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Craig Lemasters shares techniques he has used in a lifetime of helping Fortune 500 companies tackle the challenge of getting unstuck. The post 558: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business with Mike Kim (E) first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Craig Lemasters is the CEO of GXG and the author of the book Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others. A great majority of things that leaders get stuck on are usually things that somebody else has already figured out. Craig brings together experts, called operators, for Rapid Cycle Learning whose purpose is to share and gain wisdom by multiplying knowledge and experience.  Leaders know this, it's where to get this learning that is the question. Andy and Craig discuss the 5 steps to get unstuck, which include humility, destination, smart people asking for what they need, and thinking outside the building, not the box. This is a structure for wisdom-based learning that provides new ways of looking at things from mentors. HIGHLIGHT QUOTES Moving slightly away from the business model can get you stuck - Craig: "We always thought that moving outside of the core meant I make water bottles, now I'm gonna make chairs, as an extreme example. And that'd be pretty extreme and you'd probably get stuck. But what I found is you don't have to move that far from the core. And what happens to that wisdom formula? The knowledge and experience? It doesn't go down incrementally, unfortunately. It's exponential. And this is the trap that I fell in." Sellers learn the most about selling from mentors - Andy: "How did you learn how to sell? And invariably it comes back to a mentor. Not company-paid training, none of these things. It's like there was this one or two individuals throughout my career, and also is true for me as well, that had outsized impacts in terms of exposing me to a way of looking at things that I wouldn't have thought of before." The power of wisdom-based learning gets your unstuck faster - Craig: "Stuck doesn't mean that we're not trying and we're not working hard. It means we're not getting there fast enough. So this whole thing is built around not a lack of effort or caring. It's a lack of speed. And this is the dramatic impact is it will help people do exactly what you said much faster." Find out more about Craig and get his book in the links below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lemasters-72507321/ GXG website: https://gxg.co/ Speaker website: https://craiglemasters.com/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Unstuck-Unlock-Activate-Wisdom-Others/dp/1641800739/ More on Andy: Connect on LinkedIn Get Andy's new book "Sell Without Selling Out" on Amazon Learn more at AndyPaul.com Sponsored by: Revenue.io | Unlock exponential growth with an AI-powered RevOps platform | Revenue.io Scratchpad | The fastest way to update Salesforce, take sales notes and stay on top of to-dos | Scratchpad.com Blueboard | World's leading experiential rewards & recognition platform | Blueboard.com Explore the Revenue.io Podcast Universe: Sales Enablement Podcast Selling with Purpose Podcast RevOps Podcast

Are you feeling stuck? How are you utilizing your personal and professional networks to their fullest potential? Join David Nour as he explores how to become Unstuck by embracing and engaging the knowledge and experience of the people around you with Craig Lemasters. Craig is the author of Unstuck - How to Unlock & Activate the Wisdom of Others, and is Chairman at GCX. Listen on as Craig tells us about the power of listening and learning, building your network up, and not being scared of external help. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-nour/message

We are social beings and our relationships with others are critical to our happiness. That is just one of the ways that Beverly Jones shares on how we can get unstuck and create fulfillment and happiness. She tells Kevin that what works for us as individuals is just as important for leaders. When you manage your happiness, you are more empathetic and better able to motivate your team. Key Points Beverly Jones offers practical strategies to create joy and meaning at work (or home). The include: Making better use of your calendar. The importance of networking and what it is and isn't. Learning something new; when you are in learning mode you are more creative. The “engagement triangle”: by managing 3 factors you can increase awareness and motivate yourself and team members. Meet Beverly Name: Beverly Jones Her Story: Beverly is the author of Find Your Happy at Work: 50 Ways to Get Unstuck, Move Past Boredom, and Discover Fulfillment. She works with leaders to spark engagement and productivity in their teams and helps professionals to thrive in their careers. She is a Visiting Fellow at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University. Worth Mentioning: Beverly started working at 13 She was a Washington lawyer, and then an energy company executive, before women were always welcome, and learned career and leadership lessons the hard way, a little at a time. She is a born pessimist who learned optimism by trial and error. This episode is brought to you by… Future of Work Newsletter, a free weekly e-newsletter. It's full of articles and resources to help you, your team and your organization be more successful in the ever-changing remote work environment. Book Recommendations Find Your Happy at Work by Beverly E. Jones Finding Comfort During Hard Times: A Guide to Healing after Disaster, Violence, and Other Community Trauma by Earl Johnson Related Podcast Episodes Creating Happiness in the Workplace with Kris Boesch. Networking for People Who Hate Networking with Devora Zack. Putting Happiness to Work with Eric Karpinski. Getting Unstuck with Craig Lemasters.  

