Welcome to Invincible Teams, a podcast for team leaders and business owners who are tired of dealing with office drama and politics, high turnover, and teams not meeting their potential. We know that team leaders and business owners like you are pretty much always under pressure to get the most out of your teams. We also know that most teams only operate at about 58% of their actual potential, and we’ve got the tools and training to make that number keep going up. We believe that every team should reach their potential, and that if we get intentional, our teams can become invincible. Invincible Teams is produced by Ready, Set, Podcast! Find more info at www.readysetpodcast.xyz Invincible Teams is created by Evrgrn. Find more info at www.evrgrnteams.com
A few words here at the end of season 3, and a quick preview of the awesome, upcoming season 4!
In this episode, Ryan talks with Author Lisa Cron about her book, Story or Die, and about how the power of story can help your team!To connect with Lisa, check out her website, http://wiredforstory.comTo buy the book, click here.To learn more about how to make your team invincible, go to www.evrgrnteams.com+++Story Or Die:Whether you're pitching a product, saving the planet, or convincing your kids not to text and drive, story isn't just one way to persuade. It's the way. It's built into the architecture of the brain, and has been since early humans gathered around the camp fire, trying to figure out how to outsmart the lion next door.In Story or Die, story coach Lisa Cron sets out to decode the power of story, first by examining how the brain processes information, translates it into narrative, and then guards it as if your life depends on it. Armed with that insight, she focuses on how to find your real target audience and then pinpoint their hidden resistance. Finally, she takes you, step-by-step, through the creation of your own story, one that allows your audience to overcome their resistance and take up your call to action, not because you told them to, but because they want to.
Invincible Teams, Ep62: Have you ever been frustrated leading the creatives on your team? For many team leaders or business owners who aren't themselves Creatives, leading those who are can be a challenge. Today's guest is Jessica Crum, the Owner and Creative Director of Silverlake Design Studio. We talk about what it was like for her to build a team and what it takes to manage a team in the creative space. If you've ever been frustrated with your team's graphic designer, social media manager, or web designer, this podcast is for you! Connect with Jessica:jessica@silverlakestudio.comhttp://silverlakestudio.com/instagram.com/teamsilverlakefacebook.com/teamsilverlakecreativeinstitutear.orginstagram.com/creativeinstitutearfacebook.com/creativeinstitutearWant to make your team invincible? Check us out at www.evrgrnteams.com
Have you ever experienced drama or gossip in your team? Most of us have. On today's episode, Alexis and Ryan talk about what causes drama and gossip and what teams can do to overcome it.Click here to see the Go To The Source tool or click here for a quick explainer video.Click here to see the How To Have Difficult Conversations course.Want to make your team Invincible? Get started now by visiting our website, www.evrgrnteams.com
Alexis and Ryan talk with Vaughan Moore about our addiction to work and how the 5 Gears tool can help us achieve a healthier work-life balance. The 5 Gears is a simple, but profound framework for making sure we spend adequate time on the appropriate things at the appropriate times. You can view the 5 Gears tool here.Learn more about the 5 Gears in this short video, or dive head-first into this FREE 5 Gears Masterclass!Connect with Vaughan by visiting www.elevated-leaders.com or connecting with him on LinkedIn.To learn more about Evrgrn, or how you can make your team invincible, check out www.evrgrnteams.com
Saying Yes Means Saying NoOur time is a limited resource. So is our energy and our mental capacity. Every time we say Yes to something, we are effectively saying No to something else. Because of this, it is important that we are discerning with what we allow into our schedules and planners. What causes people to say Yes to things that they shouldn't? What can the effects be on a team that is overcommitted? How can leaders consistently give their Best Yes?+++Want to make your team invincible? Get started today at www.evrgrnteams.com
Can an enneagram 9 be a leader? Oftentimes, Nines are stereotyped as followers rather than leaders. But like any other number, Nines can make incredible leaders and can even bring some very unique strengths to the leadership role. On today's episode, Alexis and Ryan talk with Katie Fleming, an enneagram 9 in a leadership role. Katie shares a bit about her enneagram journey and what she has learned about being a leader along the way. This conversation will be encouraging and empowering for any enneagram 9 listening!+++Want to make your team invincible? Get started today at www.evrgrnteams.com
Ryan sits down with Bret Carroll, CEO of Conway Corporation in Conway, Arkansas, to talk about empowerment. Why is it important to empower people? How do you empower while still holding people accountable? All this and more on this episode of Invincible Teams!Buy the 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team book here!To learn more about how to make your team invincible, check out www.evrgrnteams.com
