Podcasts about leaky bucket

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.In MTFS Episode 220, "Plug the Leaks," Dr. Christine Li brings powerful insights from her recent workshop that attracted over 100 participants eager to address their energy drains. Drawing from business coach James Wedmore's "leaky bucket" metaphor, Dr. Li guides listeners through identifying where their energy is escaping and, more importantly, why.The episode reveals common energy leaks such as insufficient sleep, excessive social media use, overcommitment, and people-pleasing behaviors. However, Dr. Li's key revelation is that these issues often stem from a deeper source: lack of self-trust. She explains how building self-trust and following through on commitments can transform energy drains into opportunities for growth and vitality.Through workshop participant examples and practical guidance, Dr. Li demonstrates how listeners can reclaim their power, make better decisions, and create meaningful changes in their lives. The episode includes information about accessing a free worksheet for personal reflection and details about an upcoming five-day challenge focused on decluttering and energizing your home environment.Timestamps:[00:02:23] - Explanation of the metaphor "leaky bucket" as it relates to businesses, schedules, and energy, and the idea of reclaiming energy.[00:03:40] - Workshop insights: Listing examples of energy leaks such as not getting enough sleep, social media scrolling, and overbooking. Attendees identify overlapping themes.[00:04:50] - Transition to tracking energy and caring for it better as part of the healing process.[00:05:21] - Question to attendees: What's blocking you from plugging your energy leak? Responses include procrastination, lack of time or energy, and feeling distracted.[00:06:57] - Importance of mastering clarity, energy, and purpose to enhance productivity and manage schedule better.[00:08:54] - Root cause discussion: Dr. Christine Li identifies lack of self-trust as the central reason for energy leaks and explains its effects on behavior.[00:10:22] - Reflection questions: Where do you need to trust yourself more? And examples of trusting oneself for better outcomes.[00:13:28] - Benefits of self-trust and making commitments to oneself: Creating clarity, boosting energy, and enhancing accomplishments.[00:17:23] - Final reflections: Encouragement to explore solutions, embrace self-improvement, and continue personal development.[00:18:54] - Invitation to worksheets and five-day "Reenergize Your Home" challenge to address energy blocks like clutter.To get the free worksheet that accompanies this episode, go to: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/leaksTo register for Dr. Li's upcoming 5-Day Challenge (starting March 3rd) called Re-Energize Your Home, click this link: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/spring2025For more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Us!

In this episode of the Unstoppable Marketer podcast, we explore the challenges brands face when balancing efficiency and growth, using real-world examples from the clothing industry. Discover strategies for maintaining customer acquisition and retention, and learn how to optimize operational costs to ensure long-term profitability. Tune in for insights on leveraging product seeding and ad strategies to scale your business effectively.Please connect with Trevor on social media. You can find him anywhere @thetrevorcrump

Here's what to expect on the podcast:How Gaetano transitioned from technology to business and marketing.The role of AI and technology in business.Why is it important to focus on the human-centric aspects of business that AI cannot replicate?The future of AI in business.And much more! About Gaetano:Gaetano Caruana, from the island of Malta, is a seasoned business strategist, published author, speaker, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in driving growth across marketing, sales, and business operations. Gaetano believes a thriving business should focus on generating organic referrals, creating brands that naturally attract clients rather than chasing them.Recognizing that many businesses operate like "leaky buckets"—losing valuable opportunities across sales, marketing, and technology—he founded Leaky Bucket, a vibrant community for entrepreneurs. Through this platform, Gaetano aims to help 1 million business owners identify and fix these critical inefficiencies, empowering them to achieve sustainable, referral-driven growth. Connect with Gaetano Caruana!Website: https://www.skool.com/leaky-bucket/aboutLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaetanocaruana/ Connect with Candice Snyder!Website: https://hairhealthvitality.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candice.snyderInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candicesny17/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyder/ICAN Institute: https://vl729.isrefer.com/go/mindandbody/PassionPurpose22/Shop For A Cause With Gifts That Give Back to Nonprofits: https://thekindnesscause.com/

Anti-immigration sentiment in Canada is at a 30-year high. And some of the recent takes on immigrants and the problems they bring with them make for an interesting read. But, let's pause for a bit…are we misdiagnosing the Canadian immigration problem? Are we addressing the right issues? Or in a hurry to sound right and get a word in, we've simplified a complex and nuanced conversation into a good vs. bad debate.Daniel Bernhard, the CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), believes we can have a better conversation about Canadian immigration. One that's much broader, accommodates all the nuances, and, most importantly, considers everyone affected —Canadians and immigrants.He joined me on The Newcomers Podcast to chat about the two sides of the international student debate. We also explored:* Why we MUST view immigration from an outcome-based lenses* Why The Leaky Bucket Report 2024 and Talent to win study are part of a bigger story* Why the student route should be the best immigration pathway for Canada, and more.This conversation validated a lot of thoughts that I have about immigration. My biggest takeaway as an immigrant: We need to address everyone's interest. It's a Canada conversation. If all I consider is my immigrant POV, nothing moves forward. Shoutout to George Carothers and his team for the amazing work they've done with the Leaky Bucket report and the Talent to Win study. Read them here

Episode 17 | The Leaky Bucket of AccountabilityIn this episode of Strong & Awake, Dane and Mitch challenge the conventional wisdom around accountability. They argue that relying on others to hold us accountable is a way to dodge responsibility and set ourselves up for failure. Instead, they advocate for a practice of self-accountability that starts with creating and holding space for self-reflection— which can be done in community. They outline a process of committing to new behaviors, releasing old habits, and embracing the discomfort that leads to real change. Through personal anecdotes and practical advice, they invite listeners to take ownership of their growth and transformation. Don't just listen—take action and start holding yourself accountable today.Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:23 The Accountability Partner Myth04:08 Why Isn't it Working?07:11 Creating and Holding Space13:29 Daily Practices for Grounding18:20 True Repentance and Commitment21:04 The CREDO Framework25:04 Accountability in Community32:37 Taking ActionMentions:Jerzy Gregorek: Quoted for the saying "Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.""The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg: Referenced in the context of understanding habits."Atomic Habits" by James Clear: Referenced in the context of understanding habits.Accountability: Discussed extensively, particularly the idea that self-accountability is more effective than relying on others to hold you accountable.Creating and Holding Space: The practice of creating a mental and emotional space to reflect and account for one's actions.Repentance: Described as a model for course correction, involving stopping, turning around, and moving in a new direction.Fess Up Fridays: A practice within MWOD where members reflect on their commitments, hold account for where they missed the mark, what they learned, and what they will do differently.CREDO Framework: A model for personal change involving Commit, Release, Embrace, Define, and Own stages.Ownership and Agency: Emphasized as critical for personal development and accountability.ItsProbablyNotForYou.com - Check it out!Anchor Actions:Self-Accountability Check-In: Every week, take a moment to reflect on three key points: What goal did you set, and where did you fall short?What did you learn about yourself in the process?What specific action will you take to correct your course and move forward?Create and Hold Space for Reflection:Dedicate a daily practice to create and hold space for yourself. This could involve a cold shower to wake up, a few minutes of breath-holding to center yourself, and journaling to process your thoughts. This routine helps you slow down, reflect on your actions, and prepare for the day with clarity.Commit to a New Direction:When you identify a behavior or habit you want to change, make a clear commitment to a new course of action. Understand that you will face resistance and the urge to revert to old habits. Embrace the discomfort, release your preferences, and consistently practice the new behavior until it becomes a natural part of your routine.Join Us:Our Membership Community (MWOD) is where we embrace discomfort as a path to personal development. Remember, it's probably not for you... but if we're wrong about that, or if you want to find out for yourself, visit us at MWOD.io

In episode 4 of the 'Coach Education is Broken' series, titled 'Fixing the Leaky Bucket,' I delve into the systemic and mindset shifts required to change and modernise the way that the sport sector develops it's frontline workforce. I call for better insight and data collection to inform decision making into coach education and I challenge the isector's over emphasis on recruiting new coaches instead of focussing on how we support and retain the skilled practitioners that we already have. 01:50 - The Problem with Coach Education insights02:44 - Understanding Coach Supply and Demand07:00 - Retention Challenges in Coaching08:55 - Shifting Focus to Retention and SupportBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.

In this episode Ray, faith-based network marketing coach, founder of RankMakers and the Higdon Group, speaks with Jessica Green about how your "leaky bucket" equals missed opportunities. Learn about how to fill the bucket, stop the leak, & scale your business.     FaithOverFearLIVE.com   HigdonGroup.com/Engage   HigdonGroup.com/SelfMade   HigdonGroup.com/Channel   BrotherUp.com     Ray Higdon, is a bestselling author of several books, renowned inspirational speaker, earner of multiple seven figures in a multi-million dollar home based business and founder of the Higdon Group, a Fortune 5000 company, where he's helped clients generate over 500,000 new customers through his proven coaching programs (https://rayhigdoncoaching.com).   Partner with Ray: ★ Take the 1K RankUp Challenge: https://rankmakers.com ★ Apply for Coaching: https://higdongroup.com/coaching ★ Invite to Speak: https://higdongroup.com/speaking ★ Order his Books: https://rankmakershop.com/collections/books-journals/book   Connect with Ray: ★ Podcast: https://higdongroup.com/podcast ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rayhigdonpage ★ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayhigdon ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rayhigdon ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayhigdon   Thank you for watching and be sure to subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@HigdonGroup We believe in you! - Ray Higdon   ======================== More About Ray: Ray's, Home Business Profits, has had over 10 million downloads with approximately 160k downloads every month (https://higdongroup.com/podcast). The Higdon Group hosts annual events with as many as 2,000 people live and nearly 7,000 registered online for their Rank Maker community (https://rankmakers.com). As a top keynote speaker, Ray has shared the stage with world renowned thought leaders, including Tony Robbins, Les Brown, Brendon Burchard, Robert Kiyosaki, Bob Proctor, Gary Vaynerchuk, Grant Cardone, Magic Johnson and many more (https://higdongroup.com/speaking). Ray resides in Naples, FL with his wife Jessica, a prominent realtor, and he has four children. As a follower of Jesus Christ, Ray incorporates faith based principles into all of his decisions, life challenges and business successes. They have raised over $1,000,000 to support families in need, the battle against human trafficking and advancing alternatives to traditional health care.

