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The Growability Podcast

by Joshua MacLeod & Bernie Anderson

Teaching business owners and non-profit leaders a more excellent way to run their business.

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Episodes

  1. What is the Growability Collaborative?

    In Growability® Podcast Season 3, Episode 070, Bernie Anderson and Joshua MacLeod introduce the Growability Business Collaborative—an 18-month program designed to empower business and nonprofit leaders with essential tools for growth and stability. They discuss the “Business Pasta” approach...

  2. Growability Coach Interview with Jonathan Sims

    In this episode of the Growability® Podcast (Season 3, Episode 003), we introduce executive coach Jonathan Sims as he shares valuable lessons from his leadership journey, starting from a pivotal experience in Zambia. Inspired by a doctor who empowered communities through leadership training,...

  3. The Top 3 Questions Every Coach Should Ask A Business Or Nonprofit Leader! The Growability Field of Business Toolkit

    In this episode of the Growability® Podcast (Season 3, Episode 002), we introduce the Growability Field of Business tool to help business coaches and nonprofit leaders assess their market viability. Designed for business coaches working with high-capacity leaders, this episode provides clarity on...

  4. Are you qualified to be a business coach or consultant?

    Welcome to Season 3 of the Growability® Podcast! In Episode 1, we're tackling a key question for aspiring business coaches and consultants: How do you know if you're qualified? Join hosts Bernie Anderson and Joshua MacLeod as they discuss the three fundamentals for successful coaching: 1. Your…

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  5. Growability Step 6 – How to Equip Managers

    This podcast shares the fundamental tools to equip managers to build great culture and effectiveness with their teams. This Podcast helps answer the following questions: How do I build an organizational chart? How do I create reviews for my team members? How do I create a Job Description? How do…

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  6. Growability Step 5 – How to Implement Strategy

    This podcast shares the fundamental ingredients for creating an effective strategic plan for your business or nonprofit. This Podcast helps answer the following questions: How do I set goals for my business? When should I prune my business? How do I choose good vendors for my business? How much...

  7. Growability Step 4 – How to Automate Sales

    This Podcast helps answer the following questions: How do I hire good salespeople? What is the best way to pitch a product or service? What are the keys to good networking? How should I prepare to sell each week? What should I measure via sales?

  8. Growablity Step 3 – How to Empower Teamwork

    This Podcast helps answer the following questions: How do I build an effective team? What are the minimal ingredients for time and project management that every team member should adhere to? How does your team limit or empower your growth as an organization? Where should you draw the line between...

  9. How to Develop Better Team Relationships at Work With The DISC Personality Profile

    What do I do when my team is driving me crazy at work? This episode not only gives an overview of the DISC Personality Profile but also shares important insights about the primary question and core values for each personality type. D - Dominant Key Question - What does winning look like? Core…

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  10. Growability Step 2 – How to Prioritize Customers With Great Marketing

    Growability Podcast Episode 61 – What every business or nonprofit leader should know about marketing! Ever wondered what marketing agencies think about when they design marketing campaigns? This podcast gives insider information that every business or nonprofit leader should understand about...

  11. Growability Step 1 – Clarify Vision

    This podcast answers the questions: Why Is vision important to my business? Do I really need a vision, mission, or values statement? How do I make a vision statement that’s actually useful? What is the most straightforward way to clarify vision? How does clarified vision help my team and the…

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  12. What is a Business Operating System and Why Does a Business or Nonprofit Organization Need One?

    This podcast discusses the fundamental importance of having a business operating system with practical steps to implement a business operating system at your business or nonprofit. The post What is a Business Operating System and Why Does a Business or Nonprofit Organization Need One? first...

  13. How to Scale – The Growability Six Fundamental Steps to Scale a Business or Non-profit organization

    This Podcast episode shares the six necessary steps to bring an organization to scale. The post How to Scale – The Growability Six Fundamental Steps to Scale a Business or Non-profit organization first appeared on Growability.

  14. EP57 – Effective Strategies for Time Management – Part 1

    Do you have the discipline necessary to be a good time manager? What if it was easier than you thought? This episode marks the beginning of our new series on Time Management. The post EP57 – Effective Strategies for Time Management – Part 1 first appeared on Growability.

