Podcast Episode 35 - Why You Need a Core Purpose

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This week on The Growth Whisperers Kevin and Brad discuss Core Purpose:

  • Why you need a Core Purpose
  • The difference Core Purpose makes to a company
  • How to know if your Core Purpose is right
  • 4 key elements to test your Core Purpose

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Podcast Episode 34 - Reset and Recharge Your Team for Success in 2021

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This week Kevin and Brad discuss the effects that 2020 and the pandemic have had on leaders and their teams - and the important work that leaders must do now to reset and recharge both themselves and their teams, in order to succeed in 2021.

Successful teams, like professional athletes, know they need to take the time to rejuvenate, but sometimes it's hard to make it happen. Brad and Kevin share stories, examples and a simple process to help you and your team reset for 2021.

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Podcast Episode 33 - When Hiring Experienced Leaders Might be a Mistake

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This week on The Growth Whispers Brad & Kevin discuss the magic and mayhem that comes with hiring a leader from a much larger company.

They talk about why competence, skills, and success new leaders bring from other companies won't necessarily  transfer to your organization.

Tune in to hear stories of companies that have hired from much larger, exciting organizations only to see thing go sour - and the five things that you need to do to avoid those pitfalls.

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Brad Giles and Kevin Lawrence host The Growth Whisperers weekly podcast. These two advisors to mid-market businesses, one Australian, one Canadian, each work with CEOs and Leadership Teams across the world with a mission to build enduring, great companies. Each weekly episode covers interesting situations and questions from the world of strategic planning, leadership development, talent and hiring in high growth entrepreneurial companies where real results matter.


Podcast Episode 32 - What to Focus On to Ensure You Love Your Work

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Often entrepreneurs will go from one 'exciting project' to another, not fully completing, or doing their best work, on the initiatives they are leaving behind. This can be very frustrating and is often caused by a lack of passion for the work they are doing day-to-day.

In this episode Kevin and Brad talk about the 5 things you MUST do to build your business - and to design your job the way you want it. This will help ensure passion exists in your daily work and that you'll love your work and business long into the future.

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The Growth Whisperers is a weekly podcast hosted by Brad Giles and Kevin Lawrence two advisors to mid-market businesses, one Australian, one Canadian, who each work with CEOs and Leadership Teams across the world with a mission to build enduring, great companies. Each weekly episode covers interesting situations and questions from the world of strategic planning, leadership development, talent and hiring in high growth entrepreneurial companies where real results matter.


Podcast Episode 31 - Building a Great, Enduring Business

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In this cornerstone podcast episode, Kevin and Brad talk about what it takes to go beyond building a business - and creating an enduring and great company.

They cover the eight elements that are required to build an enduring great company - a purpose-led business that grows and thrives via a sustained, competitive advantage, over many decades.

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The Growth Whisperers is a weekly podcast hosted by Brad Giles and Kevin Lawrence two advisors to mid-market businesses, one Australian, one Canadian, who each work with CEOs and Leadership Teams across the world with a mission to build enduring, great companies. Each weekly episode covers interesting situations and questions from the world of strategic planning, leadership development, talent and hiring in high growth entrepreneurial companies where real results matter.


Podcast Episode 30 - When Entrepreneurs Lose Vision

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This week Kevin and Brad talk about what happens when entrepreneurs want to sell their business because they are tired and want a change.

They discuss:

  • What can cause entrepreneurs to lose their vision.
  • Stories about CEOs who have found their way through obstacles that seemed insurmountable.
  • A 5 step process to understand what to do if you've had enough and want to sell your business.
  • How to re-engineer your business so you can once again be passionate about it.

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The Growth Whisperers is a weekly podcast hosted by Brad Giles and Kevin Lawrence two advisors to mid-market businesses, one Australian, one Canadian, who each work with CEOs and Leadership Teams across the world with a mission to build enduring, great companies. Each weekly episode covers interesting situations and questions from the world of strategic planning, leadership development, talent and hiring in high growth entrepreneurial companies where real results matter.