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The Growability® Podcast teaches business owners and non-profit leaders a more excellent way to run their business. Find coaching, consultation, and collaboration at growability.com.

Joshua MacLeod & Bernie Anderson

Nashville, TN

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    • Sep 6, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 67 EPISODES


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    Are you qualified to be a business coach or consultant?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 31:25


    We're tackling a key question for current or aspiring business coaches and consultants: How do you know if you're qualified? The post Are you qualified to be a business coach or consultant? appeared first on Growability.

    Growability Step 6 – How to Equip Managers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 31:52


    This podcast episode shares step 6 in the Growability Model, how to equip managers. Fundamental tools to equip managers to build great culture and effectiveness with their teams. The post Growability Step 6 – How to Equip Managers appeared first on Growability.

    Growability Step 5 – How to Implement Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 18:57


    This podcast shares the fundamental ingredients for creating an effective strategic plan for your business or nonprofit.  The post Growability Step 5 – How to Implement Strategy appeared first on Growability.

    Growability Step 4 – How to Automate Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 25:51


    Automating Sales is the 4th Step in the Growability Six Step Business Operating System. Does your business have a great sales strategy?  The post Growability Step 4 – How to Automate Sales appeared first on Growability.

    Growablity Step 3 – How to Empower Teamwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 33:42


    Empowering Teamwork is the 3rd Step in the Growability Six-Step Business Operating System. How many of these seven steps do you apply at your organization?  The post Growablity Step 3 – How to Empower Teamwork appeared first on Growability.

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    How to Develop Better Team Relationships at Work With The DISC Personality Profile

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 32:42


    What do I do when my team is driving me crazy at work? This episode not only gives an overview of the DISC Personality Profile but also shares important insights about the primary question and core values for each personality type. The post How to Develop Better Team Relationships at Work With The DISC Personality Profile appeared first on Growability.

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    Growability Step 2 – How to Prioritize Customers With Great Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 38:34


    Ever wondered what marketing agencies think about when they design marketing campaigns? This podcast gives inside information that every business or nonprofit leader should understand about marketing! The post Growability Step 2 – How to Prioritize Customers With Great Marketing appeared first on Growability.

    Growability Step 1 – Clarify Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 25:02


    This podcast episode clarifies the 5 steps necessary to clarify vision for your business or nonprofit organization. Create team inspiration. The post Growability Step 1 – Clarify Vision appeared first on Growability.

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    What is a Business Operating System and Why Does a Business or Nonprofit Organization Need One?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 27:29


    This podcast discusses the fundamental importance of having a business operating system with practical steps to implement a business operating system at your business or nonprofit.  The post What is a Business Operating System and Why Does a Business or Nonprofit Organization Need One? appeared first on Growability.

    How to Scale – The Growability Six Fundamental Steps to Scale a Business or Non-profit organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 35:14


    This Podcast episode shares the six necessary steps to bring an organization to scale. The post How to Scale – The Growability Six Fundamental Steps to Scale a Business or Non-profit organization appeared first on Growability.

    EP57 – Effective Strategies for Time Management – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 15:32 Transcription Available


    Do you have the discipline necessary to be a good time manager? What if it was easier than you thought? This episode marks the beginning of our new series on Time Management. The post EP57 – Effective Strategies for Time Management – Part 1 appeared first on Growability.

    EP56 – Finding the Right CPA for Your Organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 11:54 Transcription Available


    Today's special guest Tina McGill is a certified public accountant that gives some incredible advice about finding the right CPA for your organization. The post EP56 – Finding the Right CPA for Your Organization appeared first on Growability.

    EP55 – Should a Nonprofit Run Like a Business?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 16:40 Transcription Available


    Should a nonprofit run like a business? Today's episode discusses the common challenges nonprofit organizations face with practical advice on maximizing impact. The post EP55 – Should a Nonprofit Run Like a Business? appeared first on Growability.

    EP54 – How to Overcome Anxiety At Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 15:07 Transcription Available


    How do you overcome anxiety at work? Today's episode talks about a common challenge for every leader. How to overcome anxiety in business and nonprofit work.  The post EP54 – How to Overcome Anxiety At Work appeared first on Growability.

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    EP53 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 11:43


    In part 1 of this series we learned that good business owners have happy customers and have a happy team. Today, in part 2, we discover two more ways to know if you are running your business well. Do I have a happy wallet? And do I have a happy soul? The post EP53 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 2 appeared first on Growability.

