Relish THIS: The Nonprofit Marketing Podcast - Ep 76 Getting Inspirational - Build a better team through the power of leadership coaching with Chris Hutchinson

Ep 76 Getting Inspirational - Build a better team through the power of leadership coaching with Chris Hutchinson

03/01/22 • 59 min

Relish THIS: The Nonprofit Marketing Podcast

At the ripe, young age of 23, I found myself leading a team of creatives for one of the top three cycling catalog companies in the nation. Looking back at that time, I certainly could have used more experience in team management and motivation to get the most out of my team. Or at least some additional investment in myself to become a better leader.

But, like many 23 year olds, I am sure that I figured I could knock it out of the park on my own. Did I get the job done? Sure. But there was a LOT more tacking than optimal (to use a naval metaphor.

I made lots of mistakes: from micromanaging, to making constant changes in direction, to failing to find resources for those activities I could delegate. That’s how most of us learn to lead.

But there is a better way.

On this episode of Relish THIS, I had a great conversation with Chris Hutchinson, the CEO, Founder, and Abundance Influencer of the Trebuchet Group. His company helps purpose-focused leaders learn to work more effectively with their teams, get their organizations’ visions and actions aligned, and ensure that everyone is working as a team toward a unified goal. Using another naval metaphor — everyone is rowing in the same (and correct) direction.

Culture alignment, letting go of perfect, and how leadership coaching creates improvement in other areas of one’s life were all on the table during our conversation. Chris and his team at the Trebuchet Group do amazing things to help lay the foundation for organizational — and personal — growth for those looking to get their teams working as a unit.

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Links:

Trebuchet Group

Ask: Think about the impact you are making and if it is working for you. If not, take action if it is not fully satisfying.

But there is a better way.

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Links:

Trebuchet Group

Ask: Think about the impact you are making and if it is working for you. If not, take action if it is not fully satisfying.

Previous Episode

Ep 75: Failing Fast for better results with Diana Zhang from Neighbor Share

Whether you're a seasoned nonprofit or just getting started, it's important to learn the concept of “failing fast.” Getting to a “no” quickly can help you achieve success and grow rather than limiting yourself and what you can do.

On this week's Episode I spoke with Diana Zhang, CEO and Co-Founder of Neighbor Share, an organization that offers “micro-donations” directly to those who need it. Her organization gives contributions of less than $400 to people whose lives could be greatly affected by this contribution.

Diana’s background is in finance so we had a great discussion about fundraising strategies, strategic partnerships, and her plan to scale her organization nationally. We discussed how the quickest way to achieve that scale is to fail quickly to gain insights into what’s not working so you can move on to new opportunities faster.

This was a fascinating conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

Link:

Neighbor Share

Ask: Go do SOMETHING. Donate, volunteer, dip your toe in and just get going.

Next Episode

Ep 77 Making your organization work for you with Simon Severino from Strategy Sprints

What if you could have your organization truly work for you?

Many leaders dream of building an organization that can run without constant attention and input from the founders. One that has the right team in place and the right processes on line to thrive. One that allows every team member the opportunity to step away for a while with the confidence that everything will continue to run as planned.

What if you could build a business in which you have the highest degree of confidence that everything is going to be ok and your organization is moving in the right direction? One that is doing so well that you can finally take some time off to relax or work ON your business instead of in your business.

Those are the types of systems my guest today can help you create. In this episode of Relish THIS I had a great conversation with Simon Severino, the CEO of Strategy Sprints. His company works with organization leaders to help supercharge their systems and create operational efficiencies. He is so confident that his systems produce results that he promises to double your sales in 90 days when working with his team.

Using the 90 Days Sprint mentality they are able to help organizations of all types inject oxygen into their mechanisms to help them grow more into the world.

I think you are going to love this show and I am excited to take on some of these ideas myself.

I hope you enjoy this episode. Here we go.

Links:

https://www.strategysprints.com/

Ask:

Do your own time analysis.

Head to https://www.strategysprints.com/tools and download the Daily Flow workbook to track your time and see how you can optimize and improve.

Relish THIS: The Nonprofit Marketing Podcast - Ep 76 Getting Inspirational - Build a better team through the power of leadership coaching with Chris Hutchinson

Transcript

Yeah, that we, one of the sayings we have is that organizations go as far as their leaders can grow and let go. And it's sometimes growing to those uncomfortable places. And sometimes it's letting go of something you really liked to do. But it's no longer serving because other people need to be able to do that.

I'm in that boat. There's things that I love to do in client delivery. And I know that's holding back our organization a little bit as we scale. And so fi