On this very special episode of Invincible Teams, we are welcoming back the founder and chairman of GiANT Worldwide, Jeremie Kubicek. Jeremie shares with us about a new offering from GiANT called The Leadership Intensive. If you are a leader who wants to grow big, you first have to grow deep. The Leadership Intensive is the perfect solution. In this conversation, you'll get a little preview of what it's all about. To watch the video version with full visuals, go to our YouTube channel. To see the Support-Challenge diagram that we reference, click here. To find how to make your team invincible, visit www.evrgrnteams.com To access GiANT tools, click here. And feel free to email us directly at hello@evrgrnteams.com
In this episode, Ryan & Alexis are talking about "overcoming the Pioneer Paradox." If you haven't already listened to our previous episode on the 5 Voices, you're going to want to go back and listen to that one first. But for those who are familiar with the 5 Voices, this conversation will be enlightening! For many people, there seems to be a burden to be a Pioneer. Pioneers are often the most visible of the voices and it seems that their visionary leadership sometimes puts them on a pedestal, while the other voices are left to aspire to be more like them. This creates lots of problems for both teams and individuals.Instead, each person should be free to "bring their gold" to the table, something that the other voices can't bring as well. So, let's look at what each voice's "gold" is and how they can overcome the Pioneer Paradox.You can learn more about the 5 Voices by clicking here.To take the free 5 Voices assessment and discover your voice, click here.To learn more about how to make your team invincible, check out www.evrgrnteams.com
In this episode, we are introducing the 5 Voices system. It is a revolutionary framework that can help your team identify their sweet spots and do their best work. In this overview, we will discuss why teams should use this system as well as give a brief overview of each voice. You can learn more about the 5 Voices by clicking here.To take the free 5 Voices assessment and discover your voice, click here.To learn more about how to make your team invincible, check out www.evrgrnteams.com
Invincible Teams, Ep53 Lori Melton is a banker in central Arkansas. While she is passionate about a lot of things, one of her biggest passions is fun. Ryan and Lori talk about what it looks like to create a fun team environment and why that is so necessary to any team or organization. If you want to learn about the benefits of a fun work environment as well as get some practical ideas that you can implement with your team, you don’t want to miss this very fun episode of Invincible Teams.Check out Lori’s podcast, Conway TNT, here. For more information on how to make your team Invincible, visit us at www.evrgrnteams.com
Introducing: our toolkit episodes! In this first toolkit conversation, Alexis and Ryan unpack "The Support-Challenge Matrix" and talk about how it can impact the culture of your team.
Ryan and Alexis talk about the importance of character and competency within a team or organization.
Today on the podcast, we are talking about accountability. On most teams, accountability works in one of two ways: either the leader is a micromanager who carries the weight of the team’s performance, or the leader doesn’t hold the team accountable and results lag and high-performing team members leave for greener pastures. But these aren’t your only two options! You can create teams where the team members hold each other accountable.
Rhea Lana Riner is the founder of Rhea Lana's, a nationwide chain of children's clothing consignment stores. She shares her experience of growing her business from her living room to over 100 franchises across the country.
In this bonus episode, Kevin DeShazo shares insight on how young leaders can capitalize on the benefits of social media while avoiding the pitfalls.
Kevin DeShazo works with an organization called Culture Wins helping to holistically develop athletes and athletic staff. We talk about teamwork in the context of sports and how that translates into the business world as well.
Jeremie Kubicek is one of the cofounders of Giant Worldwide. GiANT specializes in tools and training that unlock the potential of people inside organizations. In this episode, Jeremie unpacks the concept of the 100X Leader and shares how you and every person in your organization can become a 100X Leader as well.
A couple of quick updates about the future of Invincible Teams!
Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL who has a new book called The Attributes. While training the most elite special forces units that the US has to offer, Rich discovered that elite teams need to be held together by more than just skills…they need "The Attributes."
Today on the podcast, we are talking about Dynamic Development. And if you don’t know what I mean by that, stay tuned because my guest is going to let you know very soon. Her name is Alexis Girvan and she is a people developer and personal growth coach based outside of Akron, OH. Alexis' work is powered by Giant Worldwide, a company offering digital leadership development tools and resources for those looking to grow themselves or their teams.
