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As an entrepreneur, are you tired of micromanaging and wish your team could read your mind to make the decisions you’d make? In this episode, Shannon Waller talks through giving permission to your team, a key step toward having a Self-Managing Company®. Learn how to reduce the risks—for yourself and for them—so your team can take the lead without continually asking for permission. Shannon walks you through the tool that will help everyone get on board and come away empowered to take action. Download Episode Transcript

Are you an entrepreneur struggling to manage your workload? Are you considering hiring an executive assistant, but not sure where to start? Look no further! In episode four of this six-part series on all things assistants, Shannon Waller and Superpowers partners Steven Neuner and Ryan Cassin discuss the benefits of having an executive assistant and share practical tips for developing a successful relationship with them in the first 90 days. You’ll learn about coaching and scoring systems, the importance of communication, and the pitfalls of overloading your assistant. Listen now to unlock new levels of productivity, freedom, and growth in your business! Download Episode Transcript

In part 3 of Shannon Waller’s interview with Superpowers partners Steven Neuner and Ryan Cassin, they get into the details of finding and training a Strategic Assistant® who will grow alongside you and free you up to achieve more, faster. Listen in to learn how to overcome resistance, invest in the perfect partnership, and foster open communication for long-term, transformative payoffs. Download Episode Transcript

If you own a family business or know someone who does, this podcast is for you. Seventy to ninety percent of American businesses are family owned, and they each come with a special set of challenges, opportunities, and strengths. In this episode of the Team Success Podcast, Shannon Waller and Matt Curry, an entrepreneur with a five-generation history in family business who’s experienced firsthand the transition of inheriting a company, do a deep dive into all things family businesses—the good, the bad, and the uniquely satisfying. They explore not only the difficulties that can arise, but the many surprising benefits of working with family, plus concrete strategies for navigating the complexities successfully. Download Episode Transcript

Will Duke is a business owner who has been using Strategic Coach® concepts to help his clients think differently about security. Here, Will tells Shannon Waller how he discovered the difference between a “compelling offer” and a “convincing argument.” Entrepreneurs are great at crafting compelling offers for those around them, but what does it mean if you can’t get your team on board? Here’s how to identify when a compelling offer is actually a disguised convincing argument. Download Episode Transcript

Welcome back to all things assistants! In episode two of this six-part series, Shannon Waller and Superpowers partners Steven Neuner and Ryan Cassin explored why having an assistant is crucial for any entrepreneur looking to improve their productivity, profitability, and overall quality of life. In this episode, they discuss the difference between a virtual assistant, an executive assistant, and a virtual executive assistant, and share a simple formula for deciding which one is a right fit for you and your goals. Listen in to learn more! Download Episode Transcript

Do you ever wish you had an assistant, but feel like it’s a luxury you can’t afford (or don’t deserve)? For many entrepreneurs, investing in a support person can feel like a selfish and even frivolous expense, but the reality is, a good executive assistant can mean the difference between constant burnout and a thriving entrepreneurial life. It may be one of the easiest relationships to overlook, but it can also be the most transformative—and profitable. In this episode of the Team Success podcast, Shannon Waller and Superpowers partners Steven Neuner and Ryan Cassin talk all things assistants: why you need one, what to look for, and common mistakes to avoid. Listen now to learn more! Download Episode Transcript

Those who pay a lot of attention to other people’s positions, titles, accomplishments, or money unknowingly create a gap in those potential partnerships. Shannon Waller instead sees all people, no matter their status, as potential collaborators. Listen as Shannon explains how to unlock the superpower that creates teamwork opportunities with anyone. Download Episode Transcript

Is email eating into your time? Do you have to keep asking what’s happening with projects and waiting for a response? If you want to boost the results in your business, listen in as Shannon speaks with efficiency expert Nick Sonnenberg about his new book, Come Up for Air, and learn about his simple yet powerful “CPR” framework. Download Episode Transcript

You’re going back and forth with a team member over something you disagree about, when they say, “Sure.” That “sure” makes Shannon Waller crazy. It means that the person has shut down and isn’t fully in agreement. If you’re committed to team success and having a Self-Managing Company®, Shannon has tips for how to re-engage both sides in this conversation. Download Episode Transcript

It’s one of the hardest conversations you’ll have as an entrepreneur. You want the business to have a bigger future, but someone on your team isn’t aligned with that growth. Ben Laws is here this week to talk Multiplication By Subtraction and how to do it so everyone wins. Download Episode Transcript

Are you keeping pace with yourself? Are you aware of all the progress you’ve made—all your wins, all the things you’ve learned, and all the capabilities you’ve grown? Or are you more focused on a future ideal you’d like to reach? In this episode, Shannon walks you through the importance of keeping pace with yourself and how it affects your confidence, performance, and personal growth. Keep listening to learn more! Download Episode Transcript

Not having the right person in a leadership role in your business is costly on many levels: recruitment and resource expenses, opportunities lost, your culture poisoned, and on top of that, more stress and less freedom as the business owner. An industry leader in hiring for critical roles in entrepreneurial businesses, Alec Broadfoot has the formula for avoiding all of that. In this conversation with Shannon, Alec outlines his process—with an outstanding success rate that is 36% better than the industry average—for hiring and retaining the right people. Download Episode Transcript

You may not know this, but if you’re the visionary in your business, your team may think of you as the chaos agent. Why? In this episode, Shannon explains how to set up this one crucial bit of context when you’re discussing new ideas with team members so you can prevent teamwork chaos, confusion, resentment, and frustration. Download Episode Transcript

Have you ever wondered when to bring someone else onto a project—and when not to? That makes most of us! Every person on your team wants to be useful, but not everyone knows how or when their contribution will make the most impact. That’s where the “When The Who Is You” exercise comes in. Listen in as Shannon walks you through this simple, quick exercise designed to help you facilitate incredible Unique Ability® Teamwork and take the guesswork (and guilt!) out of asking for help. Download Episode Transcript

For years, people have jokingly used the term “ADHD” to explain their distractions and mistakes. But now there’s a growing awareness of neurodiversity as a different way of processing experiences, which, in addition to some challenges, also comes with certain abilities and advantages. In this episode, Shannon interviews Peter Shankman, keynote speaker and author of Faster Than Normal, about his experience of learning how to capitalize on his ADHD and how companies can benefit from including team members who are neurodivergent. Download Episode Transcript

Entrepreneurial companies thrive when their team members are engaged and bring their whole selves to work. It’s more fun, and it produces great results. But if the entrepreneur forgets to genuinely connect when handing off tasks and doesn’t seem to care enough to check in along the way, they risk having their team members drift off into disengagement. Here’s how to make sure that never happens. Download Episode Transcript

While many profiles are great at identifying types of people and how they work best, the PRINT® profile is unique in the way it simply and powerfully answers the root question, “Why?” In this episode, Shannon speaks with Debra Levine, the PRINT profile’s co-creator, about how you can bring this unconscious yet vital aspect of yourself into your awareness so that you can be truly successful, collaborative, and fulfilled. Download Episode Transcript

Life as a busy entrepreneur often involves meetings, appointments, and deadlines. But are you the best person to organize these in your calendar? A Strategic Assistant® with a talent for scheduling can help you stay on track toward your goals and be more productive and present in your day. In this episode, Shannon explains how to find and work with one of these “artists.” Download Episode Transcript

Many people perform exceptionally well and achieve all the hallmarks of success, but inside they just don’t feel it. In this episode, Shannon speaks with Ted Bradshaw, whose six-point path can help you “catch up with yourself” and enjoy the life you’ve created. Download Episode Transcript