1000 Feet Deep Podcast

New starters taking months to feel part of the team, or quietly checking out before they ever do? Set-and-forget onboarding is one of the most common and costly mistakes leaders make, and it starts long before day one. In this episode we break down the full onboarding chain, from position profile to recruitment to the first 90 days, so you build a team that stays and performs, without finding out six months in that it isn't working. KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Position before people. Define the role, ...

Charisma gets you noticed. Character is what your team actually follows. Most owners don't lack character. They're flat out, making promises on the run and dropping them under pressure. To your team, that doesn't look like a busy owner. It looks like someone who says one thing and does another. And when trust goes, influence goes with it. In this episode we unpack the difference between charisma and character, why good owners with the best of intentions end up looking like bad bosses,...

The way you think shapes everything you do. So how do you think? Most leaders train their people on skill set and leave mindset to chance. That’s the training gap — and it quietly decides team performance, unity, and how every person on your team turns up to work. In this episode we unpack why mindset is the hardest thing a leader will ever train, why it’s so uncomfortable to even raise with a team, and the two tools that make it possible: take your thoughts captive, and renew your mind. B...

Incompetence isn't making a mistake. It's making the same one, then quietly covering it up. Everyone gets stuck. Everyone gets it wrong. That's not the problem and it never was. The problem is a team that doesn't know where it's weak, and an owner too busy to find out. This episode works through the difference between a one off and a pattern, how to tell a genuine roadblock from an attitude problem, and why "they should know this by now" is usually a leadership gap rather than a staffing o...

Nobody joins a team to go backwards. Pay isn't what keeps your best people. Three things are, and most owners are only doing one of them well. In this week's episode we break down what a safe team actually is, why carrying the weight for your people is quietly costing you them, and why progression isn't the same as promotion. Plus the three types of people in every business at any given time, and the call one of them will force you to make. If your team keeps turning over and you've alread...