Growth Minded Conversations

About Growth Minded Conversations

Growth Minded Conversations is a leadership and operations podcast built for the builders. This show is for: ✔ Driven business owners ✔ Emerging team leaders building leverage ✔ Operations managers refining their craft ✔ Administrators who want to master the mechanics behind growth We go beyond surface-level advice and break down: ✔ What operational excellence really looks like ✔ Why hiring fails (and how to fix it) ✔ How systems create freedom, not restriction ✔ What strong leadership feels like inside a team ✔ How to build structure without killing culture ✔ The financial discipline required to scale sustainably Every episode blends: ✔ Strategic thinking ✔ Real business examples ✔ Practical execution steps ✔ Honest conversations about mistakes Because growth doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by design.

Publisher

Amy Diestelkamp and Paula Grimes

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Oct 2022

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 26 - Holding On Too Long. How to Know When It’s Time to Let an Employee Go

   In this episode of Growth Minded Conversations, Amy and Paula talk about one of the hardest responsibilities of leadership: knowing when coaching and feedback are no longer enough. They discuss underperformance, clear expectations, documentation, performance improvement, and why holding onto the wrong person can ultimately hurt the employee, the team, and the business.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Episode 25 - What Does Done Look Like? The Assumptions You Don’t Realize You’re Making

   In this episode of Growth Minded Conversations, Alyssa and Paula explore the assumptions we make every day without realizing it. They talk about how assumptions create miscommunication, unclear ownership, and unnecessary frustration, and why staying curious, asking better questions, and defining what “done” looks like can create more clarity across your team.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 24 - The Shift From Doing to Leading, Part 2: It’s Not About You Anymore

   In Part 2 of The Shift From Doing to Leading, Paula and Amy explore the relational side of stepping into leadership. They talk about moving from peer to leader, setting boundaries, asking better questions, balancing empathy with accountability, and learning how to help people move forward without making leadership about being liked.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings