Since the pandemic, the business and employment landscape has created unprecedented opportunities in the evolution of self for entrepreneurs. As people are more accustomed to working remotely for and with businesses, fertile ground abounds for entrepreneurs to start their own business, no matter where they live. In doing so, entrepreneurs find themselves learning and evolving with the times to accomplish all the components necessary to business success.
In this episode, I discuss this evolution of self in launching and growing a business with the CEO and Co-Founder of MakeMyMove, Mike Rutz. Mike shares some wise insights into personal growth that results in business growth. We discuss how things won’t always be tidy, hiring and firing well, setting expectations and giving people leeway to make things happen, and much more. I found Mike’s advice on working internally first in order to work externally, and the importance of frequent uncomfortable conversations, to be deeply sage advice.
“If you’re not having uncomfortable conversations, you’re not moving the needle. Your job is to come in and be willing to have those uncomfortable conversations, and manage those in a way that’s productive for yourself and for the individual who you’re having that conversation with. You have to be able to have uncomfortable conversations when you’re leading a team. Otherwise, you just can’t address the areas that need improvement.” -- Mike Rutz
What You’ll Learn
- Be okay with less than perfect
- Make things repeatable
- Hire well, fire well
- Uncomfortable conversations should be happening
- Be scrappy, willing to make mistakes, willing to tackle things you don’t expect
- Deeply process feedback, then zero in
Connect with Mike Rutz
Mike is the CEO and Co-Founder of MakeMyMove and a partner in FullStack PEO. MakeMyMove is the nation's first and only marketplace that matches workers and their families to communities across the country offering relocation incentives. Prior to helping co-found MakeMyMove, Mike worked in the financial, operations and sales divisions of various organizations, including the politics sector and for the well-known company, Angie’s List.
Connect with Daniel Fuller
Daniel is a partner and the VP of Business Development for FullStack PEO and host of the podcast Savage to Sage. He is passionate about seeing people, leaders, cultures, and organizations develop. He says, “When I have the honor of being a part of that maturation process, it's even more satisfying. My life and work are given to empowering teachable, humble, and hungry leaders and teams to create and sustain joyful, strategic, and productive environments.”
Connect with FullStack PEO
FullStack PEO is turnkey HR for emerging companies. They provide a wide ranging, comprehensive, scalable solution that removes the human resource, compliance, and payroll headaches from a company’s to-do list. Their motto and driving value is “You take care of your company, we’ll take care of your people.”
