Growth Think Tank

Growth Think Tank is the new name. Welcome to the podcast. For five years this show has been called, Leaders in the Trenches. The change to Growth Think Tank is to represent significant changes happening. Tune in to this episode to see what is different and what is the same. Growth Think Tank is here to help you grow your company and grow as a leader.   Get the show notes for New and Improved - New Name is Growth Think Tank Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/441 #GrowthThinkTank #Leadership #GHepisode441 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Flexible working arrangements are the new craze. Employees want to work from home or coffee shops on their time. Employers want to embrace flexibility and yet get the work done too. Beyond flexible working, arrangements are the notion of working less than 40 hours in a week. I found Natalie Nagele, co-founder of Wildbit. They are a digital agency that has embraced the idea of a standard 32 hours work week. We talk about flexible working arrangements and how they came to fit the work into four days of work. Discover the keys to flexible working arrangements in this interview with Natalie. Get the show notes for Beyond Flexible Working Arrangements- The Power of a 32-Hour Work Week with Natalie Nagele Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Natalie Nagele with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/440 #Flexibleworkingarrangements #Leadership #GHepisode440 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Mental barriers for leaders can stop even the strongest most committed. We all have mental barriers or if you prefer psychological obstacles. We can do the work to go beyond them, or we can let those mental barriers prevent us. I sought out someone that has pushed past many mental barriers and who has helped millions do the same. Today we have the founder of Spartan, Joe De Sena. Spartan is the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand. Each year more than a million people participate in 200 races filled with obstacles to challenge you physically and mentally. Joe shares with me his secrets to understanding mental barriers and how you can push yourself beyond them. Tune in today to go beyond your mental barriers. Get the show notes for Pushing Beyond Your Mental Barriers for Leaders with Joe De Sena, Founder of Spartan, the Obstacles Races Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Joe De Sena with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/439 #Mentalbarriersforleaders #Leadership #GHepisode439 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Creative ideas are necessary for companies that are evolving quickly and innovating in their market. Creative ideas don't come from just the good ideas. You have to have bad ideas too. I talked with Zvi Band, co-founder of Contactually, the CRM that provides unique features to enhance relationships. Zvi shared with me how bad ideas become creative ideas. He shared that some of those bad ideas are his. He wants his team to feel safe to contribute to the creative ideas of the company strategy. Discover how creative ideas are created and nurtured in today's interview. Get the show notes for Bad ideas Lead to Creative Ideas with Zvi Band with Contactually Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Zvi Band with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/438 #CreativeIdeas #Leadership #GHepisode438 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Discover how to create team alignment that improves your company growth. One critical factor for a leader is to create team alignment so that each person is going in the same direction. Most companies find it easy to alignment when they are small (less than five employees) and tend to struggle in creating team alignment as the team grows. Our guest today is Diedre Paknad, co-founder of WorkBoard. Diedre’s company creates software to help an organization with their OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). Discover how to create team alignment in this interview with Diedre. Get the show notes for How to Create Team Alignment with Diedre Paknad Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Diedre Paknad with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/437 #HowtoCreateTeamAlignment #Leadership #GHepisode437 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Improving your leadership skills is required in today’s professional world. The pace of change drives us to think of new ways to activate people. Improving your leadership skills will make you more valuable to your company. Joel Beasley is the founder of Leader Bits, a company that creates bite-sized training that aims to improve your leadership skills. The company mainly focuses on technical employees that want to move into a leadership role. Discover new insights on how to improve your leadership skills. Get the show notes for Improving Your Leadership Skills When They are Technical Experts With Joel Beasley Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Joel Beasley with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/436 #ImprovingYourLeadershipSkills #Leadership #GHepisode436 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Leading a turnaround will challenge even the best leaders. The momentum is going the wrong way, and there is never just one thing off. In my decades of leadership, leading a turnaround for a company is hard. Today I’m talking with Steve Lucas, former CEO of Marketo. Adobe acquired Marketo in late 2018. Steve is now SVP, Business Development, Digital Experience at Adobe. Steve led the turnaround of Marketo when retention was soaring, and the people had lost the desire to contribute meaningful work to company growth. Steve gives you new ways to think about leadership. Discover the keys to leading a turnaround in this interview.

Developing a content strategy is often overlooked. Either we become reactive and create content when we feel like it. Or we fail to create content that aligns with our goals and leads people through the customer journey. I generate a ton of content. Over the years, I have discovered the power of developing a content strategy. Today’s guest is Michael Brenner, who is an expert in content strategy for B2B companies. Tune-in to today’s interview where Michael shares his wisdom on developing a content strategy. Get the show notes for Developing a Content Strategy with Michael Brenner Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Michael Brenner with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/434 #DevelopingaContentStrategy #Leadership #GHepisode434 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Better 1 on 1 meetings with your direct reports starts with a better understanding of the person that you are talking too. If you understand what they want to accomplish, the progress they have made lately, and the challenges they are facing, your 1 on 1 meetings with each employee will improve. There are many ways to tune in to them before the meeting. Today's guest is David Hassell, CEO of 15five.com. Their software enables you to tune-in to what is going on with your people and creates powerful ways to lead them. David shares some research the company has collected that will improve your 1 on 1 meetings. Get the show notes for How to Have Better One-on-One Meetings with David Hassell Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring David Hassell with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/433 #1on1Meetings #Leadership #GHepisode433 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Operationalizing Your Values is a process that takes understanding and application of values to the deepest levels in the company. When you operationalize your values, you create a way for the people to live and work according to the values of the company. Operationalizing your value is often skipped. Most of the time it is overlooked. Entrepreneurial leaders are often optimistic. They are so optimistic that they believe once the values are created, that everyone will change the way they behave at work. Our guest today is Brandon Hull. He is VP of Strategy and Sales, Pacific Digital Group. We talk about why operationalizing your values is so important and to do it in today's workplace. Get the show notes for Operationalizing Your Values with Brandon Hull Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Brandon Hull with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/432 #OperationalizingYourValues #Leadership #GHepisode432 #LITTepisodes #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!