The CEO and The Coach Part 3: on Resilience
On this episode of the Focus Coach podcast. I interview Ken Abbott, President of ABTech Manufacturing in Fitzwilliam, NH about the notion of resilience and how that has manifested in this economic COVID downturn as well as through an injury he sustained while riding his mountain bike. We talk about what tools have helped him recover from these downturns and the current state of his life and business.
The CEO and the Coach Part 3: On Resilience
On this episode of the Focus Coach podcast. I interview Ken Abbott, President of ABTech Manufacturing in Fitzwilliam, NH about the notion of resilience and how that has manifested in this economic COVID downturn as well as through an injury he sustained while riding his mountain bike. We talk about what tools have helped him recover from these downturns and the current state of his life and business.
On the podcast we discuss:
· The notion of resilience, or learning how to cope better with adversity
· Some things Ken has done to help his business thrive
· The value of teamwork and values to sustain through challenges
· The value of keeping calm under duress
· How coaching helped Ken make shifts in his thinking
· How an injury led to right-sizing his expectations
The Unintentional and Intentional CEO
In this podcast episode of The Focus Coach, I interviewed Mark Bodin, president of the Savings Bank of Walpole in Keene and Walpole, NH. On the podcast we talk about his ideas and strategy for succession planning, employee development, culture building, community focus and employee well-being.
The Unintentional and Intention CEO
In this podcast episode of The Focus Coach, I interviewed Mark Bodin, president of the Savings Bank of Walpole in Keene and Walpole, NH. On the podcast we talk about his ideas and strategy for succession planning, employee development, culture building, community focus and employee well-being. Mark gives us an in-depth expose of his journey of the path to becoming president, which he wasn’t necessarily looking for. When he realized that the mission of the bank in its community and people first culture was aligned with his strengths and core values, he jumped at the chance.
On the podcast we talk about:
· Mark’s history leading up to becoming president of a community bank
· Mark’s diligent and methodical approach to employee development
· Mark’s definition of culture and the bottom-line and values-driven benefits of getting it right
· Mark’s approach to succession planning, an indispensable function of any Executive
· Mark’s deep roots in the value of giving back to the community and how his bank achieves this
· Mark’s candid and humorous style
· Mark’s strength for understanding individuals’ needs
· The dichotomy of the organization giving opportunities for growth and advancement and the employee seeking them out.