show notes for Interview with the Author: The Advice Trap with Michael Bungay Stanier Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Michael Bungay Stanier with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/MichaelBungayStanier #BestSellingAuthors #TheAdviceTrap #Leadership #GHepisode561 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Do you want to discover how to drive growth? Leaders that are committed to growth know the importance of company foundational elements like mission, vision, and values. Today, we look at how to drive growth. My guest today is Greg Ott, CEO of Nav. This company was ranked #623 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Nav is a marketplace for loans - matching lenders with borrowers. Greg shares how to drive growth with effective company core values that are part of everyday work. If you want to learn how to drive growth, this is the episode for you. Get the show notes for How to Drive Growth with Core Values with Greg Ott at Nav Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Greg Ott at Nav with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/GregOtt #HowtoDriveGrowth #Leadership #GHepisode560 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!