Podcasts about chief catalyst

On this edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve Adubato and Mary Gamba talk with Maureen Ennis, Founder and Chief Catalyst, Thrive Digital Era, about the Strategic Doing Institute and the keys to motivating your team. Then, Steve is joined by Randall Solomon, Executive Director and Founder, Sustainable Jersey, The College of NJ, about the keys … Continue reading Lessons in Leadership: Maureen Ennis and Randall Solomon

In this episode of The Profitable Christian Business Podcast, we sit down with Greg Schweitzer, Founder and Chief CATALYST of Catalyst Transformation Institute. Greg is a record-setting master coach, trainer, and expert in NLP, TIME Techniques, and Hypnosis. He shares powerful insights on how individuals and teams can unlock their potential, maximize their impact, and avoid common pitfalls that hinder growth. Greg's unique approach focuses on drawing out the greatness within people to help them live their best lives and do their best work. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a leader, or someone looking to level up in life and business, Greg's wisdom will inspire and equip you to become the catalyst for your own success. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How Greg's journey led him to become a catalyst for transformation. The power of NLP, TIME Techniques, and Hypnosis in personal and professional growth. Strategies to accelerate growth while maintaining balance and avoiding burnout. The role of faith in business and leadership. Practical steps to elevate your performance and minimize setbacks. Connect with Greg Schweitzer:

Meet Rod Stilwell, Chief Catalyst and President of Uni-Signal Development Group. With over 30 years of experience in leadership development, Rod specializes in helping executives and teams become the best versions of themselves.After leaving a successful executive career in banking, Rod found his calling working with engineering, mining companies, and technical leaders—guiding them through the complexities of building trust, navigating conflict, and fostering valuable stakeholder relationships. His work focuses on empowering newly appointed technical leaders to thrive in leadership roles where relational skills are often in high demand, but in short supply.From owning his first printing business at 16 to spending 18 months in the high Arctic learning new languages and cultures, Rod's career path is a testament to continuous learning and adaptability.Join us for a conversation with Rod as we explore his journey into leadership development, his passion for helping technical leaders succeed, and the importance of relationships in achieving business success.Follow Rod Stilwell:  LinkedIn | WebsiteFollow Explore84:  Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | LinkedIn | Website 

Meet Rod Stilwell, Chief Catalyst and President of Uni-Signal Development Group. With over 30 years of experience in leadership development, Rod specializes in helping executives and teams become the best versions of themselves.After leaving a successful executive career in banking, Rod found his calling working with engineering, mining companies, and technical leaders—guiding them through the complexities of building trust, navigating conflict, and fostering valuable stakeholder relationships. His work focuses on empowering newly appointed technical leaders to thrive in leadership roles where relational skills are often in high demand, but in short supply.From owning his first printing business at 16 to spending 18 months in the high Arctic learning new languages and cultures, Rod's career path is a testament to continuous learning and adaptability.Join us for a conversation with Rod as we explore his journey into leadership development, his passion for helping technical leaders succeed, and the importance of relationships in achieving business success.Follow Rod Stilwell:  LinkedIn | WebsiteFollow Explore84:  Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | LinkedIn | Website 

What does gender-smart climate finance mean in practice and how can gender lens investing make any kind of difference during the green transition? Sana Kapadia, Chief Catalyst at Heading for Change, is a key figure in unlocking capital at the intersection of climate and gender finance. With a diverse background in impact investing, venture capital, and gender finance, Sana is a trailblazer in leveraging capital for systemic change. She's dedicated to addressing the intersection of climate finance and gender equity, highlighting how these two crucial issues can drive meaningful, inclusive change. Listen in as Sana lays out why taking a gender lens to investing is essential if we are to ensure a just transition to a green economy. Sana explains: “Climate finance isn't just an opportunity—it's a necessity.” Having started her career as a financial analyst focusing on real estate, in 2010 Sana pivoted into impact investing – focusing on gender finance. Sana talks about why this transition has unlocked opportunities for her and how we can take action to enable women to be fully integrated into the climate response. During this podcast conversation, Sana shares real-world examples and given her base in the UAE – her insights into the region's developments. She emphasises the growing investment opportunities at the climate-gender nexus, urging immediate action to scale inclusive climate finance. Links: Heading for Change: https://www.headingforchange.org Heading for Change on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heading-for-change/?viewAsMember=true Heading for Change newsletter: https://www.headingforchange.org/newsletter Heading for Change investment portfolio : https://www.headingforchange.org/investments Jacqualine Novogratz – The Blue Sweater: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594025/the-blue-sweater-by-jacqueline-novogratz/ 2x Global,knowledge hub: https://www.2xglobal.org/knowledge-hub 2x Inclusive gender and climate finance: https://www.2xglobal.org/knowledge-hub-blog/inclusive-gender-and-climate-finance 2x Ignite, Accelerating the next generation of women-led, gender-smart fund managers: https://www.2xignite.org IFC She Wins Arabia: https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2022/creating-opportunities-for-women-led-startups Masdar Wiser : https://masdar.ae/en/strategic-global-initiatives/wiser Suzanne Biegel: https://www.headingforchange.org/suzannes-legacy ICFA – accelerator Amazon, Reckitt, Visa Foundation facility: Calalyzing Gender Equity in Climate Finance: https://www.usaid.gov/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment/climate-gender-equity-fund-cgef SheChanges Climate: https://www.shechangesclimate.org Business Fights Poverty, Global Goals Summit 2024: https://businessfightspoverty.org/global-goals-summits (apply your re-usable promo code for your free online tickets: BFPGGS24 And if you like this conversation, take a listen to: Investors and Female Entrepreneurs, with Sanjukta and Heather https://businessfightspoverty.org/investors-and-female-entrepreneurs/

Relational leadership and management authority Cheryl L. Mason, J.D. is a TEDx speaker, author and CEO and Chief Catalyst of Catalyst Leadership Management—a firm helping CEOs, senior leaders, companies, and teams develop the skills and tools to lead with authenticity and empathy while leveraging strategy, analytics, vision, and change management to improve morale and trust to realize record-breaking results. As the fourth Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed—and first woman and military spouse—to serve as the CEO/Chairman of the VA Board of Veterans' Appeals, The Honorable Cheryl L. Mason has a proven track record of leading with an impactful morale-boosting, people-centric approach. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Cheryl Mason about her book, Dare to Relate. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How people can use life's challenges as opportunities for personal and professional growth. - Why leaders need to adapt to post-pandemic changes and different generational expectations. - How engaging with and listening to your employees can strengthen your business. - Why it's important for business owners to make their employees valued. - How walking around and interacting with your employees can lead to significant organizational improvements. Connect with Cheryl: Guest Contact Info Facebook facebook.com/catalystleadershipmgmt LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/cheri-cheryl-mason-b231838 Links Mentioned: catalystleadershipmgmt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, you will meet Dorothy Lam, Co-Founder and Chief Catalyst at Dream Impact and Dr Nimisha Vandan, Co-founder & Director of OkayMinds Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Dorothy Lam With a multi-dimensional background and experience in emerging technology, social innovation and arts in New York City, Hong... The post Nurturing and Nourishing Impact Ecosystems | Dorothy Lam and Dr Nimisha Vandan appeared first on .

How can we better understand anxiety and better navigate conflict in our lives and ministries? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Kevin Ford, Chief Catalyst at Leighton Ford Ministries. Kevin's expertise is in leadership, organizational culture, and strategy. He's worked with Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and government agencies. But his passion is working with the church. His most recent book is entitled Attentive Church Leadership. Together, Kevin and Jason explore some of the sources of anxiety that we find in our lives and in our ministries. Kevin also shares how we can address and navigate conflict in healthy ways.Dig deeper into this conversation: Find the free Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide, all resource links, and more, at http://PastorServe.org/networkSome key takeaways from this conversation:Kevin Ford on the importance of delegation, trust, and allowing others to face challenges, which can foster personal growth in a team: "If I carry all the anxiety, I'm not letting anybody else grow."Kevin Ford the necessity for leaders to develop skills in conflict resolution, communication, and negotiation to successfully guide their teams and organizations: "Leadership and conflict go hand in hand, you cannot have one without the other."Kevin Ford on the significance of self-care and personal well-being as a foundation for effectively caring for others: "Take care of your own soul so you can take care of others."----------------Looking to dig more deeply into this topic and conversation? FrontStage BackStage is much more than another church leadership show, it is a complete resource to help you and your ministry leaders grow. Every week we go the extra mile and create a free toolkit so you and your ministry team can dive deeper into the topic that is discussed.Visit http://PastorServe.org/network to find the Weekly Toolkit, including the Ministry Leaders Growth Guide. Our team pulls key insights and quotes from every conversation with our guests. We also create engaging questions for you and your team to consider and process, providing space for you to reflect on how each episode's topic relates to your unique church context. Use these questions in your staff meetings, or other settings, to guide your conversation as you invest in the growth of your ministry leaders. Love well, live well, & lead well Complimentary Coaching Session for Pastors http://PastorServe.org/freesession Follow PastorServe LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookConnect with Jason Daye LinkedIn | Instagram...

In this episode of the Doing Sustainability podcast, Gary Baker and Roxanne “Rocket” White are joined by the Founder and Chief Catalyst of illumine.earth. Together, they explore the importance of purpose, action, and connection in creating a positive impact on people and the planet. Karimah also explores the idea of regenerative leadership and the need to integrate sustainability into business practices. Karimah has over twenty years of experience in the Fairtrade and corporate sustainability sectors. In 2023 she founded illumine.earth which advises organizations on scaling their environmental, social, and governance impact, and encourages leaders to scale up their positive impact on people and the planet. Before illumine.earth, Karimah was the Senior Director of Partnerships and Engagement at Nike, the Global Sustainability Lead and Associate Director of Mondelēz International, and Head of Asia at Fairtrade International.

In this final episode, Scott Peltin, TIGNUM's Chief Catalyst, and Jogi Rippel, CEO at TIGNUM, share their key takeaways from four years of ThoughtCast interviews. They talk about their initial motivation to start this interview series and why they felt it was time to take it to the next level.While the challenges in the world get ever more complex, people struggle to become the game-changers we need. Instead of consuming more one-way content, aspiring professionals need deeper, more participative conversations that offer pragmatic solutions from a human lens. TIGNUM, therefore, started the B-LD Circle, our proactive approach to navigate today's uncertainty and shape the world. Find out more about B-LD here. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." P. Drucker and A.Lincoln Thank you for being our listeners. Be More. Be Bold. 

  Do you still remember what you were doing when you heard about George Floyd?  And you're wondering how to make sense of the world after that?   In this episode with Kori Carew, we discuss: - How growing up in diverse family backgrounds (countries, cultures, and religions) impacts your life and career decisions. - What you can do to identify what energizes you and what depletes you, and how to use that information to build your career. - Why George Floyd changed all of us, and what we can learn from it. - How the pandemic changed the way you work and lead, and what you can do to support your employees who are struggling. - What you can do to find your calling and make big career transitions, such as moving to a new city, starting a new job, or quitting your stable job to start your own business.  - How to shut down questions if racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination are real, and how to start having real conversations about race and systemic oppression. - What you can do to get buy-in from leaders to make changes to create a more inclusive company.  - How we can choose courage even in the face of fear.  Connect with Kori at https://www.linkedin.com/in/koriscarewesq/.  Check out Kori's work at https://www.koricarew.com/. Connect with Samorn on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim/. Get a copy of Samorn's book, “Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic Depressed Insomniac Lawyer” at https://tinyurl.com/swpc578c. Get weekly career tips by signing up for our advice column at www.careerunicorns.com.