Do you have leaky bucket syndrome? Did all of your new students drop in their first year? This episode will give you 3 quick marketing tips to boost enrollment and keep your re-enrollnment numbers high!

In this episode, I share the six big areas where most practices are losing money and/or leaving cash on the table, and how addressing these areas can result in significant growth (without having to attract more patients). Whereas many clinic are always focused on driving more phone calls, more appointments and more patients, unless you have these six areas optimally performing, you're putting water into a leaky bucket.

Plug your Leaky Bucket to Maximize Sales in Q1 of 2024. In our very first episode of 2024, on the Confident ClosHER podcast, I'm talking about how to identify sales gaps, breakdowns, money leaks, and how to plug those leaks so you can maximize your sales in 2024. Let's talk about it on the ⁠⁠⁠Confident ClosHER podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ******************* If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review - it means the world to us and will help us get this message in front of so many more people. Connect with Ann on: Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@annkeaneyofficial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  l  LinkedIn @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/annkeaneycoaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  l YouTube @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIC5A5_yERzXt-Q39P6ozRw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our free Facebook Group @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/peaksalesperformance⁠⁠⁠ 1. Join our ACADEMY Program to make $10k/m Consistently If you're under $10k a month in your coaching business or seller role and looking to Peak Sales Performance and hit $10k a month with cutting-edge sales strategies, apply and see if we're a match here: https://forms.gle/emUVjMuoquFFJChh9 2. Apply for the Profitable Entrepreneur Mastermind If you're hitting $8k-$10k+ each month and are ready to start creating $20k-$100k+ months with a scalable high-end group coaching program, seller support and a business that "can" run without you...if you're ready now to move out of growing and into scaling, apply and see if we're a match here: https://forms.gle/WiF4GrUaFnpmzyoE7 3. Work with me privately in my consultative package If you are generating 7+ in your business and have a seller (or more) in place but feel like you're still doing all the doing, are launch dependent, aren't setup for scale without you as the bottleneck...if you're ready to identify your gaps and create streamlined solutions to simplify & scale NOW, apply and see if we're a match: https://forms.gle/DB6H6tTYWWjaTy7K8

Do you ever have prospects that want to hire your agency but they say “I wanna do this but it's not in the budget”Of course, we all do.What if there was a way to still make money from those prospects, without having to lower your price?Mike Koziol explains exactly how to do that with his Leaky Bucket Strategy in this episodeConnect with Mike herehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michalkoziol/Thanks again for listening!Please give us a review - it helps support the show and we LOVE your feedback!>>>Connect with me on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajcassata/ OR email aj@revenueboost.net>>>Want to scale monthly revenue 2X with Linkedin + Email? Book a free 1:1 consulting call with Revenue Boost here to chat about your acquisition strategyhttp://bit.ly/consulting111 – Chat with us >>>Want free help for growing your agency? Join 7500+ other agency owners in our Free FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/b2bsalesandmarketingsecretsCommunity members also get a free mini-course on Agency growth and how to land your next 3 Whale clients using only Cold email. Join today!I also stream these podcasts live in the group so you can tune into an episode before it's released here on Spotify/Itunes, and have the ability to chat with me / join Q&As.

Clients and customers decide between days 0-90 of joining a program to STAY or LEAVE.It's too late to wait until the end of a client contract to try to make things right.Onboarding clients in a comprehensive and individualized way is the make or break for retention in online coaching and education businesses.Not to mention onboarding has the power to develop an “invisible marketing engine” of steady, qualified referrals from happy, satisfied clients.In this episode I'll reveal how onboarding is a true event with a beginning, middle, and end.Follow Megan Huber's Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Retreats | Consulting

Just like how a balloon with a hole cannot inflate, an e-commerce website with conversion issues cannot turn traffic into paying customers.In this episode of Retail Initiative, we dive into a crucial aspect of e-commerce: fixing the leaky bucket. Josh takes us on a journey through this analogy, using a personal experience with his son's balloon mishap to illuminate the challenges e-commerce businesses face in retaining their website traffic and converting it into paying customers.Learn more about Josh's company and how they help brick and mortar retailers grow online at madebycapital.com

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Does your med spa or practice have a leaky bucket? In today's episode, we discuss two key areas where many aesthetic practices leave an enormous amount of money on the table. Enjoy! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: ✔️ If you're a med spa that offers injectables and lasers and you're looking to sell premium aesthetic packages (price point typically between $3000-$10,000) consistently then consider joining us in The Med Spa Advantage. We'd love to see if we're a fit for working together. I invite you to apply to work with us over at heatherterveen.com/apply.

Mike Hennan joins us today to chat about how he's helped numerous dental practices attract, convert, and retain more patients. His skills and knowledge have helped countless practices boost their revenue with PatientBoost, and his group, Dental Business Association, gives new and tenured dentists, as well as dental service businesses, a place to connect, learn, and ask the questions that may be on their minds. Dental School rarely prepares new dentists for all the challenges they'll face as they join an established practice or create their own new practice, and it's concluded that they'll need as many resources as possible they can find to empower them to grow the right culture, employee-base, and patient-base to make them successful. His marketing prowess has also given dentists the voice they need to add value in their community and marketplace. Make sure to "favorite" this episode and refer to it when you need some guidance! www.patientboost.dental Dental Business Association Group page Mike's Dental Podcast - Building a Dental Practice

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Description: Join us again on our podcast series as we delve into the mind of Ian Morgan (The Leaky Bucket), a successful business owner and learn the secrets behind running a thriving accounting business. This episode will focus on different key topics such as: The power of a positive mindset The benefits of working with a partner The impact of quality on success, and more. Ian will be sharing his experiences and insights as well as answering listener's questions on topics such as: What defines success How to overcome challenges The importance of finances in business. In this podcast, you'll learn how Ian went from early life to where he is now, and the biggest lessons he has learned along the way. Don't miss out on the chance to gain valuable knowledge and inspiration from one of the best in the business! About: Ian Morgan is a successful business owner and accountant who has transformed his life through self-discovery and hard work. He started out as a Pharmacy Technician in the NHS before having children sparked a journey of self-discovery. Determined to make a change in his life, Ian made the bold decision to retrain as an accountant. He took on thousands of dollars in loans and credit card debt to finance his education. But despite the financial burden, Ian was determined to succeed. In 2015, Ian had a lightbulb moment when he and his wife decided to start developing their own mindset. Together, they formed an amazing team and shifted their business model from a one-man operation to a team-based business. This change allowed Ian to reduce the stress and long hours he experienced while still maintaining a high volume of clients. Today, Ian's business has grown exponentially, with a team of over 10 employees. He works only 30 hours a week and has achieved a comfortable life with very little money worries. His business has seen 60% growth in sales in the last 12 months with profits increasing by over 50% without any major issues or stresses. Ian and his team continue to have a waiting list of clients and scale the business in a controlled manner, preserving the quality of the service they deliver. Through his journey, Ian has shown that by developing the right mindset, hard work and determination can lead to a more fulfilling life and a successful business. Check out Ian's podcast at: https://www.mbsaccountants.co.uk/podcast Disclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Due your due diligence. Click here to join PodMatch (the "AirBNB" of Podcasting): https://www.joinpodmatch.com/drchrisloomdphd We couldn't do it without the support of our listeners. To help support the show: CashApp- https://cash.app/$drchrisloomdphd Venmo- https://account.venmo.com/u/Chris-Loo-4 Thank you to our sponsor, CityVest: https://bit.ly/37AOgkp Follow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357 Thank you to our advertisers on Spotify.

Entrepreneurs are often sold the myth that, in order to be successful, you have to have it all together, to not need any help. We're encouraged to hide our flaws and our questions. But this myth simply isn't true. It's in our nature as humans to both need help ourselves and to want to help others. And it's when you embrace this truth you can move your business forward in ways you may have thought impossible.Dan Stewart, Founder and CEO (that is, Chief Enchantment Officer) of Happy Grasshopper is a perfect example of someone who has lived both giving and receiving help. Dan's transparency regarding the human side of being an entrepreneur is both refreshing and encouraging. In this episode, Dan shares about his youth, and the value of role rejection to help people get what they want. We go on to discuss the importance of forging relationships, the evidence of core values, and how to be properly savage with ourselves. “I truly believe if we ask for help, we're going to get it… It's in our human nature to help one another. I've certainly been helped by countless people.” -- Dan StewartWhat You'll LearnThe human sideTrue sign of strengthRole rejectionForging relationshipsChallenge of authentic contentEvidence of core valuesSavage with ourselvesRecommended ResourcesConnect with Dan StewartDan is the Founder and CEO (that is, Chief Enchantment Officer) of Happy Grasshopper. He began Happy Grasshopper in 2010 after exiting his previous company. He's a serial entrepreneur, 4-time Inc. 500 | 5,000 entrepreneur, international speaker, and co-author of the soon to be released book Your Brokerage is a Leaky Bucket. At Happy Grasshopper, Dan leads his team in creating and delivering highly effective content strategies. He lives on a small horse farm near Tampa with his wife, kids, dogs, cats, chickens, and horses. Life is good!Dan says, “As a serial entrepreneur and founder of seven companies, I've failed (and succeeded) more than most. Along the way, I learned the difference maker is the quality of the people we're able to attract. Today, I'm privileged to lead an amazing team of people dedicated to helping our members achieve their goals.”Happy GrasshopperDanStewart.comFacebook - Dan Stewart Facebook - Happy GrasshopperYouTube Twitter Instagram CONNECT WITH DANIEL FULLERDaniel is a partner and the VP of Business Development for FullStack PEO and co-host of the Savage to Sage podcast. He is passionate about seeing people, leaders, cultures, and organizations develop. He says, “When I have the honor of being a part of that maturation process, it's even more satisfying. My life and work are given to empowering teachable, humble, and hungry leaders and teams to create and sustain joyful, strategic, and productive environments.”

