Chris Locurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

http://chrislocurto.com/why-entrepreneurs-plateau-in-their-business/There's something that we are going to be doing more of, and that's because you guys said you loved it.We did a live call-in show a few episodes back and had phenomenal responses to that. #welistenedWe're going to start doing some of the shows as call-in! We will walkthrough whatever questions you've got. Get on the schedule here.#ASKCHRIS is back! On today's show, we're tackling two killer questions from our podcast listeners. Here's a taste of what we talk about:-Why entrepreneurs plateau in their business + life and what to do about it...-Tackling negative management and creating culture as a team member

http://chrislocurto.com/work-by-design/I am so excited to announce that the Work by Design Summit officially starts today!It's all about Purpose, Productivity and Profit.Click BELOW to get your FREE ticket! https://mm216.isrefer.com/go/workbydesign/cloHere are my top 5 reasons for highly recommending joining this summit:The tactical information will transform your work - no matter what you do.The speakers know the value of tactical information you can employ in your life. All sessions are geared toward delivering key value in the form of specific, actionable steps.The experts will inspire you to level up to reach maximum productivity and profit.The speakers are some of the most inspirational individuals around when it comes to guiding people to do their best work. Don't reinvent the wheel when it comes to figuring out how to work well.Instead, let these amazing speakers motivate you as they tell you what to maximize, what to minimize, what to avoid and what to jump on.The Work by Design Summit will deliver

Next-Level Leadership LIVE Q & A by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

http://chrislocurto.com/delivering-constructive-criticism-to-a-high-i-personality-style/On today’s podcast, we are doing something a little bit different. We are taking your call-in questions over the phone.We are super excited to try this out. Let us know if you enjoy this type of show. We want to know your thoughts so, leave a comment at the bottom of the post.Now on to our first question!Question 1: One of the individuals that I coach is a great team member, has a ton of potential, and has been really receptive. Something came up last week when we were meeting that totally stumped me.He’s a high D personality style, has a lot of I as well, so really can be sincere but on the job he’s totally task. As he and I were breaking down kind of what was going on on some of the actions that have happened and the behaviors that he had exhibited recently.The thing that came out is that he doesn’t care about the individual that he’s working with at the moment. That’s pretty much how he said it and it kind of floored me

http://chrislocurto.com/making-the-call-how-to-guide-your-teams-conversation/What is leading? Do you want to know my definition? It's taking people to a place of thinking democratically.Some of the most successful companies on the planet, long-term successful companies, have a democratic process.What I've done for decades in my leadership is find out what people know. Get out of their heads the thoughts that they're having, the information that they've got, if they've got input.Treat them with dignity. Treat them in a process that says, "Your input is not only worthy, but it's desired. I want to know what you think."Your role as a leader is to LEAD people. Your job is to make them successful, not the other way around.

Bad attitudes will ruin your team. I say it all the time, champions want to be around other champions.Negative team members will poison those around them, and ultimately your champions will leave because of it.http://chrislocurto.com/7-ways-to-lead-a-negative-team-member/Listen leaders, you’ve got to take action. You have to do something about it, because I can promise you this…allowing one negative team member to chase off two champions is going to implode your team.if you don’t stop that right now, then what you are allowing the negativity to shape and mold your culture.These team members are literally forcing culture on you, and the company, or at least that team.If you are a team leader, it is absolutely shaping your team’s culture. DO NOT allow it. It is dangerous!

http://chrislocurto.com/how-to-move-forward-when-you-feel-stuck/I am all about solving problems, fixing things, getting my hands dirty, and discovering the why behind the what...but what do you do when you feel stuck?Today on the podcast, we hear from Jill, who is struggling with just that.“Hi Chris, my name is Jill, I'm 45, I am not married, never married, no kids and havefound myself in a situation where I am not working, I've been looking for a job sinceNovember, I moved across the country two years ago and still am not connected atall.I did that because I felt that's what the Lord was asking me to do, but I knowthat I'm extremely closed down and I have a business, I'm an AdvoCare independentdistributor, have been since 2002 and can't seem to get myself to do that businessand it's all about not having a belief in myself.I hear on your podcasts about life plan and agree that that's exactly what I need to do but I found myself having zero money, no ability to get to it and honestly I don't know what to do an

http://chrislocurto.com/5-ways-jewish-wisdom-leads-to-successFolks, on today’s show, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, who is the best-selling author of Thou Shall Prosper, and Business Secrets From The Bible gives us five ways that Jewish wisdom leads to success.

http://chrislocurto.com/the-3-negative-mindsets-holding-you-back-right-now/You have permission to feel worthy. You have permission to know that you are valued by somebody who is way more important than somebody else on this planet. You have permission, so make the decision right now. Make the decision right now. Choose.

