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

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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

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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

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• 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?

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If we want to avoid a mess, it’s important to understand how one gets created. In this episode, Alex talks with Path for Growth coaches Matt Aiken and Kyle Guemmer about those big, complicated leadership messes that can get in the way of pursuing our vision. They break down a surefire, 4-step process for creating a massive mess and share practical tips for avoiding them.

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• What are the signs of a leadership mess?
• How to make a leadership mess
• 1. Prioritize short-term harmony over long-term peace
• 2. Avoid talking about the actual problem
• 3. Tolerate actions that contradict stated values and desires
• 4. Double down on an idea that has already been proven as bad

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If you’re feeling like a passenger in your life or business, it’s time to rethink your relationship with agency. In this episode, Alex explains why lack of agency is one of the single biggest things that prevents leaders from pursuing healthy growth in their lives and in their businesses. He then breaks down five types of agency every leader needs and reminds you that you have the power to make choices, to change, and to grow.

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• Business owners stop moving forward when they lack agency
• Agency requires freedom, responsibility, and self-control
• There are 5 types of agency leaders need
• 1. Agency to Decide: What’s the biggest choice keeping you from moving forward?
• 2. Agency to Recalibrate: Is it time to change your mind?
• 3. Agency to Reinvent: Where might you adjust your leadership in pursuit of growth?
• 4. Agency to Fire: Will the people who got us here get us to where we’re going?
• 5. Agency to Leave: Do you know why you are choosing to stay?
• You have agency, now it’s time to exercise it

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Few things are more subversively destructive than a bad attitude, but few things are more proactively constructive than a good attitude. In this episode, Alex discusses 3 destructive attitudes that can hold leaders back from healthy growth. He also shares a reminder that growth and change are always possible for you, your team, and your customers.

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• A tale of two Uber drivers
• The way you view things impacts the way you do things
• Few things are more proactively constructive than a good attitude
• 3 destructive attitudes for leaders
• 1. “They just won’t”
• 2. “We just can’t”
• 3. “I’m just not wired that way”
• Don’t forget that we can grow!

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An abundance mindset has very little to do with your current circumstances and everything to do with your ability to embrace gratitude. In this episode, Alex explains why great leaders embrace abundance over scarcity, regardless of what’s happening in the business. He then breaks down five signs you might be operating out of scarcity and explains how each one is rooted in a lie that holds leaders back.

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• Great leaders maintain an abundance mindset regardless of circumstances
• What makes an abundance mindset healthy or unhealthy?
• Why is it so dangerous to operate out of scarcity?
• 1. A need for validation
• 2. Dwelling on catastrophe
• 3. Fragility
• 4. Determinism
• 5. Hoarding
• Scarcity is rooted in a lie, so embracing truth will transform your outlook

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If you want to grow your business in a way that’s intentional, sustainable, systematic, and healthy, you’re in the right place! In this episode, Alex breaks down five strategies you can engage in right now to grow your business, no matter what stage you’re in. He also shares examples of specific actions you can take and explains why it’s so important to start soon.

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• Today we’ll break down five actions you can take today to grow your business
• What is healthy growth?
• 1. Engage your team members
• 2. Look for RRO (Resting Revenue Opportunities)
• 3. Increase sales
• 4. Understand and amplify satisfied customers
• 5. Budget to exceed expectations
• Choose one of these five keys to focus on, then pick a specific action you can take this week

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