After senior management positions at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, Dick Tofel helped start and eventually led the well-known, nonprofit investigative journalistic entity ProPublica for 15 years. Today he consultants the industry as the principal of Gallatin Advisory. However, Tofel recently "lit up the Twittersphere" when he posted on his blog, "Second Rough Draft," an unabashed and unvarnished assessment and warning about how philanthropic funds are awarded to journalistic enterprises. He stated how there may be flaws within the process that some organizations and associations employ today — questioning that "Given limited resources, shouldn't more money go to news orgs directly, even if that means making hard choices?” In the November 3, 2022 post entitled "A Few Words of Warning About Funding Intermediaries and Philanthropy's Leaky Bucket,” Tofel states that he is concerned that organizations like LION (Local Independent Online News) Publishers, the Knight Foundationand others “may be getting a bit out of scale” in handling the millions of dollars of funds they allocate. He sees a "more pressing need for funding nonprofit news organizations directly." Tofel states, "To put a finer point on it, I am increasingly worried when I observe what I see as the increasing fragility of many nonprofit newsrooms juxtaposed with the robust growth of the intermediaries whose mission is to support them.” Within the piece, later "picked up" and published by Harvard's NiemanLab, Tofel cites data showing how half of LION Publishers' members, between the years 2020 and 2021, showed no revenue growth at all, while the association itself had in the same period revenue growth from less than $700,000 to $3.8 million. And The Knight Foundation spent more than $10 million on staff and trustees in 2020 to make $71 million in grants, while the much larger and more diversified Ford Foundation spent on staff and trustees in the same year about as much as Knight spent on grantees ($71 million again) to make about $805 million in grants. In this 163rd episode of "E&P Reports," we go one-on-one with ProPublica founder Dick Tofel, first on his latest opinion piece on how there may be some flaws in how organizations like LION Publishers and the Knight Foundation award millions in philanthropic journalistic funds. And his views that the only sustainable model for local journalism will be nonprofit enterprises.

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Future-Proof Your Business podcast. In this episode, we're going to look at -- What I mean by a leaky bucket and what this means for your small business.- What is the lifetime value of your customers? And why this is an important KPI in your business.- Why it's important to focus on delivering value time after time.- How to apply the concept of Celebrity Service in your business- Making sure that people are happy, satisfied and delighted by having consistent and clear and effective communication across your business- How to exceed your customers' expectations and make them want to come back for more.And finally, I introduce you to the Ripple Effect which means that you've got a sustainable business that's working by itself, simply because you're showing up and doing the best job, to the best of your ability. Resource Links:https://www.iamlucyrennie.com - free downloadable resources, other episodes and free downloadable resourcesJoin my mailing list - https://www.iamlucyrennie.com/podcastBuy my book here - https://go.lrcomms.co.uk/bookI would love to invite you to come and join me and lots of other small business owners like you in my FREE Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CommunicatewithPurposeResources Future-Proof your Business Webinar 18th April - sign up for my free interactive workshop https://www.iamlucyrennie.com - free downloadable resources, other episodes and more information about how to work with Lucy. Buy my book here Join me in my membership The Future-Proof Club here - The Future-Proof Club Episode 26- Are you really listening? https://www.iamlucyrennie.com/podcast/are-you-really-listening Episode 43 - Joining the Dots https://www.iamlucyrennie.com/insights/joining-the-dots-the-programme Come and join me and lots of other small business owners like you in my FREE Facebook group:CWP (Communicate with Purpose) Group | Facebook

Company finances are a major source of stress for contractors, but it doesn't have to be that way. The traditional way of managing money leaves many opportunities for financial losses, leading to reduced profits. While a few dollars here and there may seem inconsequential, they add up quickly and can prevent you from paying yourself a fair wage, even with a full schedule of clients and high revenue.There is a solution, however! In this week's episode of Contractor Cuts Podcast, we'll be discussing the common causes of "leaky buckets" in the contracting industry and how you can set up your invoicing process to minimize inefficiencies and grow your profit. Don't miss out on this valuable information, tune in now and learn how to maximize your profits and reduce financial stress.Looking to take your business to the next level? ProServe Alliance has everything you need to succeed! From cutting-edge software and training, to expert coaching and guidance, we've got you covered. Visit our website to explore our offerings and see the full videos of our podcast series. At ProServeAlliance.com, you'll find the tools and resources you need to grow your business, improve your skills and achieve your goals. Don't wait, check us out now!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contractor-cuts/id1586640379Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SE77KI88ITOlEU8FY8GPr?si=1f77d88d0d684975YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Er1twgLrvfKS3gpWy24v0JsIbpkjymR

Special guest Dr. Jeff Langmaid wants you to practice smarter and reduce the need for constant new patients.  He will also teach you some fundamentals for creating recurring revenue and a PayDay Practice that meets your overhead automatically!To learn more about Dr. Jeff Langmaid, The Smart Chiropractor, and The Pay Day Practice, visit thesmartchiropractor.com and thepaydaypractice.comTo learn more about Dr. Jeff, his Pay it Forward mission,  and coaching, visit www.mybigfishenterprises.com or email mybigfishinfo@gmail.com. For more nuggets of entrepreneurialism and motivation, follow us on Instagram @bigfish.enterprises and Facebook @BigFishEnterprises!

Our special guest this week is Amit Sharma, Founder & CEO at Narvar, the post-purchase platform for e-commerce. Amit brings tremendous experience to his current role, having held leadership positions at Williams-Sonoma, Walmart and Apple. Narvar was recently named to Fast Company's annual list of most innovative companies.We unpack why so much of the industry's historical focus has been on demand generation and customer acquisition while largely neglecting customer retention and engagement throughout the whole customer lifecycle. In a fascinating and expansive discussion we learn about opportunities to increase customer lifetime value through technology that helps to better manage customer expectations, proactively engage customers for improved cross-sell and upsell and reduce returns. We also explore why not nearly enough is being done to achieve sustainability objectives.But first we kick-off with the retail news that caught our attention, including a big week of earnings reports from Dick's Sporting Goods Macy's, Best Buy and many more, which all seem to point to a dampening in consumer demand owing to inflation, a growing inventory glut and tepid e-commerce growth. We also dig into Nordstrom's somewhat surprising results and what to make ofAmazon trying to unload excess distribution space. We wrap up wondering whether layoffs at Getir, Gorillas and Klarna could be the canary in the coal mine.Lauren Thomas episodehttps://remarkable-retail-a0721f60.simplecast.com/episodes/behind-the-scenes-of-retail-reporting-with-cnbcs-lauren-thomas Scott Galloway episodehttps://remarkable-retail-a0721f60.simplecast.com/episodes/season-finale-with-special-guest-scott-galloway About UsSteve Dennis is an advisor, keynote speaker and author on strategic growth and business innovation. You can learn more about Steve on his       website.    The expanded and revised edition of his bestselling book  Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is now available at  Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a      Forbes senior contributor and on       Twitter and       LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel      here.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  ,      The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and now in its second season, Conversations with CommerceNext!  You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel! Possible links? Lauren Thomas episode Scott Galloway episode

Ein Unicorn zu werden ist schon schwierig genug - eines zu bleiben, noch mal eine ganz andere Liga. Zum Glück gibt es Bücher wie The Builders Guide To The Tech Galaxy, die Unternehmer:innen in vielen noch sehr jungen Businessbereichen weiterhelfen. Laut diesem Buch gibt es speziell sieben Fehler, die es zu vermeiden gilt. Wer sonst, als einer der Autoren selbst, könnte diese besser vorstellen. Martin Schilling fasst zusammen, was Gründer bestmöglich vermeiden sollten. Du erfährst... • …wie du diese 7 Fehler vermeidest • …wie wichtig ein Topteam ist • …wie du funktionale Exzellenz erzielst • …wie du Wachstumskapital in den Griff kriegst

Tanner Larsson is the Founder and CEO of Build Grow Scale, an e-commerce optimization company specializing in revenue optimization. The Build Grow Scale revenue optimization methodology has generated over $400 million in physical product sales for their clients, and they've worked with companies such as Guthy-Renker, Men's Health, and many more.  Tanner is also the Founder of Black Label Mastermind, an exclusive e-commerce syndicate for high-performing e-commerce entrepreneurs. He is the Author of the best-selling book, Ecommerce Evolved.  In this episode… Many e-commerce stores are losing revenue either by failing to diversify their sales channels or by setting up their stores like a leaky bucket. One of the first things you're doing wrong is installing glitchy plugins on your Shopify store, such as an order bump app. The second mistake to avoid is setting up your category pages without checkboxes on the left side.  There are more ways your store is acting as a leaky bucket. So how do you optimize your e-commerce website, maximize revenue, and block the leaks? From your homepage to your checkout page, today's guest, Tanner Larsson, breaks it all down with a case study of G Fuel. Want to find out more?  Listen to this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast with Dr. Jeremy Weisz featuring the Founder and CEO of Build Grow Scale, Tanner Larsson. They explore how e-commerce stores are losing traffic and ultimately leaking revenues, how to block those leakages by optimizing your store site using a case study, and lots more.

