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In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Lorie talks with legendary Bill George, the former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and now a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School. Widely recognized for his leadership, Bill is the author of several best-selling books, including True North, which has helped countless leaders align their personal values with their professional roles. Bill spent his career mentoring executives and leaders, teaching at Harvard and guiding CEOs to discover their own authentic leadership style. In this episode, Tom and Bill dive into Bill's insights on leading in turbulent times, mentoring the next generation of leaders, and how executives can stay resilient and purposeful in an ever-changing business world. Some of the crucial topics touched on in this episode include: The Hard-Earned Lesson Bill Learned in College That Set Him on the Path to Success The Need for Courage to Navigate an Uncertain Future The Negative Impact of Grade Inflation in Colleges Today Insights from Mentoring Everyone from 21-Year-Olds to Senior Executives The Importance of "Know Thyself" in Personal and Professional Growth Small Company vs Large Company: Career Growth Opportunities Differences in Motivation Between Boomers and Gen Z How to Learn to Be a Leader—Not in an MBA Program Why Mentorship Is a Two-Way Street AI and Its Future in Business In a nutshell, this episode will engage you in a powerful conversation that can impact your own leadership journey—for the better! Listen to our radio podcast anywhere, any time, on any platform, click here! SHOW NOTES: BILL GEORGE: BIO: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001ILOB8M/about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_George_(businessman) BOOKS: True North: Leading Authentically in Today's Workplace, Emerging Leader Edition, by Bill George with Zach Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value, by Bill George Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis, by Bill George

Are you operating like a Manager or a Leader? Not sure if you know this part of my entrepreneurial journey, 4.5 years into running my business full-time, I still couldn’t grow it past 350-400K/year. Yes I’m aware that is still a great amount of revenue, but the business wasn’t growing and I felt stuck. I worked harder, longer, frantically Goggled all the things, and my business still wouldn’t grow. I was so tried, fried, and sick of it that I finally hired a business coach to help me figure out what I was doing wrong. Yes it took me that long to ask for help!!! (not recommended) One of the life-changing moments is when my coach pointed out to me that I was operating like a Manager inside my business (and life) and not a leader. Truthfully, I didn’t even really grasp the difference, but slowly the light bulb turned on. A Manager focuses on putting out fires, tending to employee’s and contractor’s needs, checking in on projects, reviewing and correcting everyone’s work, basically getting into the weeds of it all. A Leader focuses on the mission and vision of the company, while creatively coming up with new products and services to meet the needs of their customers. Allowing other people to deal with weeds and the rest of the garden, while I map out the overall landscaping. (you knew I couldn’t resist that analogy) Being a Manager was familiar to me, as that was my role in the corporate world, I had never been shown how to be a Leader, let alone thinking little ‘ole me could be one. The difference between building a 6-figure business and a 7 or 8-figure business, is becoming a Leader, and feeling you have the right to be in that position. Welcome to ProjectME the Podcast with your host Tiffany Carter, who takes the mystery out of making BIG money. A former NBC and CBS TV journalist, turned multi-millionaire entrepreneur, teaching you all things wealth, health, worth, and business. You can follow Tiffany on Instagram @projectme_with_tiffany  on Facebook @projectmewithtiffany and watch her TV episodes on ProjectME TV with Tiffany Carter on YouTube.

