Growth Think Tank

A company or a person without a vision to a new future is navigating blindly. One of the challenges of leadership is to get the others in the company to follow the vision of the leader. Will Seippel is the CEO of Worthpoint. This company is the largest resource for researching, valuing and buying/selling antiques, art, and vintage collectibles. Will shares how he has learned to enroll team members to the BIG vision of the company. Discover how you can do it too. Get the show notes for 204 | Engaging Employees in A Shared Vision with Will Seippel Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #VisionofaLeader #BigVision #Leadership #Episode204 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Every CEO faces challenges and has to make decisions about the company. It takes courage to be a strong leader that makes the hard decisions and continues to lead by those decisions. Darryl Lyons, CEO of PAX Financial Group, shares some of his journey as a leader of his teams. Darryl gives you a few practical tips to guiding and leading in today's world. Get the show notes for 203 | Being a Courageous Leader with Darryl Lyons Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @paxfinancialgrp #StrongLeader #PracticalTips #JourneyasaLeader #Episode203 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

When you decide to step up and stand out in your marketplace, you typically get met with resistance. However, here is a simple breakdown of standing out with a best-selling author, Dorie Clark. Dorie is a writer, speaker, consultant and professor for the Duke University Business School. We talk about top line strategies and dive deep into Twitter as a powerful platform to establish more credibility and authority in your market. Get the show notes for 202 | Standing Out as a Thought Leader with Dorie Clark Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @dorieclark #Marketplace #BestsellingAuthor #AuthorityandMindset #Episode202 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Have you ever been told that publishing a book is the best thing you can do for your business? Well I have heard it. But in this day and time, consider the other options to not publishing a book (not yet anyway). John Corcoran is our guest. He is with Smart Business Revolution podcast. He shares 5 different ways you can be seen as the thought leader or authority in your market. We talk about the reason why a book might not give you the boost you want for your business and what you can do instead. Get the show notes for 201 | Why You Should NOT Write a Book with John Corcoran Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @JohnCorcoran #SmartBusiness #LeadersAuthority #Market #Episode201 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

There is always a choice. The choice is not always easy, but there is always a choice. To create something amazing and innovative you have to leave the comfortable zones of work To really go for the big goals and dreams that you want, you have to let go of what you have right now to get what you really want. Once you reach a level of success, you begin to play it safe (even though you don't see it that way). Discover how to avoid the trap of success. Get the show notes for 200 | The Trap of Success with Gene Hammett Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #TrapofSuccess #GreatLeaders #ComfortableZone #Episode200 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Taking your performance to a new level in business is a continuous practice. If you want to make a change, you will be better served when you have the right system. Today's guest is Todd Herman is an exceptional coach and best known for his results with high-performing athletes. Todd took what he learned there and has been applying it to leaders in business. We talk about how to shift the smallest things in your "system" to get massive changes in your performance. Get the show notes for 199 | Activating Employees to Be a High Performers with Todd Herman Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @todd_herman #ExceptionalCoach #LeadersinBusiness #Performance #Episode199 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Leading your team to new levels is your job as the CEO. One key element to that is empowerment. Well, it is empowering your employees to see their role as part owner of the business. Our guest today is Kathy Fettke, CEO of Real Wealth Network. Kathy is a thought leader in her space with numerous appearances on CNBC, Fox News, MarketWatch and more. Kathy shares how to empower your employees with real examples of what has worked in her business. Get the show notes for 198 | How to Empower Your Employees with Kathy Fettke Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #LeadingyourTeam #MarketWatch #Empowerment #Episode198 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Leadership is that necessary skill that can make or break your company. Leading is every changing too. Discover the power of "open empowerment" in this episode. Our guest today is Ty Crandall with Credit Suite. Ty is managing thirteen full-time employees with open empowerment so that they show up to work in a new way. Ty also shares insights to business credit that can help you grow your business and reduce your personal risks. Get the show notes for 197 | Leadership with Open Empowerment with Ty Crandall Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @TyCrandall #Leadership #Insights #Empowerment #Episode197 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Success is not just about money. In fact, I think money is only a part of success. However, I do believe success has a ton to do with significance. Also, I love to see people give back to the world using their talents and skill too. Our guests today are Adam Walker and Jeff Hilimire, who decided to do something significant. They wanted to do something for non-profits and leverage their talents too. These amazing leaders created 48 websites in 48 hours for non-profits. Discover what they learned along this journey. Get the show notes for 196 | Creating a Life of Significance Takes Courage with Adam Walker and Jeff Hilimire Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett @ajwalker @jeffhilimire #AmazingLeaders #Success #Significance #Episode196 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

As a leader you are leading a culture shift to activate the leaders within your company. The shift is to activate the leaders from within. We love to grow our leadership from within because it provides a strong path of development for all of those looking up the "ladder." Gene Hammett (that is me) the host of the show shares wisdom about CORE leadership. Get the show notes for 195 | Leading a Culture Shift with Gene Hammett Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches with @GeneHammett #Leaders #Success #StrongPathofDevelopment #Episode195 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!