Many leaders will say that they want to build a business that isn’t dependent on them. But putting that belief into practice is often much harder. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth coaches Matt Aiken and Kyle Guemmer about some of the biggest roadblocks that hold leaders (and their businesses) back, from misunderstanding the role of a CEO to struggling to delegate.

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• What keeps leaders in a position where the business is dependent on them?
• Insecurity of the CEO about what their role should look like
• What does it look like when a CEO truly owns culture?
• Ego keeps us stuck when we want to feel needed
• Hesitance to delegate will ultimately hold your business back
• If you want to delegate well, you need to stop managing based on preference

If you’re ready to move beyond just gathering information and start executing on what truly matters, Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching can help. Apply now at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.

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The quality of your conversations will never exceed the quality of your questions. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth coaches Matt Aiken and Kyle Guemmer about some of the most effective questions for helping leaders examine their assumptions and stay focused on the truth. They also remind us why curiosity is a vital trait for leaders to have and share actionable steps you can take to grow in this area.

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Episode Recap:

• Today we’ll walk through the most transformative questions we often ask leaders
• Is that true?
• Effective leadership will always involve hypotheses
• What do you really want?
• Have you told them that?
• Sometimes we need to be reminded that we have agency
• Curiosity is an important and learnable skill

If you’re ready to move beyond just gathering information and start executing on what truly matters, Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching can help. Apply now at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.

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Great leaders know to surround themselves with people who complement their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. And one of the most effective ways to do this is by finding someone you can trust who has a different appetite for risk than you do. In this episode, Degan Construction Owner Denver Whetten talks with Path for Growth’s Matt Aiken about leading with a high risk appetite, finding an integrator to help him manage risk more effectively, and building a relationship based on trust. He also shares practical tips for handling misalignment when it arises.

Denver Whetten, owner of Degan Construction, is hosting and sponsoring Path for Growth’s event in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, July 31. If you’re a business owner or key leader in the Phoenix area and want a practical morning to work on the business and stop being the bottleneck, learn more or register here: https://pathforgrowth.info/PHX26

Information isn’t the gap between failure and success—action is. Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching helps you create a plan and execute on what matters most for your business. Apply today at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.

• How do you think about leadership as a person with a high appetite for risk?
• How has your approach to risk helped or hurt the business?
• What does healthy persuasion look like between a visionary and an integrator?
• Can you share some advice for establishing trust?
• How do you handle misalignment?
• How do you evaluate threat and vulnerability to understand risks?

If you’re ready to move beyond just gathering information and start executing on what truly matters, Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching can help. Apply now at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.

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