    EP52 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 12:51


    How can you tell if you are a good business owner? Do you have a happy customer, a happy team, and a happy wallet?  What about a happy soul? The post EP52 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 1 appeared first on Growability.

    EP51 – Are You In the Right Career?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 25:00


    Are you in the right career for your strengths, passions, and value add for others? Today's episode features a very special guest Will Gray, founder of Vocationality. Let's listen to this conversation about staying in your current career, or moving into your next season. Visit vocationality.com for your free career checkup. The post EP51 – Are You In the Right Career? appeared first on Growability.

    EP50 – How Leaders Can Overcome Toxic Work Environments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 17:48


    Are you a part of a toxic work environment? Today's episode talks about how leaders can overcome toxic work environments by creating a safe space, a grace space and second place. The post EP50 – How Leaders Can Overcome Toxic Work Environments appeared first on Growability.

    EP49 Healthy Retirement Plan Fundamentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 28:08


    Are you ready for retirement? This episode shares the fundamental ingredients necessary for a healthy retirement plan. Contact Jimmy Woods: Wealth Legacy Planners (615) 267-0036 The post EP49 Healthy Retirement Plan Fundamentals appeared first on Growability.

    EP48 – The Key Ingredients for Effective Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 20:40


    Is your marketing full of gimmicks or is it built on a comprehensive plan? Today's episode shares the key ingredients for effective marketing. This is the final step in the 12-step Growability model. The post EP48 – The Key Ingredients for Effective Marketing appeared first on Growability.

    EP47 Key Performance Indicators

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 15:32


    Do you have key performance indicators in your business? Today's episode shares the critical 11th step in the 12-step Growability model, measurement. The post EP47 Key Performance Indicators appeared first on Growability.

    EP46 – How to Manage Time Effectively (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 19:06


    Today's episode is the conclusion of our two-part series about time management. In this session, we learn how to delete, do, and delegate. The post EP46 – How to Manage Time Effectively (Part 2) appeared first on Growability.

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    EP45 – How to Manage Time Effectively (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 15:14


    Today's episode is the first in a two-part series about time management. We talk about the tenth step of the Growability model, how to maximize time. The post EP45 – How to Manage Time Effectively (Part 1) appeared first on Growability.

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    EP44 – How to Create Systems for Nonprofit Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 16:28


    In today's episode, we talk about the ninth step of the Growability model, creating good systems or branches. The post EP44 – How to Create Systems for Nonprofit Organizations appeared first on Growability.

    EP43 – 5 Things You Should Prune From Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 15:42


    In today's episode, we talk about the eighth step of the Growability model, pruning. Listen in to see if there are areas of your organization that need to be pruned. The post EP43 – 5 Things You Should Prune From Your Business appeared first on Growability.

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    EP42 – Building a Sales Funnel for Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 9:39


    In today's episode, we continue our talk about the seventh step of the Growability model, by sharing how to build a sales funnel for your business. The post EP42 – Building a Sales Funnel for Your Business appeared first on Growability.

    EP41 – 5 Key Areas to Focus on in Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 14:30


    In today's episode, we talk about the seventh step of the Growability model, building community. What are 5 key areas in the community that your business should focus on? The post EP41 – 5 Key Areas to Focus on in Your Business appeared first on Growability.

    EP40 – How to Maximize a Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 14:59


    In today's episode, we continue our talk about the sixth step of the Growability model about how to maximize a budget for your business. The post EP40 – How to Maximize a Budget appeared first on Growability.

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    EP39 – How to Create Useful Budgets For Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 13:53


    Today's episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model, showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals. The post EP39 – How to Create Useful Budgets For Your Business appeared first on Growability.

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    EP38 Setting Business Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 14:32


    Today's episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals. The post EP38 Setting Business Goals appeared first on Growability.

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    EP37 4 Four Things Great Managers Can Do to Be a Better Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 13:14


    Today's episode continues with the fourth step of the Growability model by sharing 4 things that great managers can do to be a better coach. The post EP37 4 Four Things Great Managers Can Do to Be a Better Coach appeared first on Growability.

    EP36 3 Managers Who Will Destroy Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 12:50


    Today's episode continues with the fourth step of the Growability model by sharing the 3 types of managers who will destroy your business. The post EP36 3 Managers Who Will Destroy Your Business appeared first on Growability.

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    EP35 – How to Create an Exceptional Job Description

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 14:44


    Today's episode shares the key ingredients in an exceptional job description. The post EP35 – How to Create an Exceptional Job Description appeared first on Growability.

