Team Success Podcast

Life as a busy entrepreneur often involves meetings, appointments, and deadlines. But are you the best person to organize these in your calendar? A Strategic Assistant® with a talent for scheduling can help you stay on track toward your goals and be more productive and present in your day. In this episode, Shannon explains how[...] The post Scheduling Is A Creative Act appeared first on Your Team Success.

Many people perform exceptionally well and achieve all the hallmarks of success, but inside they just don’t feel it. In this episode, Shannon speaks with Ted Bradshaw, whose six-point path can help you “catch up with yourself” and enjoy the life you’ve created. Download Episode Transcript The post Stop Chasing Squirrels, with Ted Bradshaw appeared first on Your Team Success.

Surely having a great company culture is entirely a good thing, right? Well, there’s a challenge: Sometimes team members who aren’t a right-fit anymore don’t want to leave—because they like it there too much! In this episode, Shannon offers her perspective on this unique situation, plus actionable tips for when and how to have tough[...] The post The Downside Of A Great Company Culture appeared first on Your Team Success.

Get everyone in your business playing the same game—and winning it. In this episode, Shannon chats with Daniel Hammond, co-author of Customer Driven Leadership. Download Episode Transcript The post Customer Driven Leadership, with Daniel Hammond appeared first on Your Team Success.

You depend on your senior team leaders, so of course you want to hold onto them. But sometimes even a phenomenal worker isn’t actually a good fit for your culture. Listen in as Shannon helps you hear the whispers you might rather avoid and build a company where everyone is fully aligned and engaged with[...] The post Is It Always Bad When A Senior Team Leader Leaves? appeared first on Your Team Success.

Shannon speaks with Jenna Spencer, who helps business coaches, entrepreneurs, and visionaries find the right assistant. This person, Jenna says, can extend the leader’s capabilities in an almost magical way that feels like getting to have your cake and eat it too. Find out about her process and her crucial rules for creating a great[...] The post Assistants For Coaches And Visionaries, with Jenna Spencer appeared first on Your Team Success.

When someone gives you feedback, it’s a chance to transform what isn’t working into something better. But feedback isn’t always easy to hear, so Shannon shares some tips and resources to help you master these important opportunities for self-discovery and growth. Download Episode Transcript The post How Coachable Are You? appeared first on Your Team Success.

Shannon talks with podcast expert Matt Halloran who shares a treasure chest of tips for creating a show that people want to listen to—and that gets measurable results! The post The Formula For Perfect Podcasts, with Matt Halloran appeared first on Your Team Success.

When everyone in an entrepreneurial business shares the leader’s vision and works toward it, everybody has a chance to succeed. But some individuals are focused solely on their own advancement—seeking status, dividing and conquering. In this episode, Shannon explains why this behavior is toxic to an entrepreneurial culture and how to make sure everyone on[...] The post The Best Team Members Are Company-Focused, Not Career- Focused appeared first on Your Team Success.

Shannon Waller talks to entrepreneurial HR specialist Alex Swiech about the new realities of hiring after “The Great Resignation.” Together, they walk through a step-by-step hiring process that helps both the entrepreneur and the candidate get what they want from a working relationship. Download Episode Transcript The post Head, Heart, And Hands: Hiring For Full Engagement appeared first on Your Team Success.

What is the growth path in an entrepreneurial company? In the absence of a traditional corporate hierarchy, how do you expand your contribution and get rewarded for it? Your team members want to know! In this episode, Shannon reveals the simple steps you can take to help team members recognize their strengths, grow their capabilities,[...] The post Expanding Unique Ability Impact appeared first on Your Team Success.

All of us have had experience with family businesses. They represent over two-thirds of privately held companies in the U.S., yet few people understand the unique challenges (and opportunities) that owning one presents. It requires a much more emotional approach to business than owning a traditional corporation—but that doesn’t mean emotion runs the show. In[...] The post The Challenges And Opportunities Of Family Businesses, with Author Sara B. Stern appeared first on Your Team Success.

If you’re stepping into a leadership role, remember that your primary responsibility is to provide direction. If you’re stepping out of a leadership role, make sure your community knows there’s someone in charge whom you believe in. The post Don’t Leave A Leadership Vacuum appeared first on Your Team Success.

Shannon talks with Alec Broadfoot and Kate Norton of VisionSpark, who’ve discovered how to identify and hire those elusive “innovation managers” who can turn an entrepreneur’s wildest ideas into practical results. The post Innovation Managers Turn Visions Into Reality appeared first on Your Team Success.

We can all benefit from having regular conversations with professional friends who energize us, challenge us, and expand our thinking. Reach out and build your own “thinking partner network”! The post Do You Have A Thinking Partner Network? appeared first on Your Team Success.

What are you called to do? What contribution do you want to make to this world? Whatever your answer, delegation is the key to accelerating and multiplying your efforts—the ultimate freedom, growth, and retention strategy. In this episode, Shannon talks with Emily Morgan about her deep, fun, and practical new book on the subject of[...] The post Mastering Delegation, with Emily Morgan, Author of “Let It Go” appeared first on Your Team Success.

In order to shift your behavior, shift your mindset first. If you’re not seeing the results you want, stop for a moment to think about your thinking. This is the way to make a higher level of personal and professional growth your new normal. It isn’t easy, and it takes courage, but it can spark[...] The post Mindset Matters More appeared first on Your Team Success.

In this episode, Shannon talks with Jerry Lujan in depth about The WHY Institute’s new “WHY.os” profile, which helps you understand what motivates you at your core so you can better filter opportunities and consistently show up as your best self. Learn more about The WHY Institute. The post Find Your WHY, with Jerry Lujan appeared first on Your Team Success.

You hire someone who’s smart, interesting, presents beautifully … then doesn’t produce the results you expected. What’s going on? In this episode, Shannon shows how entrepreneurs and their team members can go beyond a mere intellectual understanding of a role to engage the team member’s emotions and mindset, so they can connect personally with the[...] The post Taking Emotional Ownership appeared first on Your Team Success.

In some ways, Mark Fujiwara and Justin Breen couldn’t be less alike, and this makes for a perfect collaborative partnership. (Together, they’ve built a network that helps other entrepreneurs establish connections like theirs.) Listen in as Shannon walks them through a range of profiles that explain why their differing talents and shared values line up[...] The post Collaboration Case Study: Justin Breen and Mark Fujiwara of BrEpic Network appeared first on Your Team Success.