WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.980 How can someone work with you? Yes. That's the 00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:07.040 perennial question, right? They were all out 00:00:07.040 --> 00:00:09.060 here trying to do and make a difference, but 00:00:09.060 --> 00:00:11.019 how do they get in touch? How do they work with 00:00:11.019 --> 00:00:14.960 us? So the Plago Group, I'd say the primary way 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:19.500 is to reach out to me either via LinkedIn, via 00:00:19.500 --> 00:00:22.980 the website, theplagogroup .com. There's the 00:00:22.980 --> 00:00:26.500 contact section. They can find time. And really 00:00:26.500 --> 00:00:29.219 so that I can understand what are the needs and 00:00:29.219 --> 00:00:32.060 what's what are the challenges they're facing 00:00:32.060 --> 00:00:35.560 and then really look to see how can we partner 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:39.060 with them to help them achieve the results they're 00:00:39.060 --> 00:00:41.159 looking for. So that's one on one executive coaching. 00:00:42.100 --> 00:00:44.240 What's the timing? What are the challenges that 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:46.450 that. uh individuals facing what are the opportunities 00:00:46.450 --> 00:00:48.070 they're facing so really trying to understand 00:00:48.070 --> 00:00:50.570 if it's a team where's the team what's going 00:00:50.570 --> 00:00:52.950 on if it's an organization that needs strategic 00:00:52.950 --> 00:00:56.009 planning or there's just some work going on at 00:00:56.009 --> 00:00:58.229 the organizational leadership level so let's 00:00:58.229 --> 00:01:01.030 start with a conversation i try to get some data 00:01:01.030 --> 00:01:03.409 and insight and then really figure out how to 00:01:03.409 --> 00:01:07.609 partner and support why would someone want to 00:01:07.609 --> 00:01:09.629 work with you and your team debbie like why do 00:01:09.629 --> 00:01:13.430 you think that's necessary or not necessary Yeah, 00:01:13.549 --> 00:01:18.670 you know, hopefully I'm doing something that's 00:01:18.670 --> 00:01:22.909 adding value, right? So I think there's a couple 00:01:22.909 --> 00:01:25.069 of ways I'll answer that. And I'll start with 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:27.969 at the heart of where the Plager Group, we're 00:01:27.969 --> 00:01:31.549 focused on working with leadership teams. Why 00:01:31.549 --> 00:01:34.069 it's a business necessity? I just think about 00:01:34.069 --> 00:01:36.030 the world around us today. I think about the 00:01:36.030 --> 00:01:39.489 complexities that business teams are faced with, 00:01:39.530 --> 00:01:43.000 particularly senior teams. We see what's happening 00:01:43.000 --> 00:01:45.780 in the geopolitical world. We see what's happening 00:01:45.780 --> 00:01:47.780 with interest rates. We see what's happening 00:01:47.780 --> 00:01:50.680 with consumer confidence and demands. And if 00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:56.099 you think about as a company, how are you reaching 00:01:56.099 --> 00:01:58.719 your customers? Are you doing it as effectively 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:00.819 and efficiently as possible? Do you need to get 00:02:00.819 --> 00:02:03.939 product out the door faster? Do you need to double 00:02:03.939 --> 00:02:07.019 in? You know, in revenue, what does that mean 00:02:07.019 --> 00:02:08.719 for the size of your organization? You're not 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:10.020 going to double the size of your organization, 00:02:10.259 --> 00:02:13.460 but how do you grow in a way that allows you 00:02:13.460 --> 00:02:17.159 to grow more profitably, right? These types of 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:19.800 critical challenges and questions are hitting 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:23.780 businesses faster and faster. And so my work 00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:26.840 with leadership teams is helping them get clear 00:02:26.840 --> 00:02:30.599 on what is the priority. What's the one or two? 00:02:31.310 --> 00:02:33.270 business goals that really they need to focus 00:02:33.270 --> 00:02:35.650 on and they need to not just do but do really 00:02:35.650 --> 00:02:37.569 really well because we're talking about this 00:02:37.569 --> 00:02:41.210 is what's keeping their business going so i help 00:02:41.210 --> 00:02:43.849 work with teams and get clarity on that and then 00:02:43.849 --> 00:02:46.009 help them achieve that hold them accountable 00:02:46.009 --> 00:02:49.069 and how they're achieving that and then really 00:02:49.069 --> 00:02:52.849 also pay attention and help them build the muscles 00:02:52.849 --> 00:02:55.270 so that they can work more productively and effectively 00:02:55.270 --> 00:02:57.909 together so that they can face challenges together 00:02:57.909 --> 00:03:02.400 so when you think about a senior team of a $200 00:03:02.400 --> 00:03:04.800 million organization, let's say, I was working 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:07.020 with a senior team and they knew they had to 00:03:07.020 --> 00:03:11.240 grow to 400 million over five years. It wasn't 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:13.819 just, how do they, it was, how do they get there? 