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Why You Need a Leadership Team

Episode #565 with Jenni Poulos

Whether you have a team of three or a team of 30, you need a leadership team. To reveal why you need one and what it can do for your practice, Kirk Behrendt brings back Jenni Poulos, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, with advice for building a great leadership team early in your career. Remember, you can't run a practice alone — and you were never meant to! To start creating a smarter, healthier, more aligned team, listen to Episode 565 of The Best Practices Show!

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Kolbe: https://www.kolbe.com

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Main Takeaways:

You can’t be a solo leader. 

Find a mentor or coach early in your career.

A leadership team is not just for small practices.

Figure out who you are and your unique ability ASAP.

Be intentional and committed to creating a leadership team.

Having a leadership team will keep you aligned, smart, and healthy.

Quotes:

“I love Brené Brown, and one of my very favorite quotes of hers is, ‘You can't do it all alone. You were never meant to.’ And really, when you're running a practice any size, you need help. You need someone that you can bounce ideas off of. You need someone to work through the challenges. You need people to execute in their unique abilities so you can execute in yours. And having members of a leadership team that you trust that you can be vulnerable with, that can help you make tough decisions, live within your core purpose and your core values, is going to really elevate your practice, elevate your life, and take you to places you didn't know that you could go.” (2:06—2:54) -Jenni

“Having a leadership team does not mean run out and get a partner. That's not what we’re talking about. It may include that at one point in time. But sometimes people

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