Cameron Herold, author of The Second in Command: Unleashing the Power of Your COO Bill Ringle and Cameron Herold discuss the role of the COO, the importance of matching the stage of the company and the relationship chemistry with the CEO, and when it is time for a COO to move on to another role or company for ambitious small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business...

Christopher Lee, author of Performance Conversations: How to Use Questions to Coach Employees, Improve Productivity, and Boost Confidence (Without Appraisals) Bill Ringle and Chris Lee discuss how your managers can adopt a coaching methodology to improve your business conversations and performance for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth....

Michael Neill, author of The Inside-Out Revolution: The Only Thing You Need to Know to Change Your Life Forever Bill Ringle and Michael Neill discuss ways to have and communicate a clear vision as a small business leader so that you and your people know how to contribute to success. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small...

Tim Elmore, author of The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership: Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today's Workplace Tim Elmore and Bill Ringle discuss how leaders today need a stronger cognitive to deal with the wide range of education, expectations, exposure, and emotions that employees bring to their work. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for...

Matthew Barzun, author of The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go Bill Ringle and Matthew Barzun discuss leadership insights for small business leaders from Matthew's perspective as a United States ambassador to Sweden and the United Kingdom. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business...

Wendy Wood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick Bill Ringle and Wendy Wood dive into the distinctions of what habits are so that with accurate detains and understandings, you can select and upgrade your habits for success as a small business leader. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a...

Michelle Mazur, author of 3 Word Rebellion: Create a One-of-a-Kind Message that Grows Your Business into a Movement Bill Ringle and Michelle Mazur discuss creating a pithy statement that brings prospects to do business with you for small business leaders, marketers, and entrepreneurs. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small...

Warwick Fairfax, author of Crucible Leadership: Embrace Your Trials to Lead a Life of Significance Bill Ringle and Warwick Fairfax discuss finding your bearings after a hugely public muck-up for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and...

Whitney Johnson, author of Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve Bill Ringle and Whitney Johnson discuss the power behind thinking of your team as a collection of S-curves for small business leaders, managers, and rising stars. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast...

Amer Kaissi, author of Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership Bill Ringle and Amer Kaissi discuss the benefits and disasters resulting from business leaders who lacked (sufficient) humility, the essential component to combine with ambition for small business leaders and founders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a...

Barry Moltz, author of Change Masters: How to Actually Make The Changes You Already Know You Need to Make Bill Ringle and Barry Moltz discuss how our brain chemistry helps us survive but not thrive as business leaders and how to become a change master. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Today on Track 1, I'd like to share with you how to win the battle between short-term satisfaction and long-term goals, excerpted from my friend Barry Moltz's terrific book, Change Masters. This is Track 2, where I want you to offer you an insight into my own change process. Track 1 385: Start by cultivating a change culture with guest expert Barry Moltz These distinctions can help...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Today on Track 1, I'd like to share with you a mini case study of how Starbucks is persuasive by design, from my friend Brian Ahern's book, Influence People.  This is Track 2, where I want you to offer you a framework for increasing your follow-through to commitments based on the acronym PAVE, as in pave the way for success.  Track 1 384: Influence accelerates the quality of your...

Brian Ahearn, author of Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical Bill Ringle and Brian Ahern discuss improving your ability to influence others ethically as a small business leader. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: A the behind-the-scenes look at the work that The Richardson Group (TRG), Chick-fil-A's marketing agency, did to produce an outstanding tagline. Track 2: Here is how to make your interactions with clients more positively memorable by responding better to the expression of appreciation. Track 1 383: Resolving conflict is a critical skill for workplace relationships with guest...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: A the behind-the-scenes look at the work that The Richardson Group (TRG), Chick-fil-A's marketing agency, did to produce an outstanding tagline. Track 2: Here is how to make your interactions with clients more positively memorable by responding better to the expression of appreciation. Track 1 382: Brands fail when they do not listen to the customer enough with guest expert...

Steve Robinson, author of Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand Bill Ringle and Steve Robinson discuss the pivotal decisions and marketing campaigns that built Chic-fil-A into a national brand with lessons for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: I'd like to share with you the keys to The Self Discipline Challenge that Barbara Oakley describes in her book, Learn Like a Pro: Science-based Tools to Become Better at Anything.  Track 2: I want you to offer you the 5 Paperclip Technique for building a stronger environment to support you as you pursue new skills or adapt to new tools. Track 1 Listen to Ep381- Expand your...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: I'd like to share with you the specific tips that Anne talks about in her book on how to craft a better subject line. Track 2: I want to offer you a challenge that participants in the Get Your Year in Gear program rave about because it frees their inboxes from clutter and builds stronger systems in their company. Track 1 Anne points out 5 common mistakes that thwart effective...

Anne Janzer, author of 33 Ways Not to Screw Up Your Business Emails Bill Ringle and Anne Janzer discuss common and uncommon mistakes to avoid when sending email for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com  for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and insightful interviews with today’s top...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: I'd like to share a story that Lance tells in his book, The WE Gear, about when he and his friend Richie, as teenagers, convinced a BMW salesman to let them a test drive a high-end sports car.  Track 2: Where I want to share an important distinction that has helped many of my private coaching clients who are also ambitious small business leaders.  Track 1 Track 2 Who do...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: No matter what industry you serve, here are the 6 core buyer motivations. Track 2: A mindset around taking personal responsibility that I learned from T. Harv Eker. Track 1 No matter what industry you serve, here are the 6 core buyer motivations: Profit or gain Fear of loss Comfort and pleasure Avoidance of pain Love and affection Pride and prestige Track...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: The discussion was scattered and tense when she first arrived, so after building rapport and establishing some ground rules, Patty facilitated the first part of the discussion to clarify the top issues using the 4 steps to alignment. Track 2: Consensus is where everyone is satisfied enough to get behind a decision. Concordance is where everyone is completely...

Listen to these two tracks of booster content just for ambitious small business leaders. Track 1: A deeper perspective on imperfectionism from Stephen Guise, author of How to be an Imperfectionist. Track 2: This one is called  the "80-80-Go Principle," and it is aligned with breaking the hold that perfectionism has on you and other business leaders in any area of your life. #pp-podcast-3995 a, .pp-modal-window .modal-3995 a, .pp-modal-window .aux-modal-3995 a, #pp-podcast-3995...

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