In this episode of Money Tales our guest is Dr. Akhtar Badshah. Born, raised, and educated in India, Akhtar was accepted to MIT for graduate school. As he explains, that was the easy part. To attend school in the U.S. he also had to win the visa lottery and receive a scholarship to make his dream come true. Fortunately, the stars aligned for Akhtar. From then on, his life was shaped by people asking him to do something different from what he had been doing all along the way. As a curious and mindful person, Akhtar often said yes. These yeses led him to the enviable position of leading Microsoft's philanthropic efforts for ten years, where there was no shortage of money conversations. Akhtar is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments. He also conducts Purpose Mindset leadership Workshops with organizations to help individuals articulate their strengths and values and craft their purpose statement. Akhtar is the Distinguished Practitioner at University of Washington at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, the Business School, at the Bothell campus and a faculty advisor at the START Center in the Department of Global Health. He is the founder and curator of Accelerating Social Transformation, a mid-career professional development certificate course on social impact. Akhtar is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in international development, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise. Akhtar led Microsoft's philanthropic efforts for 10 years, where he administered the company's community investment and employee contributions. He was instrumental in launching both Unlimited Potential and Youth Spark – the company's focus to bring digital technology to the underserved communities and youth all over the world. His most recent book “Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires Employees and Alumni to Change the World,” was recently published by Harper Collins Leadership. In May 2020, Akhtar and his colleagues launched Restart Partners funded by the Department of Commerce, WA State and supported by Facebook to increase confidence in mask adoption and vaccines and help restart the economy. Akhtar serves on the boards of Altruist Nonprofit Accelerator, CROP (Board Chair), Global Washington, Microsoft Alumni Network, National Museum and Center for Service, Restart Partners and The Indus Entrepreneurs, Seattle Chapter. He is an accomplished artist and a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Akhtar and his family are very active philanthropists in the Seattle area.

This is a pop-up episode of Now that's Significant, a Market Research Podcast, which is in response to a recent development that happened regarding the previous episode's recording and its release. Hosted by Michael Howard, the head of marketing at Infotools and joined once again by Rob Volpe, CEO, Chief Catalyst, and Empathy Activist at Ignite360, the episode dives into the pulling of Bud Light inclusivity campaign. Clearly not intending to cause offense to either parties in either the campaign or its removal, we're reminded how important empathy is in the entire process of creating such a campaign. Rob shared some insight into some ways to potentially avoid certain events from happening in the future. And we discussed the pivotal role that market researchers can play in helping brands succeed in the future. We trust this episode and the points discussed will help all parties avoid a similar situation in the future. [NOTE]: This episode was recorded in response to the prior episode we recorded on the 19th of April. The prior episode talked about a Bud Light inclusivity campaign, featuring two social media influencers. At the time of the initial recording, Bud Light continued to support the campaign. However, the campaign was pulled just prior to the airing of the former episode. This is another example of where a brand directs its empathy can have consequences in other places. And as the podcast talked about, you can be empathetic to one group, i.e. the LGBTQ community, and risk alienating others, and vice versa. We hope this podcast can give you as market researchers some food for thought when it comes to empathy for your customers and the communities in which you operate. The prior episode, which is also relevant for this pop-up episode covered: The dangers of too having much empathy in market research, and what that could result in from a business perspective. We briefly touched on what empathy - a human trait that's all about being able to see other people's perspectives, respecting them, and then be able to live in harmony. You may have a difference of opinion with them, but that's okay.  We discussed how it's expected of brands to be empathetic with customers. Previously, we had one-to-many approach, but often now we're expecting as consumers to be one-to-one. It's not always going to be perfect, we as consumers expect that, but we need to be listened to, feel we're heard, and that that brand is able to deliver things for me as an individual.  We talked about some of the ways that brands can be too empathetic and that in the main part losing sight of your business objective or alienating other parts of your audience.  We also asked if the world is becoming more or less empathetic. Rob has seen some studies where the world is actually becoming more empathetic, which is encouraging. So hopefully that trend can continue.  And then Rob shared the five steps to empathy from his book - Tell me more about that. It states dismantling judgment, asking good questions, actively listening integrating into understanding, and using solution imagination.  Finally, we covered a few points on how brands can ensure they aren't being overly empathetic as well.  If you want to find out more about Rob's book, check out https://www.5stepstoempathy.com  We hope you enjoy the show. 

In this episode of Now that's Significant, a Market Research Podcast, host Michael Howard, the head of marketing at Infotools was joined by Rob Volpe, CEO, Chief Catalyst, and Empathy Activist at Ignite360. Rob is the author of Tell me more about that: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time.  [NOTE]: This episode was recorded on the 19th of April. In this episode, we talked about a Bud Light inclusivity campaign, featuring two social media influencers. At the time of the recording, Bud Light continued to support the campaign. However, the campaign was pulled just prior to the airing of this episode. This is another example of where a brand directs its empathy can have consequences in other places. And as the podcast talked about, you can be empathetic to one group, i.e. the LGBTQ community, and risk alienating others, and vice versa. We hope this podcast can give you as market researchers some food for thought when it comes to empathy for your customers and the communities in which you operate. We have subsequently recorded and released a follow up episode to discuss the cancellation of the campaign. Check out episode 60. The dangers of too having much empathy in market research, and what that could result in from a business perspective. We briefly touched on what empathy - a human trait that's all about being able to see other people's perspectives, respecting them, and then be able to live in harmony. You may have a difference of opinion with them, but that's okay.  We discussed how it's expected of brands to be empathetic with customers. Previously, we had one-to-many approach, but often now we're expecting as consumers to be one-to-one. It's not always going to be perfect, we as consumers expect that, but we need to be listened to, feel we're heard, and that that brand is able to deliver things for me as an individual.  We talked about some of the ways that brands can be too empathetic and that in the main part losing sight of your business objective or alienating other parts of your audience.  We also asked if the world is becoming more or less empathetic. Rob has seen some studies where the world is actually becoming more empathetic, which is encouraging. So hopefully that trend can continue.  And then Rob shared the five steps to empathy from his book - Tell me more about that. It states dismantling judgment, asking good questions, actively listening integrating into understanding, and using solution imagination.  Finally, we covered a few points on how brands can ensure they aren't being overly empathetic as well.  If you want to find out more about Rob's book, check out https://www.5stepstoempathy.com  We hope you enjoy the show. 

Born out of call to “accessibility for all”, the goMARTI initiative in Grand Rapids, MN, provides safe, wheelchair accessible mobility for residents, while also collecting valuable data to inform AV operation in rural, winter conditions. Covering nearly 17 square miles and including approximately 70 pickup and drop off points, goMARTI also offers features such as audio cues for passengers who are visually impaired. . As the first ADA-compliant autonomous shuttle service, goMARTI is a testament to the ability of community members, businesses, government, and technology working together to develop an accessible transportation solution for those in need. .  To learn how this inspiring initiative became reality, we sat down with Myrna Peterson, Founder & Co-Chair of MobilityMania, and Tammy Meehan Russell, President & Chief Catalyst, The PLUM Catalyst. It's a powerful story that underscores the importance of community and technology coming together to improve quality of life.   . We'd love to hear from you. Share your comments, questions and ideas for future topics and guests to podcast@sae.org. Don't forget to take a moment to follow SAE Tomorrow Today—a podcast where we discuss emerging technology and trends in mobility with the leaders, innovators and strategists making it all happen—and give us a review on your preferred podcasting platform.  . Follow SAE on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Follow host Grayson Brulte on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

This Episode Rob Volpe joins us from San Francisco, California. Rob is the author for  - Tell Me More About That!Rob is a Speaker, CEO & Chief Catalyst @i360sparks, elevating consumer insights through empathy. On todays podcast we discuss all things Empathy. What Empathy is? The two different forms of Empathy! Why there has been a decline in Empathy in the World since the 70's, Why Empathy is so important and so much more!Rob was a breath of fresh air to speak with today.Enjoy xoThis podcast is proudly Sponsored by @balancereformer Studio, based in Clane, Co Kildare.Please check out Instagram @balancereformer for further offers and information. Follow myself  via Instagram @jen_cameron_

For three decades, Wisconsin-based Isotropic Networks has moved the satellite communications industry forward, pushing the speed limits of single and hybrid networks and showing the industry what network uptime should be. Today, it is deploying the most advanced network monitoring and throughput management platform around. In a complex world, where broadband has become an essential utility, they solve the complex satellite communications problems other companies cannot or will not. In this third episode of Bridging the Broadband Gap, we hear from Hank Zbierski, CEO and Chief Catalyst of Isotropic Networks, who co-founded the company in 1992. Hank tells us a bit about Isotropic's vision of what the satellite industry can be and what the company is doing to create more robust hybrid networks to help provide broadband everywhere. 

Nearly every episode of this podcast has included the observation that content strategy is fundamentally a people practice. We talk a lot about practices, procedures, tools, techniques, and technology. But they are always implemented in service to our customers and users and in collaboration with our colleagues and stakeholders. Scott Peltin is the co-founder and Chief Catalyst at TIGNUM, a company that helps executives and their teams optimize their performance at work. He typically works in the C-suite, so it was a real treat to chat in his office about how his insights might benefit managers and practitioners in the content world. https://ellessmedia.com/csi/scott-peltin/

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 28 of the 3%ers Business Coaching podcast. This latest episode is an interview with Robert Bever This is how Bob describes himself; Bob is the Chief Catalyst for RLB Partners and accelerates the performance of entrepreneurs and business leaders. He spent over 30 years in executive management and over 10 years as a strategic business coach and motivational speaker. He can be reached at bob.bever@rlbpartners.com As always, if Robert resonated with you, go and connect with him, show him some love across social media and tell him you came from this podcast. Now, I hope that you are enjoying the new improved quality of these podcast recordings since I have started using Riverside and if you want to know more, please head over to https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=rich-hunter-rice. Yes, it is an affiliate link and I will potentially earn a coffee or so every 6 months if you start subscribing to Riverside.FM – but I am loving the product and it is taking my podcast to another level. Please leave me a review wherever you are listening to this podcast and don't forget to subscribe so you are the first to be notified about the latest episodes every Tuesday & Friday morning at 08:00 BST and about any bonus episodes that we never market! Finally, I have opened the Q&A to the show notes so got a question – go for it! Rich Minerva Growth Take Action Now info@minervagrowth.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/richhunterrice/ Whatsapp +44 7940 209 504 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rich-hunter-rice/message

Dr. Akhtar Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments.Akhtar conducts Purpose Mindset Leadership Workshops with organizations to help individuals articulate their strengths and values, and craft their purpose statement.He is an accomplished artist, a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an active philanthropist in the Seattle area.During the interview we discuss…what purpose mindset iswhy Akhtar focuses on purpose mindsetwhat people learn at Akhtar's workshopswho can benefit from creating a purpose statementhow to act on a purpose statementConnect with Akhtar after the interview…Website: https://purpose-mindset.orgLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/akhtar-badshah-6250105Facebook: www.facebook.com/akhtar.badshahInstagram: www.instagram.com/akhtarbadTwitter: https://twitter.com/akhtarbadRead Dr. Akhtar Badshah book, Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires Employees and Alumni to Change the World (HarperCollins Leadership) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1401603580Claim your free gift!We're giving away a one-year membership to the world's #1 business book summary service for leaders! Our gift will help you stay on top of the latest ideas, decide which books to read next, and engage your teams.To get your gift:Leave a rating or review on your favorite listening channel.Take a screenshot of your review.Share the screenshot on LinkedIn, and mention either “Allison Dunn” or “Deliberate Directions” and the “Deliberate Leaders Podcast”.=============Allison DunnExecutive Business CoachDeliberate Directions + Executive Business Coaching + Training Center3003 W Main Street, Suite 110, Boise ID 83702(208) 350-6551Website https://www.deliberatedirections.comLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondunnPodcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-leaders-podcast-with-allison-dunn/id1500464675

