Are the leaders in your company aligned with your value system? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller discusses why it’s so important to be transparent with your team on issues of ethics and integrity. Learn strategies for building an organization that operates with high integrity and why it’s so important to take action when someone on your team is not in alignment with your company values.
Apr 11, 2016•11 min
Why is our status so important to us? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller calls attention to status-driven individuals and the negative impacts they can have on teamwork. To have a thriving team and company, put unique talents before status and do away with standard titles so that people aren’t chasing status and positions that don’t fit them and ultimately impede great teamwork.
Apr 03, 2016•13 min
Do you believe the world is generous and that there’s plenty to go around? Or do you feel that the world is happening to you and there will never really be enough? In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller goes in depth about how your mindset drives everything. Discover whether you’re operating from a place of abundance or scarcity and the impact this may be having on your creativity and teamwork.
Apr 03, 2016•12 min
In this special edition of The Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller has the opportunity to speak once again with Emily Morgan, founder and president of Delegate Solutions. They expand on the conversation they had in the previous podcast episode, Working With Virtual Teams , and take a more in-depth look at remote workers and the future of work. Emily and Shannon explore how to think outside the box about your team-building needs and the role entrepreneurs can play in reimagining and designing a ...
Jan 29, 2016•34 min
What is an individualistic vs. Unique Ability® mindset? In this podcast, Shannon Waller goes in depth on why the success of your company starts with the perspectives held by both you and your team members. Where do you sit on the spectrum? Give yourself the freedom to look at things from an entirely new perspective.
Jan 15, 2016•24 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller interviews Kent Pilcher, owner and president of Estes Construction, about the leadership development program he created for his team, how he helps his leaders grow, and how he shifted his own leadership style from “telling” to collaborating.
Jan 04, 2016•49 min
What are you tired of doing but afraid of letting go of? In this podcast, Shannon Waller discusses the dangers of The Delegation Death Grip. We’re all guilty of holding onto things we shouldn’t, but delegating is the only way to free ourselves to move on to bigger and better things.
Dec 04, 2015•14 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller chats with Strategic Coach’s Unique Ability Specialist, Julia Waller, about their recently published book, Unique Ability 2.0: Discovery . Julia and Shannon offer great insights and tips on how to discover your natural and best abilities that can create the most value for the people around you and how to focus on doing more of what gives you the most joy. For more information on discovering your Unique Ability, please visit uniq...
Nov 20, 2015•47 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller talks to Christian Cotichini, CEO and co-founder of HeroX, about the importance of having a strong company culture to bring together increasingly geographically disperse and virtual teams. Christian shares the four core values that are central to the HeroX culture, the thinking behind them, and his experience in working with a successful virtual team.
Nov 05, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Author and speaker Richard Abraham shares how you can bring your sales relationships to a higher and more profitable level. In this engaging and enlightening conversation, Shannon and Richard discuss “Mister Shmooze,” a character from the book of the same name that Richard created as a composite of the ideal attributes of the best salespeople in the world.
Nov 05, 2015•58 min
Dr. Henry Cloud talks to us about making “Necessary Endings” to achieve growth and success. Leadership coach and clinical psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud talks with Shannon and shares that “Necessary endings do not come because something is wrong; they come because you are still alive.”
Nov 05, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Author and psychologist Dr. Robert Maurer shares “The Kaizen Way” to make lasting life changes. Shannon and Dr. Maurer have an enlightening conversation around the idea that we only need to take very small steps in order to accomplish our biggest life goals.
Nov 05, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Learn how to elevate your team’s “tribal culture” with author Dave Logan. Dave Logan and Shannon talk about the five stages of Tribal Leadership and the three things you can do to leap forward.
Nov 05, 2015•48 min
Find out how to become “Business Brilliant,” with New York Times bestselling author Lewis Schiff. Shannon and Lewis discuss how some of the highest-earning entrepreneurs have achieved their wealth, and lay out the action steps to take in order to achieve similar entrepreneurial success.