We've all been there – stuck. This can be personally or maybe our teams are stuck. When we are stuck, we fail to develop and grow. Craig Lemasters joins Kevin to what stuck really means and techniques to help fill the knowledge gaps. Key Points Craig shares his thoughts about stuck and the simple formula to get unstuck. The 4 steps to get unstuck: High humility quotient Define the destination Identify wisdom gaps Activate How the pandemic has changed “stuckness”. Meet Craig Name: Craig Lemasters His Story: Author of Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others. Craig is a former CEO of a $5B Fortune 500 subsidiary and now the president of the Puerto Rico-based, strategic investment conglomerate, Grupo Ferré Rangel, as well as the Chairman of GXG. Company: GXG Worth Mentioning: Craig is dedicated to helping senior leaders get unstuck on the major growth challenges to their businesses, as he faced similar challenges. Craig's book dives his journey as CEO and teaches readers how they can leverage his unstuck methodology to tackle their most pressing business challenges. Connect with Craig https://craiglemasters.com/ https://gxg.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lemasters-72507321/ This episode is brought to you by… Future of Work Newsletter, a free weekly e-newsletter. It's full of articles and resources to help you, your team and your organization be more successful in the ever-changing remote work environment. Sign up at https://remarkablepodcast.com/FOW Quote: 

Do you have a learning ecosystem that facilitates the wisest people sharing their wisdom? Because if you don't, you and your organization are going to get stuck pretty fast. However, there's another component that we as leaders must address with ourselves; that is, the human desire for denial. Too often, a leader will find themselves 'stuck,' not moving forward at the speed needed, and they are too hard-headed to admit it. As a result, they remain stuck for way too long. So, how can we recognize when we're stuck and what can we do to quickly become unstuck? Let's find out together. Our guest is Craig Lemasters. Craig is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than twenty years of success in executive leadership positions, including over a decade as CEO of a public company subsidiary. During his CEO tenure, Craig led digital transformation initiatives, global expansions and countless M&A integrations. However, that was part one of his career. For the 2.0 version of his career, Craig Lemasters is dedicated to helping senior leaders get ‘unstuck' and unlock and activate the wisdom of others. Craig's new book is titled, Unstuck, and it takes us on a deep dive into his journey as CEO teaching readers how they can implement processes within their own teams so, no matter what challenge arises next, they're ready to get unstuck! More on Craig LeD Do you have a learning ecosystem that facilitates the wisest people sharing their wisdom? Because if you don't, you and your organization are going to get stuck pretty fast. However, there's another component that we as leaders must address with ourselves; that is, the human desire for denial. Too often, a leader will find themselves 'stuck,' not moving forward at the speed needed, and they are too hard-headed to admit it. As a result, they remain stuck for way too long. So, how can we recognize when we're stuck and what can we do to quickly become unstuck? Let's find out together. Our guest is Craig Lemasters. Craig is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than twenty years of success in executive leadership positions, including over a decade as CEO of a public company subsidiary. During his CEO tenure, Craig led digital transformation initiatives, global expansions and countless M&A integrations. However, that was part one of his career. For the 2.0 version of his career, Craig Lemasters is dedicated to helping senior leaders get ‘unstuck' and unlock and activate the wisdom of others. Craig's new book is titled, Unstuck, and it takes us on a deep dive into his journey as CEO teaching readers how they can implement processes within their own teams so, no matter what challenge arises next, they're ready to get unstuck! More on Craig Lemasters: Website GXG.co His Book Unstuck : https://tinyurl.com/GXGUnstuck. Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lemasters-72507321 https://www.facebook.com/getunstuckwithcraig. https://twitter.com/unstuckbook