Dr. Akhtar Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments. In this episode, they discuss his purpose mindset view of innovation: self, community, and work. This episode also unpacks his five principles of a purpose mindset. More about our guest:Dr. Akhtar Badshah  also conducts Purpose Mindset Leadership Workshops with organizations to help individuals articulate their strengths and values, and craft their purpose statement. A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in international development, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise, Dr. Badshah led Microsoft's philanthropic efforts for ten years, where he administered the company's community investment and employee contributions. He was instrumental in launching both Unlimited Potential and Youth Spark, the company's focus to bring digital technology to underserved communities and youth all over the world. Dr. Badshah serves on the boards of Microsoft Alumni Network, Global Washington, Restart Partners and The Indus Entrepreneurs, Seattle Chapter. A Distinguished Practitioner at the University of Washington at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, the Business School, at the Bothell campus, and a faculty advisor at the START Center in the Department of Global Health, he is the founder and curator of the University's Accelerating Social Transformation program, a mid-career professional development certificate course on social impact. In May 2020, Dr. Badshah and his colleagues launched Restart Partners, funded by the Department of Commerce, WA State, and supported by Facebook to increase confidence in mask adoption and vaccines with the goal of helping to restart the economy. He is an accomplished artist, a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of the 2020 release, Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires Employees and Alumni to Change the World (HarperCollins Leadership). Dr. Badshah and his family are very active philanthropists in the Seattle area.------------------------------------------------Episode Guide:1:32 - What is Innovation?2:37 - Critical pieces of innovation6:23 - Happiness Squad8:02 - Hardwired for Fear9:27 - Losing innovation to survival11:06 - Hardwiring for Happiness15:02 - Work and Mind-wandering17:00 - Creative 'time'18:57 - New book: Hardwired for Happiness19:39 - 9 Practices: Self Awareness21:19 - Practice: Purpose23:09 - Practice: Community Building24:00 - Practice: Wellbeing27:42 - Upgrading our operating system: becoming agile31:34 - Advice for innovators-------------------------Resources Mentioned: Books / Articles:Book: Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life --------------------------OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.

In this special panel episode of Transform It Forward, Paul sits down with two of his colleagues at Axway to discuss their top predictions for the world of tech, AI and more in 2022. Along with Vince Padua, EVP, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Axway and Brian Pagano, Chief Catalyst, VP of Catalysts at Axway, Paul explores the possibilities for everything from cloud technology to APIs and more. The panelists discuss a wide variety of topics including “data fabric” as a popular buzzword for 2022, the metaverse and the need for a zero-trust approach to security. Listen in to catch a glimpse of what the future may hold for the tech world.Interested in learning more about the show? Check out our website: https://www.transformitforward.com/

Dr. Akhtar Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments. In this episode, they discuss his purpose mindset view of innovation: self, community, and work. This episode also unpacks his five principles of a purpose mindset. More about our guest:Dr. Akhtar Badshah  also conducts Purpose Mindset Leadership Workshops with organizations to help individuals articulate their strengths and values, and craft their purpose statement. A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in international development, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise, Dr. Badshah led Microsoft's philanthropic efforts for ten years, where he administered the company's community investment and employee contributions. He was instrumental in launching both Unlimited Potential and Youth Spark, the company's focus to bring digital technology to underserved communities and youth all over the world. Dr. Badshah serves on the boards of Microsoft Alumni Network, Global Washington, Restart Partners and The Indus Entrepreneurs, Seattle Chapter. A Distinguished Practitioner at the University of Washington at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, the Business School, at the Bothell campus, and a faculty advisor at the START Center in the Department of Global Health, he is the founder and curator of the University's Accelerating Social Transformation program, a mid-career professional development certificate course on social impact. In May 2020, Dr. Badshah and his colleagues launched Restart Partners, funded by the Department of Commerce, WA State, and supported by Facebook to increase confidence in mask adoption and vaccines with the goal of helping to restart the economy. He is an accomplished artist, a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of the 2020 release, Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires Employees and Alumni to Change the World (HarperCollins Leadership). Dr. Badshah and his family are very active philanthropists in the Seattle area.------------------------------------------------Episode Guide:2:09 - What is Innovation?  4:07 - Trinity: Sales, Community, and Work6:04 - Capitalist Societal Environment6:54 - Unfolding from Capitalism: Questioning and Recognizing 'Meaning'  10:25 - The Purpose Gap: reducing tension and friction12:25 - Deriving value and purpose in life journey  14:16 - Purpose alignment16:05 - What Catalytic Innovators Group works on17:00 client stories: corneal transplant  20:02 - Five principles of purpose mindset: work from your strengths  20:58 - 2nd principle: Lens of Abundance22:33: 3rd: focus on the effectiveness vs efficiency24:03 - Working with formerly incarcerated people26:09 - Scalability and feasibility of working with formerly incarcerated people28:46 - Advice for innovators / movement starters--------------------------OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.

Introducing Dr. Ahktar Badshah Dr. Akhtar Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments. He also conducts Purpose Mindset Leadership Workshops with organizations to help individuals articulate their strengths and values, and craft their purpose statement. What problem do you solve? We should be in the business of creating futures. He wants to share how to improve things for the greater good. Show Notes: The purpose mindset is the intention or the why behind what we do. The purpose mindset is the reason behind your growth. 5 principles behind purpose mindset. Work from your strengths (write down 3 strengths and then work from there). Put on a lens of abundance (instead of a scarcity view). It is not about the efficiency of how you get things done but the effectiveness of what you are doing.  It is about igniting movements.  How do we go from just being generous to being empathetic and compassionate? Create a purpose mindset journal  Jot down every month where you were able to use your purpose. It's okay to focus on yourself first (but to the betterment of society). Then move to your family, community and workplace. Write down 3 strengths, then 3 values that exemplify you. Then write your purpose statement. Your work and your purpose shouldn't be fully aligned. If they are, you are a robot.  Dr. Ahktar Badshah's book: Purpose Mindset     Dr. Ahktar Badshah's Recharge Round What habit do you think has led to success in your life? He's open to taking on new challenges. Be open-minded, and take risks. If you had one do-over, what would it be? Embrace failures.  Dr. Ahktar Badshah's website: catalyticinnovatorsgroup &  purpose-mindset.org Connect with Dr. Ahktar Badshah: LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Learn more about Gary's Mastermind group at goascend.biz/mastermind/ Get your Daily Dose of Positive at SimplePositiveActions.com

Rob Volpe is a marketing expert and an empathy advocate who specializes in helping companies create more empathy at work and improve communication, innovation, and problem-solving in the workplace. He's also the CEO of Ignite 360 and the author of Tell Me More About That; Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time.In this episode, you'll hear from Rob Volpe on; (00:06:10) The definition of empathy. He points out the difference between emotional empathy, which involves understanding what someone else is feeling, and cognitive empathy, which refers to the ability to see another person's point of view. (00:23:13) The five steps to empathy. Rob sets out his five-step process for strengthening your empathy skills, which consists of dismantling your judgment, asking good questions, actively listening, integrating into understanding, and using solution imagination.(00:39:04) Removing the why. Rob explains that asking questions that start with why can make people feel defensive. Instead, he recommends reframing your questions and using how, what, where, when, or who to make them seem less accusatory.(00:56:15) The power of empathy. We refer to statistics that show how empathetic leadership can improve employee retention, boost performance, and make workplaces feel more inclusive.(01:10:21) The debrief. Rob talks about the debriefs he conducts after each of his market research interviews and explains that he focuses on what he's learned from the consumer, the implications for the business, and the creation of an effective action plan.

Minter Dialogue with Rob Volpe Rob Volpe is Empathy Activist, Chief Catalyst and CEO of Ignite 360, where he leads a team of insights, strategy and creative professionals helping leading brands release untapped potential. He's a speaker and, most recently, author of Tell Me More About That! Solving the Empathy Crisis one conversation at a time, published by PageTwo. In this chat, we look at his journey to becoming an empathy activist and specialist, Project THC, the state of empathy today, the art of asking good questions and a number of the key insights and great action points from his new book.  If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Dr. Akhtar Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments. {A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in international development, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise, Dr. Badshah led Microsoft's philanthropic efforts for ten years, where he administered the company's community investment and employee contributions.} --Take out for Twitter   In this interview we discuss his recently published book: Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires its Employees and Alumni to Change the World Read the transcript here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/247 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Deep Impact Method video course here:  www.voiceofinfluence.net/deepimpact

Too often, we see leaders as people born with special skills and traits that make them better suited for success than the rest of us. The truth is leadership is not about title or position. It is about personal impact. It's about character and actions. Sometimes, the most unlikely people are the most effective leaders. We all can lead, and it is up to us to step up and take on the challenge when it is presented. In this episode, Drew Dudley, Founder and Chief Catalyst of Day One Leadership talks about redefining leadership. Drew shares practical and actionable insights on creating cultures of leadership that lead to higher levels of pride, productivity, happiness, and retention. He empowers audiences and equips them with the tools needed to make a difference at home and work.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join The Coca-Cola CMO Leadership Summit Podcast community today:cokecmosummit.comFacebookTwitter

Lou Agosta in conversation with Rob Volpe, CEO and Chief Catalyst, Ignite 360, about Rob's book on empathy: Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time - in this conversation Rob shares what he had to survive and what he learned in the college of hard knocks when the intolerant kids in 5th grade decided to make Rob's sexual orientation a matter of bullying; how he survived these challenges; and brought what he learned to become an empathic story teller, calling forth insights about business, consumer products and services and, most importantly, human nature, the empathic ties that bind us together as fellow travelers in business and life. This is more - much more - than a business book, though its relevant to empathy in the context of business is powerful - as I like to say "empathy: capitalist tool"! Not to be missed! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lou-agosta-phd/support

Today I'm joined by Rob Volpe: Author, Speaker, CEO, Chief Catalyst, and Empathy Activist at Ignite 360.  Ignite 360 is a consumer data-driven insights and strategy company based in San Francisco.  Their work has three primary goals:  Elevate your thinking. Expand empathy. Explore through intuition.  They work with the world's leading brands including Pepsi, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, and Whole Foods. Find Rob Online:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmvolpe/ Company: https://www.ignite-360.com/ Book: https://www.ignite-360.com/book#tellmemoreaboutthat Find Jamin Online: Email: jamin@happymr.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaminbrazilTwitter: www.twitter.com/jaminbrazil  Find Us Online:  Twitter: www.twitter.com/happymrxp LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/happymarketresearch Facebook: www.facebook.com/happymrxp Website: www.happymr.com  Music:  “Clap Along” by Auditionauti: https://audionautix.com  References: Sell me this pen - Wolf Of Wallstreet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UspZGJ-TrI This Episode is Sponsored by: The Michigan State University's Master of Science in Marketing Research Program delivers the #1 ranked insights and analytics graduate degree in three formats:  Full-time on campus Full-time online Part-time online NEW FOR 2022:  If you can't commit to their full degree program, simply begin with one of their 3-course certificates: Insights Design or Insights Analysis.  In addition to the certification, all the courses you complete will build toward your graduation. If you are looking to achieve your full potential, check out MSMU's programs at: broad.msu.edu/marketing. HubUX is a research operation platform for private panel management, qualitative automation including video audition questions, and surveys.  For a limited time, user seats are free. If you'd like to learn more or create your own account, visit hubux.com.  [00:00:00] Jamin Brazil: Hey, everybody. This is Jamin. I am joined today by Rob Volpe, author, speaker, CEO, Chief Catalyst, and empathy activist at Ignite 360. Ignite 360 is a consumer data-driven insights and strategy company based out of San Francisco. Their work has three primary goals: elevate your thinking, expand empathy, and explore through intuition. They work with the world's leading brands including Pepsi, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, and Whole Foods. Rob, welcome to the show. [00:00:34] Rob Volpe: Jamin, thank you so much. It's so great to be here. [00:00:39] Jamin Brazil: The Michigan State University's Master of Science in Marketing Research program delivers the number one ranked insights and analytics degree in three formats. Full time on campus, full-time online, and part-time online. New for 2022, if you can't commit to their full degree program, simply begin with one of their three core certifications, insights design or insights analysis. In addition to the certification, all the courses you complete will build towards your graduation. If you're looking to achieve your full potential, check out MSU's new program at B-R-O-A-D.msu.edu/marketing. Again, B-R-O-A-D.msu.edu/marketing. HubUX is a research operations platform for private panel management, qualitative automation, including video audition questions and surveys. For a limited time, user seats are free. If you'd like to learn more or create your own account, visit hubux.com. It's such an honor to have you. Let's start with some context. Tell us a little bit about your parents and what they did to inform what you do today. [00:01:55] Rob Volpe: So my parents, Mike and Margaret. When I was growing up, my dad was in sales all of my life, and my mom was a homemaker until I was in junior high/high school. She went back to school, got her MBA, and then she started working in the military for the Navy, ultimately building or working on the design and build-out of a new class of submarine to which she obviously had some- I...

