Growth Think Tank

Having a nimble culture is a requirement when you want to have a fast-growing company. A nimble culture is one where people move fast, break things, and challenge the old way. Being nimble becomes a way of doing everything. Fast decision and quick pivots are natural. Today I am talking to Jan Bednar, Founder, and CEO of ShipMonk. ShipMonk has exploded in growth to reach 29th out of 5000 on the 2018 Inc list. Jan shares with me how to internalize the core elements of a nimble culture. Discover the mistakes that you have to embrace the journey of a nimble culture. Get the show notes for The Importance of a Nimble Culture with Jan Bednar at Ship​M​onk Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank Featuring Jan Bednar with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/444 #NimbleCulture #Leadership #GHepisode444 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

When you have a fast-growth culture, you have a team that will move with agility and one that embraces change. Culture is often claimed to be important to company stability. It is critical to company growth. Today, I talk with Kevin Lustig, CEO of Scientist.com to discuss the power of a fast-growth culture. Kevin shares details about leadership and team that will help you develop your fast-growth culture.

Discover how to hire the best employees with one of the fastest-growing companies in the 2018 Inc Magazine List. Founder and CEO, Ben Wright, shares how Velocity Global grew so fast. He decided only to hire 10s. He wanted a culture of the best employees. Get the details on how to hire the best employees in this interview with Ben. He shares the five steps and why he does not start with looking at the employee's resume. Get the show notes for How to Hire the Best Employees with Ben Wright at Velocity Global Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank Featuring Ben Wright with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/442 #HowtoHiretheBestEmployees #Leadership #GHepisode442 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

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.