Adventures in Businessing

Adventures in Businessing (AIB) is the culmination of over 60 years in organizational leadership experience between three best friends and business partners. Discover the how working together should work.

Leading to Fulfillment - Episode Zero 01/23/2022

Leading to Fulfillment - Episode Zero 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/21865223

Parting on Good Terms 11/26/2021

Parting on Good Terms O Oysters,' said the Carpenter, /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/21288101

Navigating Tension in a Business Partnership 11/19/2021

Navigating Tension in a Business Partnership 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/21213440

Why Form a Business Partnership 11/12/2021

Why Form a Business Partnership 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? /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/21139004

How to Get the Most out of Business Events 11/05/2021

How to Get the Most out of Business Events 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/21057953

The Importance of Business Events 10/29/2021

The Importance of Business Events 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! /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20976878

Planting, Protecting, and Propagating Your Culture 10/22/2021

Planting, Protecting, and Propagating Your Culture 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20897267

Discovering Your Values 10/15/2021

Discovering Your Values 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20820995

Discovering Purpose 10/08/2021

Discovering Purpose 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20651126

What is Company Culture 10/01/2021

What is Company Culture 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. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20645021

Helping Your Team Navigate Change 09/24/2021

Helping Your Team Navigate Change Change is a word that too often conjures images of fear and the unknown, in the typical workplace that’s probably for good reason. But it doesn’t have to be that way. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20581871

Moving from Uncertainty to Action 09/17/2021

Moving from Uncertainty to Action Defining Uncertainty is one thing, but what’s next? Often punished by choice, it can be overwhelming to the point of posing a major disruption to your business and culture. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20486597

Identifying & Understanding Uncertainty 09/10/2021

Identifying & Understanding Uncertainty Uncertainty & Risk: risk is a somewhat known quantity, whereas uncertainty causes fear because it’s, well...unknown. But what sounds simple often holds immense complexity and technicalities. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20426042

Work / Life Balance 09/03/2021

Work / Life Balance Work/life balance-- we all talk about it, but few of us manage to pull it off to great success. But we’re seeing more and more that the archaic mindset solution of keeping work and life 100% separate is insincere when scaled across an entire career. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20352773

Humanizing Your Team 08/26/2021

Humanizing Your Team One of the challenges of distributed work is that team members can find it hard to connect with one another. This can create a kind of anonymity that can hamper communication and collaboration, and snowball into a systemic issue if left unchecked. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20264642

Set-Up for Success for Distributed Teams 08/19/2021

Set-Up for Success for Distributed Teams Anyone who has worked away from a traditional office can tell you that it’s not as simple as just bringing along your laptop to get a few things done away from a desk. In order for distributed work to be successful, there is plenty more to consider. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20188748

Why We Chose Distributed Work 08/05/2021

Why We Chose Distributed Work Work culture all over the world is changing due to a pandemic that has forced us to re-evaluate how great work is accomplished and what actual constraints exist to getting that work done from anywhere. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/20040257

Managing Up 07/29/2021

Managing Up Whether you have a great manager or a terrible one, that is one relationship that you want to get right. And it’s one that requires intention and nurture. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19962854

Managing Relationships with Others 07/22/2021

Managing Relationships with Others Let’s be honest, if all you had to do was manage yourself, that would be difficult enough. But life is full of collaboration with other people who are dealing with challenges of their own. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19888592

Managing Yourself 07/16/2021

Managing Yourself Progress is one the three main drivers of motivation, but no one can sustain the pursuit of progress 24/7. No matter what your goals and even the drive to make it happen, you need to allow room for margins. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19828934

Accomplish Anything by Doing Nothing 07/08/2021

Accomplish Anything by Doing Nothing Progress is one the three main drivers of motivation, but no one can sustain the pursuit of progress 24/7. No matter what your goals and even the drive to make it happen, you need to allow room for margins. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19490354

Progress vs Productivity 07/01/2021

Progress vs Productivity Being active and busy is easy, but is it really meaningful? How do you feel when you get to the end of the day having done a lot of stuff, but not having actually moved the important things forward? /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19490186

Establishing a Work Cadence 06/24/2021

Establishing a Work Cadence Our lives are structured by seasons. Seasons of life, of the year, and sometimes even within a day. These seasons help us reflect on what has passed and what is yet to come. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19476203

Communication Tips for Teams 06/17/2021

Communication Tips for Teams Communications can be tough no matter what systems or process you put in place, but that doesn't mean you shouldn’t have them. Creating your own set of communication standards can be a useful exercise in improving your team’s communication. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19476122

Real-time vs Asynchronous Communication 06/10/2021

Real-time vs Asynchronous Communication How well a team communicates can often determine whether that team will be successful or not. But that doesn’t mean that communication should rule your schedule or hinder your own individual progress. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19390658

Modern Challenges with Communication 06/03/2021

Modern Challenges with Communication We have been inundated with an “Always on Culture.” Not just at work, but in every day of our lives. Between text messages, social media alerts, and all the other notifications we get bombarded with each day, it’s a wonder we have time for anything else. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19336673

In between the Check-Ups 05/27/2021

In between the Check-Ups Regular quarterly check-ups help you make sure that the expectations between team members and your organization are still in alignment. But if you only really engage with each other every three months you both might be shocked at all the gaps you discover. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19166345

Regular Check-Ups on Team F.I.T.ness 05/20/2021

Regular Check-Ups on Team F.I.T.ness Finding and identifying the people that are the right fit for your business during the hiring process is ideal. But over the years the business and your people change. How do you make sure they’re still in alignment? How do you nurture healthy change? /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19165631

What makes a great team or team member (F.I.T.) 05/19/2021

What makes a great team or team member (F.I.T.) Have you taken the time to consider what makes your team great or what makes certain individuals right for your business and others not? Getting the right team in place for your business is perhaps the most important responsibility you have. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19093172

The 3 Cornerstones of Motivation 05/06/2021

The 3 Cornerstones of Motivation Last episode we dove into the 3 motivational drivers of fulfillment, Passion, Purpose, and Progress. We looked at how these drivers are represented by 3 questions that together define what it means to be fulfilled. /episode/index/show/aibshow/id/19004591

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