• My Quest for the Best with Bill Ringle

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My Quest for the Best with Bill Ringle

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  • The podcast for ambitious small business leaders.
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  • 416: You are stuck without being open to workplace experiments with guest expert Gustavo Razzetti

    416: You are stuck without being open to workplace experiments with guest expert Gustavo Razzetti
    Oct 28 2024
    Gustavo Razzetti, author of Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace Bill Ringle and Gustavo Razzetti discuss how leaders and those who say nothing to hurtful behavior are jointly responsible for toxic work cultures and what to do instead to be effective leading from anywhere for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and insightful interviews with today’s top thought leaders and business experts. Host Bill Ringle’s mission with this show is to provide the strategies, insights, and resources that will unlock the growth potential of your business through these powerful conversations. Interview Insights Top 3 Takeaways Productivity theater is when employees are very active, doing 'busy work,' like escalating zoom calls or posting questions to show they are making an effort even if they are not working. Managers should focus more on the output or the outcome rather than the effort on hand. If a culture becomes toxic, there are two parties to blame: The leader who is behaving badly and the subordinates who enables the bad behaviour. Identify the values that strengthen your tribe and the behaviours that make them weak should be eliminated during the reset process. Read the Show Notes from this Episode His grandfather from his mother's side who was a doctor was his inspiration growing up. Through him, Gustavo learned the power of observation. [01:41] Gustavo discusses the two things that make up a toxic culture: One is the leader, and the other is the people who do nothing. [03:30] The definition of resetting your business culture and when and why you should do it. [07:07] Gustavo discusses how what gets attention gets rewarded and the two things that get us rewarded at work. [10:23] No matter the size of the business, we should come up with a purpose and an answer to who they serve.[13:28] Gustavo highlights the importance of being a part of a tribe. [17:42] The Netflix culture memo; how the streaming giant gave their employees the sense of being respected and valued. [19:48] My Quest for the Best lightning round begins. [25:47] Expert Bio Gustavo Razzetti is the CEO & Founder of Fearless Culture. Gustavo is passionate about helping teams do the best work of their lives. He is a sought-after speaker, culture consultant, and author of three books. After 25 years of helping organizations build purpose-driven brands and teams, Gustavo realized that most companies don't lack ideas, resources, or talent but a conducive culture. He created Fearless Culture to help organizations become purpose-driven, agile, and innovative. Razzetti is also the creator of the Culture Design Canvas, a culture mapping tool used by consultants, coaches, and organizations worldwide. Gustavo's work has been featured in Psychology Today, The New York Times, Forbes, BBC, and many other publications. Throughout his career, he has advised companies in multiple business sectors, including GM, Continental, Coca-Cola, Mars, and Comcast. He is the author of four books, including the recent Remote, Not Distant – a roadmap to build a strong culture for remote and hybrid teams. Razzetti has built a career at the intersection of marketing, innovation, and leadership. He participated in the by-invitation-only Change Leadership Program at Stanford University. An avid road cyclist and cook, Gustavo lives in Chicago with his wife Moira and sons Tristan and Fausto. Contact Info and Social Media for Gustavo Razzetti Primary website Travels from: Highland Park, IL Connect on: Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Resources Mentioned During the Interview
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    31 mins
  • 415: The world of work improves when we include and support women’s voices and leadership with guest expert Beate Chelette

