Axiom Podcast - Axiom Strategic Consulting

This week my good friend Ben Sturgill joins us to talk about economic indicators, recession, inflation, wages and what small business owners can do to stay on top of things in a rapidly changing economic environment.

What's the difference between a project manager and a business manager? Is it possible to build a great business manager? In this episode, Joey and Cameron discuss the qualities and characteristics of a great business manager, and what we can do to train, coach, and empower them to take more "ownership" in their roles.

Last week, Devin and Cameron began a 2-part series on exit interviews and discussed the why and how behind them. If you missed it, make sure to give it a listen first. This week, in Part 2, Devin and Cameron share the top questions you should be asking in your exit interviews and also discuss what to do when you feel like the conversation isn't going anywhere.

Last week, Devin and Cameron began a 2-part series on exit interviews and discussed the why and how behind them. If you missed it, make sure to give it a listen first. This week, in Part 2, Devin and Cameron share the top questions you should be asking in your exit interviews and also discuss what to do when you feel like the conversation isn't going anywhere.

Exit interviews can be intimidating. What questions should we ask? Who should do the interview? How do we make sure we're not wasting anyone's time? In Part 1 of this 2-part series, Devin and Cameron lay the foundation for "why" and "how" to conduct exit interviews. Join us again next week as they jump into Part 2 and share the top questions you should be asking. Why are you leaving your current position?

Michael Corley is a highly regarded advisor to non-profit organizations and their boards. He has also served in President, Vice President, COO, and CFO roles inside large for-profit businesses. His perspective on the relationship between the for-profit and not-for-profit world is unique. This week, Michael joined the Axiom Podcast to talk about the leadership opportunities that non-profit boards provide and why every CEO (and quite a few key players) should serve on a non-profit board as part of their professional development.

What's the state of your severance program? Is it a formal benefit or an informal gesture of goodwill offered on a case by case basis? Is it leading to a positive reputation in the market, or are you leveraging it to cover a multitude of sins? In this episode, Joey and Devin discuss severance packages and ways you can leverage your current offerings to end employee relationships well.

The challenge most businesses are facing in the current economy is the same: they can't find good people to do the work. But have you ever stopped to measure the actual capacity of your current labor force? In this episode, Joey and Devin discuss the qualitative and quantitative measures of workforce capacity and how you may have more capacity with your current labor force than you realize.

David Sobelman is the CEO of publicly traded Generation Income Properties (NASDAQ: GIPR), and one of Axiom's all-time favorite clients. GIP maintains a commercial property portfolio and is a landlord for Starbucks, Best Buy, Kohl's, Sherwin-Williams, and other national brands. When we think of the GIP team, there are a couple of things that come to mind... 1. They are an incredibly smart group of people. 2. They have one of the most humble and genuine leaders we have ever worked with. His perspective is refreshing and energizing at the same time.

In this episode, we dive into the final element of skillful preparation and discuss the importance of space and how essential it is to be properly prepared. You’ll learn what we mean by “space”, how space relates to ceiling fans(?!), and our take on tools to help you leverage your space for preparation. Join the final piece of our discussion to end long nights before your big meeting!

You've had weeks -- dare I say months -- since this important date was put on the calendar! Yet there you are, worn thin with stress, trying to finalize the details of this important pitch. If only we prepared better. But what does that look like? In this episode, we dive into the second element of skillful preparation and discuss the importance of place for being prepared. Where should one prepare and how should we set up a place so it's conducive to planning?

This week, join us as Joey is interviewed by Susan Tatum host of “Stop the Noise” podcast. Joey and Susan discuss how service organizations can only grow as much as their vision allows. In this interview, we discuss strategy vs focus and how Axiom guides businesses to achieve their vision long term. Joey also shares the 5 layers of competency every service organization needs in order to succeed. The importance of knowing what you want to achieve and why strategy is more than just applying best practices.

You've had weeks -- dare I say months -- since this important date was put on the calendar! Yet there you are, worn thin with stress, and trying to finalize the details of this important pitch. If only we prepared better. But what does that look like? In this episode, we dive into the first element of skillful preparation and discuss the relationship between time and being prepared. How much time? What to do with the time? When is the best time to prepare?

How to niche your product or service. Kyle helps answer questions such as, "When should you niche down?", "What's the process for creating a niche?", and "How do you create a niche offering as an additional revenue stream?"

Can you have a great culture where there are values that govern how people are treated, where there is a compelling over the horizon vision, where there are great servant leaders BUT NOTHING EVER GETS DONE? I don’t think so, and that means we have to talk about execution. Deciding what gets done is often a matter of deciding what is not going to get done. Strategies (as few as possible) help us focus on what is most important. Goals make progress measurable and provide a feedback mechanism to help us adjust course. And priorities get down to who is doing what and by when. This week we cover all three of these critical elements of execution, plus one more.

This is the third episode in our four part series on building a great culture. Joey goes over the role vision plays in attracting and retaining great talent and the responsibility of the leader to cast an “over the horizon vision.”

In this second of four episodes on building a great culture, Joey discusses the elements of great leadership and how to build a leadership team that will steward and carry on the culture seeded with clear values.