Josh Verne is an entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in starting, growing, and selling businesses and is currently the CEO of Flocku.com. Favorite Success Quote “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” ~Johnathan Swift Key Points 1. Be a Leader Not a Boss There are two types of people in management positions. Leaders and bosses. A boss uses his title to accomplish his goals, he demands respect, and he does what is his best interest. A leader earns respect by putting his people before himself and then uses that respect to accomplish the goals that he and his team have set together. If you want to truly succeed in life and business, then you have to be a leader. Forget forcing your will onto others and demanding respect. If you put others first and serve the people following you, you and your team can accomplish anything you set your mind to. 2. Everything Needs to be a Win-Win Never agree to a deal or follow a plan of action that is win-lose. Always strive to achieve a win-win situation. A win for you, a win for your clients, a win for your employees, and a win for society. No matter how bleak a situation may look, there is always a way to create a win for everybody. When you stop settling to situations that are not win-win, you will be forced to find the very best solution every single time you are faced with a new client or an unexpected problem. This will skyrocket your business, your team, and your reputation like nothing else. 3. Speak Less, Listen More  This point is simple and profound. You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. Use them in that proportion. The less you speak, the more power your words will have, the more authoritative you will appear, and the more people will listen when you have something to say. 4. You Need to Have Balance in Your Life  Life is a balancing act. You can have all the money in the world, but if your home life and health are out of order, you will suffer. Conversely, you can have a loving family and a shredded body, but if you are not making enough money, you and your loved ones will suffer. Balance is not about spending the same amount of time focused on every area of your life either. It is about making progress in all areas of your life and ensuring that you improve just a little bit each day in your health, wealth, relationships, and personal growth. 5. Figure Out What You Are Passionate About  If you want to be successful, find something you are passionate about. While it is true that there are plenty of passionate people who are unsuccessful, there are very few successful people who lack passion. You need to find something that wakes you up every morning with a fire in your belly. Something that excites you and makes you want to skip parties, wake up early, and work late. Otherwise, your life will be a groundhog day of the same boring drudgery and the same uninspiring mess. Find your passion and you have the keys to the good life.

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Episode 29 – The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today’s Topic:  Think Like a Leader Not a Manager    In today’s episode: We discuss the differences between leaders and managers. Too often these roles get confused. Those with successful teams understand that the importance of being a leader and leading their teams and only managing the tasks.   Shownotes:   You don’t manage people; you manage things. You Lead People -  Admiral Grace Hooper   Welcome back to the Local Small Business Coach Podcast, I am your coach Tammy Adams.     Today we are going to discuss something that is near and dear to my heart. Something that I feel is critical to your business’s success.  And this is a subject that I think so many people get wrong, not only in small business but in any business. I have watched many leaders through the years not under the difference between being a manager and being a leader.   There is a quote that sums up what you need to remember: You don’t manage people; you manage things. You Lead People -  Admiral Grace Hooper   As I mentioned, I’ve seen many people that assume they are the same thing. That a manager is a leader and a leader is a manager. The reality is, they are completely hats that a business person will wear.  As a local small business owner, these are two roles you will want to make sure that you fully understand.  Let’s take a closure look shall we?   When to Wear the Manager Hat The manager hat comes easy for everyone. After all, most of what we do, will fall under this umbrella.  When we are working on our marketing we are wearing our manager hat. When we are doing the actual tasks of the business we are wearing our manager hat. When we are working on our numbers or ordering inventory, we are wearing our manager hat.  When we are doing our bookkeeping or invoicing, we are wearing our manager hat. You get the idea. Whenever you are working on any task within your business, you are wearing your manager hat.     When to Wear the Leadership Hat Now, let’s look at the leadership hat, typically it will involve your interaction with your people.  However, the leadership hat is more than this, which we will discuss in a few minutes.  When we think of leaders, we think of people that inspire, people that provide direction and people that fire us up and motivate us. You are wearing your leadership hat when you are speaking to your employees. Think about it, you are trying to inspire them to give great customer service, to have the best store or maybe the best company. You are providing them the expectations and more importantly the “why”. Another aspect of leadership has to do with your role in the community and with your peers.  You are wearing your leadership hat when you setting the example with other business owners and with how your community will view you and your company.  Your company’s brand and reputation is all about the leadership you provide it. So it is important to recognize that even one person local small businesses have a need to understand when they are wearing their manager hat vs their leadership hat just as much as a brick and mortar or any other team business.   Why Do These Terms Get Confused? What causes folks to confuse the manager hat and the leadership hat, is how we use the word manager. Think about it, we have store managers, assistant managers, department managers & office managers.  We use the word manager over and over when we discuss who leads our teams. When your employees go home at night, they talk about their “manager” not their leader. But the ironic thing is, they are actually discussing what type of “leadership” they had that day from their manager. An example might be: “Today my manager yelled at me to clean the lobby”.  Yes, the manager was discussing a “task” if it were, but the what the employee was upset about was how this person provided “leadership”.  If they were asked to clean the lobby and explained why it was needed, the odds are it would not have been dinner conversation that day.     **  For the full show notes click the link below!   HELPFUL LINKS Podcast Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com Leave your Message on the website with the Speak Pipe Button or just email me at Tammy@LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com Episode Show Notes:  Episode 29 - Local Small Business Coach Podcast Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners:  TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com Starting a Local Small Business Website:  StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

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