The 4th Quarter is an important time of the year. You're in the final stretch and hopefully fast approaching your year end goals. It is a chance to adjust course if need be and also get clear on the strategies you will employ to succeed in the following year. In this episode John and Jeff discuss the importance of strategy planning in the 4th quarter and what you should be focused on. 

Everybody loves a good story. Have you thought about what yours is? Crafting your story and sharing the good and bad shows courage, authenticity and humility. More importantly it connects with people on a emotional level, which is where people make important decisions. On this episode John and Jeff talk about the importance of discovering and sharing your story including the "blooper reel".

In almost any business the real problems are really people problems. It is not what you are doing or what you are not doing, what you should do or what you shouldn't do, it is the Who that you should be focused on. Get the Who right and the What will take care of itself. On this episode John and Jeff discuss this concept of Who Not What and the framework to help make the right people decisions. 

What is the most important factor in your success. What determines the heights that you will reach. Some would challenge that it is the people or the knowledge, money, power. In this episode John and Jeff dive into what really drives what you will achieve and how far you will go. 

What is the culture of your organization? No we don't mean the work environment. Culture is in the fabric of the brand, the mission, the values and most importantly the people. On this episode John and Jeff talk about why culture matters more than you think and how it will help you find and keep A-players on your team. 

What holds people back from succeeding in their goals is not a knowledge problem it is a consistency problem.  Most of us know what we need to do, for some reason we just can't seem to do it consistently. On this episode John and Jeff talk about what this means to them and the importance of taking consistent action on the right things.

On the Ask The Growth Guys Live calls John Kitchens and Jeff Quiane will open up the discussion to listeners and answer questions about any and everything. Listen for how you can become a part of the episodes that will happen every week.

Anyone in business knows how important it is to be a leader. Being a great leader is less about managing people and more about listening to your people. On this episode John and Jeff discuss what real leadership looks like.