00:03:13.939 --> 00:03:15.699 There are many, as I like to say, many roads 00:03:15.699 --> 00:03:18.080 to roam, but what's, where do they think their 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:20.599 success is? Helping them align on their strategy 00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:23.199 and then helping them say, how are they working 00:03:23.199 --> 00:03:26.259 today? And where are they getting in their own 00:03:26.259 --> 00:03:29.259 way? And what's working for them and how do we 00:03:29.259 --> 00:03:31.199 double down? So it's not just the what they need 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:32.939 to focus on, but the how they need to do that. 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:36.659 To me, this is not a luxury. This is a necessity. 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:40.479 The demands of senior teams is more. The demands 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:43.039 of our stakeholders are more. And so you need 00:03:43.039 --> 00:03:45.620 that team operating on all cylinders. And that's 00:03:45.620 --> 00:03:49.620 what I do at the Playground Group. Awesome. Thank 00:03:49.620 --> 00:03:52.159 you for sharing that. Yeah. What would you say 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:56.479 that from what you have said? When would be a 00:03:56.479 --> 00:04:00.620 good time for a company or a team to have you 00:04:00.620 --> 00:04:04.080 talking about maybe working with you or maybe 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:06.219 considering working with you? Yeah, that's a 00:04:06.219 --> 00:04:08.139 great question, Harry, because I think it depends. 00:04:08.240 --> 00:04:11.300 And I hate to say it depends, but there's usually 00:04:11.300 --> 00:04:15.599 certain times of the year or certain times in 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:17.399 the strategic planning lifecycle where it makes 00:04:17.399 --> 00:04:21.209 sense. So it could be there. executing a plan. 00:04:21.389 --> 00:04:23.050 They already know what their goals are, but maybe 00:04:23.050 --> 00:04:27.629 they've run into challenges and the CEO or there's 00:04:27.629 --> 00:04:29.089 another member of the senior team's like, we're 00:04:29.089 --> 00:04:32.629 just not, this is a lot harder than it needs 00:04:32.629 --> 00:04:36.290 to be. We're not doing this as effectively. Stress 00:04:36.290 --> 00:04:38.769 levels are higher than they need to be. That's 00:04:38.769 --> 00:04:42.529 usually an indication. Something's going on and 00:04:42.529 --> 00:04:44.550 they are getting in their own way. So that could 00:04:44.550 --> 00:04:46.810 be a reason when it's trying to work out. It 00:04:46.810 --> 00:04:49.189 also is, we're looking to grow to the next phase. 00:04:49.899 --> 00:04:51.480 And we're realizing, so maybe they're getting 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:54.480 funding elsewhere, and they're a $100 million 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:57.459 company. And I know that leading a $100 million 00:04:57.459 --> 00:04:59.699 company is very different than leading a $500 00:04:59.699 --> 00:05:03.819 million company. You can't wait to grow your 00:05:03.819 --> 00:05:07.300 leadership capabilities until you're $400 million. 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:10.040 You've got to grow while the business is growing. 00:05:10.139 --> 00:05:13.040 So if you've got a growth plan in place, that's 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:15.600 a great time to connect with us. and say, okay, 00:05:15.660 --> 00:05:17.459 not only again, how are we going to get there, 00:05:17.600 --> 00:05:19.560 but are we clear on roles? Are we clear on how 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:22.240 we're making decisions? Are we utilizing the 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:24.620 best of what the leadership team is bringing? 00:05:24.779 --> 00:05:26.899 Is our organization structured in the right way? 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:29.660 So sometimes when you've got dramatic change 00:05:29.660 --> 00:05:31.759 coming or you've got aggressive goals coming, 00:05:31.860 --> 00:05:35.199 that's another good time. Last, well, let me 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:37.160 give you two more examples. You may have recently 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:39.899 been acquired or gone through a merger. You now 00:05:39.899 --> 00:05:43.699 have basically a new team. You have some of the 00:05:43.699 --> 00:05:45.500 old and some of the new, but together you're 00:05:45.500 --> 00:05:49.860 really a new we. How do we create this we? How 00:05:49.860 --> 00:05:52.100 do we better understand and trust each other? 00:05:52.540 --> 00:05:55.779 And how are we, this new we, aligned on where 00:05:55.779 --> 00:05:58.000 we want to go and how we want to work? So again, 00:05:58.060 --> 00:06:01.079 there's an outside event that may have precipitated 00:06:01.079 --> 00:06:04.439 why it's a good time to work with me. So I guess 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:06.860 to recap, right, it could be we've got to grow 00:06:06.860 --> 00:06:10.720 and we're recognizing that we don't have the 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:15.279 skills or the capabilities. of leading in the 00:06:15.279 --> 00:06:17.360 future state, or maybe we know what worked for 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:19.040 us at this size is not going to work with us 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:21.920 at that size. So that's a good time outside influences 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:25.180 like merger acquisition, or it's just right. 