Michael Knouse: Empowering Visionary Entrepreneurs to Create a Life of Meaning Through a Business with Soul
197 episodes
23 hours ago
Start and grow a meaningful business. Michael Knouse hosts a weekly conversation with visionary entrepreneurs that are pursuing a life of purpose, profit, and adventure. Each episode features in-depth conversations with mission-driven business builders who are in the trenches. Guests share their real-world business advice, insights, and experiences that will propel you to carry out your quest for building a mission-driven business.
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Start and grow a meaningful business. Michael Knouse hosts a weekly conversation with visionary entrepreneurs that are pursuing a life of purpose, profit, and adventure. Each episode features in-depth conversations with mission-driven business builders who are in the trenches. Guests share their real-world business advice, insights, and experiences that will propel you to carry out your quest for building a mission-driven business.
Episode 180: Do You Lead By Serving? With Ken Blanchard
The Startup Sessions with Michael Knouse
41 minutes 34 seconds
7 years ago
Episode 180: Do You Lead By Serving? With Ken Blanchard
“[With servant leadership] You philosophically turn the pyramid upside down and you work for your people. Your job is to help them win.” Ken Blanchard is the authority on leadership and management in the workplace, and we’re diving into what servant leadership looks like, from both a managerial and entrepreneurial perspective. Ken breaks down what leadership is and isn’t, how a servant leader differs from a manager, the ways a work culture changes when leaders are focused on being servants, and the ways that Ken has implemented servant leadership in his own business.
Wondering how to create a culture for your business that breeds positivity and great results? Listen in to find out how!
Highlights of This Episode:
* Why servant leadership resonates with so many people (9:43)
* Why it’s time to embrace a new form of leadership in our culture (10:28)
* The biggest barriers for creating a culture of servant leadership (12:57)
* How to step into servant leadership when you have fear or inexperience (15:50)
* How does servant leadership play a role for small teams or solo entrepreneurs? (18:33)
* Passing along the gift of leadership to others (21:28)
* Ken’s impact and legacy (28:33)
Insights from Ken:
What’s a must-read for impact entrepreneurs?
What’s the single-most important trait for entrepreneurs?
The first one is the most important, which is the test of joy. If you don’t love what you do, you shouldn’t be an entrepreneur. If you’re becoming an entrepreneur to make money, it’s going to be draining. You have to love what you do.
Who’s the most interesting person you’ve ever met?
Norman Vincent Peale
What are you better at than anyone else?
Working with other people. I think it’s one of the reasons I’m excited about servant leadership in action. I’m not competitive, I want to build other people up.
What idea or belief do very few people agree with you about?
We need to push people on positive environments and catching people doing things right and accentuating the positive.
What’s the best business advice you’ve ever received?
When you’re thinking about starting your own business, think about these four things. 1) Sales have to exceed expenses, 2) Collect your bills, 3) Take care of your customers, 4) Take care of your people. Those are really good things for entrepreneurs to remember. If you do that, you’re gonna probably be successful.
Do you have any ‘asks’ or requests of the audience?
Start and grow a meaningful business. Michael Knouse hosts a weekly conversation with visionary entrepreneurs that are pursuing a life of purpose, profit, and adventure. Each episode features in-depth conversations with mission-driven business builders who are in the trenches. Guests share their real-world business advice, insights, and experiences that will propel you to carry out your quest for building a mission-driven business.
