81 | Balancing Innovation with Consistency and Focus

As an entrepreneur you most likely have no shortage of ideas. In fact your natural tendency to create and innovate is what sent you on the entrepreneurial journey in the first place. This creativity and innovation makes you great at getting things started but it’s often the exact same reason why projects don’t get finished and why team members can often get overwhelmed or frustrated. In the end, your biggest strength (when left unchecked) can become the main reason why you are leaving money on the table.  You have an internal need to create new and different but your business needs consistency, focus and innovation in order to succeed. So what do you do?  In Episode 81 of The Lean Out Your Business Podcast, host Crista Grasso, shares practical ways she manages her own creative desires while making sure everything in her business remains as simple and efficient as possible.  Show topics include: 1:20 reason why entrepreneurs often leave money on the table 2:05 free download: 10 areas of waste in your business 4:26 why you shouldn’t always be putting out “new and different” 4:36 the hardest way to scale your business 6:12 what happens after you sell an offer 6:47 what you should be doing as you consider customer retention 7:56 how you can very easily overwork your team 8:25 ways to feed your creative and innovative soul without sabotaging your business 10:44 how to structure offers so that it feeds your creativity 14:26 who you need to hire if you are a creative CEO 16:10 who should your next strategic hire be 17:33 ways to align more with your zone of genius18:04 being very intentional EVERY time you offer new and different in your business 18:28 what you need to ask yourself before you implement new and different in your business 19:01 an innovation backlog and why you need one 19:46 how you can scale your business and actually do less to achieve more Links from Today’s Episode: Download the free PDF:  10 Areas of Waste in Your Business  Apply to join the Reimagine Retreat in October - a combination of a retreat + a mastermind experience.  Have questions or topics you’d like Crista to discuss on the podcast? Email [email protected] Work with Crista:  If you’re ready to reimagine your business but aren’t sure where to start, book a free consultation call at scalingstrategycall.com Ready to build your signature, scalable offer? Join our 90-day Build to Scale incubator program.  Apply to join the Simplify to Scale Business Accelerator program, a program for those who have completed Build to Scale or who already have a proven scalable signature offer. It helps you grow and scale that offer and then develop your full scalable signature offer suite. Want to start your strategic planning? Order your 90 Day Planner to help you create and execute your plan, remembering to plan "just in time." If you have a plan but are struggling to execute, are not getting your desired results or are wondering if your vision needs some fine tuning, your book your 1:1 business intensive session with Crista and start getting the outcomes you knew you could.  If you loved this episode then you won't want to miss the opportunity to join like minded, high achieving women at the Reimagine Retreat Love this podcast? Then you want to join the Lean Out Method community on Facebook for weekly mini trainings with Crista.  Interested in working with Crista privately or not sure which program is the best fit? Book a consult call for your opportunity to explore options.