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The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson has spent 25+ years inside the businesses that other consultants only read about. As founder of Leverage Consulting, he works directly with dental and medical practice owners, surgeons, service-based entrepreneurs, and leadership teams who are serious about building more profitable, better-run organizations. This show is for the owner who's done guessing. The operator who wants straight answers. The leader who knows that real growth comes from better decisions, stronger systems…
Episodes
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Analyzing Bonus Systems
“We may reevaluate as needed and reset or restructure a bonus system purely to make sure that we’re working in a way that is going to help us achieve our…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Learning from Groundhog Day
“That’s not really how successful people go and attack their goals, attack their problems. They don’t wait for things to change”. In this episode, OEP #57…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Strategize With OPTIMISM
“Consider spending the majority of your time on what will work with the optimistic view of things as opposed to digging into all the reasons why certain things…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Lead with POSITIVITY
“If you concentrate your scripting in a positive way and ‘What I can do to help someone else’, I can pretty much guarantee you, you’re going to win ”. In this…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Just Say NO
“If you want to evolve into a more effective team member, manager, or business owner, then you have to concentrate on only the things that you could or should…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Never Settle
“We’ve done it this way could be a compliment in a sense that we had good systems… however, as in everything in life, things change”. In this episode, OEP #53…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Proactive Management
“If we’re finding ourselves constantly being reactive, you will constantly feel like a firefighter”. In this episode, OEP #52, Kevin urges you to take out a…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
The Results Question
“Make this a mantra that ‘Whatever I do today, there has to be somewhere between 1-3 things… that I am going to do to make a difference'”. In this episode, OEP…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Persistence and Marketing
"Sometimes it just feels like you're checking a box… In time, you will come to realize that your consistency is going to pay off". In this episode, OEP #50…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Leading with ATTITUDE
"You may think about the words that are said, how you are using your voice and really about your body language, because those pieces are the most critical when…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
SMILE!
"So in 2020... see if you can lead every interaction with a smile. It's that simple". In this episode, OEP #48, Kevin illuminates how a simple smile can go a…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
FRUSTRATION & COMMUNICATION
"Start thinking about how well you communicated in 2019, and how you will need to change that in 2020". In this episode, OEP #47, Kevin describes the nature of…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Check Your Inner Circle
"Check out your inner circle and see if that inner circle is comprised with people who are going to get you ahead in 2020". In this episode, OEP #46, Kevin…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Take Care of #1
"If you take care of number one, it’s one of the cheapest investments you will make, and it will be one of the most impactful investments that you make". In…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Hire To Your WEAKNESS
"You go out and find the folks that are great at leveraging you... you find the folks that are so good they tend to push you". In this episode, OEP #44, Kevin…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
The ADHD Superpower
"I’m going to make this happen, and I will figure out the rest as I go along". In this episode, OEP #43, Kevin showcases how many people who have been…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
New HABITS, NOT Resolutions
"The way the world is changing, if you want it, you have to go out and make it happen". In this episode, OEP #42, Kevin emphasizes the importance of not only…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Projection
"We sometimes project our own personal feelings on other individuals". In this episode, OEP #41, Kevin discusses how people have a tendency to project their…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
2020 Goals - 2020 Vision
"Passive avoidance and taking 'no' as an answer are the two things that are going to be the disease to your progress". In this episode, OEP #40, Kevin…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Tough Decisions
"It's a tough decision because, as an individual, we like the person, but we don't find that the results are there". In this episode, OEP #39, Kevin uses…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
A Plan for Success
"Ensure that every person included knows exactly what the end result is supposed to be". In this episode, OEP #38, Kevin discusses 4 steps in creating success…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
THANK YOU Culture
"We all like to be appreciated in one way, shape, or form". In this episode, OEP #39, Kevin elaborates on the positives of having a "thank you" culture and how…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
The Right Mindset
"They start off with an objective in mind... and then they continue to work until they are either able to get close to or surpass the objective they had". In…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Learn From Everyone
"Whether you love someone, or not so much, you can learn something from everyone". In this episode, OEP #35, Kevin explains that, regardless of how you feel…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
The Annoying Stuff
"Are we staying optimistic and talking about how we overcome that annoying stuff? Because that's what separates the winners from everyone else". In this…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Optimism is KEY
