{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership in Action","title":"Starting With People - MB Gustitus - Leadership in Action- Episode #47","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2977,"description":"Today's guest is a leadership legend. She has three decades of experience in leadership, sales management, coaching, speaking, and training. She led her real estate team to achieve over half a billion dollars in annual sales volume. MaryBeth Gustitus is the founder, president, and CEO of MILE 1 Performance Coaching. MB sits down with host Mark Stiles this week to help entrepreneurs understand how to find their blindspots, and discuss tips to ensure the right fit for employees.\n \n \nTakeaways:\nMany entrepreneurs get caught up in a self-imposed restriction that they are the only ones who can do what they are doing. Thinking this way can prevent you from utilizing outside experience and viewpoints. \nThe first step in transitioning to a role with more administrative responsibility is to have awareness of your inclination to want to hold on to the work you are doing. \nMost entrepreneurs get into their business for freedom, but can quickly find themselves in a situation where they are tied up with responsibility. \nWhile optimism, excitement for change, and creativity are necessary traits of any successful entrepreneur, it is essential to not let those same traits become blind spots. \nWhen building a successful team, start with your strengths and weaknesses. Put yourself in an area you will succeed in, and hire people who will succeed in the areas where you need support.\nWhile behavioral assessments can be a valuable tool, the results need to be validated and explained, and should also be plotted in the larger context of the entire team. A result alone doesn’t determine how good of a fit someone is.\nWhen you are faced with a challenge or limit you have three options, accept the limitations, quit, or rise above and figure out how to excel. \n \n \nLinks: \nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybeth-gustitus-32484723/ \nWebsite: https://www.marybethgustitus.com/ \nCell: 603-305-3552\nEmail: MBMile1@gmail.com \n\nQuote of the Show\n“If we don't master the art of lead generation,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/IuCGxG0AnoXRGw4ouuWTzAz9mTnP2TIUaYp4k1b97o4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQyMDg2LzE2ODU1/NjUyMjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}