1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,960 Tell me about your vision. 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,720 So my vision really is about aligning the right teams 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,400 under the right strategic narrative. 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,960 A lot of times what I find is that leaders tell their teams 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:13,200 the end of the story. 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,800 So many leaders, they have a vision 7 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,840 for what they want for the future. 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,560 And so they need certain projects to get done, 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,600 and so certain tasks need to get completed. 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,400 And usually their team hears the end of it. 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:27,960 They just hear the tasks. 12 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,000 And without the right context, the team 13 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 doesn't really know how to operate. 14 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,840 So sort of meta, so to speak. 15 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,960 My vision is to make sure that vision is very much clearer 16 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,300 to the teams that are involved so that they know how to execute 17 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:44,040 properly, and that vision can actually get realized. 18 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:45,200 Wow. 19 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,320 That's building processes, that's what you're talking about. 20 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,160 And that's very essential. 21 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:55,600 And tell me more about that. 22 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,880 Yeah, often, as you mentioned, the right processes 23 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,240 and the right systems, what I like to think about it, 24 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,480 the way I like to think about it is, as a leader, 25 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:03,840 can you replace yourself? 26 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,520 So ultimately, every leader wants 27 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,240 to be able to talk more strategically, 28 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:09,400 look at the vision. 29 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,280 And in order to do that, the things 30 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,360 that they're doing, whether it's doing operational firefighting 31 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,400 or things of that nature, that ultimately 32 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,040 has to either be minimized or eliminated, if at all possible. 33 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,240 So to do that, you do have to have the right systems 34 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,760 and processes in place, sort of a fire marshal orientation 35 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,520 rather than just being a firefighter. 36 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,920 And fire marshals, they're heroes as well. 37 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,200 Of course, we all celebrate the firefighters as rightfully 38 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,280 we should, because they're going into dangerous situations 39 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,880 in order to resolve whatever issue is abound. 40 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,160 But the fire marshals help to prevent those fires 41 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,800 from happening as well. 42 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,160 So they should be celebrated, in my opinion, just as much. 43 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,160 So to your point, getting the right systems and processes 44 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,080 in place really start with, again, what vision 45 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,840 do you actually want to happen? 46 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,920 So some leaders could want a high performance 47 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,200 type of organization. 48 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,080 Some leaders may want a lifestyle type 49 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,960 of business or organization. 50 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:04,880 So getting clear on that is key. 51 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,280 And then the processes and the systems are an outgrowth of that. 52 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,480 So it's not just implementing a framework for framework's sake. 53 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,240 It's getting clear on what that framework is supposed to do 54 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,760 and then talking about what makes the most sense. 55 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,160 Thank you for sharing that. 56 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:26,160 Michael, where would you say that this vision come from, 57 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:30,000 of you coming in and helping businesses or people 58 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,200 and even employees with all these processes? 59 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,320 Yeah, much of it initially came from making my own mistakes 60 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,400 early on in my career, running around like a chicken foot, 61 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,760 my own head cut off, trying to find the right ways 62 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:43,680 to do certain things. 63 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,080 And I always wanted to find the most efficient way 64 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,960 to get something done so that I could 65 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,200 enjoy the things that I'm doing much more and the people I was 66 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:52,800 working with or managing, ensuring 67 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,280 that they had the best time possible doing 68 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,760 the work to be completed. 69 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,680 So I really started early on with making my own mistakes, 70 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,480 trial and error, and then getting certain processes 71 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,680 or learnings along the way. 72 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,240 And of course, having great mentors and coaches 73 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,840 to instruct me on the learnings that they had 74 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,640 so I can sit on top of their shoulders 75 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:15,920 and take the lessons that they learned 76 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:18,560 on top of their shoulders and take their learnings 77 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:19,320 to the next level. 78 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,200 And that's certainly things that I like to do as well. 79 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,520 My learnings is just a culmination of the experiences 80 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,040 that I've had, teachings that have been given to me. 81 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,160 And it's only right that I pay those things forward 82 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,440 to help the organizations that I work with to get themselves 83 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:34,800 to the next level as they would like. 84 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,160 I'm assuming, like everyone has, like you just mentioned, 85 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,280 everyone makes these mistakes and people 86 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:44,960 don't know what they're doing, specifically 87 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,280 in the business world, where I don't know if you've 88 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,160 read the E-Myth or not. 89 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:57,400 E-Myth is one of those Facebook people trying 90 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,720 to build systems. 91 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:04,320 They see that, oh, they're missing a lot of systems 92 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:04,800 and things. 93 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,880 And they're not just trying to build a business bigger, 94 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,880 but they're trying to build basis for the business 95 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:11,320 and going forward. 96 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,120 What were some of the mistakes you 97 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,240 made that were pretty major that you realized, oh, my gosh, 98 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,160 what did I do? 99 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,640 Or something you learned from that you're like, 100 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,360 something needs to be changed here. 101 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:25,600 Yeah, that's a good question. 102 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,800 So going back to the E-Myth, one of the key lessons in there 103 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,920 is, for example, if you're a baker, 104 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:36,200 you may be excellent in how to construct a cake, 105 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,920 create a cake-making business. 106 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,040 And that was something that I very much resonated 107 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,080 with when I read the book. 108 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,920 And it was certainly some fails that I 109 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,920 had early on in my career where I was looking 110 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:47,800 at how to be a better operator. 111 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,640 So if I was scheduling patients for rehab in one of the jobs 112 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,160 I had before, I was very excellent at doing that. 113 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,760 However, becoming a manager and managing a team 114 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,520 is not the same thing as being the one actually 115 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:02,200 doing the work. 116 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,480 So it's not how good I am. 117 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,520 It's about the lessons that I've learned 118 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,960 to instruct my team how to be their best selves, 119 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,000 because they're going to have their own motivations, 120 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:16,000 their own personality, their own goals, which may not be my own. 121 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,960 So assuming that everyone has the same orientation I had 122 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,320 was a big mistake. 123 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,720 So taking a step back and understanding, 124 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,160 one, you're not the person doing the work. 125 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,280 Your job is to inspire the work to get done through others 126 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:32,400 and helping them reach their goals. 127 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:38,400 So that was a big, big key is getting the right, as you said, 128 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,360 processes and system. 129 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,800 We've mentioned that before. 130 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,440 But getting those things in place, 131 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:48,440 but first understanding that I can't be the first rate 132 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:49,720 version of myself. 133 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,200 And I take those lessons and I teach that to the teams 134 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,480 I'm working with is you can't be me. 135 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:55,600 There's no reason to be. 136 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,840 You have your own unique story, your own unique background, 137 00:05:57,840 --> 00:05:59,560 your own unique goals and motivations. 138 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,280 And so you should maximize those things as opposed 139 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:05,920 to trying to be who knows the next Simon Sinek or whomever. 140 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,480 He's already established who he is. 141 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,200 You have to establish who you are. 142 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,680 And that lesson resonates across my career 143 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,880 is taking those unique gifts that we all 144 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,680 have and maximizing them in the service of our own goals 145 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,800 and then ultimately the organization's goals. 146 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,160 Thank you for being here today. 147 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,640 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 148 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,280 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 149 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:28,560 as these episodes continue to move forward. 150 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,280 This is going to get more and more fun. 151 00:06:30,280 --> 00:06:32,120 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 152 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,200 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 153 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,560 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 154 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,280 Have an excellent time building out your vision 155 00:06:39,280 --> 00:07:07,040 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.