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Tough Love for Business Podcast Archive

Find previous episodes of topics that you might have missed.
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Succession Planning in Family Business

Succession planning takes a lot of thought and planning before executing. Having a formal succession plan will give you the opportunity to be proactive about transitioning to the next generation. If the generations work together to transition, it is likely that the next generations can grow the business even more.   Have a business with no succession plan? Take advantage of
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Connecting the Dots for Your Team

Are you a leader who gives accurate and comprehensive messages to our team? People need to hear or learn things 17 times to make it stick. If you are saying “my team should use common sense” to accomplish what you want them to, then you are the one that needs to help them understand. Connect the dots for your team
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Need vs Want

Mike and Jackie discuss how the words “Need” vs “Want” affect our businesses.  “Need” is all about running away from something. “Want” is going towards something. How can you use “want” language to work toward your goals? Listen for more examples and details between these two words that make a big difference in your business!   Working towards goals and
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Spending Too Much Time with D Level Customers

Are you spending a lot of your time with “D” level customers?  A “D” level customer is someone who is dead to me. What do we mean by this? The amount of time you spend with your “D” level customers is that much less time and energy on your “A” level customers. Listen as Mike and Jackie discuss why you
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16 Cylinders of a High Performance Team

The amount of power an engine creates is partly due to the number of cylinders working. Learn about the 16 cylinders of high-performance including body, mind, heart and soul. Why is this important for you AND your team? How can you use the 16 cylinders to create a championship team?  Looking to create a championship team? Take advantage of a
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Practical tips to move from doer to owner

What are the things you’re doing and which of those things can be delegated to someone else? What are the things you’re doing that are visible and that you enjoy doing? Looking at the things you’re doing and not doing will set you up to be able to run several companies and create wealth in less time. Listen to get
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Business Owner vs Business Doer

Listen as Mike and Jackie continue the discussion of owners’ work vs doers’ work. An owners‘ work is invisible, and a doers‘ work is visible. Owners doing owners work make owners money. Doers make employee money. Which would you like to do?  Do you want to do owners work or doers work and have trouble letting go?  Take advantage of
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Owners Work Mindset

Are you a business owner whose identity is wrapped up in doing the doing vs doing owners work? Do you want to spend more time doing owners’ work instead of being the lid to growth for your business? Listen as we discuss what being an owner is all about and how you can start thinking like owners do.  Want to
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Culture Point – Referral

Intentional collaboration and mindful execution are the powers of referrals. We are committed to openly referring others in our community to people we know. However, we are also focused on being open to referrals. Is it a focus for you and your company to give and receive referrals? Do you ask even for them? Listen as we discuss the importance
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The Effect of “I KNOW” on Your Business

“I Know” are two small words that have a huge effect in your business. “I Know” shuts down learning and is a willful choice. There are so many opportunities that are missed when we say, “I Know”.  What opportunities are you missing because you have chosen to stop learning because you “know” it? Do you think you’re an expert in
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