Growth Think Tank

One big challenge I see with leaders today is getting stuck in the day-to-day of the business. You tell me that they know they should go from Founder to CEO. You feel the need within the organization to improve your strategic leadership. Yet, you are covered up with day-to-day work. In this episode of behind the scenes, we look at four steps of going from Founder to CEO. You may feel triggered when you hear this episode. It challenges some deep-seated issues that keep you from Founder to CEO. I get it better than most. I battle with these too. My clients fight with them. I made this video so you can be intentional about your journey from Founder to CEO. Get the show notes for Going from Founder to CEO is the Path to Growth - Behind the Scenes Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/gttep524 #FromFoundertoCEO #Leadership #GHepisode524 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Leadership is not an easy endeavor. Because it involves other people makes it one of the hardest aspects of growing your company. I often get asked for the most crucial skill for a leader. After years of building my own companies and helping others to grow, I feel like empathetic leadership is the most crucial skill. The art of empathetic leadership provides the connection that your people crave as they are working the day-to-day. My guest today is Samantha Barnes, Founder, and CEO of Raddish Kids. His company was ranked #362 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Samantha shares her background as a middle school teacher that required massive amounts of empathetic leadership. We look at how that skill has benefited growing her company fast and through some significant strategic pivots. Discover how to embrace empathetic leadership in today's interview. Get the show notes for Embracing Empathetic Leadership with Samantha Barnes with Raddish Kids Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank Featuring Samantha Barnes with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/SamanthaBarnes #EmpatheticLeadership #Leadership #GHepisode523 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

You want a team that drives growth and overcomes any challenges the company faces. I get asked all the time about how to create great teams that can navigate the challenges of fast-growth. Inspiring teams to feel ownership of their work and the client experience is essential in today's agile work environments. My guest today is Todd Ehrlich, CEO of BAMFI. His company was ranked #121 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Todd and I discuss how to create great teams. We look at the small aspects that boost a team's performance. Discover new insights into your journey of leading more effective teams. Learn how to great teams with another fast-growth leader. Get the show notes for How to Create Great Teams with Todd Ehrlich at BAMFi Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/ToddEhrlich #HowtoCreateGreatTeams #Leadership #GHepisode522 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Leadership has changed. In 2020 and beyond, employees are hungry for connection to their work. They want to feel like what they are doing will improve their skills and increase their value. You must improve employee alignment by listening to your employees to understand them. I struggled with employee alignment as a leader until I discovered that they have goals too. I'm going to share with you a powerful approach called "Shared Goals" to improve employee alignment. You can use it immediately and watch the eyes of your people light up. When you improve employee alignment, you will have a more engaged workforce. Get the show notes for Improve Employee Alignment with Shared Goals Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/gttep521 #ImproveEmployeeAlignment #Leadership #GHepisode521 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Driving new revenue is not just having a great product or service. Companies have to get the message distributed to the right people. If you had marketing strategies for fast-growth, you would see more traction in your market. CEOs often resist some of the strategies that require them to be the face and voice of the company. Developing marketing strategies for fast-growth requires new thinking. My guest today is Karen Hayward, Managing Partner of Chief Outsiders. His company was ranked #2827 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Karen and I discuss the power of the CEO's voice to share the stories that drive the company forward. Discover the keys to marketing strategies for fast-growth. Get the show notes for How a CEO Can Leverage Marketing Strategies for Fast-growth with Karen Hayward at Chief Outsiders Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Karen Hayward at Chief Outsiders with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/KarenHayward #MarketingStrategiesforFastGrowth #Leadership #GHepisode520 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Nearly every company I know wants to have customer service excellence. You may look at brands like The Ritz-Carlton or Zappos to model what real customer service excellence is. The truth is it is not technology or even flawless processes. The secret to customer service excellence is putting employees first. My guest today is Matt Margolis, CEO of Stackify. His company was ranked #379 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. We look at what customer service excellence is. Matt and I talk about why putting employees first is what drives customer service excellence. Get the show notes for Employee First Drives Customer Service Excellence with Matt Watson at Stackify Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Matt Watson at Stackify with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/MattWatson #CustomerServiceExcellence #Leadership #GHepisode518 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Ownership is not just something reserved for the founders, partners, and stockholders. Ownership is a state of mind that can be developed. I believe that the most potent technique available to leaders in developing leadership coaching skills. When you coach an employee, you are not telling them what to do. Leadership coaching skills are essential for getting people to feel like owners. Today, I am sharing a few essential skills in coaching your team members. We look at it through the lens of those that feel like victims. I share a story about a client that felt like a victim more than a decade after 911. Discover leadership coaching skills with new questions that you can use to get someone to shift beyond the lens of being the victim. Join me today for a way to increase the feeling of ownership and improve your leadership coaching skills.

Do you want a culture of speed? In our changing world, you may think about getting your people to speed up and adapt quicker. It does take exceptional leadership to enable a culture of speed. My guest today is Ryan Margolis, CEO of Professional Hair Labs. His company was ranked #372 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Discover the secrets of a culture of speed with Ryan. We look at why it is vital in today's marketplace. We look at the specific aspects of leadership that make it possible to create a culture of speed. Get the show notes for Creating a Culture of Speed with Ryan Margolin at Professional Hair Labs Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Ryan Margolin at Professional Hair Labs with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/RyanMargolin #CultureofSpeed #Leadership #GHepisode517 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Many leaders across the world believe growth comes by putting customers first. However, fast-growth company leaders look at it another way. Employee first leadership is what drives growth. When employees feel valued, they are bought into the growth goals fo the company. My guest today is Josh Leslie, CEO of Cumulus Networks. His company was ranked #320 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. Employee first leadership is a way to develop employees with a feeling of ownership. Today, we talk about employee first leadership by unpacking the keys to fast-growth. Get the show notes for Employee First Leadership Drives Growth with Josh Leslie at Cumulus Networks Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Josh Leslie at Cumulus Networks with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/JoshLeslie #EmployeeFirstLeadership #Leadership #GHepisode516 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Many people believe that the journey of success to significance must be linear. As in once you achieve success, you can create significance. I discovered that success to significance is more like a dance. Success and significance are best when they work together, much like partner dancing. Today, I am sharing some of the reasons why a linear approach of success to significance is wrong. I also share what you can do to create significance in your life by sharing my story of losing it all. Get the show notes for My Story from Failure to Success to Significance - Behind the Scenes Part 3 Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/part3 #SuccesstoSignificance #BehindtheScenes #Leadership #GHepisode515 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!