  15. EP56 – Finding the Right CPA for Your Organization

    Today's special guest Tina McGill is a certified public accountant that gives some incredible advice about finding the right CPA for your organization. The post EP56 – Finding the Right CPA for Your Organization first appeared on Growability.

  16. EP55 – Should a Nonprofit Run Like a Business?

    Should a nonprofit run like a business? Today's episode discusses the common challenges nonprofit organizations face with practical advice on maximizing impact. The post EP55 – Should a Nonprofit Run Like a Business? first appeared on Growability.

  17. EP54 – How to Overcome Anxiety At Work

    How do you overcome anxiety at work? Today's episode talks about a common challenge for every leader. How to overcome anxiety in business and nonprofit work. The post EP54 – How to Overcome Anxiety At Work first appeared on Growability.

  18. EP53 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 2

    In part 1 of this series, we learned that good business owners have happy customers and a happy team. Today, in part 2, we discover two more ways to know if you are running your business well. A happy wallet and a happy soul! Do I have a happy wallet? And do I have a happy soul? The post EP53 –…

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  19. EP52 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 1

    How can you tell if you are a good business owner? Do you have a happy customer, a happy team, and a happy wallet? What about a happy soul? The post EP52 – Are You a Good Business Owner, Part 1 first appeared on Growability.

  20. EP51 – Are You In the Right Career?

    Are you in the right career for your strengths, passions, and value add for others? Today's episode features a very special guest Will Gray, founder of Vocationality. Let's listen to this conversation about staying in your current career, or moving into your next season. The post EP51 – Are You…

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  21. EP50 – How Leaders Can Overcome Toxic Work Environments

    Are you a part of a toxic work environment? Today's episode talks about how leaders can overcome toxic work environments by creating a safe space, a grace space and second place. The post EP50 – How Leaders Can Overcome Toxic Work Environments first appeared on Growability.

  22. EP49 Healthy Retirement Plan Fundamentals

    Are you ready for retirement? This episode shares the fundamental ingredients necessary for a healthy retirement plan.

  23. EP48 – The Key Ingredients for Effective Marketing

    Is your marketing full of gimmicks or is it built on a comprehensive plan? Today's episode shares the key ingredients for effective marketing. This is the final step in the 12-step Growability model.

  24. EP47 Key Performance Indicators

    Do you have key performance indicators in your business? Today's episode shares the critical 11th step in the 12-step Growability model, measurement. The post EP47 Key Performance Indicators first appeared on Growability.

  25. EP46 – How to Manage Time Effectively (Part 2)

    Today's episode is the conclusion of our two-part series about time management. In this session, we learn how to delete, do, and delegate.

  26. EP45 – How to Manage Time Effectively (Part 1)

    In today's episode, we talk about the ninth step of the Growability model, creating good systems or branches.

  27. EP44 – How to Create Systems for Nonprofit Organizations

    In today's episode, we talk about the ninth step of the Growability model, creating good systems or branches.

  28. EP43 – 5 Things You Should Prune From Your Business

    In today's episode, we talk about the eighth step of the Growability model, pruning. Listen in to see if there are areas of your organization that need to be pruned

  29. EP42 – Building a Sales Funnel for Your Business

    In today's episode, we continue our talk about the seventh step of the Growability model, by sharing how to build a sales funnel for your business.

  30. EP41 – 5 Key Areas to Focus on in Your Business

    In today's episode, we talk about the seventh step of the Growability model, building community. What are 5 key areas in the community that your business should focus on?

  31. EP40 – How to Maximize a Budget

    Today’s episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals.

  32. EP39 – How to Create Useful Budgets For Your Business

    Today’s episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals.

  33. EP38 Setting Business Goals

    Today’s episode shares the fifth step of the Growability model showing you how to create quarterly, yearly and three-year business goals. The post EP38 Setting Business Goals first appeared on Growability.

  34. EP37 Four Things Great Managers Can Do to Be a Better Coach

    Today’s episode continues with the fourth step of the Growability model by sharing 4 things that great managers can do to be a better coach. The post EP37 Four Things Great Managers Can Do to Be a Better Coach first appeared on Growability.

