This is part three of our discussion focused on What People Want from Their Leaders. We started this discussion focused on key behavior people want from their leaders in the episode titled What People Want from Their Leaders. In part two of the series, The Secrets to Harnessing Confidence and Consistency, [...]
This is part two of our discussion focused on What People Want from Their Leaders. In the last episode, What People Want From Their Leaders, we discussed four key ingredients for inspiring others: trust, flexibility, consistency, and patience. This episode immediately picks up in reinforcing how much people want to believe [...]
People are worn out on untrustworthy, fickle, and insecure individuals who are disguising themselves as “leaders.” A recent meme from “somecards” says it best “You're not a Leader if nobody wants to follow you... You're just a control freak, power-tripping jerk who wants to be in charge.” For years, employers [...]
How often have you seen ineffective leaders in senior-level positions? Likewise, how often have we seen a manager that demonstrates exemplary leadership skills? A question many of us probably don't ask ourselves enough is: what is the difference between management and leadership? Without careful consideration, many of us would probably question if there were [...]
People are the backbone of any successful business, and business owners across all industries have difficulty finding qualified talent to fill open roles. No longer will people put up with toxic work environments or dead-end jobs; they want more for their future. In this episode, Marty Kirshner, Partner with Gray, [...]
Political and social pressures continue to impact propane and oil business owners. In this episode, Champ Rawls, a succession planner with The Rawls Group, Marty Kirshner, Partner with Gray, Gray & Gray, Doug Woosnam, a Consultant with Cetane Associates, and The Rawls Group's succession planner Clayton Latiolais discuss how to [...]
Most entrepreneurs and multi-unit franchisees' long-term vision involves owning a business to build wealth, support a lifestyle and live off the cash after a one-day sale. However, successful owners know this dream can become a reality with the right business succession strategies, starting with the end in mind way before [...]
Growing, transitioning, or selling a business for top dollar requires planning and a team of experts. For example, many owners think they can decide one day to sell the business, put it on the market the next day, and save money by facilitating the sale themselves. Regrettably, those dealers leave [...]
Labor shortages are impacting businesses of all industries. Finding the right person to fill an open seat in the organization has been a long-time struggle for business owners. Add on the impact of COVID; employers have to step up their recruiting game to retain and attract the best and the [...]
Fifty/Fifty partnerships are common in the propane, oil, and gas business, and they work until they don't. One wants to cash out via exit or sale, but the other wants to keep working, and a variety of other differences of opinion on critical business issues. As a result, Fifty/Fifty partnerships [...]