    415: The world of work improves when we include and support women’s voices and leadership with guest expert Beate Chelette
    Oct 21 2024
    Beate Chelette, author of Happy Woman Happy World Bill Ringle and Beatte Chelette discuss insider perspectives on how to create a work culture that is genuinely collaborative and inclusive for female and male small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and insightful interviews with today’s top thought leaders and business experts. Host Bill Ringle’s mission with this show is to provide the strategies, insights, and resources that will unlock the growth potential of your business through these powerful conversations. Interview Insights Top 3 Takeaways Position yourself to succeed with your peers instead of wanting only you, and you alone, to succeed. Know your price and the number needs to be the number where you don't have to work anymore; that way, you'd know when it's time to sell. When somebody tries to throw you off your game through their words or actions, you have the option not to let that land. Read the Show Notes from this Episode Beate proudly recalls her father who taught her that every person in the company, from the janitor to the top executives is vital to making a culture work. This is a lesson she carried throughout her life. [01:27] With $135,000 debt, a teenager she raised alone, and a lawsuit with a former employee, Beate's resiliency was the fuel that kept her running. [03:32] How do we know when it's time to sell? Beate highlights the importance of knowing your price and advises us to make sure it's a figure enough that we don't have to work anymore. [05:01] Knowing her numbers, Beate found a perfect buyer in Bill Gates. [07:16] A common problem in the US and many parts of the world is the gender pay gap. Beate gives her insights as for why many women are paid less and how they could address this. [10:39] Mary was a client of Beate's who, despite being a top 1% in the fabric world, was not taken seriously as a business leader. After working with Beate, Mary became more confident in positioning herself as the leader that she is. [12:24] Why insecurity is ugly and a cavemen mentality that women need to shed. [16:58] "You're too emotional" is only a checkmate move if we allow it. Beate advises women getting these comments to laugh it off and carry on with business as usual. [20:24] Beate recalls a former colleague and teammate Sandy who despite having a healthy and friendly relationship with her when Beate first joined the company, became embittered and resentful of her promotion. [23:12] My Quest for the Best lightning round begins. [30:00] Expert Bio Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and Founder of The Women’s Code and provides visionaries and leaders with strategies that grow your authority so they can scale their impact. A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, Beate bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal. She is amongst the “Top 100 Global Thought Leaders” by PeopleHum and “One of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs” by HuffPost.Recent clients include Amazon, Reckitt (the maker of Lysol), Chevron, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, the Women’s Legislative Caucus of California, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Shelter Inc., Mental Health First Aid and thousands of small businesses. Beate is the author of the #1 International Award-Winning Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go from Overwhelmed to Awesome”–a book that corporate trainer and best-selling author Brian Tracy calls “a handbook for every woman who wants health, success and a fulfilling career.” Contact Info and Social Media for Beate Chelette Primary website
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    39 mins
  • 414: Use the power of narrative to take your business to the next level with guest expert Gregory Diehl

    414: Use the power of narrative to take your business to the next level with guest expert Gregory Diehl
    Oct 14 2024
    Gregory Diehl, author of Brand Identity Breakthrough: How to Craft Your Company's Unique Story to Make Your Products Irresistible Bill Ringle and Gregory Diehl discuss the importance and use of story narrative to give your business the attention it deserves for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and insightful interviews with today’s top thought leaders and business experts. Host Bill Ringle’s mission with this show is to provide the strategies, insights, and resources that will unlock the growth potential of your business through these powerful conversations. Interview Insights Top 3 Takeaways Invest in your clients as much as you can but do not be afraid to step back if they are unwilling to invest in their self-improvement as well. Creating your identity is important because customers buy into the story as much as they buy into what we're selling. There are three ways to get money. Beg, steal, and earn. But only through earning do we give someone of great value worthy of their money. Read the Show Notes from this Episode Gregory passionately shares how Goerge Lucas and his vision that ultimately changed the film industry greatly inspired him growing up. [01:02] How Goerge Lucas relates to his book Brand Identity Breakthrough. [04:32] As teenagers, Gregory and his friends first came to truly appreciate the importance of the story in a brand when they were busking in California. [06:23] Olivier Wagner is a client of Gregor's whose job is to help American ex-pats with their taxes whom he helped create his personality brand. [14:34] How Olivier's business changed for the best after working with Gregory: He became more active in reaching out to people who are asking questions in platforms like Quora and Facebook. [18:28] Beg, steal, or earn- Gregory elaborates on the three ways he thinks entrepreneurs earn money. [21:22] Exploring the concept of Street Cat Marketing. [24:28] Why emotional bond is a perfect hook for selling. [27:43] My Quest for the Best Lightning Round begins [29:00] Expert Bio Gregory V. Diehl is an educator and personal development mentor whose ideals include self-inquiry, challenge, and analysis. He writes and teaches to assist others in undoing faulty narratives about their identities and how life works so that they may begin to make more meaningful choices and resolve their deepest burdens. Diehl spent many years studying cultures around the world and now lives a quiet life in a rural village in Armenia with his cats, books, and music. Gregory's latest business book is Everyone Is an Entrepreneur: Selling Economic Self-Determination in a Post-Soviet World. In it, he examines why entrepreneurship has been so slow to spread in post-Soviet cultures like Armenia, how it hinders individuals' ability to improve their own lives, and how to fix it. Contact Info and Social Media for Gregory Diehl Primary website Travels from: CARLSBAD, California Connect on: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook Resources Mentioned During the Interview Below are key people, places, books, quotes, websites, and other resources we discussed so that you can explore further. Quora Facebook Olivier Wagner - If you are an American living abroad and need help with your taxes, click this link. Published by Gregory Diehl [amazon_link asin="1945884207"]
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    36 mins

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