Podcast
137: Faith-Driven Leadership: Silver Resorts (Part 2 of 2)
This week, join us for part 2 of Angela's inspiring journey in business leadership. Facing grief and uncertainty, Angela navigated with grace, embracing her faith and making scripture and prayer central to her decisions. Her company now stands as a beacon of hope and compassion, driven by Christ-centered values.
136: Resilience, Entrepreneurship, and Purpose (Part 1 of 2)
Discover the remarkable journey of Angela Rodocker, owner of Silver Resorts, as she navigates the challenges of second-generation family business ownership and uses her enterprise to make a positive impact. This story showcases resilience, entrepreneurial spirit, and the transformative power of purpose-driven leadership.
135: Questions That Every Business Owner Should Be Asking
In this episode of The Axiom Podcast, Tommy Rohrlack and Cameron Earhart take a deep dive into key questions every business owner should be asking. By walking through a few main examples, they provide listeners with practical, impactful, yet simple questions to ask both themselves, and their leadership team, in order to maintain a healthy pulse on their business.
134: Why We Do What We Do
In the latest episode of the Axiom podcast, hosts Shannon Lonergan and Devin Dash engage in a conversation to uncover the "why" behind their work at Axiom. Emphasizing the mission of building purpose-driven businesses, they explore the transformative power of well-run small businesses in positively impacting communities.
133: Leading from Empathy + Efficiency
In this episode of the Axiom Podcast, Shannon and Lukas stress the significance of leaders harmonizing empathy and efficiency for optimal team performance and a positive work culture. They advocate for a clear vision, active listening, and genuine care as essential components, highlighting the paradox that, by fostering empathy, leaders empower employees to overcome daily challenges and excel, ultimately leading to increased efficiency.
132: Getting a Head Start on the New Year
There are a lot of options out there for all of us when it comes to efficiency and productivity. But the question we are asking you during our first podcast of the 2024 season, is. . . are you choosing tools that are efficient specifically for you as the user? If not, why not, and how can we change that? Be sure to download the Leadership Guide for this podcast where we share key insights, as well as introduce you to the Eisenhower Matrix!
131: Meet the Axiom Team - Part 3 of 3
In the final podcast (part 3 of 3), we end these conversations with our team members by hearing from Cameron Earhart and Shannon Lonergan.
130: Meet the Axiom Team - Part 2 of 3
In this continuation podcast (part 2 of 3), we are diving deeper in the backgrounds of our team members, what brought them to Axiom and how each one of them plays a critical role here at Axiom. This week we’ll hear from Joey Brannon + Lukas Oest
129: Meet the Axiom Team - Part 1 of 3
In the first episode of a 3 part series, our host Shannon Lonergan is joined by the entire Axiom team for a fun full team podcast where we dive a little deeper into our team members and learn more about each of ourselves personally and professionally.
128: Business as a Ministry
This week’s episode of The Axiom Podcast discusses viewing business as a ministry by focusing on serving customers. Successful businesses are those that identify and meet their customers' needs. Tune in to learn more about how you can lead a business as a ministry.
127: Axiom’s Four Core Values
Lukas, our newest team member, makes his debut on The Axiom Podcast, where he joins Shannon to talk about Axiom’s four core values: care, truth, diligence, and learning. In this episode, we uncover the importance of having core values and how they are applied in a business setting.
126: Delegating Decision Making
In this episode of The Axiom Podcast, Shannon and Joey discuss the difficulties and advantages of delegating tasks as a leader and offer practical advice on improving delegation skills.
The conversation starts with why delegation is challenging for high achievers. It is difficult to relinquish control of tasks, but it will bear much fruit for the leader and team members involved.
Joey explains delegation involves a trade-off because explaining tasks and training others to handle them takes time. Nevertheless, empowering others to take over responsibilities can save leaders time in the long run.
125: Leadership Affirmations
Shannon is joined by Joey and Tommy as they discuss the importance of servant leadership and having leadership affirmations to build a strong culture. Excelling leaders are committed to investing time in others, encouraging and empowering their team, and championing the organization's values.
124: Developing Strong Teams through Accountability
Drawing insights from Joey's book, "Grow with Purpose," this podcast discussion centered around the importance of leaders being accountable to their teams and fostering a culture of accountability.
123: Quarterly Priorities
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s essential to have a strategic planning method that allows you to focus on your most important goals. That’s where quarterly priorities come in! Unlike regular tasks, quarterly priorities help you take a step back and plan for the next 90 days, enabling you to make meaningful progress while keeping the bigger picture in mind.
122: Lunch + Learn Survey Results
This week, our podcast is a recap of the No Bad Teams series with stats from a pre-event survey of 39 businesses in SW Florida. Shannon + Joey are shedding light on leadership + team struggles. 10 key questions are asked, which include topics ranging from toxic team members to interruptions to what your business is currently worth.
121: No Bad Teams (Part 3)
In our third and final episode of, No Bad Teams, we’re joined by Cameron Earhart of the Axiom team, where he is going to discuss the importance of creating and maintaining values for your business.
We talk about finding the 3-4 core values for your company, defining those values, and creating expectations for team members around the values.
120: No Bad Teams (Part 2)
In this week’s episode, Shannon + Joey continue diving into the idea of No Bad Teams, specifically going deeper on the idea of where good teams come from.
119: No Bad Teams (Part 1)
No Bad Teams” is a 3 part conversation. We start by exploring the meaning behind this statement, observing that when clients face problems, they tend to either focus on the individuals involved or the person at the center of the issue. We advocate for an Extreme Ownership approach, reminding our listeners that at the end of the day, no one can make a change except for themselves, and leading by example is the best approach to cultivating great teams.
118: Hiring “A” Players (Part 2)
In this episode, Devin and Shannon sit down to discuss the importance of categorizing candidates based on their experience and competency.