Pull the Weeds (with Sally Thornton, Team Gardener)

Professional Troublemaker with Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Luvvie Ajayi Jones

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Luvvie is joined by Sally Thornton, HR Consultant and the Founder of Forshay, to give her insider perspective as 'team gardener' on the dysfunction, blind spots, and the necessary overhaul of Awe Luv Media. Luvvie and Sally explore the complexities of leadership, the importance of truth-telling in business, and managing team dynamics through turbulent transitions. They share insights on the significance of financial management, the challenges of scaling, maintaining productivity amidst internal conflicts, and the journey of rebuilding a more intentional and focused company. Sally emphasizes the importance of aligning work with energy and passion, and shares practical tips on team building for solopreneurs and small business owners. More About Sally: Sally is the CEO & Founder of Forshay, a firm that takes a holistic lens on how hard work can accomplished more easily, as it’s essential to have both the right players on the team, and the culture and organizational structure that enables people to do their best work. Forshay does this in two ways – with a modern approach to executive recruiting, and by supporting overworked teams with interim experts in the People/HR and Marketing domains -- all grounded with inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging. Sally has done two TEDx talks and has been featured in numerous media including Wall Street Journal, BBC, and Harvard Business Review, aside from her regular lectures at Stanford and UC Berkeley.

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0:00.0	How would you say my leadership was like?
0:03.7	And you can be honest, like I want you to actually be honest.
0:07.0	Like I legit tell the truth, okay?
0:09.7	Let these people know.
0:11.2	First of all, I tell you we did not prep for this this is how
0:13.8	levy rolls we just go. Unless you prep. There was no rules given. So I saw your
0:21.1	leadership as creating a life that is authentic, bold, and purposeful takes audacity and truth-telling.
0:28.0	It takes disruption.
0:30.0	That is what it means to be a professional troublemaker.
0:33.0	Professional troublemaker is a best-selling book, this podcast, and frankly a life habit.
0:39.0	And I'm your host, Lovey Ajay Jones.
0:42.0	I'm here to bring you perspectives, deep dives, and conversations about culture, business, life, and leadership. And welcome to season five, which I'm really excited about.
0:52.0	This season is dedicated to the glory and grit of entrepreneurship.
0:56.4	2023 was my toughest year as a business owner. And there was a point where I was three months away from being
1:01.6	bankrupt. So let's talk about it.
1:04.9	Let's get really real about running your own business, the good, the bad, and the ugly,
1:10.5	because while people love to glorify entrepreneurship, they often leave out the tough
1:14.7	lessons, the failures and the pivots that have had to happen.
1:18.7	My hope after this series of episodes is that you feel more informed about what it truly takes to run a
1:23.8	purpose-driven business. You feel less alone about all the times you messed up and you
1:29.2	walk away knowing what to avoid so you don't make some of the same mistakes I've made. Let's get into it.
1:36.0	Hey y'all it is Lovey back with another episode of Professional Troublemaker where I am deep diving into the highs the lows and plot twists of
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