Episode 36: Richard Maloney - Activate and Engage Your Team For Success

Gold Nuggets in this Episode: "A business is a commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you." "Companies and leaders need to go beyond traditional training methods to truly engage with their employees." "Knowledge-dumping is important, but when it comes to culture, leadership, creating influence, and mass movements, it's the culture that needs to shift." There are three types of employees in every organization: "Actively Disengaged – they come to work and do less than is expected." "Disengaged – they come to work and do what is expected." "Engaged – they come to work and do more than what is expected." "If you've got employees in your team that come to work and just get through the day, then you've got wasted money on the table." "You're wasting 34% of their salary before they even walk in the door." You can turn an organization around in 4-5 weeks. "I've learnt all my leadership stuff from bad leaders – what not to do." "You've got to start a business where you're not working in it. You've got to start a business that is scalable, leverage-able, and online." "Your past is perfect. Even if it didn't work out or you had an argument with your boss and got fired, it's a good contrast to keep pushing you toward your passion and dreams." "The biggest lesson in life is always to charge towards your highest excitement; charge towards your true north. If you're not charging towards your highest excitement that means you're off-course." "Everything is neutral until you give it meaning." "It is a hell of a journey, and the more you can look after your mental health along the journey, the better off you're going to be as a leader, influencer, and entrepreneur." "I've never lost a game. I just ran out of time." – Michael Jordan Our guest is Richard Maloney, Founder and CEO of Quality Mind Global and Engage & Grow. Richard is a serial entrepreneur, internationally sought-after keynote speaker, mental health coach, and mentor. He has authored three books: The Minds of Winning Teams, Engage & Grow, and Injury Free. His method, known as the Maloney Method, has grown into a system of healing that has allowed people to transform their lives through mental training. He has a passion for fine wine, the outdoors, friends, family, golfing, and surfing. Song by Adam Vitovsky / CC BY 3.0