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Ever promoted your star employee into management and instantly regretted it? You’re not alone—and you're not crazy. In Episode 39 of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh dive into the dangerous (and all-too-common) trap of promoting high-performing "rockstars" into roles they’re just not built for.

This episode exposes the "Rockstar Trap"—the mistaken assumption that great doers automatically make great leaders—and unpacks the Peter Principle, which states that employees rise to the level of their incompetence.

With their signature mix of straight talk, humor, and real-world experience, Chrissy and Josh break down:

✅ Why promoting based on past performance is a setup for failure
✅ The Three I’s that determine success or struggle in leadership:

• Identity – From “Hero” to “Coach”: Can they shift who gets the win?
• Interaction – From Tasks to People: Do they have the emotional intelligence to lead?
• Intention – From Now to Next: Can they think long-term and lead strategy?

✅ The operational chaos that ensues when you promote the wrong person
✅ How to say “no” to a promotion with love (and development paths!)
✅ Alternative success paths for top performers who don’t want to manage
✅ What to do when it’s already gone wrong (yes, you can undo it—gracefully!)

This episode is a must-listen for CEOs, HR leaders, and small business managers looking to protect their culture, retain top talent, and grow the right people into the right roles.

🎯 Whether you’ve made this mistake before or want to avoid it entirely, this episode will give you the clarity and strategy you need to fix it—before it breaks your team.

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

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The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

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In this eye-opening episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy Myers and Josh Troche tackle a subject that’s more critical than ever—civility in the workplace. With tensions on the rise and stress levels at an all-time high, being “nice” just doesn’t cut it anymore. Chrissy explains why civility is not just about politeness—it’s a core business strategy rooted in protecting your culture, your people, and your profits.

Drawing on research from SHRM and Google’s Project Aristotle, Chrissy and Josh explore why a lack of civility is fueling conflict in today’s organizations—especially in politically charged or high-pressure environments. You’ll learn why civility must be operational, not aspirational, and how leaders must “model what they mandate” to create a thriving culture where respect and high performance can coexist.

Topics covered include:

• The difference between politeness vs. intentional civility
• Why stress, not systems, define how people handle conflict (unless you intervene)
• The concept of a “desired state audit” and how to set cultural guardrails
• How to create psychological safety that enables innovation and accountability
• Emotional regulation vs. restraint—and how leaders can master both
• Practical advice for managers to see and measure civility on their teams
• How passive-aggressive behaviors signal deeper organizational issues
• The role of resilience over silence in building trust

This episode is packed with humor, hard truths, and helpful strategies every small business owner and manager needs in their leadership toolkit. It’s not enough to “hope” your team gets along—you must build systems that support civility under pressure.

🎧 If you’re ready to make workplace culture a competitive advantage, hit play now.

📢 Have thoughts on this episode? Drop us a comment, leave a review, or connect with us

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

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Growing your business is exciting… and quietly isolating. One day you’re chasing bigger goals, making harder decisions, and realizing the people who used to “get it” no longer do. Welcome to one of the least talked about realities of leadership: growing often comes with loneliness.

In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh unpack why business growth and leadership loneliness go hand in hand and why nothing is “wrong” with you if success feels a little lonely. This conversation is for business owners, entrepreneurs, and managers who are leveling up professionally while feeling the emotional weight of outgrowing old relationships, shifting peer groups, and carrying responsibility that few people truly understand.

You'll learn:

• Why leadership growth changes relationships and how to spot misalignment early
• How to manage leadership loneliness without burning bridges or shrinking yourself
• Real-world insights on resilience, boundaries, and professional growth from Chrissy
• Practical strategies for growth, including peer groups, time boundaries, and smarter relationship investments

This episode covers leadership loneliness, personal growth, business mindset, resilience, peer networks, professional alignment, and managing relationships as your business grows—all through a practical, relatable lens. You’ll walk away with clarity on how to protect your energy, surround yourself with the right people, and keep growing without losing momentum, confidence, or yourself.

If you’re building a business, leading a team, or managing growth and feeling the isolation that comes with it, this conversation will hit home—and give you tools to move forward.

👉 Join the conversation: Leave a comment with what resonated most, drop a review if this episode helped you, or visit thebusinessfix.com to connect with Chrissy and Josh and explore more leadership and business growth resources.

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

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In Episode 36 of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh tackle one of the most uncomfortable (and unavoidable) realities of leadership: not every employee shows up the same way, and pretending they do is hurting your business. This episode takes a hard, honest look at A, B, and C players, why those labels are so often misunderstood, and how great leaders use them ethically to build strong teams without wrecking their culture.

With a mix of real-world stories, sharp humor, and no-BS leadership insight, they break down how to identify high performers without creating arrogance, why your “middle players” are actually the backbone of your organization, and how so-called C players often fail because they’re in the wrong seat—not because they lack capability. You’ll learn how to lead different types of employees effectively, avoid the trap of chasing only A players, and make smarter decisions around hiring, promotion, coaching, and termination.

You’ll also hear about:

• Why hiring only A players can destabilize your entire team
• How to ethically manage performance without turning people into labels
• The difference between a skills gap and a values mismatch
• When repositioning an employee makes sense—and when it doesn’t
• How clarity, consistency, and expectations drive real accountability
• Why strong leadership systems matter more than raw talent

This episode is packed with practical leadership strategies and people-management insights that will help you build a high-performing team, strengthen company culture, and lead with confidence instead of constant second-guessing without burning out your employees or yourself.