We are hosting Mr. Jim Gibson today, Chief Catalyst and Community Leader at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). Jim is a passionate serial entrepreneur and author of “Tip of the Spear: Our Species and Technology at a Crossroads”. Jim brings over 30 years of experience in digital technologies, innovations, mentorship, and technological ventures into the conversation.With his help we are exploring the notion of digital literacy and digital citizenship as well as investigate the coming tsunami of technological change. Precisely, how will the exponential technological growth influence our lives, education sector and contemporary youth? What are the opportunities for Canada-Eurasia collaboration and what does “How to change the World” program contribute to the global education industry?Related links:SAITSADT"How to change the World" Program"Tip of the Spear: Our Species and Technology at a Crossroads" book by Jim GibsonTimeline:00:00 Intro00:40 Welcome Jim Gibson1:27 What does it mean to be digitally literate?4:46 Digital Intelligence classes for digital natives by SAIT9:05 Understanding your digital footprint11:00 Technology genie out of the bottle but the legislation is lagging14:21 What skills will students need in the future?16:12 Will we reach singularity soon?18:03 20 years of change in 20 months20:51 International programs and corporate trainings24:03Smart cities26:43 “How to Change the World” program31:17 SAIT School of Advanced Digital Technology (SADT)34:00 The role of mentorship in education36:02 What made you a Leader?36:56 Pay attention! Or What does the future hold?38:20 OutroIcebreakers is produced by CECC, an independent non-profit organization that promotes bilateral trade and investment between Canada and Eurasia. www.canadaeurasia.com

Brian Pagano, Chief Catalyst and VP at Axwa joins me on Tech Talks Daily to offer tips, best practices, and expert analysis for organization leaders tackling privacy issues. Before Axway, Brian was a Global Platform Strategist at Google and was VP of Digital Success at Apigee. In addition, he has worked for years as a technology executive on Wall Street and was a CTO in Italy. Brian discusses why we should abandon the old faith in passwords. He argues that you can tell if an IT department is not evolving if you are required to frequently change your password (this practice has been shown to decrease security and has largely been abandoned). Keeping data private involves data-at-rest and data-in-motion, mostly ensuring that whoever is trying to access the info has the proper entitlements to that data. If privacy is a top concern, the organization should adopt a need-to-know check for any document. Prove you need this information. Then, keep logs and audit them randomly. We also discuss how there is no one solution for optimized data privacy and how the cloud has the same problems around data-in-motion. Finally, we talk about APIs and data privacy and how APIs are the critical front door to your business.

The takeaway 2 of the great re-evaluation season 8 is that: People are no longer willing to put up. In episode 87, Akhtar Badshah, Founder and Chief Catalyst at the Catalytic Innovators Group and author of the book Purpose-mindset explain that the management chain is broken, and people are no longer willing to put up with bad management and are voting with their feet. Listen to episode 87 https://www.francinebeleyi.com/87-go-make-the-change-you-want/ For all the other episodes and show notes go to https://www.francinebeleyi.com/podcast/

Did you know that empathy is in decline globally? Looking for a 5 step process for developing and growing your empathy? If yes, this episode is for you. Join us for a conversation with Rob Volpe, CEO and Chief Catalyst for Ignite 360, to learn about the emerging macro trends around the global empathy decline, his new book "Tell Me More About That" Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time, and the 5 steps to empathy. Loved this episode? Check out Rob's website here: https://www.5stepstoempathy.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ew49/message

Welcome to a talk about Business, Leadership and Innovation. My guest today is Bill Flynn, CEO/Chief Catalyst, Catalyst Growth Advisors We will discuss: - - Why do few companies survive, fewer flourish and most fail? - What is one thing leaders do well and one thing they do not do well? - You talk about how leaders have to stop focusing on solving the problem that is right in front of them and start focusing on solving the problem that is creating the problem that is right in front of them. Please tell us more about how to do that. More about Bill in: https://catalystgrowthadvisors.com/ Thanks for watching Invincible innovation LIVE A Show About The Future Of People With Tech I'm Adi Mazor Kario, #1 Product Innovation & Value Creation Expert, Invincible Innovation. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts in the comments below! If you want to know more about me and my work: https://www.invincibleinnovation.com/ Innovation on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3xtwPt9 Innovating Through Chaos Book: https://amzn.to/3gAVLbu Adi's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3vuAplA Hope you'll enjoy the talk! #busienss #leadership #innovation #innovationecosystem #startup #management #invincibleinnovation #openinnovation #cocreation #opportunities #valuecreation #success Invincible Innovation Innovation Ecosystems Digital Transformation Startups what is digital transformation in business d digital transformation strategy innovation digital transformation series episode what is innovation digital transformation digital transformation trends innovation ecosystem startup philosophy business building how to innovate Digital Transformation and Innovation Secrets | Invincible Innovation Digital Transformation and Innovation Secrets

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Bill Flynn, CEO, and Chief Catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors. Started in 2016, Catalyst Growth Advisors is based in Boston, MA, and serves leaders worldwide by predicting the future through deliberately creating it, leveraging, and teaching a growth framework largely influenced by the greatest thought leaders in management science - Drucker, Deming, Schein, Benis, Moesta, Edmondson, among many others. Bill has collaborated with Alan Mulally, pitched Steve Jobs, accomplished much, failed often, and learned many useful lessons from thirty years of studying the science of success. He is best described as a pragmatic Simon Sinek; an optimist and an operator. Bill embodies his core purpose - simplified servanthood - by spending each working moment to help create a compassionately productive society by enabling enlightened leaders to focus on the few things that truly matter to their teams and key stakeholders. For having a great business is one way of making a better world. He has worked for and advised hundreds of companies, including startups, where he has a long track record of success spanning multiple industries. Bill has been a VP of Sales eight times, twice a CMO, and once a GM of a division of a $100MM IT services company before he pivoted to becoming a business growth coach in 2015. Prior to that, he had five successful outcomes, two IPOs, and seven acquisitions, including a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis. As a coach, in addition to being connected with MG 100, Women's Business Collaborative, MassMEP, Small Giants, and EforAll, Bill has earned certifications from ScalingUp, Gravitas Impact, Metronome United, Predictive Index, and The Neuroleadership Institute. Bill was also nominated for the 2021 Thinkers50 Radar Award. Bill's best-selling book, “Further, Faster - The Vital Few Steps that Take the Guesswork out of Growth”, continues to garner a nearly 5-star rating generating demand for virtual and in-person national and international speaking opportunities. Away from his coaching, Bill is a father, learner, cultivator, entrepreneur, speaker, writer, athlete, brother, etiologist, iconoclast, Stoic, upstream thinker, builder, giver, "musician", and friend. When he is not cheering on his collegiate-champion, musically-gifted daughter, Bill lives and works in greater Boston.Bill discusses why companies survive or flourish and why leaders fire themselves from the day-to-day running of their businesses. He speaks about a chapter in his book, “Create a Culture of Psychological Safety”, and which leader has inspired him the most in his journey. You can visit Catalyst Growth Advisors at . Bill can be contacted at , on LinkedIn at , and on Twitter at .   ____________________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

In this special panel episode of Transform It Forward, Paul sits down with two of his colleagues at Axway to discuss their top predictions for the world of tech, AI and more in 2022. Along with Vince Padua, EVP, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Axway and Brian Pagano, Chief Catalyst, VP of Catalysts at Axway, Paul explores the possibilities for everything from cloud technology to APIs and more. The panelists discuss a wide variety of topics including “data fabric” as a popular buzzword for 2022, the metaverse and the need for a zero-trust approach to security. Listen in to catch a glimpse of what the future may hold for the tech world.Interested in learning more about the show? Check out our website: https://www.transformitforward.com/

Brian Pagano, VP and Chief Catalyst at Axway, discusses why companies should "open everything" and move to an API-first world. This approach helps renew heritage IT infrastructures, extend the reach of data and systems through open API's, and unlock new business opportunities as a result.  Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Support WISEcast here --> PayPal. We need your support as we are in the process of becoming a nonprofit and increasing our reach to serve women and underprivileged populations in their STEM career journeys! In this episode, Dr. Julie Rennecker makes the argument to align our career goals with our strengths rather than focusing on our weaknesses. Dr. Rennecker, the Founder & Chief Catalyst of Syzygy Teams, is a scholar-practitioner committed to using and teaching evidence-based methods for improving organization performance. Her research and consulting projects have taken her behind the scenes of companies ranging from startups to Fortune500 firms in diverse industries including healthcare, med tech, automotive, high-tech, and oil & gas. She earned her doctorate in Organizational Behavior from MIT's Sloan School of Management where she studied teams and technology change. She then served on the Information Systems faculty at Case Western Reserve University where she taught in both the MBA and Executive Education programs. With more than 20 years' experience conducting research and advising executives, Julie brings a unique synthesis of academic knowledge and field-tested methods to bear on the “soft” side of complex organizational challenges. She is Certified Practitioner of Appreciative Inquiry, Strengthscope™, and the Chief Reinvention Officer Method. WISEcast is featured as the Top 45 Women in STEM Podcasts by Feedspot! Help keep our momentum going and visit our website thewisestwomen.com, and follow us on: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. For information regarding sponsorship, send us an email at communityengagement@thewisestwomen.com. Sound engineering for this episode is by Rachit Taneja (email: rachittaneja@gmail.com). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thewisestwomen/message

Stephen Hurley has spent nearly 40 years working in Canada's public education space: as a classroom teacher, curriculum consultant, teacher educator, facilitator, and, most recently, the founder and chief catalyst of voicEd Radio. Stephen believes that now is the time to leverage the energy and the insights that have emerged as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. voicEd Radio is committed to developing a model of knowledge mobilization in education that connects research, practice, and policy in powerful ways. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wondernamya/message

Bill Flynn is the Chief Catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors, where he helps leaders grow and scale their businesses. Bill has over 30 years of experience working for and advising hundreds of companies. He has a long track record of success which includes five successful outcomes, two IPOs, and seven acquisitions, including a turnaround during the 2008 financial crisis. Bill is also a sought-after speaker and multi-certified growth coach, a Mentor at Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll), an Advisory Board Member at Women's Business Collaborative and CodeBroker, and a Member Coach at Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches. Bill is the author of Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps That Take the Guesswork out of Growth. In this episode… There are many elements to consider when looking to create — and grow — a successful business. What should you look for when hiring? How can you improve as an employee or manager? What should you look for in a customer? Bill Flynn is here to answer all of these questions — and more. As a multi-certified growth coach with over 30 years of experience dedicated to studying the science of success, Bill knows what makes a company thrive. According to Bill, your main areas of focus should be your team, your client's needs, and your company's strategy and execution plan. So, how can you start to practically implement Bill's tips and tricks for success? In this episode of the Multiply You Podcast, Austin Clark sits down with Bill Flynn, the Chief Catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors, to talk about the best ways to grow and scale your business. Bill discusses his own experience finding success, how to improve as a salesperson, and why you should approach customers with an open mind. Bill also shares his advice for developing your business and reveals his favorite resources to do so. Stay tuned.

