In Growability® Podcast Season 3, Episode 070, Bernie Anderson and Joshua MacLeod introduce the Growability Business Collaborative—an 18-month program designed to empower business and nonprofit leaders with essential tools for growth and stability.
They discuss the “Business Pasta” approach (Perspective, Assessment, Strategy, Tools, and Action Steps), guiding leaders to improve their vision, systems, and team empowerment.
Joshua highlights why consistent learning, peer feedback, and expert counsel are vital to effective leadership. Whether you’re a coach, high-capacity leader, or an aspiring entrepreneur, this episode shares why investing in growth and community can make work more enjoyable, balanced, and sustainable.
Tune in to discover practical insights, explore the 5 critical ingredients for thriving organizations, and find out how Growability can enhance your leadership journey!

In this episode of the Growability® Podcast (Season 3, Episode 003), we introduce executive coach Jonathan Sims as he shares valuable lessons from his leadership journey, starting from a pivotal experience in Zambia.
Inspired by a doctor who empowered communities through leadership training, Jonathan’s path led him to focus on equipping leaders. He discusses his work in Tanzania, helping church leaders create sustainable businesses, and how coaching can support organizational growth. The episode highlights the importance of tools, training, and motivation in coaching. Jonathan emphasizes that coaching goes beyond providing information—it equips leaders to bring lasting impact through systems and practical wisdom.

In this episode of the Growability® Podcast (Season 3, Episode 002), we introduce the Growability Field of Business tool to help business coaches and nonprofit leaders assess their market viability.
Designed for business coaches working with high-capacity leaders, this episode provides clarity on how to ask the right questions to ensure business success.
Join Bernie Anderson and Growability founder Joshua MacLeod as they reveal three critical questions every leader should ask about their organization:

* What problem do you overcome or opportunity do you provide?
* Where does 80% of your profit or financial support come from?
* What is your obvious advantage?

Discover practical insights and wisdom principles to guide leaders in refining their business strategy. Perfect for anyone looking to scale, lead with purpose, and improve organizational maturity.
Be sure to like, subscribe, and grab your copy of the Growability Toolkit, a 164-page resource for business owners, available for $250.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Growability® Podcast!

In Episode 1, we're tackling a key question for aspiring business coaches and consultants: How do you know if you're qualified?

Join hosts Bernie Anderson and Joshua MacLeod as they discuss the three fundamentals for successful coaching:

1. Your time must be worth money.
2. Focus on transformation, not transactions.
3. You must be able to start your own fire.

Joshua shares personal insights from over two decades of coaching, including why coaching is more of a calling than a career, and how to manage the mental lift required to help high-capacity leaders.

Whether you're a coach, thinking of becoming one, or have hired a coach, this episode offers valuable wisdom and practical advice. Don’t miss out on this powerful discussion!

Key Scriptures: Proverbs 20:5, Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 21:5

This podcast shares the fundamental tools to equip managers to build great culture and effectiveness with their teams.
This Podcast helps answer the following questions:

* How do I build an organizational chart?
* How do I create reviews for my team members?
* How do I create a Job Description?
* How do I create standard operating procedures?
* How do I create a team member self-reviews?

The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow scalable, effective and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

This podcast shares the fundamental ingredients for creating an effective strategic plan for your business or nonprofit.
This Podcast helps answer the following questions:

* How do I set goals for my business?
* When should I prune my business?
* How do I choose good vendors for my business?
* How much effort should it take to create a strategic plan?
* How do I create effective habits in my business?
* How do I know where to focus in my business?

 
The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow scalable, effective and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

This Podcast helps answer the following questions:
How do I hire good salespeople?
What is the best way to pitch a product or service?
What are the keys to good networking?
How should I prepare to sell each week?
What should I measure via sales?

This Podcast helps answer the following questions:

How do I build an effective team?
What are the minimal ingredients for time and project management that every team member should adhere to?
How does your team limit or empower your growth as an organization?
Where should you draw the line between being a nice person and being an effective coach?
What do people typically misunderstand about teamwork? 

The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow scalable, effective and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

What do I do when my team is driving me crazy at work? This episode not only gives an overview of the DISC Personality Profile but also shares important insights about the primary question and core values for each personality type.

D - Dominant Key Question - What does winning look like? Core Value - Respect

I - Influencing Key Question - What does fun look like? Core Value - Freedom

S - Steady Key Question - What does balance look like? Core Value - Consideration

C - Conscientious Key Question - What does reliability look like? Core Value - Safety

The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow effective and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

Growability Podcast Episode 61 – What every business or nonprofit leader should know about marketing!
Ever wondered what marketing agencies think about when they design marketing campaigns? This podcast gives insider information that every business or nonprofit leader should understand about marketing!
This episode explains Step 2 in the Growability Business Operating System – Prioritize Customers with 5 tools to help every leader create effective marketing.
The Five Steps to Prioritize Marketing and create effective marketing are as follows:

* Customer Personas
* Company Story
* Brand and Marketing Posture
* Website & Social Strategy
* B-A-T-C-H Marketing

Questions answered:

* How can I better understand my customer needs?
* What is marketing?
* How do you create marketing that works?
* How much should I spend on marketing?
* Why is understanding customer mindset so important?

The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow scalable, effective, and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

This podcast answers the questions:

Why Is vision important to my business?
Do I really need a vision, mission, or values statement?
How do I make a vision statement that’s actually useful?
What is the most straightforward way to clarify vision?
How does clarified vision help my team and the bottom line?

The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow scalable, effective, and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

This podcast discusses the fundamental importance of having a business operating system with practical steps to implement a business operating system at your business or nonprofit.
Should I have a formal system to run my business?
How do I discover what I’m doing wrong at my business?
Why is my team unhappy?
The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow effective and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

This Podcast episode shares the six necessary steps to bring an organization to scale.
The Growability Podcast is designed to equip leaders and entrepreneurs to grow effective and generous organizations. Hosted by Bernie Anderson and the founder of Growability Joshua MacLeod.

Do you have the discipline necessary to be a good time manager? What if it was easier than you thought? This episode marks the beginning of our new series on Time Management.

Do you have a great CPA for your business?
Today’s special guest Tina McGill is a certified public accountant that gives some incredible advice about finding the right CPA for your organization.

Should a nonprofit run like a business? Today’s episode discusses the common challenges nonprofit organizations face with practical advice on maximizing impact.

How do you overcome anxiety at work? Today’s episode talks about a common challenge for every leader. How to overcome anxiety in business and nonprofit work.

In part 1 of this series, we learned that good business owners have happy customers and a happy team. Today, in part 2, we discover two more ways to know if you are running your business well. A happy wallet and a happy soul!

How can you tell if you are a good business owner? Do you have a happy customer, a happy team, and a happy wallet? What about a happy soul?

Are you in the right career for your strengths, passions, and value add for others? Today’s episode features a very special guest Will Gray, founder of Vocationality. Let’s listen to this conversation about staying in your current career, or moving into your next season.
Visit vocationality.com for your free career checkup.