Business Building Blocks Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Why does leadership training fail to create lasting behavior change? Leadership development requires more than learning new skills—it requires practice, systems, and reinforcement. In Episode 118 of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt explores why traditional leadership training often doesn't stick and what business owners, managers, and manufacturing leaders can do to turn leadership knowledge into lasting behavior change. Have you ever attended a leadersh...

Send us Fan Mail What if your business needs more expertise—but not necessarily another full-time hire? In Episode 117 of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt talks with Joe Valentic, Founder and CEO of Catholic Fractional Executive Services, about a different way businesses can access experienced leadership and specialized expertise. Joe shares how fractional executive services can help organizations bring in experienced professionals on a recurring or project basis, whethe...

Send us Fan Mail Too busy for leadership? That may be exactly why your business needs leadership development right now. In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt explores what actually changes when a business gets serious about leadership—and why waiting for things to “settle down” can keep you stuck in the same cycle of chaos. Many business owners say they’ll work on leadership after the next project, after hiring another employee, after the busy season, or wh...

Send us Fan Mail Every business runs on systems — whether you built them intentionally or not. In this episode, we explore the hidden leadership systems already shaping how your team communicates, trusts, and performs — and why most leaders don't even realize they're missing one. Using the "dark hallway" story, we illustrate what it feels like for employees when feedback and direction are inconsistent: stress, hesitation, quiet quitting, or going rogue. Then we walk through what changes when ...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone says to start with strategy — figure out where you're going, then build the plan. But there's a problem: the people creating the strategy are part of the system they're trying to fix. In this episode, we explore why leadership development has to come before — and continue alongside — strategic planning. — Why "start with strategy" is incomplete advice — How self-awareness changes the strategy you create — The problem with generic core values — Why strategic anchors s...