Best Dirty Minutes Left Podcasts (2024)

As small business owners, we know that the only constant in our world is change and we can either be reactive to that or proactive about it.By Diane Mayor

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Heads Or Tails? 4:48

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If you're flying by the seat of your pants, you should expect the next speed bump coming down the corner to knock you off course. So you need to get better at predicting and adapting to the future.By Diane Mayor

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Failure Is An Option 4:37

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Failure is inevitable in your business. You've already encountered it. And it's coming again. You would plan for anything else that's certain in your business, so why not failure?By Diane Mayor

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It's Always Mindset - Except When It's Not. 5:31

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Sometimes, no matter how much you believe in yourself or how much work you've done on your mindset, your business is going to face issues that can't be solved without real practical solutions.By Diane Mayor

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The Story Of A Monk In An App 5:26

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You've probably heard that stories sell and they do initially. But after that initial sale, no one wants to hear your story, it's all about them.By Diane Mayor

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Early Bird Gets The Worm 4:51

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This is not about that morning routine that starts at 5am that certain types of entrepreneurs wear like a badge of honor. This one actually makes a difference.By Diane Mayor

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Be Ready Before You Hire 5:01

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We've all heard "hire before you're ready" but the reality is that you need to be ready before you hire – YOU, not the business.By Diane Mayor

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The Art Of Reflection 4:08

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The art of strategic reflection leads to to insights and decisions that move the needle on your goals.By Diane Mayor

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Is It Worth It? 4:23

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We're not talking about a work-life balance dream. We're talking about strategically making sure that you take care of yourself so that you can take care of your business.By Diane Mayor

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Get In the Loop 4:24

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Gathering data about the processes in your business is not about checking off a metrics box. It's step one in creating valuable information for your strategic decisions.By Diane Mayor

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Out Of Sight, Top Of Mind 6:00

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What might you miss with your remote team because you don't even have the visual cues to tell you that something's off?By Diane Mayor

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We Will Now Point Out Your Nearest Exits 5:31

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This is your opportunity to ensure that your business that you have poured so much time, money, energy, and love into can thrive if you're not there.By Diane Mayor

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Should You Shake Up Your Business Side to Side or Up and Down? 4:47

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Diversifying your business is all about opening new doors to let in more revenue. But your business has to be ready to walk through that door.By Diane Mayor

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When You Go Rogue, They Get Low 4:20

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As the face of the business, you may think that you have the power to make sales decisions on the fly without consultation. But when you go rogue, who suffers?By Diane Mayor

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Reimagining Reflection 4:55

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Traditional reflection asks what happened. Strategic reflection asks why.By Diane Mayor

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The Other Sometimes Forgotten Role Of A CEO 5:03

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It's easy to be so focused on leading our team towards our goals that we forget about another key part of our role as CEO that also drives those business results.By Diane Mayor

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Why Business Goals and Customer Success Are Mutually Dependent 5:15

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We can create a cycle where they succeed, it feeds the business, we help them succeed moreand it feeds the business more. Our business goals and their success are mutually dependent.By Diane Mayor

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Setting Strong Foundations For Scale 4:49

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The goal is not just to grow. The goal is to have scalable and sustainable growth that means you make more profit and that's good for long-term success.By Diane Mayor

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Decoding the Profitability Puzzle 5:51

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One of the keys to finding this balance is your strategy. It's not about increasing your sales or cutting costs in isolation but looking at how these actions align with your long term business goals.By Diane Mayor

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How To Win Contractors And Influence Your Team 5:09

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You're walking a fine line where you want to make sure that your team aremeeting your business needs without stepping over the line and trying to manage a contractor as if they were an employee.By Diane Mayor

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Assessing Your Strategy for the New Quarter 4:34

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What if you went into this new quarter with a more strategic outlook than you've had in previous quarters. What would that change about how you show up and what you prioritize?By Diane Mayor

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Unlocking Your Business' Potential Through Deeper Reflection 4:18

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Take reflection to the next level—not just looking at the surface of your decisions, but understanding the foundational principles that guide your business's success.By Diane Mayor

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Crafting Your Leadership Philosophy 5:33

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Energy management is more than just getting through the day; it's about maximizing your productivity and maintaining a high level of performance.By Diane Mayor

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Balancing Competing Interests For Sustainable growth 5:06

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Balance is not a static activity. To physically balance, your body has to actively keep you in balanceby constantly adjusting. In the same way,balance in your business requires active attention.By Diane Mayor

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The Reality of Unconscious Bias In Decision Making 5:45