How can we start to imagine a different future and render it in the real world? Kison interviews Saul Kaplan, the Founder and Chief Catalyst at the Business Innovation Factory, all about the Three Superpowers of Transformation and learns how to drive innovation in your organization. Below are some of the highlights you'll hear:  How human-centered design can help your future What is rapid prototyping when applied in the real world How storytelling and engagement consider as a real superpower Follow BossMove on all socials: https://linktr.ee/bossMoveSeries

The Iowa Idea: Saul Kaplan “You can't analyze your way to transformation!” Welcome to The Iowa Idea Podcast. In this episode, I'm joined by Saul Kaplan. Saul is an innovation junkie, the founder and Chief Catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory (also known as BIF) and author of The Business Model Innovation Factory: How to […]

Saul Kaplan is the founder and Chief Catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory and author of The Business Model Innovation Factory: How to Stay Relevant when the World Is Changing. Saul was into Biz Model Innovation before it was cool and he remains one of the people in the world I most admire as a business builder. Special thanks to our Producer, Rebecca Lawrence.

Bill Flynn is the Chief Catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors; he's a coach, mentor and author of the number one Amazon bestselling book, Further Faster. In this, our special 50th Episode, you can learn about: Why creating a compelling vision allows others to follow Why some businesses succeed while others fail How the biggest reason for failure is success Neuroleadership is a critical skill for 21st century leaders Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Bill Flynn below: Catalyst Growth Advisors Website - www.catalystgrowthadvisors.com Further Faster (Book) Bill on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billflynnpublic/ Bill on Twitter – https://twitter.com/whfjr   Full Transcript Below ----more---- Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker.   Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you.   Welcome to our 50th episode. I can't believe that we're already halfway to a century of Leadership Hacker Podcast, so thank you everybody who's been part of that. So, Bill Flynn is our special guest on episode 50, he's the chief catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors. He's over 30 years' experience working with hundreds of different companies, including lots of start-ups. But before we get a chance to speak with Bill, it's not The Leadership Hacker News. Instead, today we're going to do something a little bit different. I'm going to introduce you to Jermaine Pinto from our production team. And Jermaine has been absolutely inspirational to help us on our journey with the 50 episodes. So, hey Jermaine, say hello to our listeners.   Jermaine Pinto: Good day listeners. Nice to meet you all. I'm really excited, and Steve congratulations on that 50 episodes.   Steve Rush: Thank you, my man, I really appreciate it. And for those of you that are not familiar with Jermaine's accent, he's in Jamaica and that's the wonders of the remote world that we work in. We can have remote team working all over the place. So, Jermaine, I just wanted to say from my perspective and behalf of the listers, thank you for being part of our team on this journey. And over the course of our 50 episodes, there must be a few of those episodes that really ring a bell. And there must be some learning as I've had out of this. But from your perspective, what would you say has been the best part of being involved in the journey that we've been on?   Jermaine Pinto: Always hearing the guest stories, their background stories. Those are always interesting; those are always motivating. Especially some who have start from basically nothing and build their way up. Some who have accomplished a lot and still manage to start all over, no matter the age, that is always great to hear.   Steve Rush: Yeah, the backstory is really fascinated me because there's been no two guests, right? That have the same backstory.   Jermaine Pinto: Exactly.   Steve Rush: They come from different backgrounds, different experiences, and they all bring great learning and inspiration to others to get on that journey too, right?   Jermaine Pinto: Yes, correct.   Steve Rush: So, who of the 50 shows has been the most inspirational for you?   Jermaine Pinto: I have two right here, Steve. And before I introduce the second one, my first one who be, you Steve.   Steve Rush: Aww, Jermaine, you're such a softy. Thank you so much.   Jermaine Pinto: Steve I have to say thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your team. It was actually March 3rd 2020.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jermaine Pinto: You reach out to me to do episode two with David Marquet.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jermaine Pinto: Yeah, and that was an amazing episode. And since then, I have been on this journey with you, and now it's 50-episode, wow! that's amazing.   Steve Rush: It is, yeah. Thank you so much. I really appreciate that man. Jermaine Pinto: You are welcome. And the second one will have to be Michelle Boxx, The Blonde Fixer. She is just so vibrant. She's is just so cool, energetic. And I just love her. Steve Rush: Yeah, good.   Jermaine Pinto: Yeah, so what about you Steve?   Steve Rush: Wow. You know, like you Jermaine, I try to find two or three people out of the over 50 guests that we've had on the show. Really tough, right? But there are three that really stick out for me. So, I guess in order of episodes, episode 29, a good friend, Eric Chasen, you know, this is a guy who lost his fiancé, tragically. Subsequently his mum passed away all the while his businesses were collapsing around him, but managed to find that, you know, real grit, resilience, and determination and get back not only to be successful, but to be a millionaire and retire incredibly early. That was a great, great inspirational story. Amber Hurdle, episode 40. Teen mum to superstar business woman and podcaster herself. Another great inspiration for anybody who listened to that. And I guess the one that really kind of moved me emotion actually was Nathanael Zurbruegg.   Jermaine Pinto: Agree.   Steve Rush: He was on episode 30, right? So, this is a guy who has suffered much more than most of us would suffer. You know, he was told by his practitioners, he should have been dead six times over and still to this day, whilst he still suffers with chronic illnesses, still inspires and works and inspires others to change their lives. And I think, wow, what a great guy. And that's all, you know, coming from a place of helping others. And I think that's just amazing.   Jermaine Pinto: Yeah, you're right Steve and I can tell the listeners that I'm actually one of the biggest fan, of the show. I look forward to hearing these stories every week. Most episodes I will listen to treat the three to four times to be honest.   Steve Rush: Yeah. And, you know, fortunately we get to hear all of these stories before our listeners do. So, we're in a really privileged position to get all that.   Jermaine Pinto: That's always a plus.   Steve Rush: Yeah, so if you think about how many hacks we've had on the show, we've had hundreds and hundreds of fabulous ideas and tips and tools and inspiration. If you had to kind of maybe think of one or two that resonate with you the most Jermaine, what would they be? Jermaine Pinto: I actually have three and I'm going back to my favourite person again, Michelle Boxx, The Blonde Fixer. When she said facilitate feedback from your teammate. She is one hundred, spot on with that one. We can all relate to that. The second one would be from episode 9, John Spence.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jermaine Pinto: When he said lead with your gut, you can never go wrong with that.   Steve Rush: Absolutely, and John was another inspirational guest too. Wasn't he? This is a guy who reads over a hundred books a year and has done for 20 years.   Jermaine Pinto: Honestly Steve, I was blown away by that. A hundred books, I'm like, wow!   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Jermaine Pinto: This guy's on top of his game.   Steve Rush: Sure thing.   Jermaine Pinto: And the last one it'd be from Ira Wolfe from episode 49, growth mindset. Throughout the almost 50 episodes, mindset was one thing that was always said by most guests.   Steve Rush: Yeah   Jermaine Pinto: Mr. Wolfe expound on that and try new things. Don't be afraid to fail or make mistake, and he is absolutely right by that.   Steve Rush: Yeah, I agree.   Jermaine Pinto: And so, Steve, I know you pretty much have a lot of hacks, so what would be your, maybe best three?   Steve Rush: So, I've gone back over my notes and I've gone back over the show notes. And there were three things, actually the present themselves where they keep repeating from many guest's time and again. Then they're also things that I share. So, I guess the first thing is journaling presents itself a lot, doesn't it? So, you know, taking that time in the morning and night to really set out what your plans are for the day, how you can be thoughtful, how you can demonstrate gratitude and self-love, and self-worth that presents self a lot. Meditation, you know, is interesting, that keeps coming up. And it's something that I do every morning. So, I meditate every single morning before I look at emails, before I look at work before, look at anything. And that's now a core habit of mine. That is a key tenant in how I do things. A lot of our guests share meditation as a way to get into that zone. And the other thing that presents itself is mentoring. All the while we've been speaking to our guests, having a good mentor, having somebody they can rely on. Having somebody that they can kick the leaves around with is a real core attribute of all of our guests and anybody who's been successful. And I guess those are three things that really present themselves to me.   Jermaine Pinto: And I would agree, especially the last one there Steve, Mentoring. I have never had a mentor, till you could see now, which is again, use Steve. Those one-on-one meetings that we have, where I would bounce ideas off of you. It's really great to have someone that you can share with and you can also get their experience.   Steve Rush: You're right, your absolutely right. So, Jermaine, thanks for being on the show. Thanks for being part of our journey and behind the scenes and not often getting the recognition, I think you deserve. And hopefully our listeners will listen to this and connect with you through LinkedIn and your other mediums as well. So, cheers to the next 50, right?   Jermaine Pinto: And let's say here to a next thousand.   Steve Rush: Wow, yeah, why not? Absolutely. Let's think big.   Jermaine Pinto: That's how big we are going with this one.   Steve Rush: You're right. Okay, so let's get back to the show. This hasn't been The Leadership Hacker News, but of course, as always, if you do have an insights, news or stories you think our guests could hear, let's get in touch with either me or Jermaine my man.   Start of Podcast Steve Rush: Our special guest on today's show is Bill Flynn. He's the chief catalyst at Catalyst Growth Advisors. He's a coach, mentor and author of the number one, Amazon bestselling book, Further, Faster. Bill, welcome to the show.   Bill Flynn: Hey Steve, great to be here. You know, they say good things come to those who wait. So, it's good to finally make this happen.   Steve Rush: Our listeners won't know that you and I have been waiting for probably four or five months, to get a hook-up and get together having spoken originally. So, looking forward to having a great conversation with you today, but for those that don't know your backstory, maybe just give us a little summary as to how you've arrived at leading Catalyst Advisors.   Bill Flynn: Sure, I'll do the quick version. So, I sort of had two arcs to my career if you will. I'm a start-up guy, early on. I'm not a founder, but I'm generally the person who comes in and helps on the scaling side. So sales marketing, that kind of stuff. I did 10 of those from 1991 through about 2015. And depending on how you count my contribution, I'm either 5 for 10 or 5 for 7 because there were 3, I left. Either they went out of business or actually I think all of them went out of business or got acquired by someone else. And then around 2015, I sort of said, what do I want to do? I had an opportunity to really reflect a little bit, I think I was just in my early fifties and I had an experienced at one of the start-ups that allowed me to basically become a coach, not knowing it at the time, of course, because I wasn't smart enough to know what I was doing.   Steve Rush: Right.   Bill Flynn: But I really remembered that experience. And I kind of said, how do I get more of that? I wanted that feeling of really being able to teach people how to fish, so to speak. So, I looked around, I looked at, I don't know, six or seven different kinds of methodologies if you will. And I had sort of made my own in that experience that I mentioned earlier, I didn't really have the confidence in, so I've never really been a CEO or a Founder. I wanted to have something that I could feel sort of backstopped me and my credibility. So, I picked one out of all the things that I looked at and began doing that around middle 2016. It's really when I go through certification and all that kind of stuff and learning and such.   And I've been a coach for four or five years, what do I do as a coach? I'm a leadership team coach. I don't do executive coaching necessarily, although it sort of is an off shoot of what I do. And what that means is I teach this framework, which I've modified a little bit from my experience and my research, but basically, it's a framework on three things, which we'll get into a little bit on my book of how to really build a healthy and thriving organization. There is a way to do it and it's been done over and over and over again, yet, most people don't know how to do it. We, do it differently and the stats show that the way we do it isn't necessarily the best way to do it. So, I'm about teaching people how to do that. So that's sort of my backstory.   Steve Rush: Awesome, and given the environment that we've been in over the last 12 months or so, how have you seen the role as leaders and teams change from your perspective?   Bill Flynn: I don't think they've changed that much, at least on how you should be a good leader. And we should probably describe leader because people have different definitions of leader. To me, a leader is someone who has followers more than anything. It's doesn't' necessarily mean you're in a position of authority because that's different. You can have authority and not be a leader. Leadership is, I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall a bunch of other folks. I'm a bit of a contrarian. I don't actually don't think leadership is a thing. I know it's a $15 billion dollar industry around the world, but there's no real definition of leadership, that's the same. Everyone has their own version.   Steve Rush: I agree.   Bill Flynn: But the thing that I've found, two or three things that I found that permeate and really flow through all of those things. One is what I mentioned is if you're a leader, you have followers and followership is really, I think the thing and followership is something that is voluntary, it's given. You, can't say, I'm your leader. People have to say, you're my leader. I choose you to be my leader. I choose to follow you. So, you have to give them a vision, a compelling vision, right? Because if you want to have someone follow you, you have to say, here's where we're going. Follow me here. And then lastly, I think you have to have courage. And that's the only attribute that, you know, they say humility and integrity and charisma and all this stuff. And, you know, I looked at that stuff and it's really different across leaders. You know, Gates is different than Malali is different than Jobs is different than Ballmer is different than the Della. They're all different.   You know, Buffet is a different kind of leader, but they're leaders, people follow them for some reason. But I think you have to have courage. You have to courage to be able to give up, right? make it about them and not you and risk some of that. You also have to have courage to follow that vision. A lot of people are going to tell you your vision isn't right. You have to have courage to do that. There's a lot of things you have to do. So, I think those three things really make the leader. So, if you do that as a leader, then I don't think it matters much except the platform that you have on how you use it. If you communicate well and you make it about them, and you care about these folks and you and I talked previously about really great leaders in the pandemic and what have they done, they made it about the other people. They said, look, I don't know everything. I'm going to gather information. But we're going to keep you informed. I'm going to make it so simple for you to understand. I'm going to tell you where we're headed and I'm going to ask you to sort of follow along. And those that did a really good job at that did a much better job so far in controlling the virus with COVID-19 and those people who didn't do that, or aren't doing that, we're noticing it. And we're now saying, wow, you're not really as good a leader as we thought you were because we're in trouble and we've got stark differences across the world on who's doing good job and who's not. So, I think that's what's changed, meaning we've seen it. But I think those that are really good leaders haven't changed their style at all. They've been doing the same thing. It's now noticed that it's more effective.   Steve Rush: And like you, I think leadership is a behaviour, It's not a thing, It's not a job. It's just,  the way that you behave to encourage people around you to feel that safety and that courage to come on a journey with you. If we think about those organizations that will survive for the future versus those that weren't, what do you think the main reasons will be between the two?   Bill Flynn: Cash, I mean, that's really been apparent is that those people who have really understood how to generate cash or have cash in reserve, have been able to do things. Because if you have that, you know, cash is fuel. Most people I ask them sort of, you know, what's the purpose of business and they all make it about money. And I said, really, it's not really about money, is it? I mean, cash is fuel for your business, but your business should be about something else and you need the money to fuel the thing, right? You know, we don't buy cars in order to buy fuel. You know, we don't get a house in order to heat it, you know, and have electricity or whatever. It has a larger purpose, and I think too many leaders and runners of companies focus much more on that.   So, I think, you know, the ones that can come out of this really, of course, are solving a problem worth solving. It's certainly, it's more of a crucible now, right? That we're focused on just a few things. Those that were doing it already, you know, the US stock market is driven by five companies right now, that's it. You know, we go up and down based on Apple, Google, Facebook, I missed one. And I think that's what we're seeing. If you weren't doing that, if you're not empathetic and compassionate for your customers and really understanding what their struggles are, then they're just not going to pay attention to you because they're pay attention to so many different things right now. So those two things, you got to have either access to cash or ways to generate cash. So, you can ride out this stuff. If you can't, then you have to be, I think compassionate, like Bob Chapman who runs, Barry Well Meyer who have several times, through to the 2008 crisis, you know, he lost 30% of his business, the entire group, and he could have laid people off and he never did, but he asked people to sacrifice for each other and they did. And they actually took things upon themselves. So, if you create that environment, that culture, that atmosphere, and you have the cash to be able to weather stuff like this, then you'll always be able, I shouldn't say you will always, you'll have a much, much better chance of being able to survive things like this. Cause this is, you know, this is horrible and it's different than the last two, but we've already had three crises like this in the last 20 years, right. We've had 9/11, especially in the US.   