Do you have a learning ecosystem that facilitates the wisest people sharing their wisdom? Because if you don't, you and your organization are going to get stuck pretty fast. However, there's another component that we as leaders must address with ourselves; that is, the human desire for denial. Too often, a leader will find themselves 'stuck,' not moving forward at the speed needed, and they are too hard-headed to admit it. As a result, they remain stuck for way too long. So, how can we recognize when we're stuck and what can we do to quickly become unstuck? Let's find out together. Our guest is Craig Lemasters. Craig is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than twenty years of success in executive leadership positions, including over a decade as CEO of a public company subsidiary. During his CEO tenure, Craig led digital transformation initiatives, global expansions and countless M&A integrations. However, that was part one of his career. For the 2.0 version of his career, Craig Lemasters is dedicated to helping senior leaders get ‘unstuck' and unlock and activate the wisdom of others. Craig's new book is titled, Unstuck, and it takes us on a deep dive into his journey as CEO teaching readers how they can implement processes within their own teams so, no matter what challenge arises next, they're ready to get unstuck! More on Craig LeD Do you have a learning ecosystem that facilitates the wisest people sharing their wisdom? Because if you don't, you and your organization are going to get stuck pretty fast. However, there's another component that we as leaders must address with ourselves; that is, the human desire for denial. Too often, a leader will find themselves 'stuck,' not moving forward at the speed needed, and they are too hard-headed to admit it. As a result, they remain stuck for way too long. So, how can we recognize when we're stuck and what can we do to quickly become unstuck? Let's find out together. Our guest is Craig Lemasters. Craig is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than twenty years of success in executive leadership positions, including over a decade as CEO of a public company subsidiary. During his CEO tenure, Craig led digital transformation initiatives, global expansions and countless M&A integrations. However, that was part one of his career. For the 2.0 version of his career, Craig Lemasters is dedicated to helping senior leaders get ‘unstuck' and unlock and activate the wisdom of others. Craig's new book is titled, Unstuck, and it takes us on a deep dive into his journey as CEO teaching readers how they can implement processes within their own teams so, no matter what challenge arises next, they're ready to get unstuck! More on Craig Lemasters: Website GXG.co His Book Unstuck : https://tinyurl.com/GXGUnstuck. Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lemasters-72507321 https://www.facebook.com/getunstuckwithcraig. https://twitter.com/unstuckbook

Do you have a learning ecosystem that facilitates the wisest people sharing their wisdom? Because if you don't, you and your organization are going to get stuck pretty fast. However, there's another component that we as leaders must address with ourselves; that is, the human desire for denial. Too often, a leader will find themselves 'stuck,' not moving forward at the speed needed, and they are too hard-headed to admit it. As a result, they remain stuck for way too long. So, how can we recognize when we're stuck and what can we do to quickly become unstuck?   Let's find out together. Our guest is Craig Lemasters. Craig is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than twenty years of success in executive leadership positions, including over a decade as CEO of a public company subsidiary. During his CEO tenure, Craig led digital transformation initiatives, global expansions and countless M&A integrations. However, that was part one of his career. For the 2.0 version of his career, Craig Lemasters is dedicated to helping senior leaders get ‘unstuck' and unlock and activate the wisdom of others. Craig's new book is titled, Unstuck, and it takes us on a deep dive into his journey as CEO teaching readers how they can implement processes within their own teams so, no matter what challenge arises next, they're ready to get unstuck! More on Craig Lemasters: Website GXG.co His Book Unstuck : https://tinyurl.com/GXGUnstuck. Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lemasters-72507321 https://www.facebook.com/getunstuckwithcraig. https://twitter.com/unstuckbook . . . . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch. Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have a learning ecosystem that facilitates the wisest people sharing their wisdom? Because if you don't, you and your organization are going to get stuck pretty fast. However, there's another component that we as leaders must address with ourselves; that is, the human desire for denial. Too often, a leader will find themselves 'stuck,' not moving forward at the speed needed, and they are too hard-headed to admit it. As a result, they remain stuck for way too long. So, how can we recognize when we're stuck and what can we do to quickly become unstuck?   Let's find out together. Our guest is Craig Lemasters. Craig is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than twenty years of success in executive leadership positions, including over a decade as CEO of a public company subsidiary.  During his CEO tenure, Craig led digital transformation initiatives, global expansions and countless M&A integrations. However, that was part one of his career. For the 2.0 version of his career, Craig Lemasters is dedicated to helping senior leaders get ‘unstuck' and unlock and activate the wisdom of others.  Craig's new book is titled, Unstuck, and it takes us on a deep dive into his journey as CEO teaching readers how they can implement processes within their own teams so, no matter what challenge arises next, they're ready to get unstuck! More on Craig Lemasters: Website GXG.co His Book Unstuck : https://tinyurl.com/GXGUnstuck. Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-lemasters-72507321 https://www.facebook.com/getunstuckwithcraig. https://twitter.com/unstuckbook . . . Curious about how to tap into what drives meaning in your life and create meaningful transformation in the lives you touch? Take a look at DovBaron.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Lemasters - CEO of GXG It is not too often that we meet people that leave a lucrative corporate career to start their own gig and all the risk it entails.  It also isn't too often that you meet people like Craig Lemasters. Craig is one of the leader builders in the entrepreneurial world.  He helps C level executives and business owners build their leadership skills to help them grow their businesses. He has written the book Unstuck, a book on how to break yourself out of the pitfalls and challenges of business, and life, by bumping up your wisdom. Listen as Craig details his experience as a guy answering to boards to the guy that became the board.  He encourages you to embrace humility and get to work.  Great advice, indeed. Enjoy! Visit Craig at: https://craiglemasters.com/  