More teams are working remotely now than ever, and many don’t plan on going back. There are a ton of advantages to this model, but if you’ve done it for more than a few days, you know there are also some huge challenges.
Has your boss ever tried to give you feedback, but it came across as very awkward or unhelpful? Or maybe you’ve been the boss, knowing that you needed to have a hard conversation with someone about their performance, but you just don’t feel comfortable doing that? Well, you’re not alone.
Ryan interviews author Laura Kriska about the idea of “WE-Building” and her new book, “The Business of We.” They talk about the pandemic of “us vs them” from a cultural level all the way down to individual teams within organizations.
Author Paul Axtell talks about how to have meaningful meetings in your organization.
Ryan interviews 35-year NASA veteran, Donald James. Donald shares about his incredible and unique experiences across various teams at NASA as well as stories from his new book, "Manners Will Take You Where Brains & Money Won't."
Ryan interviews Tharwat Lovett, a psychological and emotional wellness coach. If you want your team to operate at peak capacity, they need to be healthy, and this podcast will help you equip them for that journey.
Glenn Crockett is the founder and CEO of Dave Creek Media. Glenn's company has grown rapidly over the last few years, as has his team. Glenn shares some of the lessons he has learned along the way about building a team that is poised for explosive growth, as well as tips on how to maintain a healthy team environment as a company scales up.
Are you a pioneer? A serial-entrepreneur? How do you lead a team through transitions and new ideas? Ryan interviews Jason Soderstrom from The Brook Denver about how to lead a team while managing a pioneer mindset.
On this episode of Invincible Teams, Ryan shares a tool with Cody called "The Support/Challenge Matrix," and they talk about how different teams need more support, more challenge, or even both.
Ryan interviews Maggie Glover, owner of Glover Fitness, an all-women gym in Conway, Arkansas. Maggie shares the lessons she has learned as a female entrepreneur and business owner as well as how building a strong team has helped her business to continue to thrive, even during hard times.
In this interview, Ryan and Jackie talk about how she learned to transform her habit of comparing herself to others into encouraging and empowering others.
Cody and Ryan talk about “Rules of Engagement” and how Cody’s team received it at a recent workshop.
Just a quick word from Ryan and Cody this week to say Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve got a lot of exciting episodes coming soon. Be safe and enjoy Turkey Day!
Ryan interviews his friend James Walden about the difference between relational leadership and positional leadership. They talk about why the former is more important today than it has ever been and what kind of impact it can have on teams overall.
Ryan and Cody discuss how team members of each enneagram type can maximize their impact, specifically in non-profit organizations.
Another Enneagram Podcast is changing! We are now the Invincible Teams podcast. On this transition-episode, we talk about why we are rebranding and give you more insight into the new direction of the podcast. Thanks for listening.
Ryan got to be a guest on the Mind Your Hustle podcast to talk about how the enneagram can be helpful for entrepreneurs.
Ryan sits down with Leah Carvajal, a licensed professional counselor and counter-phobic enneagram 6 to talk about her enneagram journey, what it’s been like during the summer of COVID, and how the enneagram and counseling play a role in the life of leaders she works with.
We finally made it: the number 1 question we get about the enneagram. ROMANCE. Which numbers should go together? Our answer might surprise you.
Ryan talks with business coach Adam Kent from Invictus Consulting in Las Vegas, Nevada. They discuss things like personality profiling tools, self-awareness, and how all of this affects teams and leaders.
Counting down the Top 10 Enneagram Questions: Today we are on #2. Cody and Ryan talk about how to navigate the enneagram if you feel like you are more than one number.
Listen in to the live recording of the Enneagram + Business Bootcamp!
Top 10, #3: Ryan and Cody discuss enneagram assessments and which, if any, you should use!
This week, Ryan sits down with the founder and owner Rhea Lana's, Rhea Lana Riner!
Continuing our Top 10 Enneagram Questions series, today we are talking about CHANGE! Can your enneagram number change over time? Find out here.
Today we are finishing up our series on the 9 Qualities Of A Healthy Team.
Today we continue our series on the 9 Qualities Of A Healthy Team.
Today on AEP, we start a 3-part series about the 9 Qualities of a Healthy Team.
What are our favorite enneagram resources? Listen in and we'll tell ya!