Simple Numbers, Straight, Talk, Big Profits (Segment 3)

Greg Crabtree

In this FINAL (I swear) segment on Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits by Greg Crabtree, I cram my favorite bits of Section 2 of the book into this longest Bitchin’ Books for Business segment ever. Sorry not sorry. READ THE BOOK. Enjoy!

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Simple Numbers, Straight, Talk, Big Profits (Segment 2)

Greg Crabtree

This segment of Bitchin’ Books for Business dives into Chapter 4 of Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits by Greg Crabtree. This chapter is so loaded that it deserved its own video. It’s probably dumb to say that this chapter is all about being smart with money, because that’s what the entire book is about… but, this chapter is all about being smart with money. There are several big lessons in this chapter that took my entrepreneurial financial literacy from like a grade C up to an A minus. The book is a must-read, period. One more segment to go to wrap-up this book, coming soon!

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Simple Numbers, Straight, Talk, Big Profits (Segment 1)

Greg Crabtree

Guys, Greg Crabtree’s book Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits should be a preliminary requirement for anyone opening a business. Real talk. This book has a lot of truth bombs and financial literacy basics that are missed in a lot of other great business books. In this segment of Bitchin’ Books For Business, I highlight a few key concepts from Chapters 1-3 of the book, including owner’s salary commandments, capital reserve, and the mind-blowingly simple yet life-changing concept of a salary cap. This book is jam-packed with valuable content that I won’t be able to smush into these widdle videos, so BUY THE BOOK AND READ IT NOW.

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The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande

In this segment of Bitchin’ Books for Business, I talk about a book that says one thing: TRY A CHECKLIST. Atul Gawande, the author of The Checklist Manifesto, makes many compelling cases with fascinating real-life examples of how checklists save lives every day. My favorite business book? I mean… it’s about checklists. But worth reading if you have any control or influence over the execution of literally any process? 10000%.

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Help them Grow or Watch Them Go

Julie Winkle Giulioni and Beverly L. Kaye

The last of our coaching books for a while, Help Them Grow or Watching Them Go by Julie Winkle Giulioni and Beverly L. Kaye is a bit less spicy than the last books I’ve read on coaching but worthwhile nonetheless. In this Bitchin’ Books for Business segment, I discuss some useful and impactful points in this book, including the main concept that developing your people looks different for everyone, and is more about quality conversations than anything else. The authors recommend that the conversations happen in ‘real time’ and in the natural flow of work, in smaller chunks rather than always being contained in an annual planning meeting. Growing in place is another concept discussed at length, which I appreciate as I run a very small company where upward mobility isn’t a reasonable or worthy expectation (growth looks more like eating a bit more pumpkin pie every year at Thanksgiving). Enjoy this quote-filled segment, until next time!

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The Coaching Habit

by Michael Bungay Stanier (Segment 2)

Welcome back, bitches! In this Bitchin’ Books for Business, segment 2 of The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stainer I start in Chapter 4, discussing the question, ‘WHAT DO YOU WANT?!’ The author discusses the difference between wants and needs and some fascinating neuroscience including Rosenberg’s 9 Universal Needs. In essence, the chapter is about how to have the conversation with your people to understand what they WANT (and need), and how to make that conversation safe. When we don’t feel safe, we can’t make good decisions. I muse on the likelihood that I probably don’t feel like the ‘safest’ person to work for…. *sigh* IMO, Michael is basically just trying to save me from myself, and to give me the tools to keep my team members (and anyone else I’m attempting to lead aka my small people) OUT of Fight or Flight so they can access their whole brains.

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The Coaching Habit

by Michael Bungay Stanier (Segment 1)

Welcome to the best segment yet, in which we discuss The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. Coaching is not natural for me, and I appreciate so much of this book’s practical advice on how to start getting better at it. I pull out (lol) several quotes with great quick-action advice like start small, start working on this with someone easy, ‘just ask the question, then shut up,’ and get back on the horse when you slip up. The term ‘conscious incompetence’ is mentioned which made me want to crazy-cry a bit. This segment is chock-full of hilarious editing, thanks to Lively Productions for being my spirit animal.

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The Weekly Coaching Conversation

by Brian Souza (Segment 2)

I deem this little coaching book worthy of 2 segments, so here you go! Bitchin’ Books for Business is covering The Weekly Coaching Conversation again today. I read a section in which ‘Coach’ drives home the responsibility we have as managers for our people’s success (in a way that makes you realize you kinda suck). He takes us through a thought experiment about how a belief that winners are BORN not made would impact your leadership, and therefore the success of your team. There are a few excerpts in this segment that kinda blew my mind. The book is great, and I recommend it to anyone who manages people, period. Enjoy!

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The Weekly Coaching Conversation

by Brian Souza (Segment 1)

Turns out I am the worst manager(leader?) ever. Thanks, Brian Souza for helping me realize it. This edition of Bitchin’ Books for Business was on a fable-form book on what it means to be a leader to others (specifically in business), and I read this short gem in a couple of hours. I read through a few excerpts and give my thoughts on them relative to myself and my current struggles. Highly recommend. It’s too short and too good to skip.

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The Dip

by Seth Godin

In this edition of Bitchin’ Books for Business, I talk about a little book that tells you when to quit and when to stick, The Dip by Seth Godin. This hour and a half (audible) book read by the author kinda totally (definitely) changed my mindset this year. I’m of the strong opinion that everyone should read this, period, starting around age 12.

PEACE.

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