Leading with Joy: A Journey from Corporate America to Entrepreneurship

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Have you ever wondered what it takes to shift from a high-ranking corporate role to starting your own entrepreneurial journey? Our latest guest, Joy, a business consultant, leadership trainer, and coach, took that leap and is here to share her insights. Her story takes us from her beginnings as a COO in corporate America to her current role as a solopreneur, highlighting the importance of self-reflection, strategic planning, and the golden nuggets of advice she has gathered along the way.
Leadership is a key theme in our chat with Joy, who shares how she infuses joy into her work and helps executives create high-performing, vibrant workplace cultures. We delve into the dynamics of motivation, employee engagement and self-accountability, and how trust, autonomy and delegation can be powerful tools in these areas. The conversation also touches on the critical role of purpose in the workplace, and how it fuels intrinsic motivation.
As the discussion moves forward, we uncover the art of delegation, the need for growth opportunities, and the value of making mistakes. Joy elaborates on the process of transitioning from a solopreneur to an entrepreneur, emphasizing the need to understand customer needs profoundly. We explore the importance of partner leadership in business success and how tools like predictive index and other assessments can provide valuable insights into team dynamics. To wrap up, Joy introduces her five-minute 'Leadership Compass' quiz, a valuable tool to help leaders understand their own leadership styles. This conversation promises to inspire, educate and provide you with a fresh perspective on leadership and entrepreneurship. Enjoy!
Connect with Joy:
https://www.instagram.com/joy.leads
http://www.linkedin.com/in/joymeserve

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1. Transitioning From Corporate America to Entrepreneurship (00:00:00)

2. Leadership, Motivation, and Accountability (00:09:25)

3. Delegating Work, Growing in Leadership (00:15:36)

4. Networks and Partnerships for Business Success (00:21:48)

5. Using Predictive Index for Team Dynamics (00:27:14)