The System That Separates Good Leaders From Great Ones | CGN with Steffan Surdek

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear five-skill framework for leading with more collaboration, less friction, and better results — starting this week.   Most leaders were never taught how to lead. They were taught how to perform. Steffan Surdek is a senior leadership advisor and founder of Surdek Solutions who has spent over a decade helping leaders shift from directive to co-creative — and the results speak for themselves. In this Canada Growth Network Power Hour session, Steffan walks through his five key skills of a co-creative leader. These are not theories. They are practical tools built from real work with real teams. Key topics covered: Being a voice among many — how to share your perspective without shutting down the room. Steffan's seven-second rule alone will change how your meetings run. Unleashing the leaders around you — most teams have dormant leaders hiding in plain sight. They coach soccer on weekends. They run events. They just don't feel permission to lead at work. Building the capacity of your team — delegation is not about offloading tasks. It is about building muscle. Steffan's do for, do with, let them do model gives you a repeatable path to a stronger team. Dancing with the system — your organization is a living system. When you understand what it is telling you, you can inject the right change at the right moment instead of pushing against resistance. Fostering learning by doing — forget "fail fast." Steffan reframes it around learning. When people know what they are trying to learn, mistakes become data. That changes everything. Grab Steffan's free five-skill handbook and self-assessment here: Five Key Skills of a Co-Creative Leader Connect with Steffan Surdek on LinkedIn or visit surdek.com to learn more about his coaching and advisory work.   Sponsors we trust: Join Canada Growth Network — full GHL CRM plus membership community access. First month $1 CAD. Then $47 CAD/month. No contract, no lock-in. Try Web Indexer — the smart chatbot for the Knack 4 Business website. Find episodes faster, discover related content, and book a meeting. Attend the Monday Power Hour free — Canada Growth Network's weekly session for business owners who want real conversations and real connections.   Ready to go deeper? Email us: [email protected] Join Canada Growth Network — full GHL CRM plus community. $1 CAD first month. $47 CAD/month after. No lock-in. Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform. Subscribe to the K4B blog — episode recaps and business insights delivered to your inbox. Search K4B episodes by topic — press the ? on the K4B website and search by topic. Register as a K4B guest — want to be on the show? Tell us your story. Visit Knack 4 Business   Acknowledgements:  Carl Richards — Podcast Solutions Made Simple Fred Crouch — Property Wizard podcast Jovan Strika — @Hive Melanie Webber Disclaimer: Everything you heard today is for educational purposes only. It's not professional advice. Before you act on anything — talk to a certified expert in your area. Your accountant. Your lawyer. Someone who knows your situation.We share perspectives. You make the decisions.Want more? Head over to blog.knack4business.com — packed with practical episodes on AI, marketing, leadership, and growth. No fluff. Just the good stuff. Subscribe while you're there.Until next time; keep building. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.