You're doing a great job adding a lot of new sales, but why isn't your monthly recurring revenue climbing in proportion? You have a leaky bucket. Without an ongoing way to measure churn, you're hurting your customer experience. It's time to learn about reducing churn. In this episode, I interview Logan Lyles, VP of CX at Sweet Fish and Co-Host of B2B Growth, about building the runway while you're taking off, being the dentist, and how to develop a proactive approach to customer relationships. Join us as we discuss: Warning signs of high customer churn Intentionality in customer relationships for improved CX What it means to be your customer's dentist Owning the expertise in a service-based business To hear this interview and many more like it, subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or our website or search for Now Brands Talk in your favorite podcast player.

You may not have trouble growing your mailing list… but how are you doing when it comes to keeping your audience (and keeping them engaged)? Tamika Auwai is the fabulous CEO of Orisha Creative, a content marketing agency specializing in nurture marketing — and let me tell you, they are the EXPERTS in their niche! Tamika works with coaches, mentors, and teachers to ensure their content creation is aligned with their nurturing goals and optimized to deliver a big impact.  What does this mean? It means they pre-sell more programs and book more clients, without having to churn out endless amounts of content.  Getting off the content creation treadmill? Um, yes please! Tamika believes in purpose-driven nurture marketing — and Orisha Creative's signature Nurture Matrix is designed to help entrepreneurs nail down their goals and messaging. That means that every piece of marketing they create is designed specifically to help them drive engagement (and build revenue)! As business owners, we tend to spend a lot of time creating content for lead generation and less time working on nurturing our existing audience.  “When you are focused on the top of the funnel and focused on lead gen, and you don't have anything intentional going on from a nurture perspective, you're essentially creating a leaky bucket in your business,” Tamika explains. Want to stop your warm prospects from falling right out of your leaky bucket — and instead lead them further along their buyer's journey? You're going to want to listen to the latest episode of the Right on Time podcast!   In my latest podcast episode, you'll discover: Why Tamika urges her clients to move BEYOND templates — and what Orisha Creative does instead to help clients with their messaging How to understand the type of messaging that your ideal client needs to hear in order to step into transformation with you! Orisha Creative's signature Nurture Matrix process — what it is, how it works, and how to get a free assessment   Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher!   Highlights:  02:23  Meet Tamika Auwai! 04:22  Where “Orisha” came from 06:25  Tamika's approach to nurture marketing 09:05  Being of service to our people 11:57  Understanding what ideal clients need 13:20  Three Boudoir belief gap example  16:15  Gathering & digging into the data 20:00  The Nurture Matrix process 21:10  The art & science of marketing 22:28  What goes into the Nurture Matrix 26:20  Nurture Matrix results 29:06  Launch v. active enrollment campaign 31:35  Lead gen v. nurture   35:49  New parent sleep coach 37:30  The myth of the freebie-seekers 39:00  12 core nurture themes 39:51  Nurture Opportunity Scorecard   Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCue   Mentioned in this episode:   Orisha Creative https://www.orishacreative.com  https://nurturematrix.com/scorecard  https://www.facebook.com/orishacreative  Instagram: @orishacreative 

Every business I have ever worked with (including my own sometimes) have had a leaky marketing bucket. What's a leaky bucket? It's a gap or shortcoming in your marketing engine that reduces your company's ability to attract, convert or retain clients. In other words, it's money flooding out of your business. Sometimes these holes or gaps are small and can be easily fixed, which means your marketing return on investment can be immediately improved with just a few simple strategies. Other times, the entire marketing engine (or bucket) needs to be overhauled or rebuilt,  which will then pay for itself many times over. Has your company got marketing leaks? Find out how to fix them by listening to this episode!

What is The Leaky Bucket Phenomenon? Listen to this episode to find out if this common financial affliction is harming your household and learn how to stop it in its tracks. In This Episode:

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google | Amazon Years ago one of my bosses came to me and said, "Janene, you've got to help me. The management team is having a heated debate about what's more important value pricing or transactional pricing. As I'm not the expert, I need to know what to tell them. So, which is most important?" I smiled and said "Neither. Both." Then I went on to explain to him my theory called the Leaky Bucket of Pricing. In this episode share that theory with you. Plus we'll take a look at what it means you need to be aware of and do. ***Need help optimizing your profits? Ready to get a view of where you can improve?Download my self-assessment Pricing Scorecard or simply book a Discovery Call with me at www.thepricinglady.com.

In this week's episode, I talk to you about How to fix your leaky bucket in your practice. Marketing is not a solver for your leaky bucket! Marketing is one important part of understanding the flow of your business. What makes up the flow of your business? Asking happy paying clients for a referral.  Reach out to Me:Social:Facebook groupYoutube

Bret Keisling looks briefly at ESOPs "Leaky Bucket" problem. Despite seemingly robust ESOP creations, there has been an annual net decrease in ESOPs since 2014 and a loss of 8% of ESOPs since 1985, with significantly more terminations in 2021. The full transcript of this episode, which includes links to all the topics mentioned, is available on our website at https://www.theesoppodcast.com/post/mini-cast-140-esops-the-leaky-bucket-problem

My bucket list leaks.  One goal goes in, another goes out.  Also, i've found that there are two kinds of lists - one is very specific like learn to play piano. Another is more general: spend more time with friends.

My bucket list has a leak in it!  That's because it occasionally changes or I reshuffle it.  Also, it's divided into specifics  like "learn to fly,"  "produce a musical" and broader goals like "Enjoy more time with friends,"  "Live to the fullest"  and "Get into heaven."

Howard M. Shore is the Founder of Activate Group. He is a speaker and best-selling author who has worked with hundreds of executives and teams to help accelerate their growth and scale their organizations. During his career of over 35 years, Howard has helped create over $1 billion of value. He has authored two best-selling books, The Leader Launchpad and Your Business is a Leaky Bucket. Howard cut his teeth as the owner of several successful companies and as an executive for Fortune 500 companies like Ryder System, AutoNation, and KPMG. For him, the transition to business and executive coaching was a natural one. He earned his bachelor's and MBA degrees from Florida International University and completed advanced executive programs at Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Gazelles Coach, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Executive Coach, Certified Behavioral Analyst, Certified Values Analyst, and Certified Attributes Index Analyst. He is also an accomplished speaker and mentors other business coaches outside of his company. In this episode… There are a few reasons why an entrepreneur might not succeed: a bad business idea, failure to implement your concept well, or the wrong team. To get things right and run a successful business, these are all critical components that you're going to have to hit right on the head. The main reason most entrepreneurs fail at delegating is their ego, because they believe that no one else can do it better. However, according to Howard M. Shore, humility is an important asset that entrepreneurs should embrace in order to build strong teams and thriving businesses. He also believes in having clear visions and clear priorities, and ensuring every team member is on the same page. Howard M. Shore, Founder of Activate Group, joins Rich Goldstein in this episode of the Innovations and Breakthroughs Podcast to discuss employee management and building a company culture. He also talks about writing his two books, what he learned from working with large organizations, and his thoughts on validating and implementing business ideas.

001 The Leaky Bucket Subscribe to the Women In STEM Career & Confidence Podcast on your favourite platform and stay tuned. Resources: Join hundreds of Scientists and Professional Women in Breakthrough Unleashed on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/breakthroughunleashed/ Visit my Website: https://hannahnikeroberts.com/ Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahrobertscoaching/ Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahNikeR Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drhannahroberts Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drhannahroberts/ Download Your FREE Guide: https://drhannahroberts.lpages.co/high-achievers-anxiety

Howard Shore is a serial entrepreneur who bought and sold his first company by the age of 21. After selling his first business and attending college, Shore went on to work his way up in a few prominent fortune 500 companies. He tired of the corporate scene and decided to return to his entrepreneurial roots. Shore has mentored executives and entrepreneurs of all sizes personally and professionally. He’s also best selling author of Your Business is a Leaky Bucket and his most recent book, Leadership Launchpad, in which he outlines actionable plans to help you increase your profits and scale your business. (We think it’s the best strategic guidebook available today!) His current business is called Activate Group, where Shore helps to develop c-level leaders both personally and professionally.  In this episode, Howard Shore talks with host Jon Tota about why leaders are struggling, overcoming the adversity of the new working world, 5 facets of business to master for wild success. Learn more about Howard Shore here: howardmshore.com See extended show notes on our website for even more episode information: learninglifeshow.com

Howard Shore has established himself as one of the most sought-out business speakers in the country with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations across all industries achieve record breaking results. From his personal experience owning multiple companies and working with some of the most successful organizations in the world, he has discovered how to truly manage and grow businesses. Howard has also authored two bestselling books, “Your Business is a Leaky Bucket” and “the Leader Launchpad.” In this episode of Reflect Forward, Howard and I discuss the importance of creating a balanced team with a broad range of talent and working styles, why leaders need to play to win instead of play not to lose, and the importance of developing a true strategy (rather than an operational plan) that leads to faster growth and higher profitability. Howard gives so much great advice in this podcast; you don’t want to miss it!