"People who are optimistic tend to be doing more, achieve more, and are happier people". In this episode, OEP #33, Kevin compares and contrasts optimism with…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Get Comfortable with Conflict
"The culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate". In this episode, OEP #32, Kevin explains how engaging in…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Define Your Team Culture
"Team Culture is just anything that you can use or do that helps the team see each other as individuals and human beings". In this episode, OEP #31, Kevin…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Make Dentistry A Priority
"When they're not prioritizing dentistry, that means we need to do a better job". In this episode, OEP #30, Kevin discusses the need for the prioritization of…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Role Playing is for PERFECTING Communication
Role playing is practice for every day communication within your business. In this episode, OEP #29, Kevin uses his recent experiences to help reiterate the…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
GIGO
"Garbage in; Garbage out!". In this episode, OEP #28, Kevin examines how the quality of data that we get back from different programs in our office is only as…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Share Your Numbers
"Most team members have NO IDEA whether they are on track... or not". In this episode, OEP #27, Kevin discusses the importance of sharing your practice's…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Get Comfortable with Role Playing
"Role playing is where action talks and complacent head nods walk". In this episode, OEP #26, Kevin highlights role playing as one of the most important tools…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Team ATTITUDE and PRODUCTIVITY
We have hit the silver checkpoint, 25 episodes down! In this episode, OEP #25, Kevin breaks down and provides examples of how attitudes in the office affect…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Making Time for CLARITY
In order to be the MOST productive, we must make time to be the LEAST productive to give our minds the CLARITY to move FORWARD. In this episode, OEP #24, Kevin…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Managing by the Exception
In this episode, OEP #23, Kevin asks the question: Are you managing your business based off of the exceptions? In reality, you might be without even noticing.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Dichotomy of Clinical Dentistry and Production Goals
In this episode, OEP #22, Kevin shares his insights on how to approach the complex task of providing impeccable care for the patient while doing what is best…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Confronting Conflict in the Workplace
In this episode, OEP #21, Kevin shares his thoughts about how conflict should be confronted in the workplace. Things should not be left up to interpretation.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
The Importance of a Great Problem Solver (OEP #20)
In this episode, we celebrate our 20th episode of The Organizational Excellence Podcast with a discussion of the importance of problem solvers in our…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Changing Your Outcome Through Visualization
In this episode, Kevin elaborates on the importance of visualizing positive goals and outcomes in order to garner success for the future of your business.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Checklists vs Results
In this podcast, Kevin breaks down the differences between merely checking an item off of a checklist vs getting the RESULTS that you are looking for.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Cultivating A Team Culture
In this podcast, Kevin explains his six points to cultivate a great Team Culture.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
How To Get The Most Out Of Your CE Events
In this podcast, Kevin breaks down three different steps to take in order to bring the energy and knowledge that you obtain from a CE event, training event…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Fighting Negativity and Creating Content in Team Meetings
Kevin shares his insights on negativity in Team Meetings as well as his advice for Team Meeting Content.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Right Seat of the Bus
It is important to ensure that you have the right people in the correct seats on the bus in your business.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Feedback
Providing feedback to your team is a major part of your investment in them. By withholding your feedback to save their feelings, you are preventing them from…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Participation Trophies Don't Work
Handing out "participation trophies" is not a brand new idea specific to younger generations. These "trophies" envelop every generation and do not do us any…
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Once is Not Enough
Far too many people are expecting instant results in forming a relationship with only a small amount of effort.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Social Media Insights
One dimensional social media posts are boring. Your audience wants variety, give it to them.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Good EGGs
EGGs are a necessary ingredient for the success of your team.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Team Meetings Suck
The success of your business is directly related to the quality and quantity of your team meetings.
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Define Who You Are Going To Be
To be or not to be was the question posed by Shakespeare. My question is, who are you going to be?
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
The 10 Things That Require Zero Talent
This should resonate with every business owner and manager!
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Where Am I Supposed To Find and Hire Employees?
Keep your 👀 open for the superstars.....
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Complacency is Costly
How often do you go back and look at the PNL from the previous month?
- The Leverage Podcast with Kevin Johnson
Should I Wait For The Perfect Employee?
Application of the K.I.S.S. theory.