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Unconscious bias is not only about fairness but also about making the decisions that are the best for your business.By Diane Mayor

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Balancing Long-Term Vision with Short-Term Adaptability 5:01

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The goal is to create a strategy that allows for flexibility within the framework. The strategy creates the boundaries and the flexibility happens within those boundaries.By Diane Mayor

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Sustainability For The Win-Win 5:26

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Clients are more informed and concerned about sustainability than ever before and they are paying attention to how we as online businesses align with their values around it.By Diane Mayor

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The Power of Trust 5:25

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We talk a lot in the small business space about know, like, and trust but we don't spend nearly as much time talking about trust in terms of our leadership and our team.By Diane Mayor

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Questions for the Curious Leader 4:49

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Curiosity might have killed the cat but it built business empires too.By Diane Mayor

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The Balance of Personal And Business Goals 4:24

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Work-life balance is not simply a matter of time spent at work versus v outside of work. It's also about balancing who you are as a small business leader and an individual.By Diane Mayor

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Managing Your Energy For High Performance 4:50

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Energy management is more than just getting through the day; it's about maximizing your productivity and maintaining a high level of performance.By Diane Mayor

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How To Mix Short Term Trends With Long Term Strategy For A Competitive Edge 4:58

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Trends can be fleeting but have a massive impact so understanding how to use them to strategic advantage means you capitalize on the growth without losing your way.By Diane Mayor

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What Are You Avoiding In Your Business Right Now? 5:31

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Are you ready to regain focus, drive, and clarity in your business? It's time to close those mental tabs and streamline your path to success.By Diane Mayor

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Integrating New Offerings into Your Strategic Framework 4:53

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Ensuring your new offers align with your existing strategy ensure you're creating them to movetowards your goals not simply as a fun distraction.By Diane Mayor

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Crafting Your Ultimate Team 4:59

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Whether it's a lean team of a couple of people or you're building an agency, your team strategy is key to your success.By Diane Mayor

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Crafting a Reflective Practice To Go From Hindsight to Foresight 4:39

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Transform hindsight into foresight with strategic questions that bridge the gap.By Diane Mayor

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The Art Of Celebration For CEOs 4:55

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Celebrating these personal milestones is a vital element of a healthy work-life balance because you're not just the face of a business, you're a human too.By Diane Mayor

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Choose Your Strategic Initiatives Wisely 4:47

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Strategic initiatives are not just any projects; they are the game changers and require careful thought because they can redirect your business' path.By Diane Mayor

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Spotting Strategic Pivots In Your Business 5:29

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Think of a pivot as a calculated shift in your strategy. It's not a completely new directionbut rather a slight turn on the same axis that is your core business.By Diane Mayor

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Success Measures For Small Business That Aren't Money 4:31

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Small business CEOs have a multifaceted view of success and all of these things need to be tracked to grow your business sustainably.By Diane Mayor

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Your Cash Flow Strategy Is Key to Sustainable Business Growth 5:53

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Cashflow might seem like a fancy term that you chat about with your accountant. But without a steady flow of cash into your business you will go under, even if you seem profitable on paper.By Diane Mayor

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Creating A Data Strategy To Deal With Information Overwhelm 4:53

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If you can prioritize your data so that the most impactful information rises to the top, that data is going to tell you a story of how you can grow your business.By Diane Mayor

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Strategic Insights, Opportunities and Missteps, oh my! 4:44

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Build a strategic view of your past week, upcoming week and your business as a whole by going beyond those questions of what worked well, what didn't go so well, what's on deck for next week.By Diane Mayor

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Turn Loneliness Into A Strategic Asset 4:20

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We all know that it's lonely at the top and there are ways to avoid it but I want to challenge you to see how you can make that loneliness work for you.By Diane Mayor

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The Buried Treasure In Your Business Strategy 5:39

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A fundamental aspect of a successful strategy is that it unlocks hidden value that's already within your organization. Here's how to create those gains without additional costs.By Diane Mayor

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How To Focus When All You Want to Do Is Innovate 5:39

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New ideas are great but without focused execution, they have no real value. We need to balance innovation with focus to have all the creative ideas, ground them in practicality, and align them with our business goals.By Diane Mayor

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The Simplify to Amplify Strategy 5:56

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It seems logical that to make more we need to sell more and to sell more we need more things to sell. The reality is the more offers we have, the more we confuse our client and team and ultimately decrease our bottom line.By Diane Mayor

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Small Business Means Big Stakes For Decisions 5:51

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Every decision we make has the potential to have a significant impact on our business. And, when everything is high stakes, you need to have a strategic process.By Diane Mayor

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