Episodes

Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Anton Bizzell is an experienced business leader with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. He is also a current member of one of my Chief Executive Advisory Groups. Join us for this discussion of his experience.

Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Could you use a little M.A.G.I.C. in your business? Vistage does a great job of surveying our members. When asked about the areas they receive the most value, they share these 5 areas:
Making better decisions
Accountability
Growing
Isolation relief
Change management
In this episode, my colleague and I discuss each of these areas in depth.

Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 2023
In 1969, Ken Blanchard and Paul Hershey developed Situational Leadership, believing that there is no “one size fits all” leadership style. Instead, you have to adapt your leadership style to each situation meet the needs of your team.
In this episode, I explain this model and its benefits to my colleague, Grayce Carson.

Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
District Manager, Georgia Beglin, will discuss how Insperity works with small to mid-size growing business owners in the MD, DC, Northern VA and PA areas to help their business run better and grow faster.Could this be right for you and your business?

Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Glynis Harvey is the CEO at American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), and a current member of on of my Vistage groups.

Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
How do you guide your team to perform to the best of their ability? George Charrier offered his model, Cog's Ladder, to better understand the phases these groups undergo, and how to work towards high performance.

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Laurie Barkman is the founder and CEO of SmallDotBig, a strategy advisory firm for business owners to maximize the value of their company anticipating a future ownership transition.
https://thebusinesstransitionsherpa.com

Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
One of my current Vistage members, Glen Schuhmacher, sits down to talk about his business and how the group has worked for him over the past two years.

Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
What are you grateful for? Expressing gratitude daily in a journal is clinically proven to decrease stress and increase joy. We can all certainly use more of that in our lives!

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
The "9 Levers" are tools I I use to help my CEOs reflect on their performance.
I explain how it works to my colleague, Grayce Carson, in this episode.
For a full video with visual accompaniments, visit https://youtu.be/GqYkQiHlMrA

Grounded Toward Growth
LEADERSHIP POCAST
Hello, I'm Rick Vanasse. Welcome to my leadership podcast.
I work with incredible leaders and thinkers in the Baltimore, MD area, and I am passionate about encouraging growth, both personally and professionally.