Добрый день уважаемые слушатели. Представляем новый выпуск подкаста RWpod. В этом выпуске: Ruby The Leaky Bucket rate limiter The art of errors Building a Programming Language in Ruby: The Parser Moving from reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha What are the different kinds of Rails tests and when should I use each? Ruby Refinements Have One Good Use Case Low Hanging Fruits in Frontend Performance Optimization SuperDiff - a gem that hooks into RSpec to intelligently display the differences between two data structures of any type How to Dual Boot Rails Versions (video) Web Updating Google Photos’ storage policy to build for the future Version 11 of Angular Now Available No more free work from Marak Operator Lookup React Frontload - simple full-stack data loading for React 22120 - an archivist browser controller that caches everything you browse, a library server with full text search to serve your archive

If a firm wants to grow more quickly, it must retain its prior year's client base. How it achieves that differs by business model, culture, and economic conditions. The post How to Retain Your Client Base: Plugging the Proverbial Leaky Bucket appeared first on Rattle and Pedal.

If a firm wants to grow more quickly, it must retain its prior year’s client base. How it achieves that differs by business model, culture, and economic conditions. The post How to Retain Your Client Base: Plugging the Proverbial Leaky Bucket appeared first on Rattle and Pedal.

JT Forbes is the executive director of the Alumni Association at Indiana University. At the start of his tenure some referred to their membership as a "leaky bucket" -- retention rates were not what they expected them to be compared to the actual alumni population. JT took on the challenge of going out and listening to alumni, trying to understand what wasn't working so the association could improve the member experience. Doing some empathy research and design thinking exercises led to a new way of framing membership at Indiana University's Alumni Association. The result? Members now have a shared cause of making the university stronger and helping other alumni, and now the Alumni Association can focus on proud members, building those relationships and creating journeys for them. Listen in as Mary talks with JT about how he led this initiative and the new membership model they created. Visit https://www.marybyers.com/contact/ for links to join the conversation on our social sites. © 2020 Mary Byers

Most small businesses don’t experience success with their online marketing because there is a hole in their process, people click their ads or interact with them on social media, but most of these leads never convert to a sale, so it’s wasted energy and marketing spend. Learn How to make your online marketing success by… Read more

Is the bucket half empty or half full? This week's bonus episode comes from a Chinese folktale about the unexpected upside of imperfection.

Every business is a “Leaky Bucket,” and most of those leaks can be contained—if you are willing to change your mindsets and lead your business a little differently. Howard M. Shore, founder, and CEO of Activate Group Inc. is a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur specializing in liberating C-Suite teams from the barriers holding them back personally and professionally. In this episode, Howard shares how he helps frustrated business leaders solve common issues in the areas of people, strategy, and execution that drain energy, direction, and profitability from every business. He provides insights on how to effect change and ignite growth in the leadership team in order to achieve an organization’s full potential.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover how to effect change and ignite growth in the leadership team in order to achieve an organization’s full potential Find out how Howard’s proven system helps increase the confidence of leaders in growing a business and achieving better results Learn why it is important to unlock the untapped potential of all your employees   “Every leader has a lot more revenue and profit potential than they ever imagined. And the key to that is unlocking the untapped potential of all of their employees.” – Howard Shore   Key Takeaways from Howard Shore: “Most organizations don’t really understand what it costs them when they keep the wrong people.“ “Every leader on the team needs to understand cause and effect. Every action or inaction will make those numbers better. And so then understanding from the 8020 rule,  80% of our output comes from 20% of the inputs. Which things do we want our teams to really focus on, so we can get maximum advantage.”   Connect with Howard M. Shore: Website: https://activategroupinc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActivateGroupInc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardshore   Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Every business owner wants to generate more cash and profits. They don't know where to start and grow increasingly frustrated. It is hard to see the forest for the trees when you are in the middle of the forest. The “Magic Profit Formula” is a process that lifts the business owner above the forest so they can look down and see where the opportunities for improving their business exists. The “Formula” has proven to help many business owners transform their business into cash-generating profit machines. It involves breaking the business down into individual steps such as lead generation, sales conversion, average sales size, gross profits, overhead and net profits. Each step is then analyzed one at a time to determine strategies to improve the performance of that step by 10%. The compounded effect of improving each step by 10% can increase profits by 71% or more. In Episode 5, The Magic Profit Formula, Tony Malyk, the author of Leaky Bucket of Profits, explains the formula and how to apply it to virtually any business.

Imagine if everyone in your organization showed up to work every day feeling passionate about their job and knew exactly what they needed to do to help your business succeed. Is this possible? Absolutely, when you have a powerful strategic plan. In this episode, the author talks about how to Empower Your Company with a Powerful Strategic Plan, based on Chapter 3 of his book, Leaky Bucket of Profits. A strategic plan is a written document that clearly identifies what an organization wants to accomplish in the long-term. It starts with a seven to ten-year Vision Statement of the impact the leader wants to have on the industry, community or even the world. The next step is to have a Mission Statement that articulates the strategic actions that need to be taken to achieve the vision. This is all bound by an unwavering set of Core Values that will help guide decision making and the expected behaviors of team members. The next step is to conduct a SWOT analysis to determine, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. With all four areas identified, the team brainstorms opportunities available if its Strengths were leveraged or Weaknesses and Threats neutralized. The team then shortlists the opportunities to three to five items that it will focus on. SMART goals and action items are then set to put the plan in motion. It is imperative that regular strategy meetings are held to ensure that actions are being taken and goals met. The strategic plan needs to be communicated to stakeholders including management, employees and shareholders. It is imperative that “need to know” information is shared so that everyone understands their role and is passionate in helping the organization achieve its vision and goals.

Chapter 2 of the book, "Leaky Bucket of Profits", starts with the author, Tony Malyk, talking about the importance of strong leadership in an organization. He uses an example of how sports teams and corporations are willing to pay millions of dollars per year for a proven coach and CEO. Leadership can make or break an organization. There are three levels of Leadership. They are: Lead Yourself, Lead Others and Lead Your Organization. Each level builds on each other with Lead Yourself as the foundation. It is imperative that a leader is well grounded by being self aware of his or her behavior and communication style. Leading Others is about developing one to one relationships with team members to motivate, direct, and discipline if necessary. Leading Your Organization is inspiring and motivating your organization as a whole. Effective and efficient communication skills are imperative to getting your message across to drive your company culture. Motivation challenges many leaders because they don't have a model to follow. A leadership motivational model called, Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, is explained to give real context to how to motivate employees. Leaders need to adapt a servant style to gain loyalty and to demonstrate their commitment to their core values everyday or risk being discredited in the eyes of their team. The keys are to attract, develop and motivate the best possible people.

I was having a coffee with my friend Katy last week – like me and you she’s a tutor, but she’s not currently tutoring anybody...her students have moved on and the phone has stopped ringing. I explained how I advertise and market my guitar teaching business and how customers found me – all the real-world stuff and the online, too. KEY TAKEAWAYS Out of sight is out of mind, and that’s one place we cannot afford to spend much time in. Step forward: increase the number of people who know you in a positive way: Every person has a network of contacts, the more people who know you positively, the more chance you have of being mentioned to their network. Your marketing system should provide you with a steady stream of students and clients at a cost far below their lifetime value to you and your business – preferably for free. As business people we understand that nobody is coming to the rescue, so we are in charge of our own destinies – and we make it happen for ourselves. Don’t be squeamish about marketing and advertising, because all it is is putting the right service (us) in front of the right people (our tribe/demographic) and giving them the chance to say yes to what they really want and need. BEST MOMENTS 'Book yourself Solid, observing your goals' 'You are your own USP' 'Pay the price – it’s a long game we’re in' VALUABLE RESOURCES Atomic Habits – James Clear | Amazon https://amzn.to/37pfC7Z The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change – Charles Duhigg | Amazon https://amzn.to/2O75SYN Do More Great Work – Michael Bungay Stanier | Amazon https://amzn.to/2qlirXm The Tutor Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tutorpodcast ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years of experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS! CONTACT METHOD Neil Cowmeadow info@neilcowmeadow.com

Tony Malyk, the Author of "Leaky Bucket of Profits", shares the story behind the leaky bucket and covers Chapter One in the book, "Build a Winning Culture". It is important that the leader is clear on the type of culture that is desired for the business and takes purposeful action to drive that culture. The foundation to driving culture is to have a clear vision communicated through a Vision Statement and to back it up with a Mission Statement. Defining unwavering Core Values gives direction on the behaviors expected from the team. It is the leaders job to ensure that the desired behaviors are demonstrated while not tolerating undesired behaviors. This Episode begins the journey for you to "Build the Enterprise You Always Envisioned"

Heather Boushey of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth makes the case that a rise in equality would stimulate the economy. Guest: Heather Boushey (@HBoushey), Executive Director and Chief Economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth Hosts: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica More to explore: Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week. About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going live! From the stage at EverTrue's RAISE2019 conference, Mark Koenig sits down with Brent to take a big-picture look at the donor lifecycle and talk about why getting retention right is so important. The Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of Technology at the Oregon State University Foundation stresses that losing sight of the bigger picture amid day-to-day tasks can significantly damage the donor experience. 

The Rev. Michael King — Amos 8:4-12

In this episode of the #AimHigher podcast, Mel shares an analogy about how busyness prevents you from ever 'filling your cup'. Sometimes it takes more than self-care to recharge... it takes plugging the holes in your bucket, so that the self-care you do can stick.

