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Welcome to the Bulletproof Startups Podcast, where we help business owners and CEOs become conscious leaders and build a power team so they can let go, get strategic, and know they are adding the most value possible to their company every single day. I am your host, Simone Janssen, and this podcast is about one thing only, becoming the real CEO of your business by building leveraged teams. You've built a great product or service, but although you have a team you are still in everything. Your ...
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When is it Time to Hire your 2nd in command? Learn strategies for defining this critical role and assessing your readiness to leverage your #2. Gain insights on finding the right cultural fit and setting them up for success through onboarding, goal setting and ongoing support. Tune in to unleash your company's full potential. For more detail go to …
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Discover a blueprint for structuring recruitment, onboarding and ongoing development so new hires seamlessly integrate into your high-performance culture. Learn tactics to efficiently train and support them through key performance milestones. Tune in to optimize your approach for true long-term retention and impact. Check out the replays for last w…
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Ever find yourself procrastinating on hiring because it's been a fiasco before? Discover why focusing on developing a sound hiring system is more important than any single hire. Gain insights on choosing the right candidates effectively through standardized practices. Listen to optimize your recruitment strategies for long-term growth. Not register…
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Wonder sometimes where all your resources go?? We'll talk about how optimizing team structures can supercharge your results. Discover a framework for evaluating, refining and realigning roles to focus efforts on high-impact initiatives. Listen now to pick up actionable tactics for motivating peak performance through strategic job design. Fore more …
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In our latest epidote, learn tangible strategies for Future-Focused Leadership-- get ready for Q3! I'll discuss how to balance quality and growth, attract top talent, persevere with passion, prioritize customers, and get your time back—all crucial for hitting Q3 goals. Discover optimized processes, focused recruiting, performance culture and more p…
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Are you the only one focused on sales? Right there, you are leaving millions on the table Discover proven strategies to align your whole team to revenue, turn your culture around, and maximize results through daily rituals and teamwork. Learn how the top 1% use focused practices to move their teams into a whole new league where EVERYBODY focuses on…
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Getting in your way of your own growth? Learn the 3 vital keys for ANY business owner to get to the next level—no matter what industry, phase or size of business. It always starts with time and bandwidth, can’t get done without getting out of the weeds and more strategic and of course, you need the Quickstart steps to build your team of self-led ro…
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Always struggling for more leads and sales? There are some serious myths about the cause of this. Learn how to unleash hidden talents within your existing force to start closing more deals daily. Discover the simple yet powerful processes proven to optimize even unknown skills and light a fire under results. Tune in to get your sales team operating…
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Tired of high turnover and plateaued growth? Learn how successful business owners develop talented teams from within using accountability, feedback and learning systems to unlock potential. Tune in to get the vital secrets for increasing retention, engagement and sparking exponential performance across your ranks.…
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Fed up with the daily rollercoaster of an unaccountable, chaotic business? Discover uncommon accountability tactics that can liberate you from overwhelm and upheaval for good. Learn how implementing structure like focus frames and growth planning can cultivate team performance you never knew you had within your ranks. JOIN NOW to find the calm in t…
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Really wish that your team could get things done without having to ask you every 5 minutes? If you are tired of the same old delegation strategies that don't work, we got something for you. Discover creative new tactics top performers use to unlock untapped potential in their teams. Learn how to crowdsource responsibilities, assign ownership of out…
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Tired of lackluster results despite your best efforts? Learn the powerful framework top performers use to shatter plateaus and produce breakthrough growth. This episode reveals how strategic focus on key priorities, crystal clear metrics, and unwavering accountability systems can transform your business when executed with discipline. Tune in to dis…
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Struggling to get traction on your big business goals? Tune in to learn powerful and practical ways to communicate your vision in a way that truly energizes your team. Discover tactics like sharing the inspiring "why" and defining milestones quarterly to vividly illustrate your future. Regular updates that recognize wins, and involving your team in…
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Tired of being the one who has to come up with every answer? Today's show explores how Leveraged Leadership can transform your hiring, retention and growth. Instead of managing every role yourself, equip your team to take on more over time through clear vision, learning opportunities and collaborative goal-setting. Learn strategies for developing e…
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Tired of chaos killing your progress? In this episode, learn how clear accountability systems can transform your business. The secret is implementing the 3 P's: defining roles and responsibilities for your People, strategizing company-wide Priorities, and establishing review Processes. These three pillars foster transparency and ownership, rooting …
