Joshua Taylor has made his transition from Entrepreneur to Intrapreneur and back again several times across his career. Joshua is the Integrator/General Manager at Business Blueprint a world leading business training and education company who support business owners to create the business and life of their dreams.
Joshua realized he has a unique superpower as an integrator and that he loves being the person who makes ideas a reality, turning a visionaries chaos into calm. Joshua shares lessons from his own journey to becoming a truly outstanding 2IC.
Joshua Taylor shared in this episode:
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His experience of building a business and realizing that he is not the visionary, but rather someone who can execute a vision
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The visionary/integrator relationship, what it is, why it’s so important for any business.
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What it means to have operations excellence in a business.
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The difference between intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship and what they mean
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The difficulties he faced when deciding to step away from his business and the impact it had on his ego
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How he works inside a entrepreneurial business
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Why he is driven to help business owners
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The importance of alignment in both personal and professional life, asking oneself if they are in alignment with their goals and aspirations
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How it is important to be aligned to the business purpose.
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What operational excellence means – delivering seamless systems intentionally for every element of the business
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The meanings of visionary and integrator which he originally learned from Michael Gerber in eMyth Revisited
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The importance of the purpose and intention…. operating with excellence
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How to systematise the business – identify the steps, and fine-tune them / systemise them.
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A tough challenge he had to overcome
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How he built a business with 15 team members, 300 customers.
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How during his Mothers breast cancer, he had to leave the business.
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An important lesson “The business didn’t fail, I did”… and how it was a great teaching moment for him, but helped him realise he was the integrator not a visionary.
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An important thought “This didn’t work… what will?”
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How his super power is in delivering
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His life changing question: Alignment: Am I in alignment with where I am going?
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And much more…
Resources Mentioned In The Show:
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Recommendation of books:
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Traction By Geno Wickman:
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Rocket Fuel:
https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Fuel-audiobook/dp/B012HJOBRY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XKAVRK08MN5Y&keywords=rocket+fuel&qid=1700718541&s=books&sprefix=rocket+fuel%2Cstripbooks%2C254&sr=1-1
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eMyth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280
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