You’ve gone to school, you’ve read books, taken courses—all to serve your unique purpose. To become a healer. After investing all the time, money and effort, it hurts to see less patients than you’d like. You might chalk the number of patients up to a lack of business skills and tell yourself you need to learn more about marketing. You think you need to work more. The truth is: Working harder is not the key to attracting patients—it’s working less, but with more intent and focus on serving your patients. In this episode, you’ll hear how to work less to attract more patients and have a bigger impact. Show highlights include: - All the mental qualities it takes to build a serious practice. (You probably already possess some of them.) (3:15) - What to do when a patient doesn’t see the results they wanted—and how to make them feel valued anyway. (4:30) - Following this marketing myth isn’t just false… it could kill your practice in the long-term, even if you do it right. (11:10) - If your patients ask you these questions, rethink how you talk to them. (14:15) - The 3 qualities of effective newsletters that bring in patients. (19:30) - How your email newsletter can impact people you’ve never seen—and make them seek you out as a healer. (20:05) Ready to fill your practice and keep it full? To gain more patients for your holistic health practice without the stress and overwhelm, download your free copy of the Autopilot Patient Attraction Playbook today at www.highimpactpracticesystems.com.

Education is a leaky bucket. Making training part of a replicable system is the best way to prevent leaks. Never accept anyone onto your chapter's leadership team who isn't willing to go to the training.

Whether we like or not, it's normal for patients to fall off track, be affected by their financial and scheduling situations, have challenges that need addressed or drop out of care all together.  In most cases, doctors or their teams simply let people walk away. I'm not suggesting you "twist anyone's arm" but without an honest conversation, do you really know what their ACTUAL concern is? What if they simply needed to be heard outside your regular check-up? What if they didn't want to drop out, but facing some life stress, didn't know how to react? What if they wanted to stay under your care for a lifetime but required a different schedule to make that happen. You can accomplish each of these without giving up the authority, credibility and trust you need to lead your community. Done well...the results can be more of each and a reinforcement of your patient's commitment to the process.  Done poorly or not at all...your patient is all but gone forever. The "Special Visit" protocol is a MUST have system in your practice. On this episode of Life By Design For Chiropractors, we give you the basics to get you started creating and implementing this important system into your infrastructure. What we cover: Why the "Special Visit" system can save you time, energy and money. What are the 4 types of special visit? How to make sure your staff takes the appropriate steps in scheduling the special visit. Game planning 101: What is the the general strategy and preferred outcomes for your special visit interaction?

Is having a realistic fundraising plan the number one indicator of success? “Yes!” says Mazarine Treyz, “It’s about making sure you have attainable goals that are not just pie-in-the-sky. The results you achieved last year must inform what you continue doing, stop doing, or change moving forward.” Listen to learn about making an actionable fundraising plan that will empower your organization to achieve its greatest vision. Find show notes and other information at www.thirdspacestudio.com/podcastwithmazarine

