My Business Guide - presented by LeaderGuide.com.au
If you own or run a business, this podcast is for you. We believe that small business should be simple and enjoyable. Each episode you'll get fresh ideas and clear steps you can take to grow your business and succeed.
Hosted by Lachlan Nicolson.
Leader Guide is a small business coaching and consulting firm based in Brisbane 🇦🇺
New episodes every fortnight!
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: Why Your Goals Aren't Working
Ep 29. In this episode, Lachlan breaks down the difference between good strategy and bad strategy, using Richard Rumelt's kernel: diagnosis, guiding policy and coherent action.
You'll learn:
Why a vision, three values and a revenue target is a template, not a strategy
The three parts every real strategy needs — and what happens when one is missing
How to tell if your action list is working together or quietly cancelling itself out
Read more: https://www.leaderguide.com.au/insights/good-strategy-bad-strategy-how-to-tell-the-difference (https://www.leaderguide.com.au/insights/good-strategy-bad-strategy-how-to-tell-the-difference)
Subscribe get bonus resources from the podcast + monthly leadership & business insights direct to your inbox: https://leaderguide.com.au/community (https://leaderguide.com.au/community)
My Business Guide is presented by LeaderGuide.com.au - Small Business Coaches based in Brisbane 🇦🇺
If you own or run a business, this podcast is for you. We believe that small business should be simple and enjoyable. Each episode we share fresh ideas, practical tips and strategies to help you succeed in your business - and in your life.
21 Jul 2026
The Power Of Constraints to Achieve Your Goals
Ep 28. You'd think more freedom would help you do your best work. More time, more options, more room to move. But it usually does the opposite. A wide-open calendar gets you your most ordinary work, not your best.
In this episode, Lachlan unpacks why constraints, the right ones, sharpen your focus, spark creativity and cut the decision fatigue that drains most business owners.
You'll learn:
Why your brain needs borders to do good work
The four places you can add constraints in your business
Why a new limit feels worse before it feels better, and how to push through
Read the full Insight here: https://www.leaderguide.com.au/insights/the-power-of-constraints (https://www.leaderguide.com.au/insights/the-power-of-constraints)
Subscribe get bonus resources from the podcast + monthly leadership & business insights direct to your inbox: https://leaderguide.com.au/community (https://leaderguide.com.au/community)
My Business Guide is presented by LeaderGuide.com.au (www.leaderguide.com.au) - Small Business Coaches based in Brisbane 🇦🇺
If you own or run a business, this podcast is for you. We believe that small business should be simple and enjoyable. Each episode we share fresh ideas, practical tips and strategies to help you succeed in your business - and in your life.
Hosted by Lachlan Nicolson.
27 Apr 2026
How to Turn Your Team Into Problem Solvers - with Clifford Morgan
Ep 27. Every business owner knows this feeling: your team comes to you with every problem, every decision, every question. You've become the bottleneck. The answer man. The person who has to solve everything because no one else will.
It's exhausting. And it's stopping your business from growing.
Lachlan speaks to Clifford Morgan, organisational psychologist, executive coach and author of "The Coaching Leader", to unpack how business owners can shift from giving all the answers to developing a team of problem solvers.
You'll learn:
- Why your team keeps coming to you (and how to break the pattern)
- The simple coaching framework that develops independent thinkers
- Practical questions you can use in real situations this week
Clifford brings unique insights from his 15+ years in the Royal Australian Air Force, where he shifted from command-and-control leadership to coaching hundreds of leaders across military and business contexts.
Learn more about Clifford and get a copy of his book at cliffordmorgan.com.au (https://cliffordmorgan.com.au)
Subscribe get bonus resources from the podcast + monthly leadership & business insights direct to your inbox: https://leaderguide.com.au/community
My Business Guide is presented by LeaderGuide.com.au (www.leaderguide.com.au) - Small Business Coaches based in Brisbane 🇦🇺
If you own or run a business, this podcast is for you. We believe that small business should be simple and enjoyable. Each episode we share fresh ideas, practical tips and strategies to help you succeed in your business - and in your life.
Hosted by Lachlan Nicolson.
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