168: How To Lead A People Person by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

http://chrislocurto.com/3-leadership-styles-that-show-up-in-the-workplace/We just wrapped up our Next-Level Leadership Retreat here in Nashville and we did some crazy, fun exercises with the leaders.One of the things I wanted to do was help them to see what styles worked, and what styles didn’t.We broke everyone up into teams, and then just “randomly” (wink wink) assigned a specific style leader to each of the teams.Of course, my team had a little fun setting this activity up because roles had to be reversed. We knew the personality styles of the leaders in the room, and we chose roles for them that would go against their normal style of leading.We knew these leaders would have difficulty with the leadership roles that we gave them. It was the perfect setup!The 3 types of leaderships that we set up:The Democratic LeaderThe DictatorThe Absent LeaderThe Roles:The Democratic Leader – Tax the collective intelligence, see what kind of information your team has. Get input, grab information, and then make the decisi

http://chrislocurto.com/the-accidental-leader/What is an accidental leader?They have a great idea for a business. They go out and do it, they grow, and think that they are leading.They start hiring people, unaware that they’re a dreadful leader. They realize that their employees are dreadful…or maybe it’s the other way around. It’s all in the numbers, right?If you run through three or four employees in a couple of months, there’s a common denominator, YOU!Today on the podcast, we are interviewing one of our clients, Bo McDonald, who has been with us for years. Bo discovered something very important about his leadership…the “accidental” leader.We are digging in.A few things we hit:What turnover looked like for the “accidental” leader and what the signs were.What the impacts were of being an “accidental” leader.What the next step in leadership looked like for him.How the next-level mastermind group helped his leadership.The HUGE changes from his team from dedication to increased productivity.If you’re not pouri

Grace. It’s something we all need. Oddly enough, it’s not something that we give very freely. Every single one of us has junk in our lives. Instead of judgement or ridicule, we need to give grace and receive grace.You’ve had at least one leader who was a jerk, a leader who was rough, a leader who didn’t have grace. The thing is that you have to understand people do what they’re taught.Leading with grace requires one huge, huge thing. The first thing that leading with grace requires is, a relationship with the almighty God. A relationship with the one who has the most grace.Your God is somebody who loves you so much, so much that he wants to spend eternity with you, that he did the greatest act of grace ever, and that was on the cross.That was him saying, “I want everlasting life with you and so I am going to take on the worlds worst beatings, the worlds worst punishment, so that I can have it with you.” All you’ve got to do is choose.That act is such a massive act of love, and an act of grace.Now what does th

http://chrislocurto.com/using-the-force-with-culture/Culture, for me, is summed up in 2 things: actions and attitudes. It's the actions of your team, it's the actions of your leadership, it's the actions of your clients. It's the attitudes of your team, your leadership, your clients. If you're a leader and you're overloaded and you're finding that you can't spend time with your team members then I can promise you this: culture is sneaking in your back door. People are sneaking in bad leadership, like not taking ownership, like possibly gossip, like not having buy-in in the direction or vision that we're going in, or silently sabotaging the vision in the process. For you to have great culture you have to understand the starting place is to force it. You have to literally force the culture that you want in your business, period.

http://chrislocurto.com/how-clear-is-your-decision-making/One of the things that can absolutely destroy your business, long term, is a bad decision-making process.Some people make decisions because they’re afraid. They’re afraid of something, they’re afraid something’s going to happen, they’re afraid, whatever, fill-in-the-blank.They make really bad decisions. Listen to find out what questions you can ask to start making better decisions today!

http://chrislocurto.com/7-steps-to-a-tough-conversation/How many of you need to have a tough conversation right now? Do you know how? After all, who taught you how to do it? Who taught you how to sit down and have a conversation with somebody who was just totally screwing up?Who taught you to sit down with a vendor that doesn’t realize that YOU are the customer? Who taught you how to sit down and have a difficult conversation with somebody who is the opposite personality style that you are?Maybe you might be struggling because it’s a big conflict for you and you don’t want to do it in the first place.Here are 7 steps that you can put into practice this week:STEP 1: Before you call a team member out you should always ask yourself first, “Am I the problem?”STEP 2: Take responsibility and treat people with dignity.STEP 3: Always, always, ALWAYS try hard to avoid jumping to conclusions.STEP 4: Gain perspective on the situation, the person, and yourself first.STEP 5: Once you are positive you have as much perspec

http://chrislocurto.com/how-to-dramatically-transform-your-leadership-in-3-days/Look, I absolutely get it. You started your business or took on a leadership role because you wanted the RESULTS of having a business and leading.Results like:Making good money so you can do what you want in life (i.e. provide for your family, live in a nice house, take vacations when you want, pay for your kid’s college, have solid retirement savings)Have the time and freedom to live your life on your terms (i.e. take time off to spend with your family, work from home if you want, heck…work WHEN you want and WHERE you want) Make a difference in the lives of your team, and use your influence to set direction rather than just take orders (i.e. find more fulfillment in teaching and guiding team members to success, more control of your career and work) It’s the dream, right?But before you knew it, the amount of work on your plate, the running around like a crazy person putting out fires, people drama on your team, and the stress and

http://chrislocurto.com/5-cant-ignore-keys-to-business-growth/If you’ve run a business for more than a day, you know growing a company involves more than selling stuff. Fast forward a year or two later when you’ve added team members, and you definitely know it involves more than that! As an entrepreneur or leader, you know these issues, and so many more, are part of running a company and leading a team.That said, I’ve learned how to eliminate or minimize them in my business so they don’t hold my team back or me from crushing it every day. Here are 5 keys you can’t ignore to grow your business.

You and I both know traditional goal-settingdoesn’t work.But Michael Hyatt’s process does.http://chrislocurto.com/best-year-ever/If you truly want to make this your best yearever, and finally make progress against the goalsthat matter most, then go watch Michael’s video.Today, I am talking about setting up your year for success.

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