Craig Lemasters shares techniques he has used in a lifetime of helping Fortune 500 companies tackle the challenge of getting unstuck. The post 378: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business with Mike Kim first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Craig Lemasters shares techniques he has used in a lifetime of helping Fortune 500 companies tackle the challenge of getting unstuck. The post 377: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others with Craig Lemasters first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Many industries worldwide are stuck as they struggle to survive and grow. Stuck businesses do not react, pivot, and redirect, which can be catastrophic. In Unstuck, Craig Lemasters shares techniques he has used in a lifetime of helping Fortune 500 companies fill their knowledge gaps.

Introduction Craig Lemasters former CEO of a $5bln Fortune 500 subsidiary Assurant Solutions, is an author, entrepreneur, investor and board member with more than two decades of success in executive leadership positions. He is now CEO of GXG an advisory company dedicated to helping other senior leaders get unstuck on the major growth challenges to their businesses    Podcast Episode Summary This episode illuminates what it means for organisations and in particular top teams to get unstuck with respect to the major business challenges they face. Craig shares his deceptively simple formula and steps to help others get unstuck. Wisdom is a combination of Knowledge and Experience and when businesses face into growth outside of what is core they often fall short of critical wisdom Craig helps readers and clients appreciate there is an alternative to being stuck. The first step on the journey is humility. This conversation explores not only the methodology but the many themes about Leadership, Biases, Stereotypes and Patterns that keep us stuck. The book is littered with gems of wisdom, models, knowledge sources and references to critical and timely research. The book is 108 pages long and while seemingly short is anything but.     Points made over the episode Craig Lemasters now runs a company called GXG, an advisory boutique to help organisations get unstuck on the major growth challenges to their businesses.  He started his company 6 years ago and after working with several clients it was suggested he write his methodology in a book. This book is called Unstuck, how to unlock and activate the wisdom of others  Craig defines wisdom as a combination of Knowledge and Experience  He shares that it is OK to be stuck but we have to be willing to admit it to ourselves and have the humility to ask for help.  The circle of stuck is an example of the many activities people identify with at work where busy, like the many meetings we have and the many voices we copy in emails etc… is confused with momentum and activity.  Leaders have to pick a destination. Strategy is not the destination and not the end game it is only the beginning.  By putting B in the middle of a flip chart we can begin the work of identifying wisdom gaps.  Craig walks us through the digital transformation challenge he faced at Assurant and describes the process he engaged to breakthrough his self-imposed stuck.  It is extraordinary how often people in business at the start of this process deny their current reality. -Humility is key These first few steps raise awareness about the number of wisdom gaps a team might face in pursuing a particular growth strategy.  Leaders need to address the wisdom gap and very often that wisdom is housed in personas outside of the business and often in unrelated industry's. The importance of humility and being able to hold the truth are some of the lessons Craig shares from his experience working with organisations willing to explore his methodology.  Leaders still suffer many biases and stereotypes that keep them away from considering this methodology.  The belief “ I should know” Not realising that the job of Leadership is to make choices and create a culture that lifts people up An over identification with self interest A capacity deficit to dialogue    GXG source and locate advisory boards full of people who have the necessary wisdom to advice boards. This is a critical part of his methodology and it works because these people do not have an agenda but have the credibility and knowledge to impart.  There needs to be an instance of candid conversations, conversations without internal wrangling and agendas for his process to be a success.  Boards were originally conceived to support Leaders with operational issues they now assume a far greater governance role. Some of Craig's clients are now developing shadow boards to get at the required wisdom necessary to compete in a VUCA world.  The last chapter of Unstuck focuses on the idea of accessing Joy at work. Craig Lemasters sees no reason why we cannot be happy and lead dignified lives at work.  Covid-19 has taught Craig a few things that we would like to see continued.  Know people more than just knowing about them.  More priorities does not mean better. As Leaders we need to de-stress people by making better and tighter choices so that fewer priorities are appropriate  Flexible working is a paradigm that has been shattered and proven to work  Let's stop the game of 10 year plans and instead focus closer in and execute.    Resources shared  Lemasters, Craig. Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others, Front Edge Publishing, 2020  Collins, James C. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap & Others Don't. New York: Harper Collins 2001 Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time. New York: Viking 2013 GXG. www.gxg.co