  35. EP36 3 Managers Who Will Destroy Your Business

    Today’s episode continues with the fourth step of the Growability model by sharing the 3 types of managers who will destroy your business. The post EP36 3 Managers Who Will Destroy Your Business first appeared on Growability.

  36. EP35 – How to Create an Exceptional Job Description

    Today's episode shares the key ingredients in an exceptional job description. The post EP35 – How to Create an Exceptional Job Description first appeared on Growability.

  37. EP34 – C-Suites Innovators Equippers and Achievers

    Today's episode shares the primary roles of a C-Suite and provides advice in building a really great team. The post EP34 – C-Suites Innovators Equippers and Achievers first appeared on Growability.

  38. EP33 – The 5 Key Areas of Business Management

    Today's episode shares some key concepts in the third step of the 12 step Growability model, The 5 Key Areas of Business Management. The post EP33 – The 5 Key Areas of Business Management first appeared on Growability.

  39. EP32 – How to Attract Customers

    Today's episode shares the second step in the 12 step Growability model, How to attract customers for your business or nonprofit. The post EP32 – How to Attract Customers first appeared on Growability.

  40. EP31 – How to Create Vision Mission Values Statements

    Today's episode shares the first step in the 12 step Growability model, How to create vision, mission, values, and standards of excellence for your business or nonprofit. The post EP31 – How to Create Vision Mission Values Statements first appeared on Growability.

  41. EP30 – The 12 Step Growability Model – Overview

    Today's episode shares the 12 steps in the Growability model and how business leaders can grow in community. The post EP30 – The 12 Step Growability Model – Overview first appeared on Growability.

  42. EP29 – The Growability Model – Why Behind the What – Series Episode 1

    Today's episode marks the beginning of a new series sharing the 12 business fundamentals found in the 12 Step Growability Model. In this episode, Joshua shares the why behind the what of Growability. The post EP29 – The Growability Model – Why Behind the What – Series Episode 1 first appeared on...

  43. EP28 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 2 of 2

    This is the second of a two-part series about running your business like Pixar with 5 key lessons from the book Creativity Inc. written by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace. The post EP28 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 2 of 2 first appeared on Growability.

  44. EP27 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 1 of 2

    This is the first of a two-part series about how to run your business like Pixar. Let's listen as Joshua and Bernie discussed five key lessons from the book Creativity, Inc. Written by Edwin Catmull and Amy Wallace. The post EP27 – How To Run a Business Like Pixar- Part 1 of 2 first appeared on...

  45. EP26 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 3

    Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? This is the final conversation about the Top 10 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln. Reflections on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The post EP26 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 3 first appeared on Growability.

  46. EP25 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 2

    This is the second episode in our three-part; series sharing the top 10 leadership qualities of Abraham Lincoln, based on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? The post EP25 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 2 first appeared on Growability.

  47. EP24 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 1

    Do you lead like Abraham Lincoln? This is the first of a three-part conversation about the Top 10 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln. Reflections on the book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The post EP24 – How To Lead Like Abraham Lincoln – Part 1 first appeared on Growability.

  48. EP23 – 5 Exceptional Leadership Indicators (Part 2)

    You are a good leader: Yes or No? This is the second of a two-part conversation, about five characteristics of exceptional leaders. The post EP23 – 5 Exceptional Leadership Indicators (Part 2) first appeared on Growability.

  49. EP22 – Five Indicators of Exceptional Leadership – Part 1

    Are you comfortable in your own shoes? This is the first in a two-part conversation about five characteristics of exceptional leaders. The post EP22 – Five Indicators of Exceptional Leadership – Part 1 first appeared on Growability.

  50. EP21 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 9)- Social Media

    This is the ninth episode in our series about selling without being fake. In this episode, we talk with social media guru, Jason Elkins, about which social media platforms are relevant for the business owner. The post EP21 How To Sell Without Being Fake (Part 9)- Social Media first appeared on...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Teaching business owners and non-profit leaders a more excellent way to run their business.

HOSTED BY

Joshua MacLeod & Bernie Anderson

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