Nov 05, 2015•58 min
Shannon talks “The Hugging Culture” with Jack Mitchell, author of Hug Your Customers and Hug Your People . They discuss the importance of developing personalized, individualized relationships with both customers and team members as a route to building a successful entrepreneurial company.
Nov 05, 2015•1 hr 2 min
Would you like to facilitate faster, more successful delegations and handoffs to your team members? In this episode, Shannon discusses the concept of specific trust —trusting a specific person with a specific task that you know falls into their area of Unique Ability® so you’ll be freed up to do more of what you’re best at.
Nov 02, 2015•11 min
Do you have the habits in place that show others that you’re a reliable and referable person? In this episode, Shannon discuses The Referability Habits—the four relationship habits that make a powerful difference in the way your customers, teammates, and strategic partners view you.
Oct 09, 2015•13 min
Do you often find yourself frustrated with team members who don’t have the same sense of urgency as you do? In this episode, Shannon discusses the difference between fast- and even-paced personalities and how the key to successful teamwork is having alert and responsive team members.
Sep 12, 2015•9 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon interviews Mark C. Winters, co-author with Gino Wickman of Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business . Listen to their engaging conversation about the importance of having both “Visionary” and “Integrator” leadership in your growth-oriented entrepreneurial company.
Aug 31, 2015•1 hr
Are you wiling to delegate the things you’re not great at in order to free yourself up to focus on your areas of passion and creativity? In this episode, Shannon discusses The 4 C’s Formula of commitment, courage, capability, and confidence, and how applying this framework can help you let things go to free up your mental energy and increase your team’s capabilities and confidence.
Aug 17, 2015•15 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller interviews Stefan Wissenbach, a highly successful entrepreneur, author, and the creator of The Engagement Multiplier. Learn the difference having an engaged team can make to your company and simple steps to increase your overall engagement.
Jul 16, 2015•47 min
Does your organization have top-notch teamwork? Entrepreneurial Team Expert Shannon Waller outlines her top five strategies to bring your teamwork to the next level.
Jun 19, 2015•21 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller interviews Jim Sheils, author of The Family Board Meeting . Jim, a successful businessman with a Self-Managing Company®, discusses the challenges of balancing work and home life, and talks about how he came up with a solution in the form of The Family Board Meeting retreat, a fun-filled bonding experience for entrepreneurial parents and their children that takes place on surfboards in sunny Florida.
May 25, 2015•1 hr 4 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller interviews Dan Kuschell, co-creator of the Genius Network® Hiring Model. Dan offers valuable tips for any growth-oriented organization looking to attract and hire top-level talent.
Apr 23, 2015•1 hr 6 min
In this special edition of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller interviews Ari Meisel, author of Less Doing, More Living: Make Everything In Life Easier . Ari shares his wisdom on how you can do less and be more productive, freeing up your time to do the things you love and spend it with the people who mean the most to you.
Apr 21, 2015•55 min
Are you rewarding the behaviors you want to see more of in the workplace? In this episode, Shannon discusses why it’s important to focus on rewardable rather than punishable behaviors and how creating a company culture that emphasizes what’s working will enable your team members to grow, innovate, and take the risks you need them to take in today’s marketplace.
Mar 26, 2015•13 min
Are you having both tactical and strategic planning conversations with your team? In this episode, Shannon emphasizes the importance of balancing the tactical, day-to-day aspects of the business with the long-term, strategic planning needed to drive your organization toward its bigger future.
Mar 02, 2015•9 min
Are you fostering the kind of environment that will allow you to successfully lead your company for the next 25 years? In this episode, Shannon discusses how Simon Sinek’s latest book, Leaders Eat Last , inspired and elevated her thinking around leadership and longevity.
Feb 02, 2015•13 min
Are you setting your Unique Ability® Team up for success? In this episode, Shannon discusses why it’s important for entrepreneurial teams to include project managers who will transform great new ideas into reality.
Jan 05, 2015•13 min
Are you willing to be vulnerable with your team members? In this episode, Shannon discusses how the absence of trust within your organization is a huge danger and offers strategies on how you can work to build trusting relationships within your team.
Dec 15, 2014•13 min