Run Your Contracting Business with Less Stress More Success He created the systems in his family business that allowed him to sell his shares of the family business at the young age of  50 to pursue a consulting career to other business owners create less stress and more success Out of that process, he wrote a book called Run your Contracting Business with Less Stress and More Success, the 7- Power Contractor. Al Levi he is a former heating air conditioning and electrical guy had his own business and at work for 25 years and his family business created systems and now actually had put his stuff in place to enable him to sell his share of his business to his brothers and retire before the age of 50. And of course, in return I thought is giving up some things that he doesn’t want to do to. So now Al has written a book and he does consulting and helps other companies become successful through the systems in the manuals that he created for his company that gave him so early retirement. This is Dave Negri with Contractor Secret Weapon and today is another fine day in Florida. Sorry Sinos. How many of you guys are up in the winter and snow? Today, I have Al Levi with me and I'm excited to talk to him because he is a former heating air conditioning and electrical guy had his own business and at work for 25 years and his family business created systems and now actually had put his stuff in place to enable him to sell his share of his business to his brothers and retire before the age of 50. And of course, in return I thought is giving up some things that she doesn’t want to do to do some things that she does want to do. So now Al has written a book and he does consulting and helps other companies become successful through the systems in the manuals that he created for his company that gave him so so early retirement. He's probably working harder now, aren't you? Let me do it all right. I'm not working. Right. Contract as well. Appreciate that you know the life that I lived then before I was lucky. I was third generation in our company started 1936 and we also did plumbing by the way. Okay. So, it was 24/7 365 and I don't need to we just ran ahead. We literally have our shift on to cover those hours. There were real people there wasn't somebody up and come out. You know it was non-stop and it really was you know. Good news is I was making a lot of money. The bad news it was killing me. So, I had to change the thing and that was what this is all about. You know I created with help from other reasons seven power concepts which is the second things to run a company. My dad did raise myself and my brother was the time we were young teenagers. To be in business meetings. So, we got a big education from him and the nature of it is that we also were surreal entrepreneurs. Beyond that we had a cable, liquor stores. We had an ice cream shop. We had to multi state real estate, the main golden goose was always the contracting business and that was really about the seven thing which was Planning, Operations, Staffing, Sales, Sales Coaching, Marketing, Finance. All those are the seven things because Dave, contractors it feels like there's a million things. We have to handle, a million of things we have to do. And I know what that chaos is about, but it really boils down to seven things I just rattled off and what I changed to be able to make those things systematic the fact that I had all these people that were now in power to help to me to themselves and most importantly to our customers and even better way than we have been That's really what was the secret. And so, I decided because I hope you appreciate the story as well as most contractors. We are able to do it in seven hours you know because they do seven hours in working hours trying to tell everybody this is how long would you say a good employer will give you notice that are leaving two weeks maybe a week. I said you know in my case sometimes my employees would just leave the keys on the desk and I'd have to go and find it you know. In all the places. It's how to get my brothers and my dad three years notice that I'd be leaving. Three years, that was, let it wash over you for a second. So, you would know what kind of fleener I am. Because that was not believable right. I really just wrote all the system that we put in place. Letting out all the ability to create people who are willing with no skills and the people that are willing with skills and that all positions, I don't mean tech position. But inside the office and all the other kinds of things right. The backbone of that is the operations manuals. That's a one of a kind thing that I spent one year of my life. I didn't take all three years while I was doing all my other jobs. I sat with everybody when he walked out without warning calls and stuff I would make notes to create an outline. Of all the things it took all the tests that our company had grown to give and to create that. That backbone I hired a writer. Initially, I gave Dan Callahan to help me run meetings. And we spent you know about a hundred thousand dollars in 1996 money. Now got hundreds of hours putting these manuals in. So, their policies and procedures were plain English. We got fired from the store from our staff from all these meetings and we were union shocked by the way, so, if everybody is listening you would say well that's fine it won't work either. My answer is I was a New York shop at a union shop and trust me. I've been all over this country for the last 15 years doing one on one consulting with people. Now I'm switching that up to where I'm going to be running these program workshop where people can pick a manual with me and show them how to do the same thing at their own company So that's really the essence of what it means that I, I've been doing. But there's a lot more to it. And I want to be careful about how much I live in here because I know you're in the lead but I've got some exciting things to share about how you can really transform your company to make it in a place that's attractive to come to work and that you surround yourself with people that you want to be with. It's a world of difference. It's what you were talking about creating your system before putting books together and working in a union shop of course you know the 90's and so on and I'm thinking about what about today. You know I hear so many stories of people trying to attract the new generation the millennials. And getting to go to work for their contracting company. And there are just some are just having a horrendous time and when you get to that I can assure I also have a franchise. I talked to my partners. He's actually a client I've been to back in 2005. You haven't been to tell us story. Absolutely. OK so in 2005. I'm going to my plumbing meeting and cooling. I got some frame worker or at least I thought I I’d had done framework, you know plunger, you know big kind of steak and the rest of it is like oh, and I have to tell you and finally this is not telling a story I can't get notice from. So, I get a call from these guys in Philly.  Two young brothers. They're in their 30's and, all they do is just framework and they're telling me that and they do you know whatever specialized framework and I'm thinking 'yeah right'. So, it's all the job that there is you might be snap in picking up in plumbing, heating and air conditioning and electrical.  And so, I get down there and walk around and dirty and you know what I mean disorganized. Pretty much what I expected. But then I sit down and give adjacent to create magics for. And I get an education. I had no idea your client's framework and the way they do it with water Dave, camera and stuff. Was just incredible to me. Wow. That's the joy of this whole thing. And so, the funny part of this is he was a missionary, say's to me because you know how this is this is only like two months into the process they get the picture. He says to me I would love to license the franchises and look at this in a snarky New York attitude and go "franchise this?" How about if we just get the guys dressed to go to meetings clean up the trucks. Obviously, here's the big story here.  Two to three years we had got everything. We had got to the point where we let training centers and built new pipes, and meetings guys dressed in this profession and working in white shirts all day long and doing all these things and so I'm not a contractor. So, a lot of I said you know were all good and then I go off with my good friend. Ellen Moore is the model of Ben Franklin plumbing. And so, she finishes over there. She and I had worked together for many years. She says to me "Al, do you know any clients that might be interested with franchising?" And I said "Sure do Olives. I thought you worked with them. Zoomed trained. Not really. So, I called up Jim and I go "Jim, remember you said you have that desire to own the franchise, you still interested? And there's a pause and Jim say "I've been waiting by the phone all this time for you to call." The rest as they say is history. Get a franchise down in Orlando and up in New England and down the Long Island. Me old stomping grounds. That's really great, but you know what's so great about them. They are living breathing the manual staffing systems that are put in place. All of the other things the weekly meetings working on the top five everything that I've create is living breathing. That brings me back to this because that will have nothing but young guys like the breed young people who want to build a career or not have a job who's not kids and motivated young kids. They're not motivated because we as leaders have failed. We are not heeding a vision of where they can go in this company. And they want more. And it's not who everybody thinks this is new. So, I'll take you back if you will when I arrive at my job and like I told my dad well why don't you guys can do this, and why aren't they do this and my dad says sorry you weren't born 30 years your younger, 30 years earlier because maybe you could have done that. But nobody is doing anything around here unless they know what happens to them in a good way. What happens in a bad way. Yeah. That was an education I've got early on. So, here's the rest of that story. The guys from the Vietnam era were just ahead of me when I arrived. Phil Atami was one of them and he's talking to me because we're training new candidates back in the 90s. And he's telling me these kids have no work ethics. They just want to play around. They're not that interested in this. And I said, Tommy it's funny because the old guys used to say the same thing about you and the rest of us. As for the essence of this is Zoom is one example of all the companies that I work with today that take good young millennials and show them there's a career path. And if you don't have a great organization chart that shows where am I today and where can I go tomorrow? You're not going to sign the equal your shoes to your door. But your heart and soul are not there. Alright. What you must have is heart and soul. So that's another way. And from what I'm hearing you say is what you're doing is you're creating a team that's buying in to the whole company and the future of the company it's not a job. And for themselves, that this is where I want to be. Right. My dad had a great line. Employees boat with their feet. Every day they decide that you can be here or be elsewhere. That's a great way to see it. Wow, that is really awesome. So, this is just amazing. And a lot of it had to come with you creating the manuals from the business that you're in with your dad and creating that whole process and how wow this is just how long does it take like for you to walk into company NSA and a decent size company. I don't know 10 ,12 employees and I'm sure most of the time when you walk into something like that they're pretty much flying by the seat of their pants and its chaos. How long does it take to create for them to help them correct that system to get it up and viable in place? You're going to tweak it on a regular basis. Well there are two types of companies that I've worked with over the 15 years doing this job now, and they're one of two flavors. One is that they are fast growers and it's nothing but chaos. Every moment of the day. So, they got this great house built on a really bad foundation or no foundation at all. Right. And my job was to come in Dave, and put a foundation under that company so that control can come back in and stop chaos. Every moment you go there's a plan of we work plan. So, first thing I with planning power which is teaching them how to get a master project list the top 30 and work on the top five which make all the difference. One of the top five is always the operations manager which are my managers and they're pretty much 90-95 percent of the way that they need to have them. Because they make adjustments to better fit their company. And I work with blue frame and photographers and believe or not it's still pretty much the same. Yeah pretty much. Pretty much the same. Yeah getting reform just back to the rest of it and so I fix those areas right around the start. Then we move want to staffing it. That's what needs to be done which is, I teach them how to leverage the manuals and have one of a kind building blocks for training people all the way up apprentice, taxicab field supervisor and all. And so, it's also hands on training center. I built hands on training centers for ever and now I've been all over the place building training centers everywhere we go it's not the training center alone about what we're talking about hands on where you can create the problems that people will encounter in the field of your employees as far as setting faucet showers. If it's it's heating, it's warm their or colder, whatever.  It's working breathing and you can simulate all the problems. So by the time they get in the field, attack can do the three most important things she's talked to customers, communicate and today that being said, was it the customer's best interest?  in what I call ethical self. No one will ever hear that I want you to sell anybody anything that's not in your best interest. Right. But you are here to serve them. You are the one that's the expert and it's your job to take the blinders off and look around. Not just think fix the handle of the toilet have along the toilet that you know is 30 years old and we are back from our fix in a flap or not. You know you don't change air filter out when you know you really need to change the unit out. Those are the things that you know we train right from the beginning because ultimately that serves people best. You know the fact the matter most couples these they've told got to go to work and you have good high paying job. Nobody wants to take home more time to go hang out with your plumbing heating pool electric guy. So you've got to fix it right the first time. And a lot of times that means selling the right things and doing the right repairs. So sales operation technical are the skills that you must train. That's a where good sale system which is another thing that really helps to ratchet it off. But at the backbone of it all it's really the manuals. The operations man buying policy procedures and that's the way I'm doing it today is still your operating manual. First of all, that's where people will be doing, kind of what I used to do when I came to their shop. So the answer to your question is; the fastest anybody run with all of my programs today and not everybody goes all through the programs. Then what. I've had so many do it in 18 months and they've gone from 9 million to 33 million in sales that just because of me because they were great guys. They just need to get the foundation right. I've had guys typically like the Zoom guys I was talking about thought we had done everything in three years because it's not how fast you show progress out. It's how well you get them. So I don't just come there as and pull up and changed my residence and hang out with you. You got to be able to do these things and get each one of them because they build on each other the good way to see this. Imagine a pyramid the higher and bigger you want that pyramid the longer you want to last. That starts at the bottom not at the top. That's right, the better the base and the selling power concepts are, it blocks. Better those block form which is planning which means working on right thing at the right time, the right way. That's what planning power is. Operating power is having the manuals that handle 80 percent. Nothing's gonna cover 100 percent of what goes on. But handling the 80% of the policies and procedures of each of the boxes on your old chart, the things that go on. So, it's replica and people can be empowered from the day they show up. And then there's Staffing which is again building you know young willing people into skilled willing people and giving them a career path. And that its Sales, have your sales system for both techs and also or ticket sales people. And if you're in a commercial like that was what I called Commercial sales agents the person who goes to order to pick places open up accounts keep them happy and keep them buying from you. Which is critical so there's sales process for that. That's another block. Sales Coaching, which is coaching the right things and you get the right rewards and they win. But ultimately always the customer first wins. Right. Marketing which is what you're seeking is a contractor is right about a call from the right customer at the right time. The three rights of Mark and so we beyond that is Financial which is you know you can do all that off and if you don't charge and if you're not careful about your expenses it doesn't matter anything else, you won't be in business. Yeah it's called The Leaky Bucket Syndrome. Yeah exactly right. And sometimes, you're lucky it was just The Leaky Bucket is exploded. What are you.  Yeah yeah I've never heard that one but yeah when I heard one no one guy "Some days you're the bug again. Some days your the windshield". It's a country song. Yes. I love that one. Yeah he was a plumbing contractor. But that was kind of funny. So how did you come up with the idea here. Have you booked. I actually when I changed for me you know it's hard to remember when you make a change. You're in the midst of craziness. Yeah. You know my kind of day was so I could wake up at 5 a.m. get back home in 2 am and get my three hours of sleep. I always have always really love sleeping because the phone next to my head was going to ring. Yeah from the guys who are on the call shift that were stuck yeah. I was mad as heck at them for calling and waking me up Sure. But, he it was needed. That's the awful truth of being an owner. I never gave them enough information. I never documented it. They were in a position where they had to call. Yeah. And it was really kind of crazy when my brother, Richie, and I rode up the manual with them we defied you know. Do these three thing before you call Richie. And, 50% of the calls went away. Yeah I was doing in class education class one day and the guy was a remodeling contractor and his guys were calm all the time. Lucky for him it was just normal business hours so it wasn't like 24/7 like yours was. But he'd finally get to the point he goes what would you do if I wasn't there. But no, I want you to think about. Give me the answer What would You do if I wasn't there. He said you know it's if you ask me that question enough times they come up with the answer. I agree. And it actually in seminars that I teach about how I train a stepping power agent is. If you ask a question and you answer it on your own. Why should I think right? You may ask the question shut up and let them. Even if they guessed wrong. Give me a call because they have the guts to speak up right. And you treat I like that. I think that's great. That's a really good first step. Yeah it was just so then. Next time you about these three or four times before you call me. he said he tends closedown. He said I got some but he said it was nowhere near what I got before then. And it's like you said it's just it's goes back to the training. Yes. And part of that thing now is that we're going to speak to a deeper level issue. So why didn't I share all this information. Why didn't I do all of this stuff. Was the question at all? Yeah. One day this fellow, I was talking about Dan Callahan, he was an industry giant and he didn't go as well as everything else. I was one of the lucky guys that he actually rode in my truck and he's in my truck. I know the same thing but I always read my pages go at all. My friend Dan looks over at me, while I'm driving and he goes "You think that's normal, don't you?". And I stopped for one second and I go "Yeah I do" and then i said "I hate it." And then one second later I said "But I'm really indispensable." And, I just popped out. And that was it. We as owners, first of all what made as great is what sabotages us. Right. Great text, so we were great at whatever that thing was, and so with the the rest of it. Nobody else can do the job as well as us. What you're not saying is untrue but you really can't have people I'm certain but you really can't have people you can't group because you automatically get a lid on the pot and you can't you can't have business run run without you. And you can have vacation. You can't get sick. You have to be on target. All of them. Yeah yeah. Unless you are willing to be in the base. So here are the three syndrome that I finally pointed the finger back at me. So are you ready. Yeah, I like being a rescuer. I like running to the rescue. OK. And I like coming in and be able to you know to pull out that thing. I like being the fire. What I didn't realize is I also was hoping to set the fires that I could put out that way. Here's the last one. You know coming from New York this one will make sense. I like being the guru. Seems right now we're renting. Dave, you don't know how to do that? Really? You know what? I know, would you like to know. Because I'll be happy to share it with you. I was I was operating and when I witness the contractors I worked with over the year they to their credit finally go yeah, I get it. And that is what you have to deal with first.  Because even with quick manuals, even with the training centers and everything else that you can do on the marketing systems because every one of these things are a system. If you're not willing to give up those three identities you are automatically sabotaging everybody who's trying to help you. That's that's. Say that again because that's profound. If you are not willing to give up being a rescue or a fireman guru like I was you are automatically sabotaging those who are there to help you or anybody who will arrive. You know. Wow. That was a big Aha moment. It was a big aha moment and I thank my friend for sticking the truth mirror in my face. Yeah. Wow that's it's amazing that that's you know that's one thing in two set. We are in our own businesses or so in the weeds we can't see what's going on and it takes you know someone like you or you know someone to come along and say like your friend did he could see beyond the weeds because he wasn't in the depths of it. I like that analogy. It's really important for that. And you know even to this day Elle Agror who's the one I was mentioning before she has a consulting business in dozen, and we worked together. She also in the branch with me. We had a meeting where she an I know her sister Ellen Gayle in Ellewood she's H.D. and we meet and we look at each other's business even though we talk to each other all the time. That meeting is all about you know looking at things we haven't got every time we have that meeting every year all three of us. Our business grows and gets better. To this day after all these years. Wow that's pretty amazing. If she can have someone that would help you you know that you could go to a lot of times most of us are afraid to unravel the thing before us because so few will get ridiculed. It's dealing with people who are like minded and think alike and want the best interest for you. Put that to can do that. You know it's interesting when you mentioned that when they think about it when you go to the doctor for your health care check-up or you need. When you're not in your clothes off it out at the end of it. It's the same thing with your business which is you can't see it. And I'll give you guys. Listen to this quote I can see it. Here's another. How many times have you got to another company that you don't know. And by the time you walk through door and spend 30 minutes and you know what's broken. Yeah that's good. Why is that. Why is that. Because you're not emotionally invested in it and that's why it's so hard for any individual to do it all on your own. To think that you can see your own business the way you need to. And that's why there is outside people that you know they're the doctors. That's really what it is. Right. I know that you do a lot of consulting and if someone wanted to learn your 7 signatures or your power your signature or seven power contractor system, how do they get a hold of you? How do they reach you? Oh, the best thing they could do is to go to my website which is www.7powercontractor.com . And there's two things, there's a, and you'll see plenty of videos and testimonials from clients. Not because I needed for my ego but I know you need to hear from other people that it's been done right. I don't do one to one consulting like I did before. What I'm doing now is you have two things. When it comes to me is One you can go there to the shop and but this book that's 7 power Contractor System. There's an e-book $9.99. . Link on the website. I wrote it, and I made it short for a reason, for who are incredibly busy I'm asking you for more hours and if you're a quick reader two hour of your life. OK. Because it changed my life and it will change your life. Not because I wrote it and I had a good editor that helped me do it. We really worked hard to make it less. It's easy to make it fat. It's way hard to make it thin and effective. I know it's amazing isn't it. Yes. I created a 39 second video. And that's what I call that thirty-nine second video. It took me two hours to create it. Oh yeah. I know that. I know that. Exactly. And the other thing is I am feeling starting It's really the best thing that you can do to get the systems in place because without it you're going to be stuck in a. You know it's because of trying to write it on your own. If you could take your chances of getting it in the right way and getting buying. I've been up the mountain. What I see myself is a trivial guy. Yeah and you've done it. You know what it takes and I think that for the most part most people are. All right let me buy fill in the blanks and we'll go from there. Well you know to a certain point. You always have to put in you know what's apropos to what's your complete system is. But for the most part it's you know it's cutting time out is what it's doing.  The military cannot possibly know what are the books that they're holding out and more that we spoke about way back when they told me you got to read this book, and it was in the 90's it was Michael Gerber's E-Myth. Yeah that book told me why things weren't working and what to do. He didn't tell me how, but it was the first time that I heard that you go if you're only working in the business and never working on it nothing is going to change. And that was what I set about in creating this system. Now that really the catalyst for the manuals that you describe this hotel that work like all automatically and he said that's where I want my business be. Right. So that's what I set off to do. So, it was one of those books that really changed me. That's really kind of the essence of it but it wasn't out there so I had to create it. And the good news is I hired somebody to help me and its way better than it was 15 years ago. What I left on was it not those it was on a thousand dollars all the hours we paid all of that back in two years. In my company. Oh, I'm sure just in two years. Yeah. That's amazing. So whole activity then will call backs, insurance claims. All of the things are now getting better. So, we started to build on top of it with the organizations and better meetings a lot with things that go into it. But that's really kind of back bone essential that you want. Cool. That's awesome. This has really been awesome. I think we're going to put all of your contact information on our Web page when you want to write off. Must have been great. It was really fun talking with you about everything and will look forward to getting you back. 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This week’s episode is worth a million dollars! That’s right! Your business is a leaky bucket and there are probably more than a million dollars in it that are leaking away and you’re just not aware it. How can you spot those leaks and get them fixed ASAP? You’ll have to listen in to this week’s show!   Howard Shore is the author of Your Business is a Leaky Bucket as well as a Business and Executive Coach. Howard has worked for 3 top Fortune 500 companies and has over 12 years of experience as a coach. He is also a Certified Gazelles Coach. Throughout the years, he has seen clients leak money unnecessarily and this is what inspired him to write his book.   Howard began his career by owning his first business when he was 18 years old. Over the years of working one-on-one with high-level executives and leaders, Howard came to realize something important. We all live our life like Dilbert, the popular comic strip.   It was astonishing to Howard how everybody could be working so, so hard in their industry, yet they were not getting as much traction as they should through this extra hard work. It just seemed counter-productive.   Most people are very good at working in the business but do not know how to work on the business. This is to say, they do not know how to focus on strategy, execution, and people to help save themselves from these big financial leaks and their own personal time.   Howard was hired to help a client in the restoration business improve his profits and bottom line. Just by working with Howard and applying the principles that are in the book, their profit grew by over 80% this year and their top line grew by over 30%. This is highly unusual in an industry like theirs and this was done through all organic means (no acquisitions). Also, their net profit grew by over 50%. The good news is, the general manager and CEO can now take time off and actually enjoy their lives while running a growing and successful business!   You can put any kind of framework in place, but if you don’t have a strong culture of accountability, or even the right accountability systems in place, then fixing the leaky bucket is destined to fail. Howard likes to replace the word execution with the word accountability because, in the end, it takes accountability to create long-lasting and meaningful action.   Interview Links: Your Business is a Leaky Bucket: Learn How to Avoid Losing Millions in Revenue and Profit Annually, by Howard Shore Dilbert.com   Resources: Scaling Up for Business Growth Workshops: Take the first step to mastering the Rockefeller Habits by attending one of our workshops. Scaling Up Website Gazelles Website Bill on YouTube  