    EP34 – C-Suites Innovators Equippers and Achievers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 14:33


    Today's episode shares the primary roles of a C-Suite and provides advice in building a really great team. The post EP34 – C-Suites Innovators Equippers and Achievers appeared first on Growability.

    EP33 – The 5 Key Areas of Business Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 14:27


    Today's episode shares some key concepts in the third step of the 12 step Growability model, The 5 Key Areas of Business Management. The post EP33 – The 5 Key Areas of Business Management appeared first on Growability.

    EP32 – How to Attract Customers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 13:42


    Today's episode shares the second step in the 12 step Growability model, How to attract customers for your business or nonprofit. The post EP32 – How to Attract Customers appeared first on Growability.

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    EP31 – How to Create Vision Mission Values Statements

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 32:22


    Today's episode shares the first step in the 12 step Growability model, How to create vision, mission, values, and standards of excellence for your business or nonprofit.   The post EP31 – How to Create Vision Mission Values Statements appeared first on Growability.

    EP30 – The 12 Step Growability Model – Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 12:28


    Today's episode shares the 12 steps in the Growability model and how business leaders can grow in community.  The post EP30 – The 12 Step Growability Model – Overview appeared first on Growability.

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    EP29 – The Growability Model – Why Behind the What – Series Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 13:40


    Today's episode marks the beginning of a new series sharing the 12 business fundamentals found in the 12 Step Growability Model. In this episode, Joshua shares the why behind the what of Growability. The post EP29 – The Growability Model – Why Behind the What – Series Episode 1 appeared first on Growability.

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    EP28 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 2 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 12:51


    This is the second of a two-part series about running your business like Pixar with 5 key lessons from the book Creativity Inc. written by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace. The post EP28 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 2 of 2 appeared first on Growability.

    EP27 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 14:39


    This is the first of a two-part series about how to run your business like Pixar. Let's listen as Joshua and Bernie discussed five key lessons from the book Creativity, Inc. Written by Edwin Catmull and Amy Wallace. The post EP27 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 1 of 2 appeared first on Growability.

    EP26 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 14:16


    Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? This is the final conversation about the Top 10 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln. Reflections on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The post EP26 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 3 appeared first on Growability.

    EP25 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 14:34


    This is the second episode in our three-part; series sharing the top 10 leadership qualities of Abraham Lincoln, based on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? The post EP25 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 2 appeared first on Growability.

    EP24 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 12:31


    Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? This is the first of a three-part conversation about the Top 10 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln. Reflections on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The post EP24 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 1 appeared first on Growability.

    EP23 – 5 Exceptional Leadership Indicators (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 14:33


    You are a good leader: Yes or No? This is the second of a two-part conversation, about five characteristics of exceptional leaders.  The post EP23 – 5 Exceptional Leadership Indicators (Part 2) appeared first on Growability.

    EP22 – Five Indicators of Exceptional Leadership – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 15:00


    Are you comfortable in your own shoes? This is the first in a two-part conversation about five characteristics of exceptional leaders. The post EP22 – Five Indicators of Exceptional Leadership – Part 1 appeared first on Growability.

    EP21 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 9)- Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 10:59


    This is the ninth episode in our series about selling without being fake. In this episode, we talk with social media guru, Jason Elkins, about which social media platforms are relevant for the business owner. The post EP21 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 9)- Social Media appeared first on Growability.

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    EP20 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 8)- Market Posture and Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 14:25


    This is the eighth episode in our series about selling without being fake. In this episode, we talk about how to create a market posture and strategic marketing budget for your business. The post EP20 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 8)- Market Posture and Budget appeared first on Growability.

    EP19 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 7)- Market Share

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 12:36


    This is the seventh episode in our series about Selling Without Being Fake. In this episode, we talk about the three critical components of building market share: competition, convenience, and consistency.  The post EP19 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 7)- Market Share appeared first on Growability.

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    EP18 – How To Sell Without Being Fake Part 6 – Elevator Speech and Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 15:40


    This is the sixth episode in our series about Selling Without Being Fake. In this episode, we talk about how to tell the story of your organization by creating an elevator speech and using the S-T-O-R-Y acronym.   The post EP18 – How To Sell Without Being Fake Part 6 – Elevator Speech and Stories appeared first on Growability.

    EP17 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 5)- Sales Funnel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 20:38


    This is the fifth episode in our series about selling without being fake. In this episode, we talk about how to create a sales funnel for your business with clear illustrations and examples. The post EP17 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 5)- Sales Funnel appeared first on Growability.

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