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Mar 2025
13m 20s

Growing a Business Doesn't Have to Suck

Bill Gallagher
About this episode

What leadership habits can help your team take more ownership and solve their own problems? In other words, how can you step back in a way that actually makes your business stronger?

In this episode, Bill challenges the hustle culture myth and shares how stepping back, empowering your team, and embracing balance can actually strengthen your company.

Topics explored in this episode: 


(00:16) The Myth of Hustle Culture

* The real cost of hustle culture and why it can harm your company.

* Bill’s story of taking a month-long family trip to Italy while his business thrived.


(01:51) Leadership That Empowers, Not Micromanages

* The power of asking the right questions instead of providing immediate answers.


(04:17) Making Work More Fun 

* The benefits of hobbies and interests outside of work.

* How compartmentalizing time helps maintain balance.


(06:23) Embracing Challenges Without Unnecessary Suffering

* The key difference between unavoidable problems and optional suffering.

* Shifting your mindset to tackle obstacles without burnout.


(09:25) The Power of Support and Coaching

* Why you don’t have to figure everything out alone.

* Why being coachable and seeking support is key to sustainable success.


Bill Gallagher, Scaling Coach and host of the Scaling Up Business podcast, is an international business coach who works with C-Suite leaders to achieve breakthrough growth. 


Join Bill in the Growth Navigator Coaching Program: https://ScalingCoach.com/workshop 


Bill on LinkedIn: https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/BillGall

Bill on YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/@BillGallagherScalingCoach 


Visit https://ScalingUp.com to learn more about Verne Harnish, our team of Scaling Up Coaches, and the Scaling Up Performance Platform, which includes coaching, learning, software, and summit. We share how the fastest-growing companies succeed where so many others fail. We help leadership teams with the biggest decisions around people, strategy, execution, and cash so that they can scale up successfully and beat the odds of business growth. 

 

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