377 | Leading Virtual Teams with Tara Powers
Leading virtual teams used to be a novel or even a crazy idea. Now leading virtual teams is a new standard. If you to be an effective leader of a team that you don’t see face-to-face on a regular basis, you will love this episode. I interview Tara Powers, author of “Virtual Teams for Dummies.” Tara wrote this book to help companies that have embraced virtual teams. We talk about the essential elements of effective leadership so that you can lead your virtual teams.
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Tara and her team use a tool called “DISC Personality Assessment” to help people understand themselves better. . It’s purpose is to opens up a world of opportunity to develop people on her team. This is a powerful tool to access a high level of awareness on how an individual thinks and processes information. It also gives an awareness of who you are as a Leader.
If you want to do something different or new, you have be willing to do something new. Ok, not rocket science. Well this is only partly right. You have to be willing to let go of some stuff too. You might even have to let go of what made you reach your current level of success. This is the hard part. Today’s guest is Jesse Moskel with Agile Marketing Solutions. We talk about a lot of stuff to make you successful in the game of business so tune in to get your dose of wisdom from a fellow Leader in the Trenches.
Many people mistakenly interchange “money” and “value.” However, value comes first. Value is the relative worth of a service or product. Value is always from the perspective of the buyer. Our guest today is Bob Berg, Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Bob has written many books on sales and his perspective on value is critically important for leaders. Bob clarifies what he means with the quote “money is an echo of value.”
Everyone knows WHAT they do, some people know HOW they do it, and yet very few people know their WHY. The WHY is really the most important part. David Mead shares with us how to discover your big why. David is a business partner with a hero of mine, Simon Sinek. who also wrote one of my favorite business books- “Start With Why.” Simon and David have been taking this concept of “the WHY” to corporations for years now to help them define and understand this concept. This interview with David will help you understand the importance of knowing your WHY.
Adding new customers is the name of the game. There are many moving parts to growing a SAAS (Software As A Service) business to add those new customers. It takes savvy marketing and the ability to really solve a problem. Sujan Patel, VP of Marketing for When I Work, talks about the challenges of onboarding trial users-what not to do and the important aspects of success. Sujan shares the ins and outs he has learned to add 250,000 users in four years. Discover the fine line in marketing that Sujan had to learn the hard way.