Steve Rush: Yeah   Bill Flynn: We've had 2008 and now we've had this, there's going to be another one. And statistics say every six to eight years, there'll be another downturn of some kind of some magnitude. You need to be prepared for. If you can do that, then you'll survive most things.   Steve Rush: What do you think the reason is Bill in your experience, that leaders don't put cash in that same category as other things that they would maybe plan for and think about?   Bill Flynn: Because we are enamoured growth, we were enamoured of top line growth. Revenue is vanity, and I'm sorry, but we are egotistic animals. And we like vanity, we like the social aspect and the emotional aspect of being seen as doing something important. And we measure and value revenue and revenue is vanity. You know, there's a great saying revenue is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is king, and that's true. I think revenue is great for bragging to your brother-in-law or telling a reporter how great you've done. But if you see revenue as the financial metric to measure your success, you're picking the wrong one, and that's what you do. And then you say, oh, we need to grow. So, we need to, we need to sort of take this risk with this money. A lot of the time it works out, but sometimes like this, it doesn't. And that's what you're seeing. Unfortunately, going out of business for completely unique to this pandemic, but many of them are going out of business because the light has been shown on them.   Steve Rush: Yep.   Bill Flynn: And we're seeing that they're just not very well-run companies underneath.   Steve Rush: So all of your learning and your career along with all of the start-ups and experiences you pulled together, you wrote the book Further, Faster. What was the inspiration for the book?   Bill Flynn: There were two things. There was an external inspiration, which were my coaching, colleagues and friends and my clients. When I say stuff, they'd look at me like it was different, right. They sort of said my perspective on things was unique to them. And I looked at it as, you know, my perspective isn't any different anyone else's, all the stuff that you and I do are based upon people that aren't alive anymore. You got Drucker and Deming and Shine and all these guys, and now we've got, of course Lencioni and Collins and Sinek. But we're just regurgitating the same stuff over and over again. There's not a lot new here. So, I was surprised, and I said, okay, well, that's interesting.   And the second was internal, which is. Having been through 10 start-ups and, you know, that's just almost masochistic, right? I just really found that it's a shame that really good people, really good leaders, really good businesses and really good ideas just fail or struggle for completely preventable reasons. There is a way to run a very healthy and thriving organization. There're some other factors involved, but it's been proven over and over again for decades, if not longer. And we just seem to ignore it. We go back to conventional wisdom and intuition and, you know, I'm all for intuition, but there's something called a gut check, right? It's fine, go with your gut, but check it, make sure it's right. And make sure that there's data supporting what you're doing, at least in terms of the fundamentals of running your business. We don't do that enough, data shows that there's two sets of data, at least in US, that I've seen. There are basically the same, one is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and one from The Small Business Administration. If you start a business in 1994, you had a 50% chance of making it to 1999, five years, 50%. It was like a flip of a coin. But if you made it to 15, there are only 25% of the people that did that. And if you want to get to 20 or 25, it's 16. So, the longer you're in business, the less likely it is that you're going to stay in business, which is just a shame. And I know people choose and they retire or opt out or whatever, but even if you took those out, I don't think that that curve would change that much. And I want to do my best to help at least a small corner of the world that I'm in to not have that happen to them.   Steve Rush: Do you think that's complacency that causes that curve to narrow towards the longer period of time?   Bill Flynn: There's a saying that one of the biggest reasons for failure is success. Is that, you know, you think because you were successful before that everything in the future that you do will be successful, and that's true. I've seen that, you know, this is called Fonda Riotous in the start-up world, and I've worked with lots of folks and yeah, they just sort of feel like they can do no wrong and trying to guess what a massive people value and will pay you for. And then also be able to run an organization of completely crazy people. You know, we're crazy, right? People are nuts, people are impulsive, we're irrational, we just are. So be able to do that over and over again. If you can do that over and over again, you're pretty rare. And thinking that just the way you did it before is going to happen again, is wrong because the mix is different. Every time the mix is different and you got to be able to work from first principles. I'm a first principles guy. If you can figure out your first principles and go from there, then you can sort of bob and weave and figure out as you go, how to apply those principles. And, and we don't do that. We put our head down and we work and we never look out, you know, we don't predict the future as much as we should. And I think that's one of the reasons why we just say, oh, well, I'm really good at this. And we get comfortable and we just keep making the decision. And we think because we're making all these decisions where the answer, man, that it's good and it's not, you know, I keep telling my leaders, you need to fire yourself from the day-to-day, that's your job. Once you get through that knothole of figuring out and have some predictability and scalability of your business, you need to get rid of all of your day-to-day work as much as you possibly can, because your job is to figure out the next two, three, four years, not the next couple of quarters.   Steve Rush: Yeah, in your book, you focus on this quite a bit around specifically the CEO or the boss; they must fire themselves from their day-to-day work. And it's a really interesting philosophy because I bumped into somebody just recently, who has been a start-up engine, if you like for about three or four different organizations, but never been the CEO, because they're just not great CEOs, but in the leadership space, what would be the reason you would encourage CEOs to think metaphorically around firing themselves?   Bill Flynn: Well, so here's the deal, right? If you're going to grow your business, you have to predict the future and predicting the future is about innovation and creation and insight. And so, I asked this question, I'll ask of you to view is when do you get your best ideas, Steve, what are you doing?   Steve Rush: Daydreaming, thinking, walking, at the gym, but not at work.   Bill Flynn: Not at work and actually, I would say, you're not actually thinking maybe you're different than most, but most people it's, they're not thinking. They're actually letting their brain rest.   Steve Rush: Right.   Bill Flynn: A little bit, and that's the walk or the shower I hear a lot, or I'm on a run, just doing something else. And then somehow this insight is called the edge effect in neuroscience, where all of a sudden, a couple of different things have been floating around in your brain connect. And they actually physically connect in your brain, which is just really cool, the whole biology of it, really cool for me. And you know, there's axon and neurons and dendrites, and they actually connect to each other. And then this idea comes into your head. It's just the coolest thing. And so, if you're doing all the time, you can't do that. Your brain can't focus on more than one thing at a time, multitasking is a myth. Most of us have learned that, right? It's called context switching, and you go from one to the other, and there's a whole issue around the degradation of that, which we won't get into. So, I think you need to fire yourself the day-to-day because you need to be able to have these thoughts that come to you and, so you need to gather information. You need to go out and talk to your customers a lot more. You need to sort of roam around the business and talk to people and learn from outsiders, have an advisory board and capture all this information. So, when that thing happens, that insight happens. You've collected all this data already, and then you start making these connections and that figures out, where's our business going? What is this thing going to look like in the next two, three, four years? And you can't do that doing.   I was a speaker at Investige for a number of years. And I asked hundreds of CEOs the same question, which was, what percentage of time do you spend working in the business versus working on the business? And I would say the majority of the answers was 80% to 90% in the business. And then to 20% on the business. And I said, look, if you're going to make sure that you're not guessing on a regular basis, you need to stop doing that. You need to flip that ratio. So, you're spending a lot more time working on things for the future, which your two most important constituencies, which are your best customers, not all your customers, but your best customers and your top team, right? You're A, B plus and B players. Those are the people you need to focus on the most. If you can do that, you'll put yourself in a much better position to be able to predict the future. You don't get it right every time, but we don't do that. We got our head down. As I say, we looked down, we don't look out as much. We need to look out a lot more.   Steve Rush: Got it. You've taken the thinking of neuroscience and applied that to your work. And it's something that we both share a passion in. What's commonly referred to as NeuroLeadership, for our listeners listening in today, maybe you could just describe what NeuroLeadership is?   Bill Flynn: Yeah, I'll say one thing, but there is this great quote by Chris Voss, who I love, he's written a couple of books and he says, “All humans should accept that we are all crazy, irrational, impulsive, emotionally driven animals, or all the raw intelligence and mathematical logic is fraught.” And when you have two people sort of interconnecting with all this irrationality and impulsivity and emotionally doing stuff, you know, you just have to understand that you have to know a little bit about how the brain works, because it doesn't work the way we think it does. It fools us on a regular basis. We have supposedly 150 unconscious biases that are broken down into five major categories, according to the NeuroLeadership Institute and its simplicity. So, we bias towards the simple, we'd rather have a simple explanation we think is better than a not simple.   Expediency, right? So, whatever it seems the fastest seems right. To us experience, we're much more likely to dismiss science because our experience is different. Even though our experience maybe an anomaly or certainly biased by our own needs and wants et cetera. The next is distance, we are biased to things that are more close to us than things that are far away and then there's safety, right? Which of course is a biological imperative. If we think we're going to die, we're much more likely to or be hurt in some way. We're much more likely to believe that. That's why there's a negativity bias. So, you need to, what's called lead with the brain in mind. If you understand that, then you'll understand that your job is to create the environment for people to use their brains, not to tell them what to do and take their brains out of the equation, because you can have, you know, if you have 200 people in your company and you can have 150 of them actually thinking for you and helping you to move the company forward, it's way better than what normally happens, which is a handful of you. And that's it. And then you tell everyone else what to do. Jim Collins calls this the genius with a thousand helpers. I think there's a great phrase. You can't do that. You have to be able to say, I'm the genius at figuring out the future. Because I love doing that, but you know, you're much better at marketing than I am. You're much better at this manufacturing thing than I am. I'm going to trust you, but I'm going to tell you, you know, sort of where we're going, what we're doing and work with you to figure out how you can contribute to doing that. I think that's what NeuroLeadership means. You have to understand that we're all irrational, impulsive, and emotional beings.   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Bill Flynn: If you understand that, then you'll be more compassionate, you'll be more thoughtful. And I think you'll be able to see it, this environment that you create is much more important than trying to figure out the answer to questions every day. You know, I keep saying you should, you should make one or two decisions a week as a leader. You know, we make dozens, if not hundreds of decisions a week, we shouldn't be making like, what kind of birthday cake should we do for the person in our group? Amazing stuff that we decide is important.   Steve Rush: It's very true. Isn't it? You talk about safety as being one of those key biases. And a, lot's been said about the whole principle of psychological safety, but it's an absolute key tenant of having the right behaviours so that you're thoughtful and compassionate to do the right things. So, if you could give our listeners a crash course on psychological safety and how to create that culture, where would you start?   Bill Flynn: So psychological safety is a term I believe was coined by Amy Edmondson, as far as I can tell, she's a person who acquainted. She has been studying this for about 20 years, I think. So psychological safety is basically is this. Creating an environment so that the people that are around you, especially your team, feels like they can screw up, admit mistakes, come up with crazy ideas without the fear of retribution or ridicule or scorn from others, either directly or indirectly. And if you can create that environment where people would just be themselves and not feel like they have to guard every thought and make sure that they're, you know, they're not looking stupid to their team, then you've created that environment, psychological safety. And then once you do that, then the magic happens, right? That's when all the really cool stuff, all those ideas, you know, you don't have to be the only one that comes up with the ideas of where to go. You can get them from others. And as long as you've created this environment, and you've sort of put that roadmap of that vision of where we're going, then you'll recognize the good ideas. Because you're like, oh, that can actually get us. That's a better idea than mine, and that'll get us closer or that'll be a better way of doing something in your particular world. Because you know it better than I do, so you just need to create that environment, is really an atmosphere that you're creating. That people could really just be themselves, and then once we relax again, backs that thing, once we can relax and we're not worried about how people think about us, you know, Simon Sinek calls us the second job of work, which is lying, hiding, and faking, and if we can eliminate that and get them back to the main job of really contributing to the healthy growth of the business, then you've done a great job.   Steve Rush: What do you think the reason is Bill that leaders don't embrace this enough?   Bill Flynn: It's hard, right? It's trusting someone else. You know, we live in a world that we kind of value that, right? We kind of value the knowing stuff. And we think that in order for us to be valuable, we have to be seen a certain way. And so, it's all about winning for the person as opposed to winning for the team. There's this great story about a football team. American football team here, a college football team here in the States, it's called the Ohio State University. In the thirties, forties and fifties. They were a juggernaut. They were just really hard to beat. They were always in the hunt for the championship every year. And then they started giving away these stickers and they call them Buckeyes. Which is, I think it's a nut or something and they put them on their helmets, but they were for individual awards.   And over the sixties, seventies and eighties, they started to get worse and worse. And then this guy came in and I think his name is Jim Tressel. And he said, you know, we've got to create this team atmosphere. We're sacrificing our own individual rewards for that of the team or our unit. And so, he still used the buckeye thing, but he only did it when the team or that unit on the field, when the defensive unit, you know, how to sack. Everyone on the defensive unit, got a Buckeye when there was a great play that was executed on, whatever, special teams or whatever. Everyone got a Buckeye and then they started to become better and better. And they've now, they still do the same thing, Urban Meyer or someone is their coach. And again, they're back every year, they're in for the chance to be in the championship game. And actually, this year, I think they're in it. And it's because they've created this environment of being a team. You know, being a teammate is not being in a group. It's being part of something bigger than yourself. It's sharing the rewards or responsibilities, but also having each other's back. And when you can create that environment, it's amazing what people will do. We are tribal people. Let's leverage that right. Lead with the brain and mind, understand that we are tribal people. We want to work together. So, create the environment so we can in the most way, and I think you'll do a much better job as a team leader. And I do team leader in the large scope either if the organization, then you're a team of team's leader. And then if you're in a particular group, you have a team. If you could teach people how to be really great team leaders. And I go into that a little bit, my book, and so does Amy Edmondson and hers called Teaming. And there are a few other people who talk about teams as well. You're just in a much better position and you'll do much better. So, I think that's true of what we're dealing with.   Steve Rush: I love that. One of the other things that you focus on with teams is helping them really stretch their thinking about the art of what is possible and you call these Bhag or Big Hairy Audacious Goals.   Bill Flynn: Yeah, Bhag is a term that was coined by Jim Collins. Made most famous by good to great, but I think he actually had it in an earlier book, but since Good to Great was such a bestseller. The term became a term of art. It's over 20 years old.   Steve Rush: Yeah, probably was actually.   