Leading to Fulfillment - Episode Zero
Adventures in Businessing
While there will not be new episodes of Adventures in Businessing, we are excited to announce a brand new podcast. Here is a sneak peek with our episode zero. Leading to Fulfillment is a weekly 30 to 40 minute podcast that highlights the impact of People-First leaders and teams where fulfillment is the true measure of success.. In each episode James Laws has conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, and other thinkers from all walks of life and kinds of businesses to find out how they think & lead differently and make decisions that lead to fulfilling work and fulfilled teams.
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Parting on Good Terms
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Navigating Tension in a Business Partnership
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Whether you’re considering taking on a partner for your business, or you’re well into one within your organization, tension comes in many different forms, from minor, slow, and creeping to sudden, impactful, and concerning.
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Why Form a Business Partnership
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Leading, planning, and managing-- while they can and have been accomplished by solopreneurs, it certainly isn’t easy. Is the answer to find a partner in crime?
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How to Get the Most out of Business Events
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In the last episode, our hosts discussed the importance of business events, their potential for deep thought, creativity, networking, and the additional benefits they bring.
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The Importance of Business Events
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We’ve talked extensively about culture in recent episodes, but what’s next? Business travel and events, that’s what! If done correctly, with the right goals in mind, business events can be such an effective tool for camaraderie, networking, creativity, inspiration, and fun!
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Planting, Protecting, and Propagating Your Culture
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Across the last few episodes we’ve covered all things ‘Company Culture’: defining exactly what it is, and how purpose and values contribute to, guide, and otherwise influence your culture’s development.
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Discovering Your Values
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Even if you’ve not acknowledged or prepared for it, values should drive your company. Whether you’re the person who established your company or not...you likely won’t be the only one who decides upon, contributes to, influences, and nurtures the organization’s values.
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Discovering Purpose
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Discovering Purpose is a fundamental psychological need. Without it we’re so often driven into the darker aspects of life: self-destruction, callousness, or outright apathy. However, it could be argued that with purpose we’ll never reach an upward limit of human ingenuity and potential.
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What is Company Culture
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Company culture. For a thing that’s become so ubiquitous in nearly all workplaces, why is it that so many of us are unable to define it, unsure of its impact, and unaware of the things that can shape, harm, and evolve it.
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- [0:00:54] Intro | Timely Topics
- Considerations around hosting video podcasts of AIB on Youtube.
- [0:02:33] Events, Events, Events…
- How to make the most of them.
- Why we recommend them.
- Why they’re worth the time and money.
- The major benefits of events across the board.
- *Brief disclaimer on vaccination and mask wearing while attending events during the COVID pandemic.
- Getting out of your typical office or home office comfort zone to induce creativity.
- [0:08:46] Unpacking Great Events (Location Matters)
- The Global Leadership Summit
- The Cult Gathering
- CaboPress
- Traffic & Conversion Summit
- COLLISION
- If you're one to feel punished by choice...maybe avoid the Collision conference.
- [0:17:41] Advice for Leaders Throwing Events
- "Conferences with less content and more time to process are arguably more valuable."
- Elaboration on why this is true, worth acknowledging, and seeking out.
- Be careful of overengineering.
- "Conferences with less content and more time to process are arguably more valuable."
- [0:25:00] Closing Thoughts
- Find what works for you.
- Cost can vary widely, keep that in mind.
- Typically, you get what you pay for.
- The ability to disconnect and focus on the event/s.
- Dedicated time away from the daily grind is instrumental.
- One of your event attending goals should be reconnaissance.
- Events give you the opportunities to determine outcomes.
- Next time on AIB: Getting the Most out of Business Events