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Are You Drowning in Daily Tasks and Exhausted from Trying to Do It All Yourself? Join us right now as we discuss how to reinvent your approach to delegation and finally free yourself from being the single point of failure in your business. Learn how to cultivate a self-led dream team that can drive strategic growth with minimal involvement from you…
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Tired of feeling pulled in too many directions each quarter? As a small business owner, it's easy to get stuck reacting instead of driving real results. In this episode, I'll share how focusing on bold decisions and accountability can help you fully redirect your trajectory. Find out how small shifts now can unleash big rewards throughout the rest …
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Are You Tired of Feeling Stuck While Opportunities Pass You By? As a busy small business owner, it's all too easy to fall into a pattern of avoiding crucial decisions out of fear. But in this video, I'll reveal how NOT deciding is actually the #1 thing holding your business back from achieving its true growth potential. Discover the small mindset a…
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Today I'll share how business owners can overcome decision-making fears and get unstuck from the inertia that's holding them back. Why avoiding choices is the real danger, not making imperfect ones Strategies for starting small and building confidence Simple ways to delegate better without micromanaging Tips for rapid experimentation instead of see…
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Want to go from mediocrity to excellence? It starts with one key principle to build a high-performing team. Warren Buffett long ago identified the single most important trait. Surprisingly, it's often overlooked in hiring. Discover the game-changing insight behind everything Buffett has accomplished. When you focus on this ingredient first, everyth…
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Do you want a self-managing company where you only focus on the highest level stuff? That's the holy grail in business and every business owner's dream. Here's the deal: this cannot EVER happen if you don't have a congruent team that follows strong guiding leadership principles. Like Amazon’s. I'll go through Amazon's leadership principles with you…
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When you are really honest with yourself, how are you condoning behaviors on your team that kill your business? I know it may not be obvious and certainly not intended…. What's certainly true though: how you show up, they show up! Are you watching the clock with them? Do they deliver on-time, unprompted? Does it seem like they can't think themselve…
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Are you moving much slower than you want, and everything is always on your shoulders? It gets exhausting when you feel like, if you don't push it, it doesn't happen. Your employees are constantly asking for your approval. They get stuck on solving the simplest problems. Nobody seems to be able to make a decision without you. You may have set up som…
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Are you afraid that it won't go well with your current team when you hire someone else to manage them? With good reason. Studies show that, especially when you have team members who've been around for a while, this transition can blow up your company with people being grumpy and resistant. They are not happy because they are used to just going to y…
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Is the problem really hiring or retention? Everybody complains that hiring is more difficult that ever…. But the real question is, is it really hiring that's the problem or retention? You may have a lot of employees that you don't want to retain, but the question is always, is that because you have a people problem or a process problem? Everybody l…
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80% of companies have stated values, but only 23% of employees know what they mean and have some type of practice around them (HBR). This could be one BIG reason why you are not able to grow and it feels like you are constantly experiencing groundhog day… Truth is, values are extremely important, but only if they are articulated right and have a wa…
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Starting a business is easy, but the real challenge lies in scaling it up... Many of our clients are great with ideas, innovation, even getting the first traction but then... it all falls apart. Truth is, the visionary who starts the business needs an entirely different skillset to run and grow it and that's where so many business owners get hopele…
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Ever heard of peer-to-peer delegation? Trust me, when you see it in action and it works, it's the most beautiful thing ever…. Where most business owners have no path forward for growth is that they get stuck in being the HUB... for everything. The only way to change that is if you uplevel the quality of your team so they can self-manage. Now none o…
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If you've drawn a line in the sand and committed to next year being your year of transformation and growth, rethinking your leadership is step one... If you keep catching yourself thinking that you just don't have the right people, there is no path forward. There is ONE most important habit that you and your team must practice if getting to the nex…
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This is the best time of the year to reflect... For all of you who are ready to have the best year ever, likely this also means YOU have to show up differently. Yep, it's not just about the strategies; it's mostly about the person behind those strategies. Faith, kindness and grace are 3 of the most important attributes of being a generous leader. B…
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It's undeniable, power dynamics between employers and employees have been shifting. Many find themselves increasingly over a barrel and are struggling to figure out how to deal with this. Can't let them walk all over you, right? True enough AND, the magic is to figure out where to give and what's non-negotiable This goes back to standards, habits, …
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Struggling with hiring, unreliable employees and ever rising labor costs are the 3 biggest problems that most small business owners are facing. Defining your compelling mission and crafting a powerful vision story are key to attracting passionate people who energize your work. Yet developing the right leadership system to help talent grow takes wor…