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Howard Shore is the founder of Activate Group, Inc and he is one of the country’s premier business and executive coaches who has helped hundreds of executives and teams to inspire change and growth in companies. With more than a 20-year track record of exceptional results, he has held various leadership positions in multinationals, public and private companies and businesses that range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. His clients work in family-owned, multinational, public and private companies with revenues ranging from US$1 million to over US$1 billion, spanning most industries. Over the years, Howard has owned and founded 5 businesses. In his new book, Your Business is a Leaky Bucket, he details how millions of dollars disappear from businesses every year and what can be done to remedy those losses. Howard shares an essential framework to ensure your business moves forward in this rapidly changing and competitive economy. He talks about the three guiding elements - strategy, execution and people - to finding success in your business and how if you’re not paying attention to these then you’re probably “leaving significant money on the table”. Howards tells Matt and Dan the story of a US$10 million company with a negative US$200,000 in cash flow on the verge of bankruptcy, whose leaders were unaware of how bad the situation really was, which he turned into a US$12.6 million company with a positive US$2 million in cash flow in 6 months using his three guiding elements. You can get in touch with Howard via his website and social media platforms: Website: http://www.activategroupinc.com/blog/ Twitter: @howardshore Facebook: @ActivateGroupInc Instagram: howardmshore LinkedIn: Howard Shore YouTube: Activate Group, Inc Phone number: (305) 722-7216 You can get Howard’s book here:  Your Business is a Leaky Bucket: Learn How to Avoid Losing Millions in Revenue and Profit Annually. ---- Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan’s The Success Happens Movement Facebook group. Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your success and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt’s Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

This episode of Heads Up is supported by StaffConnect. Welcome to episode #22 of Heads Up!, a weekly podcast summarizing research, writing and retweets that I think communicators will find interesting.  Here are this week's stories: Don't you realise, employee engagement is a leaky bucket? (Ian Buckingham) Case Study: Communicating with a Mobile Workforce (Paul Barton) Employee Experience and Employee Engagement - the long and the short of it (Donna Burtchaell) Rethinking how to introduce a new CEO to employees (Arik Hanson) 3 Reasons Why Your Team Needs A Quality Communication Dashboard (Aniisu Verghese) All original links are also available at learnicology.com/headsup. But I don’t want this to just be what comes across my screen. If you see things you think I should talk about here, share them with me. Could be a new infographic. Or a great case study. Perhaps a webinar. Send a Tweet to @learnicology or an email with the link to headsup@learnicology.com. Subscribe to ICology on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.  

Evidence of Russia hacking the US election leaks from the NSA and Reality is not a winner, confidential data is accidentally exposed in the cloud by a defence contractor, and Gordon Ramsay has a few choice words for his hacking father-in-law. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by special guest Ian Whalley. Follow the show on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, or visit our website for more episodes. Remember: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app, to catch all of the episodes as they go live. Thanks for listening! Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language. Special Guest: Ian Whalley.

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Some example problems involving force and work. Lifting a leaky bucket and pumping to fill a tank.

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