00:06:25.199 --> 00:06:30.040 A team is not the, they're just not humming the 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:31.480 way that they know that they should. They've 00:06:31.480 --> 00:06:33.839 got really exceptional talent on the team and 00:06:33.839 --> 00:06:36.240 they're acting more individually than as a team. 00:06:36.759 --> 00:06:39.879 I guess one more I'd put in there is sometimes 00:06:39.879 --> 00:06:43.560 it's when there's a new leader. Right. So someone, 00:06:43.839 --> 00:06:47.300 you know, I'm working with one client group where 00:06:47.300 --> 00:06:50.319 the CEO retired. And so the president takes over. 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:53.579 The president is now in that chair. And so it's 00:06:53.579 --> 00:06:57.680 a good time to reconnect and recreate what that 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:00.980 team is. Thank you for sharing that with our 00:07:00.980 --> 00:07:04.920 audience, Debbie. I have one last question for 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:08.319 you before we end today's segment. When it comes 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:12.629 to seeing the pleasure group. in the future where 00:07:12.629 --> 00:07:17.170 do you think or where do you see your vision 00:07:17.170 --> 00:07:20.730 going in the future yeah i love that question 00:07:20.730 --> 00:07:22.589 and i'm not surprised to get it from vision pros 00:07:22.589 --> 00:07:26.790 right so for me right i'm just finishing up two 00:07:26.790 --> 00:07:28.990 years of being an entrepreneur so i'm about to 00:07:28.990 --> 00:07:30.930 start year three which i know is a pivotal milestone 00:07:30.930 --> 00:07:33.509 so where do i see myself let's say a few years 00:07:33.509 --> 00:07:37.899 from now um first of all i'm I'm working with 00:07:37.899 --> 00:07:39.660 more senior teams. The Plager Group is working 00:07:39.660 --> 00:07:41.540 with more senior teams and some of them could 00:07:41.540 --> 00:07:44.459 be just me. Some of them I'm working with other 00:07:44.459 --> 00:07:46.740 phenomenal consultants out there and coaches 00:07:46.740 --> 00:07:48.660 out there. So depending on the size of the team. 00:07:48.899 --> 00:07:52.680 So we're known and trusted in the space that 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:55.639 depending on what business challenge or opportunity 00:07:55.639 --> 00:07:58.220 is in front, they know that we have got their 00:07:58.220 --> 00:07:59.920 backs, that we've got the right capabilities 00:07:59.920 --> 00:08:03.000 and we've just, we've got great results. So that's 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:09.399 one. Two. is we're known as an organization that 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:11.920 gives back. So whether it's giving back to, in 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:15.480 my case, I love to give back to different strategic 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:17.740 HR organizations that's building the next generation 00:08:17.740 --> 00:08:22.120 of talent. I teach, I work with other people 00:08:22.120 --> 00:08:24.480 who teach. So it's how are we, like you just, 00:08:24.500 --> 00:08:26.879 you described your company going and volunteering. 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:31.399 One of the things I'm really looking at is you 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:33.480 know, is the Plager Group, do we want to be a 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:35.600 B Corp or how are we thinking about that? But 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:38.379 giving back and making the world a better place 00:08:38.379 --> 00:08:42.659 is a really critical component of what we do. 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:46.600 And so that answer will be known in a few years. 00:08:46.659 --> 00:08:48.940 And whether we're a B Corp or not, just understanding 00:08:48.940 --> 00:08:50.740 how we're able to give our gifts and connect 00:08:50.740 --> 00:08:52.720 the gifts of people we know with others to make 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:55.659 a difference. will be well on our way. Thank 00:08:55.659 --> 00:08:57.639 you for being here today. I'm really happy that 00:08:57.639 --> 00:08:59.679 you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. I'm looking 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:02.919 forward to seeing your reactions as these episodes 00:09:02.919 --> 00:09:04.720 continue to move forward. This is going to get 00:09:04.720 --> 00:09:07.320 more and more fun. We'll have more and more engagement 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:09.440 as well. We'll invite people to participate in 00:09:09.440 --> 00:09:11.600 the show. And thank you for giving us your time 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:13.899 and attention. Have an excellent time building 00:09:13.899 --> 00:09:16.259 out your vision and becoming a vision pro yourself.