Building an Aligned Team for Growth, with Kenny Green

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the most common challenges CEOs find themselves in is trying to do everything themselves. They put in 80 hours a week, take on more than they actually have time for, and spend less and less of their energy on the high-level tasks that will actually drive their company forward.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s why recruiting and retaining a great team around you is crucial for any CEO – and it’s one thing that Terrane’s Kenny Green learned after years spent in that 80-100 hours/week grind. Like most in his position, there came a point where something had to give.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kenny, a second-generation CEO for Terrane Land Surveying based in Bellevue, Washington, is the latest guest on the Measure Success podcast. In this episode, we talk more about the challenges associated with building that team, the inter-team communication structures he put in place as a leader, the importance of getting outside guidance when growing your company, the books that have changed his perspective in business, and more. Tune in!</span></p> <p><strong>Here's a Glimpse of What You’ll Learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The silver lining Kenny and his company were able to find in the 2008 recession</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The one key action a CEO must take in order to grow a company past its “adolescence” stage</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Book recommendations from Kenny that have shifted how he’s approached his own company’s growth</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of receiving coaching and not trying to chart your company’s path all alone</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Communication structures to put into place to make sur