Jim Schleckser: Improving YOU as a CEO

Net Profit Podcast- Accelerate Your Profits with Ryan Kimler

About Jim Schleckser: Jim Schleckser is the Founder & CEO of The CEO Project, a renowned executive coaching company specializing in high-revenue entrepreneurs. He offers a distinctive CEO coaching program that combines peer group discussions with personalized one-on-one coaching sessions led by former CEOs. He advocates for the concept of the "Lazy CEO," emphasizing efficient delegation and time management as essential traits for successful leadership. Jim is also the author of two impactful books: "Great CEOs are Lazy" and "Professional Drinking: A Spirited Guide to Wine, Cocktails and Confident Business Entertaining."

In this episode, Ryan and Jim Schleckser discuss:

• Approaches and strategies for effective delegation
• Importance of targeting specific market segments
• Techniques for enhancing business processes
• Methods for prioritizing and managing tasks

Key Takeaways:

• Decisions with high risk should be delegated more cautiously, while tasks with lower risk can be assigned more freely to team members, allowing leaders to focus on strategic priorities.
• Targeting and dominating a small, specific market segment enables businesses to achieve significant growth and profitability without facing intense competition from larger, established companies.
• By pinpointing and addressing the primary bottleneck within a workflow, the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire system are enhanced, leading to better operational outcomes.
• Evaluating and ranking tasks based on their potential economic value allows CEOs and leaders to focus on the highest-priority activities that will drive the most significant financial results and strategic advancements for their organization.

"The basic concept of being an effective CEO, which is the same as being a lazy CEO, is how do I get the job done in less time but get great results?" — Jim Schleckser

Connect with Jim Schleckser:

Website: https://theceoproject.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimschleckser/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IncCEOproject

Great CEOs Are Lazy: https://www.amazon.com/Great-CEOs-Are-Lazy-Schleckser/dp/0988309912

Professional Drinking: A Spirited Guide to Wine, Cocktails and Confident Business Entertaining: https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Drinking-Cocktails-Confident-Entertaining/dp/B08ZJNSZNZ/

Schedule your free 1:1 Profit Breakthrough Session with Ryan here: https://go.oncehub.com/profit

Connect with Ryan Kimler:

Net Profit CFO Home Page: www.netprofitcfo.com

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: www.facebook.com/rkimler

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ryankfinancialclarityllc/

LinkedIn NPC Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netprofitcfo/

LinkedIn FC Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/financial-clarity-llc/

Show notes by Podcastologist Andy Santiago

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