Why Business Teams Fail & How to Avoid It : Strong Leadership Skills For Employee Engagement & High Performance

Is Your Business Maturing Faster Than Your Leadership Strategy?

As your business evolves from a scrappy start-up to a high-performing organization, the leadership skills that got you here may not be enough to get you there.

In this episode, we unpack the 4 essential changes every growing business must make to continue its trajectory toward lasting business success.

Are Your Team Members ENTHUSIASTIC About Serving Your Customers?

When your customers walk through the door, do they feel welcome—or like an inconvenience? In this episode, we explore how strong leadership and a positive tone from the top directly impact business success, especially in the way your team engages with customers.

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Are You Doing the 5 Things Only a Business Owner Can Do?

If you're deeply involved in your business but still struggling with business growth or building a successful business, it might be because you're doing the wrong tasks.

This episode dives into the core responsibilities that no owner should ever delegate—and why mastering them is essential for strong leadership.

Who’s Enforcing Your High Performance Standards—And Is It Costing You Business Success?

If you're a business owner feeling buried under the weight of hiring great employees, enhancing leadership skills, and driving business growth—this episode is your breakthrough.

Host Rich Allen shares a powerful lesson from his time at Pella Corporation that will shift how you think about...

Are your meetings fueling business growth—or just draining your team’s energy?

In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest leadership traps: unstructured, time-wasting meetings that stall business success and frustrate high-performance teams.

Host Rich Allen reveals a powerful method for transforming your meetings into dynamic strategy sessions using Edward de Bono’s “Six ...

Are your leadership behaviors multiplying or diminishing your team’s potential?

Strong leadership is the backbone of business success, yet many leaders unknowingly hinder team performance. In this episode, Rich challenges you to assess your leadership style and explores how behaviors—however well-intended—can either inspire or suppress greatness.

Drawing from Liz Wiseman’s “...

What grade would you give yourself on leadership?

If you’re leading a business, that question might reveal more about your future success than your latest sales numbers. Strong leadership is the cornerstone of business success—and without it, even the best product or strategy can fall flat.

In this episode, your host unpacks the 4 F’s of leadership—Fair, Firm, Factual, and ...

Are you losing your best employees without knowing why?

In this episode, we challenge the myth that better pay and benefits are the main reasons high performers leave your organization. If you’re striving for business success, strong leadership, and hiring great employees, it’s time to look beyond exit interviews and into your company culture.

Discover how enhancing leadershi...

How often do you stop to document the real wins and lessons shaping your business journey?

Too many leaders are so focused on putting out fires that they miss the opportunity to capture and reflect on the moments that truly drive business growth and success.

In this episode, you’ll discover how a simple metaphor—and a leadership strategy involving a bicycle—sparked a powerfu...

How confident are you when it comes to selling your product or service?

If you've ever hesitated before pitching a prospect or felt unsure about your offer, you're not alone—and this episode is your turning point.

This episode breaks down the 3 core elements behind true sales confidence—crucial for leaders serious about building a thriving, well-organized business. Whether y...

What’s Holding You Back From Even MORE Business Success?

Are your daily habits silently sabotaging your leadership potential?

In this episode, we unpack insights from executive coach Marshall Goldsmith’s best-selling book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, to help you recognize the leadership behaviors that may be limiting your organization’s growth.

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Is your team your business’s greatest competitive weapon — or your biggest liability?

If you’re striving for business success but struggling with hiring great employees, enhancing leadership skills, or developing high-performance teams, this episode is for you.

Rich draws a powerful connection between military transformation and what your organization must do to achieve expl...

Do you have written goals for your business, your team, and your life—or are you just winging it?

If you’re chasing business success, developing high-performance teams, or enhancing leadership skills, this episode will change how you think about goal-setting.

With real stories and data-driven insights, the host breaks down why written goals are the secret weapon of strong le...

Are you gaining new customers fast enough to achieve your big business goals?

If not, you might be missing critical pieces of your leadership strategy. In this episode, discover how the front wheel of a bicycle holds the secret to building a successful business—from hiring great employees to developing high-performance teams.

Using a powerful metaphor and proven experience, ...

Are you unintentionally sabotaging your business success by overcomplicating everything?

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in the daily grind, this episode is for you. Discover how strong leadership and a simple shift in focus can transform your business and your mindset.

Your host breaks down the four “C’s” of Leverage—Content, Capital, Code, and Collaborat...