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

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In Episode 35 of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh dive into one of the most frustrating and misunderstood parts of being a business owner or manager: employee expectations. What should you realistically expect from your team—and what is completely out of line?

They break it all down with a candid, hilarious, and deeply practical discussion, laying out the 3 E’s of a healthy team member—Engagement, Ethics, and Evolution—and why these non-negotiables are the baseline for a thriving workplace culture.

You’ll also hear about:

• What to do when employees miss deadlines
• How to know if it’s a skill gap or a will gap
• The danger of “freestyling” (aka ignoring SOPs)
• Why mind reading and “owner-level obsession” are completely unfair expectations
• The truth about asking for help—and why it should be celebrated, not punished
• Why psychological safety and radical ownership must go hand-in-hand

This episode is packed with hard-earned leadership insights and actionable strategies that will help you create a high-performing team without burning them—or yourself—out.

🎯 Perfect for small business owners, people managers, team leaders, and execs who want to build a culture of accountability and growth.

👉 Got feedback or want to share how this episode hit home? Leave us a comment, review, or shoot us a message over at thebusinessfix.com

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

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What do employees really expect from their leaders today and why are so many leaders missing the mark?

In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh break down the unspoken expectations employees have of their leaders in today’s workplace and why pay, perks, and benefits aren’t enough to keep people engaged or loyal anymore.

From clarity and consistency to honesty, fairness, and predictable leadership, this conversation digs into what actually drives employee retention, motivation, and trust. You’ll hear real-world examples of leadership mistakes that quietly push good employees out the door, why “quiet quitting” is really a leadership issue, and how small breakdowns in communication create massive cultural problems.

You’ll learn why employees leave leaders (not companies) and the three non-negotiables they expect from leadership. Chrissy and Josh explain how clarity and consistency reduce anxiety, boost performance, and create trust, why predictability matters more than perfection, and how poor leadership habits quietly kill engagement. You’ll also walk away with simple, practical ways to build loyalty, psychological safety, and a workplace people actually want to be part of.

If you’re a business owner or manager frustrated by turnover, disengagement, or the feeling that “no one wants to work anymore,” this episode challenges that mindset and offers practical, actionable ways to become the kind of leader employees want to work for.

Listen now and learn how to lead in a way that keeps your best people engaged, growing, and showing up motivated without relying on pizza parties or ping-pong tables.

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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What if the biggest thing holding your business back… is a fear you haven’t even named yet?

Most leaders think fear shows up as hesitation but in reality, it disguises itself as over-preparation, procrastination, busyness, and even perfectionism.

In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh break down how fear silently shapes decisions inside small and medium-sized businesses. They reveal why fear isn’t the enemy (unmanaged fear is) and walk through practical tools to help business owners and managers regain clarity, momentum, and confidence. From identifying catastrophic thinking to applying structured decision-making, this conversation reframes fear as something you can measure, manage, and move through.

You’ll learn how to recognize fear-based behavior in yourself and your team, assess whether a fear is objective or imagined, calculate the real cost of inaction, and build simple habits that help you stay grounded when stakes feel high. You’ll also hear how intentional time-blocking, naming your fears out loud, and shifting from “thermometer” to “thermostat” leadership can create lasting stability in your culture.

By the end of this episode, you won’t just understand your fear, you’ll know exactly what to do with it. You’ll walk away with actionable frameworks that reduce overwhelm, strengthen decision-making, and help you lead with more confidence and clarity than ever before.

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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Tinkering with your business because you’re “just making it better”? Be careful! You might be unintentionally setting fire to something that wasn’t broken to begin with. In this episode of The Business Fix, Josh Troche and Chrissy Myers explore the surprisingly common problem of business owners who shake things up out of boredom: leading to mission drift, marketing misfires, and flatlined sales.

If you're a small business owner, marketing manager, or CEO trying to build authority with podcasting, grow your brand, or improve your content strategy without blowing up what’s already working, this one’s for you.

You’ll learn how to recognize whether your business is truly broken or if you’re just bored and craving a dopamine hit. We’ll show you how smart delegation and a clear mission can keep you from making unnecessary changes, what marketing metrics (like customer acquisition cost and lead pipeline) you should monitor before declaring your funnel broken, how to avoid “pod drift” when using podcasting for marketing, and when it’s time to realign with your vision versus when you just need a networking event, a nap, or a boredom buster experiment.

This episode offers real-world advice for staying engaged in your business without breaking what’s working. If you’re a small business owner, marketing manager, CEO, or team leader trying to level up without spiraling out, this one’s for you.

And remember: any machine can be a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough.

If you're looking to get help with your culture, or to help out an entire group, reach out to Josh and Chrissy today! We would love to see how we can help you, your business, or your event. Contact us!

ClarityHR is your fractional HR team, giving you real people, real support, and real solutions. Whether it’s compliance headaches, hiring struggles, or just needing someone to take the people stuff off your plate — we’ve got your back. So if you’re ready to stop using duct-tape and hope as your HR strategy and finally get some peace of mind, head over to ClarityHR.com

If you're looking to start your own podcast or maybe you just want to add the next level of professionalism to your podcast and brand, you should be working with the producers behind The Business Fix at Pedal Stomper Productions. Click the link to learn more about how you can get your podcast to the next level. https://www.pedalstomperproductions.com

🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!