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What if your whole team could start thinking like their own project managers? Where, every day, the project is evaluated, planned, and executed at the highest level... If you still suffer from executing at the very basic level of delegation, this most likely doesn't happen for you. When your team is used to just executing tasks, that's all they'll …
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During the holiday season, gratitude tends to be something that keeps coming up. For some people, it is their favorite time of the year and for others, it's nothing more than a glossover on a picturesque myth. However, there is a lot to be said for taking a one-day show and turning it into a practice rather than a on-day show... Truth: Gratitude is…
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Once you get employees, you want to keep them... right? Turns out, not necessarily. Most business owners still shudder to remember "the great resignation." Rising labor costs, much higher employee expectations--having a great team is harder than ever. Truth: while retaining top talent matters, zero attrition risks more harm than good in the long ru…
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The score takes care of itself... It's time to look at how this applies to building the best team. It's not just having the right people; it's supporting them with standards of excellence and discipline. This is what leaders do. We'll talk about how to create the process that drives the best results without results being the focus. It's about the j…
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It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do." --Steve Jobs You may think this doesn't apply to you because maybe you think your people can't operate at that level. If that's really true, no matter what industry you are in, you didn't hire the right people. We'll talk about…
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Save the drama for you mama... ever heard this before? Truth: having drama on your team destroys your productivity and your culture, and any A-players you do have won't put up with an environment like that for long, and they will leave if you can't correct the dynamics. Humans are wired for drama from prehistoric times, but the same behavior that h…
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Top athletes and top team members in business have one MAJOR thing in common: they never stop training. Onboarding is the main event everybody is familiar with but that is just the beginning of your investment into them... Truth: done right, this is the difference between a team that never stops contributing at a higher level and one that's comfort…
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Ever had to deal with one of those perpetual naysayers where nothing is possible and every idea lands on dry dirt? It's not just demotivating, but mentally exhausting and even worse, can infect your whole culture. Truth: it's hard to deal with, easy to ignore the signs but if you allow it, the impact can be catastrophic. Many people avoid conflict …
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Hiring “the right people” has gotten harder and harder... Truth: there are great people out there but if you don't know how to hire efficiently, even if you find them, they won't stick. Time to reevaluate your process because without a good process you'll never have the time or success getting rockstars on your team. JOIN NOW and discover how to hi…
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Ever feel like as soon as you fix one thing in the business, another issue pops up? There's always another challenge around the corner. Focusing on the negative causes contraction and leaves no room for solutions or expansion- it leads to burnout. Here's the good news: You are in the business of solving challenges! Commit to being in the challenge …
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Summer is over and let's make sure everybody knows that (you included:)... You could cruise straight from summer distraction to end of year holidays and many do. But this is also your time to make the biggest difference for your business going forward... Watch this episode and get back in the saddle with clear focus and fresh energy. Be the leader …
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It's lonely being at the top... Being the boss and responsible for everything creates a lot of stress. The "CEO rollercoaster" is a real thing and challenges with mental health and burnout affects over 60% of entrepreneurs. Discover how to make sure that you'll keep loving what you do and that you won't burn out on the way... AND... how to feel mak…
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There's always more to do than there is time... That's stressful but the worst thing that happens is that all your time and energy goes into running the business, not building it. It's not about working harder, doubling down and pushing through. We give you the strategy for how to take control of your schedule, get focused and let go in the most ef…
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We are about to enter the last third of 2023... Are you refreshed and focused and ready to squeeze out all you can or are you finding yourself losing steam? Listen to discover the 10 most important questions to ask yourself to get you on track, getting the most out of the year. There's a lot of momentum left to be had. Time to show up fresh and new…
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Too many business owners are terrible at delegating and they tend to do it at the most basic level that keeps them stuck as the hub for everything... To be able to grow you need to follow the 3 steps that create team autonomy and overall ownership of business results--without you being in the middle of it. This sounds basic but it is one of the big…
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Delegating is supposed to be the thing that enables you to grow because now other people are taking care of the things you used have to do all on your own. Except for, that's not what happens for most business owners. Most business owners only delegate at the most basic level which tends to create more problems than it solves. The biggest issue is,…
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Hiring the RIGHT people is the greatest opportunity to grow your business If you are like most of our clients, you've made the wrong choice far too many times and it has cost your dearly... There are 3 questions you must ask yourself that will help you make the right choice so you can build that team that can put you on a fast track to growth.…
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