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Craig Lemasters, CEO of the advisory firm GXG, talks about the concepts behind his new book, "UNSTUCK." Craig focuses on operator-based learning that unlocks the wisdom of others to achieve positive growth opportunities. www.gxg.com www.craiglemasters.com

If you love this episode, share It with a friend and leave a 5 star review! If you would like to join Chester's Gratitude Community, we Invite you to join 44K subscribers to "The Gratitude Journal" published monthly.Our sponsor for this episode Is Methods Of - Learn the Methods of leadership from some of the best CEOs, executive coaches, thought leaders and business thinkers on the planet.If you use COMEBACK2021 at checkout for a 50% discount!In this episode, Chester speaks to Craig Lemasters who talks about what leaders need to do to get unstuck. Craig Lemasters is an author, entrepreneur, investor, and board member with more than two decades of success in executive leadership positions, now dedicated to helping senior leaders get unstuck on the major growth challenges to their businesses.As a leader, you will directly impact the future of your organization. Of course, the role is challenging, but shouldn't it also be incredibly rewarding? Instead, most leaders find the experience lonely and sometimes even hopeless feeling.Craig wants to help. His mission is to empower leaders to take action by introducing them to a new secret weapon: the wisdom of others!Thank you for your time listening to this podcast. We hope the time you spend with us helps you be more kind, more grateful, and be of service.Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent more than two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams. Their work is supported by research with more than a million working adults across the globe. They are authors of multiple award-winning Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, and Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. They have been called “fascinating” by Fortune and “creative and refreshing” by The New York Times. Gostick & Elton have appeared on NBC's Today Show, CBS 60 Minutes, and are often quoted in Fast Company, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. Gostick & Elton are members of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches pay-it-forward project and in 2020, both were ranked in the top 10 Global Gurus in Leadership and Organizational Culture.  LifeGuides is a peer-to-peer community that helps people navigate through their day-to-day stressors by providing a place of empathy, listening, wisdom and support with a Guide who has walked in your shoes, experiencing the same challenge or life experience as you.

Clint concludes his conversation with Craig LeMasters, the author of "Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others." In part two, Clint and Craig discuss why people are afraid to ask for help and why listening has becoming a lost art.

This week Clint has a conversation with entrepreneur, investor, and the author of "Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others", Craig LeMasters. In part one Clint and Craig discuss what it means to be 'stuck' and why the lack of prioritization today is crushing people.

* Craig explains what he calls "Wisdom Based Methodology" to solve where organizations get stuck. * He describes what happened to him in the corporate elevator after he became CEO which catches many CEOs off guard. * Craig explains why he wrote his new book, "Unstuck; How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others" and of course, what it's about. * He shares what three steps every CEO needs to apply now so that the business can grow coming out of this pandemic.

Do you feel stuck when it comes to revenue growth? Today's guest, Craig Lemasters, is here to help us get back on the road to growth. He's the author of the soon-to-be-released book, Unstuck, How To Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others. In our conversation, he shares practical advice about how you can get your sales moving forward. Craig comes from the c-suite. As the CEO of a publicly traded company, he led a 100 year old organization through the process of digital transformation. Best of all, Craig's passion is sales and marketing. As Craig says in the podcast, the product of experience and knowledge is wisdom. That's exactly what you're going to get today. We're going to experience some wisdom from his new book, Unstuck, How To Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others. I know you're going to find these ideas both inspirational and practical. So, grab a notepad and we'll get to know Craig after a brief word from our sponsors.

Unstuck, How to Activate and Unlock the Wisdom of Others with Craig Lemasters Today's leaders are getting stuck at an ever-increasing rate as they reach outside their core capabilities in search of growth. After experiencing this himself, and observing countless other CEOs facing a similar battle, our guest decided to do something about it. Craig Lemasters leveraged his extensive leadership experience to develop a unique perspective around why this phenomenon keeps happening and what leaders can do to break free. His book guides readers through examples of some of the most common challenges preventing progress and teaches them how to intentionally tap into the vast knowledge and experience of others. More about Craig here:  https://craiglemasters.com https://gxg.co/ Craig Lemasters, Unstuck, Assurant, Innovation, Transformation

Today's business environment demands speed and agility--but it is easy to feel stuck. Host Jim Karrh welcomes Craig Lemasters, former CEO of Assurant Solutions and now author of author of Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others.