Bill Flynn: Basically, it stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal and being a contrarian than I am. I don't actually think it's a goal. I think it's more of a consequence than a goal because goals generally have some sort of measurable timeframe, et cetera. And the Bhag is sort of this thing that in the future, there's not really sure how you're going to get there, but this is how we would recognize it when we did. And that is, I think, sort of the combination or really the metaphor of the success, right? Of this vision that you have for the organization. This is a way to describe it in very specific terms. So, people can recognize that, hey, when we get there, we'll do this. There was a great company in Australia called RedBalloon. And they've been following this, they're doing this kind of work for a long time. So, they were an experiential gifting company, right? So, you didn't give away physical things. You gave away ballooning or jumping out of a plane or whatever. And they were tiny and they were in Australia and they were only in Australia. And so, they said, what would be the best? Like if we actually super successful, how would we know? And they came up with a numerical thing, which was, they wanted to have 2 million gifting experiences cumulatively. And they were like a few thousand, by the way, at the time. At the time when they did, they were only 20 million people in Australia. So, they wanted to be 10% of the population would be doing that. And so, a Bhag is a 10 to 30 year, according to Jim Collins sort of goal, somewhere in that 10-to-30-year timeframe, we will do this. We don't know how we're going to do it, but this will be it. And they did it in eight years. And I think that eighth year they'd push it up to 5 million. So, if you give people that, right, this, again, leading with the brain in mind. We'd love to have those targets, right? We love to be able to also see an experience and sort of recognize today, what's possible tomorrow because you've described it in such a vivid way. And the Bhag is a great way to do that. And we've seen lots of Bhags over time. You know, I think one Bhag, most people in the US know is, we will send a man to the moon and bring him home within the decade. And that was when we landed on the moon. That was a Bhag, right? We had to create new metals and also things that we didn't have before in order to get there. So, we had no idea how we were going to do it, but we said we were going to do it. And we put people on a task and human beings are wonderful, wonderful. If you give them something like that. If they have a passion for it, and it's amazing, the things that we can do, and we just need to create that environment. That's what the Bhag does. It creates something that's tangible.   Steve Rush: And in reverse, of course, the biases you talked about are the things that stop us, having the ability to think big, to move outside our comfort zone and to take those risks and to feel that psychological safety. So, we need to pay attention to that in ourselves, don't we? As well as when we lead.   Bill Flynn: Exactly, right. And this gets back to sort of this growth mindset and all the growth mindset means is you understand the power of yet, the word yet. I don't know this yet. I can't do this yet. And there are some things that you can't do, but most things you probably could if you put the time and the effort and the energy into it, and you really had the passion for it and the love for it. And we've seen this over and over again with people, especially, you know, just imagine. Lionel Messi, right? Which is probably the best soccer player ever. I mean, he had a great under fundamental talent, but man, he put in a lot of time and effort and he practiced a lot, but he almost quit when he was 15 from Barcelona, because they were trying to turn him into what they described as the ideal soccer player. And they wanted him to focus more on his right foot versus left foot. Most of us know that his left foot is just superior to his right and superior to everyone else's left foot as well. And they also wanted him to sort of stay in his lane and do his job, but that's not how he was successful, right? The reason he was really successful was he had a left foot that no one could touch. And he was able to see the field in such a way that he would put himself in a position where the ball was going to be. So that means he needed the ability to roam. And they said, don't quit. They said look, if you want to have your left foot be the main focus, you just got to be the best left foot in the game, let's focus on it. And they said, you know what, when you're on the field, we don't care where you are, just be dangerous. And that's what he did, right? And, you know, the story he is now 34, 35 years old.   Steve Rush: And I'm still dangerous.   Bill Flynn: Still dangerous. He started when he was 15, can you imagine he was doing this for 16, 17 years. So, I think that's a great metaphor for understanding being a leader, right? It's understanding the unique talents of each of your team members and then try to have them use those as often as you can every day, every week, every year. If you do that, they'll be happier, they will be more engaged. They'll feel more connected, you know, et cetera, create that psychological safety. That's why I think the NeuroLeadership thing is so important to understanding the brain is such a huge factor in creating a great organization and being successful.   Steve Rush: I agree, so this part of the show Bill is when I get to hack into your leadership mind and pull on all of the years of experiences. Now, given all of the vast experiences you've had, I'm going to ask you to narrow down what your top three leadership hacks could be?   Bill Flynn: Sure. I've got three, there in my book. And basically, there's a meaningful gap between what science knows and business does. We've already mentioned this a little bit. You know, I say challenged, conventional wisdoms. For instance, we're told often to talk to your customers and that's just wrong because it's valid, but not sufficient, I like to say. You shouldn't talk to all your customers. You should only talk to your best customers. The customers who love you and who you love, because you want to get to know them. So, you can find the next one like them, because their most profitable, they're your best referrals and references in the business. Other things like our learning, we just more recently in the last 10 years, understanding how the brain learns, yet still go back to the old didactic model, right? Where teacher stand in front of the class and fills you full of information. That's actually not how the brain learn. The brain learns in a completely different way. And my last one is feedback. I'm just not a big fan of feedback. I think feedback is a tool, but we use it as the thing, right? And to me, the thing that we want to do. Feedback as a tool for growth is to help others to improve. There's lots of great ways to help them grow and feedback is one of them. And I think it's actually one of the things you should use the least often, because there's this thing in neuroscience called reactants, right? Which is, I'll put it in terms of mask wearing. A lot of people don't wear masks just because they were told you have to wear masks, that's it, that's reactants. We are like, screw you. Don't tell me what to do. I know better. And we come up with reasons with freedom and CO2 is going to kill me or whatever, you know, we'll make up irrational reasons to support whatever we think is important. And that's the difference between science and just sort of conventional wisdom. And so, I think if you focus on the science of business and understand that there are real first principles and how to build a great business, and we've seen it over and over and over again and learn those and then see how they apply to your business and then create methodologies to help you apply those principles that work for you. The second thing is few things truly matter, but those that do matter, tremendously. Leaders do not spend enough time here. There are only a few things, and in my book is just three things, right?   It's created a team environment. Performance is a team sport. If you want to create a business that scales in a predictable manner, you have to think in terms of systems and processes, your business is just one big system made up a bunch of small subsystems. And if you can understand how those systems work, you'll be able to tweak them as they go. And by the way, if you fix one system, sometimes you break another one, right? If you fix the sales process, sometimes you break the delivery process because all of a sudden you can't deliver on time. If you fix the marketing process, sometimes you break the sales process and so forth. So, figuring out those two things. The last thing of my three, so it's team, it's creating the business operating system. And then the last is cash. It should be your primary financial growth metric.   To me, those are the few things that truly matter in business. And you need to figure out how to apply those in your business. And then lastly is, leaders rely too much on effort, luck, timing, and force of will to achieve quote unquote, success. These do not scale profitably. At some point, you're going to run out of hours in a day and energy, relying on yourself and a few people to make a business grow to a hundred, two thousands of people, just doesn't work. So those three things, meaningful gap between science, what science knows and business does, few things truly matter. But those that do matter tremendously and leaders rely too much on effort, luck, timing, and force of will to achieve success. Don't do it.   Steve Rush: Awesome, love that. Now this part of the show we Hack to Attack. It's typically where something's gone wrong in your life or your work. Indeed, it could have been catastrophic, but as a result of the experience, we now use it as a positive in our life or our work. So, what would be your Hack to Attack? Bill Flynn: Yeah, so I've been a sales person since I was 22, 23 years old. And when I first became a sales person, I just became Salesforce by accident, to be honest with you. I was lucky enough to have a very well-connected family member in the Boston high-tech scene. And he got me a whole bunch of informational interviews. And one of them hired me, which is really cool. And they hired me as a sales guy. And I said, all right, I'll give that a shot. And they told me, here's what you need to be a good salesperson, right? You need to really know your product. You need to know it inside and out and so on and so forth. And you need to be able to relate to customers and all that kind of stuff, and I was terrible at it. Terrible, but I did all those things. I mean, I'm generally a pretty smart guy, I'm pretty relatable, most people like me. And I knew my product inside and out, but I was not good at it. And I looked at it and said, why? Why am I not good at this? All the things they told me to be good at, I am good at. But I'm still not selling. And I said, so there's got to be a next factor in here that I'm unaware of. So, I really studied it and said, what is the essence of selling? The essence of selling is helping someone else to make a decision. So, I studied decision-making. How do people make decisions? And then that's how I got into neuroscience, 15 years ago.   The brain makes decisions in a certain way. And you probably know this, but maybe your listeners don't. When a decision is made, most often the emotional centres of our brain light up first, and they actually light up often before we're consciously aware of the decision that we've made. And some people call this limbic system. There's a lot of controversy of the limbic system or not. I don't really know, but let's call it that for sake of argument. So, and your limbic system and decision-making system was designed before we really had language. So, we actually make a decision on an emotional level and then make up the reasons after the fact. And once I figured that out, I became the number one or number two salesperson everywhere I went.   Steve Rush: Awesome, yeah.   Bill Flynn: It's like a super superpower.   Steve Rush: I love that. And it's ironic, isn't it? That all buying decisions are emotional first and then logical second, but most salespeople start with that logical approach and features, benefits, advantages when actually the emotional triggers are the ones you need to be focusing on first.   Bill Flynn: Agree, there's this great theory called jobs to be done, which I love, which focuses on three things, which is the social, emotional and functional aspects of decision-making in the buying process. And all three are factors. Some out weight more than others and some before the others, but they're almost always the three of them in there or two or three of them in there. And if you notice, two of them are social and emotional, which are not something that we focus on a lot. And if you can really do a good job of that, you can actually create great products that you never even thought you should make. And people, you know, a lot of the things that I do are talking to leaders and saying, helping them understand their future, which is really interesting how to create a strategy. And I asked them, why do people buy from you? And they basically say, because we're awesome. Because we make great this, we do we do this, and their like, no, they don't. They don't really care about what you make. They care about what you do for them.   Steve Rush: That's right.   Bill Flynn: Not what you do. And if you could figure out, how you make their lives better? How you fix a struggle or help them with progress? Then you'll actually create products and parts of products and services that support that, but we don't.   Steve Rush: It's interesting stuff. Really interesting. Last thing we want to do with you today, Bill is give you the chance to do a bit of time travel and you get to bump into yourself at 21 and give yourself some advice.   Bill Flynn: So, mine is, and actually this is funny Steve. I do this question a lot. I do an alignment question with my clients on a regular basis and alignment, meaning that these are things that they learn about each other that maybe they didn't know. And this is one of them, which is, if you go back in time, give yourself some advice and that would have made your life easier or better or accelerated, you know, your successors in some way. So, I've been doing this forever. So, I love this question, which is, to me, it would be to embrace uncertainty and to eschew certitude. I was brought up in a household that having the answer was more highly valued than asking a question and being unsure, sort of not being as comfortable. There's a saying, which I don't know if it's true, but I love it, which is that, you know, stupid people are always confident and smart people are unsure.   Steve Rush: I like that.   Bill Flynn: And you know, so you got to be comfortable holding two opposing ideas in your mind at once or more. One of both, maybe right, depending on the circumstance. And sometimes combining the best bits of each may also be right or more right. And if you sort of keep that in mind and not get stymied by it, right? Cause you can actually go into analysis paralysis. At some point you got to make a decision. I think if you can do that, you could say embrace uncertainty. You know what? This decision might be wrong. And if it is, then we'll fix it, but let's go ahead. We've got enough information, as much as we can particularly gather, let's just go with what we think is the best option, but know that we might be wrong either by hiring this person or making this product decision or bringing on this partner, whatever it is. And then if it is, then we'll fix it because we've got all this wonderful environment created around the culture and values and purpose and all those kinds of things. And we might find out that we're wrong and that's okay.   Steve Rush: Awesome.   Bill Flynn: We'll, we'll fix it.   Steve Rush: Bill, I could talk to you for hours and hours. Unfortunately, we're coming to the end of our time together today. But for the folks that are listening, who also want to continue the conversation with you, where's the best place where you can send them?   Bill Flynn: My website, which is catalystgrowthadvisors.com. And there you can find my email, my phone number, or you can actually set up a book some time with me, my book is on there. My book I give away for free on my site is if you just want to download the PDF, you can certainly do that. And more about the message than the money. If you want to buy it off Amazon, great. You can do it from there as well. There's a link to my Amazon audible on my website, but that's it. So, again, www.catalystgrowthadvisors.com.   Steve Rush: We'll also make sure those links are in our show notes Bill so that folks can head straight over and connect with you from here.   Bill Flynn: Awesome, thanks Steve. Appreciate It.   Steve Rush: Been amazing having you on the show, Bill. I wish you every success. It's no surprise that you have been so successful, some fantastic foundations and some fantastic learning you shared with our listeners today. So, we wish you all the best for the future.   Bill Flynn: Thank you, your very kindly. Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. 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Akhtar Badshah is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of international development experience, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise. Dr. Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, advising individuals and organizations to catalyze their social and philanthropic investments.   Dr. Badshah is the Distinguished Practitioner at the University of Washington at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance and the Business School, Bothell campus. He is the founder and curator of  Accelerating Social Transformation, a mid-career professional development certificate course on social impact. Dr. Badshah led Microsoft's philanthropic efforts for ten years, where he administered community investment and employee contributions.   He was instrumental in launching both Unlimited Potential and Youth Spark – the company's focus to bring digital technology to the underserved communities and youth worldwide.  His forthcoming book is titled Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires its Employees and Alumni to Change the World, Harper Collins Leadership Series, Nov 2020.  Dr. Badshah is a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dr. Akhtar Badshah discuss:Rethinking what work looks like as we work remotely. Using this opportunity to reassess and build our sense of purpose. Focusing on the right things, not doing things the right way.Scarcity mindset vs. abundance mindset. Key Takeaways:What are your driving factors, purpose, wealth, or status?A growth mindset is in service of yourself or your company, while a purpose mindset moves you from the service of yourself and the company to the community's service and the common good.Purpose centered leadership: work from abundance, discover and focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Embrace empathy and compassion. "Doing work out in the community nourishes my soul that in turn enables me to serve the company." —  Dr. Akhtar Badshah  See Dean's TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Dr. Akhtar Badshah:  Website: http://www.catalyticinnovatorsgroup.com/Email: akhtarb@uw.eduInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/akhtarbad/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akhtar.badshahLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhtar-badshah-6250105/Book: Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires its Employees and Alumni to Change the World  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 

