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Mar 2024
32m 44s

Strategic Scaling

Diane Helbig
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Welcome back to another episode of "Accelerate Your Business Growth," Today, we're diving deep into the art of strategic scaling with the incredible Dave Pennington, a seasoned expert with over three decades of leadership experience in national and international organizations. Dave has a firm belief in the power of investing in people, and he's here to demolish the myth that money is the sole reason employees leave their jobs. We uncover the true retention strategies that involve valuing and appreciating your staff while providing them with ample growth opportunities.

Are you a small business owner struggling with onboarding or feeling stretched too thin? Dave shares his insights on how to structure for success, foster a clear vision, and develop a team that'll lead your business to new heights. Discover the key indicators that signal when it's time to scale and what it truly means to be a player-coach in the hectic world of small business.

Join us as we explore the crucial role of aligning your strengths, offloading tasks that hold you back, and adopting strategic decision-making that prioritizes people just as much as the bottom line. Whether you’re looking to attract top talent or simply shift from doing to developing your staff, this episode is packed with invaluable advice. So buckle up, grab a notebook, and let's get ready to accelerate your business growth with the insights of Dave Pennington.

Dave spent the last 35+ years managing and leading organizations. He has served on national & international boards. He has built strong teams, developed his personal leadership, managed financials, and developed and sustained visionary leadership.

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Each episode of this podcast provides insights and education around topics that are important to you as a business owner or leader. The content comes from people who are experts in their fields and who are interested in helping you be more successful. Whether it’s sales challenges, leadership issues, hiring and talent struggles, marketing, seo, branding, time management, customer service, communication, podcasting, social media, cashflow, or publishing, the best and the brightest join the host, Diane Helbig, for a casual conversation. Discover programs, webinars, services, books, and other podcasts you can tap into for fresh ideas. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode and visit Helbig Enterprises to explore the many ways Diane can help you improve your business outcomes and results.

Effective Business Structure: "The owner role shifts from doing to developing. Now his role really becomes developing those VPs, helping them grow and learn how to do their jobs better and become more efficient and proficient and more productive."

— Dave Pennington 00:08:24

Employee Development Strategies: "What an owner needs to do is lean in and really get to know that person, know what she likes, what she doesn't like, know what she's good at, what she's not so good at. Sometimes we hire someone for 1 role brand as we get to know them, we actually find out they would actually better in a different role that we never even saw that at the beginning."

— Dave Pennington 00:14:59

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