258. AMMA — The Power of No: Setting Boundaries for Focused Growth

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Management, Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

5.0 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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In a world where leadership often blurs the lines between empowerment and enablement, there exists a pivotal choice: to foster growth or hinder progress. But how do you navigate the fine line between those options where constant accessibility seems like the norm? In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill will teach you: How to protect yourself from those pesky ‘Got a minute?’ inquiries Why leaders cannot and should not be accessible to everyone Why saying “No” is about liberation, not limitation ---- Show Notes: 03:04 – How to be accessible while also having the time to do your own work 05:54 – How to set boundaries as a leader 06:56 – Why you shouldn’t be available to everyone in your organization 09:26 – Why growth requires change (and how to deal with those who resist it) 12:47 – How to handle situations where saying “No” will disappoint your team 14:45 – Why providing context is key when you shut something down ---- Links & Resources Google ChatGPT Facebook ---- Listening to this episode but want to watch it? Check it out on Spotify. Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. ---- Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. ---- If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: #25 Kim Scott – Radical Candor: How to Be a Kickass Boss #104 Dorie Clark – The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World #201 AMMA – Take The Stairs: The Real Path to Growth

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0:00.0	I'll give you my full proof, bulletproof, premium prestige exclusive framework for how to decide whether I say yes or whether they say no.
0:12.5	If it's not a hell yes, it's a no.
0:26.3	I'm Michael Mogul, founder and CEO of Crisp, the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:29.0	I've built my business through practice, not theory.
0:34.4	Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in revenue over the last few years,
0:37.9	earning a spot on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. Our approach has been to take everything we've learned about generating
0:41.8	massive growth within our own organization and help the country's most ambitious and committed
0:46.0	in law firm owners do the same for theirs. In each episode of this podcast, I sit down with
0:50.3	innovative market leaders from the legal industry and beyond to learn from those
0:54.1	who thrive in the face of adversity, challenge the status quo, and define what it means to be a true
0:59.0	game changer. This is Jessica, head of coaching strategy at Chris, and today we're flipping the
1:04.7	script for another special edition episode to get Michael's take on, the difference between
1:09.2	empowering your team and enabling your team,
1:11.8	why leaders cannot and should not be accessible to everyone, and why saying no is about liberation,
1:18.0	not limitation.
1:19.6	Sometimes no means not right now.
1:21.3	Sometimes no means no in Q2 and yes in Q3, but sometimes no means no.
1:27.1	Just straight up, we're not going to do it.
1:29.0	You don't understand.
1:30.0	How could this be?
1:31.2	Well, context is important.
1:32.9	So you can provide some context as to why and someone can understand that.
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