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Why Business Teams Fail & How to Avoid It : Strong Leadership Skills For Employee Engagement & High Performance

Why Business Teams Fail & How to Avoid It : Strong Leadership Skills For Employee Engagement & High Performance

Written by: Rich Allen
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Are you stuck trying to grow a high-performance team for your business so you can focus on your business owner responsibilities? Welcome to the show that helps small business owners hire, grow, and develop a radically-engaged team that will run the business for you, reducing your stress, boosting your profits, and letting you fully enjoy being the business owner. You’ll discover techniques to attract and hire top talent, ways to transform your team into a powerhouse of engagement, and shift from being the hands-on operator to a strategic leader focused on new growth opportunities. With over 18 years of experience, host Rich Allen has guided countless business owners in building strong, profitable teams that drive success and fulfillment. To learn how to take your team from Average to Exceptional, listen to fan-favorite episode # 229. You need to master these 7 Keys to achieve the transformation you’ve been seeking. A podcast that helps business owners master business management, hiring employees, and employee management by refining their hiring process, enhancing leadership skills, and developing high-performance teams, all while addressing employee needs, business growth, organization, strategy, and the stress that comes with building a successful business.Copyright 2018 All rights reserved. Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Why Lower Prices Won’t Save Your Business—But Customer FEELINGS Might
    Jan 23 2026

    What if your customers chose you not because of price—but because of how you make them feel? In this episode, you’ll discover why strong leadership isn’t just about numbers, systems, or strategy—but about intentionally designing the emotional experience your customers and team have at every touchpoint. If you’re focused on business success, business growth, and building a successful business, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership, organization, and value. You’ll learn how enhancing leadership skills directly impacts hiring great employees, developing high-performance teams, and creating loyalty that fuels long-term results.

    In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

    • Create a value proposition rooted in emotion, not price, to drive business growth
    • Use leadership and strategy to deliver consistent customer experiences that build loyalty
    • Align your organization and team around the feelings that fuel business success

    Press play now to strengthen your leadership and accelerate the growth of your business.

    This podcast aims to help business owners master business management, hiring employees, and employee management by refining their hiring process, enhancing leadership skills, and developing high-performance teams, all while addressing employee needs, business growth, organization, strategy, and the stress that comes with building a successful business.

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    11 mins
  • How Business Owners Grow Faster by Building a Star Network
    Jan 16 2026

    Are you trying to grow your business on your own—and feeling exhausted, stretched thin, or stuck despite your hard work?

    In this episode, you’ll discover why strong leadership doesn’t mean doing everything yourself. The host breaks down a practical leadership and business growth strategy that helps you move faster, make better decisions, and build a successful business without burnout.

    If you’re focused on business success, organization, and strategy—but want a smarter way to get there—this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership, support, and long-term growth.

    You’ll learn:

    • how to build a powerful race support team of subject-matter experts who accelerate business growth,
    • how the Star Network strengthens leadership and helps you develop high-performance teams, and
    • how strategic relationships support hiring great employees and enhancing leadership skills.

    Press play now and start building the leadership network that fuels real, sustainable business success.

    This podcast aims to help business owners master business management, hiring employees, and employee management by refining their hiring process, enhancing leadership skills, and developing high-performance teams, all while addressing employee needs, business growth, organization, strategy, and the stress that comes with building a successful business.

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    12 mins
  • Why Starting the Year Without Clear Goals Keeps Teams Stuck
    Jan 9 2026

    Have you clearly articulated the specific goals you want your business to achieve this year—or are you hoping momentum alone will carry you forward?

    If you’re a business owner focused on business success, strong leadership, and business growth, this episode meets you right where you are. You’ll discover why leadership without clear targets leads to stalled progress, disengaged teams, and missed opportunities—and how a simple, structured approach can reignite focus, organization, and strategy across your entire company.

    This conversation is designed to help you sharpen leadership, enhance leadership skills, and align your people around what truly matters most in building a successful business.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    - how setting clear goals drives revenue and profitability, - how operational efficiency and customer satisfaction fuel sustainable growth, and - how strong leadership creates accountability while developing high-performance teams and hiring great employees.

    Press play on this episode today and get a proven framework you can use immediately to align your leadership, energize your team, and set your business up to win this year.

    This podcast aims to help business owners master business management, hiring employees, and employee management by refining their hiring process, enhancing leadership skills, and developing high-performance teams, all while addressing employee needs, business growth, organization, strategy, and the stress that comes with building a successful business.

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    12 mins
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