Mike and Ryan have a conversation with guest Tom Planck, Chief Catalyst of Healthy Growing Churches, about the ways he forecasts that churches will thrive in the "new normal" of ministry mid-pandemic and post-pandemic.  You can find Tom at https://healthygrowingchurches.com 

Have you ever wondered why some businesses fail and some succeed? My guest today has dedicated his career to this question and discovered the most effective ways to make companies go further, faster. Bill Flynn has more than thirty years of experience working for and advising hundreds of companies, including startups, where he has a long track record of success. After working for ten different high-tech startups in different market segments such as speech recognition, e-commerce, and affiliate marketing where he was a VP of Sales eight times, twice a CMO and once a GM of a division of a $100MM IT services company, he pivoted to becoming a business growth coach at Catalyst Growth. In Bill's Book, Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps that Take the Guesswork Out of Growth continues to garner a 5-Star Rating and will be the main focus of today's episode. So if you want to learn how you can lead your business to go further, faster-- you don't want to miss this episode! _______________________________________________________ Where to Buy Bill's Book, Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps that Take the Guesswork Out of Growth: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544507836/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=further+faster&qid=1582298654&s=books&sr=1-2 Further, Faster Resources (Including the Link to Download A Free Copy of the Book): https://catalystgrowthadvisors.com/catalyst-growth-advisors/further-faster-resources/ Contact Bill: Website: https://catalystgrowthadvisors.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billflynnpublic/ Instagram: @billflynn01776 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.flynn.9022 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app