Why Your Business Isn't Growing (and how to fix it!)
A business growth podcast for small-business owners and SME leaders who want to scale a business, lift team performance, and sharpen leadership—without 60-hour weeks. Weekly, Brendan Rogers gives you practical playbooks to grow revenue, build high-performing teams, and become a confident leader. Expect short, actionable episodes on leadership development, team performance, scaling a business, cadence/1:1s, and execution systems—so your business grows while you win back time. Follow and start listening now. Grow yourself, grow your business.
Episodes
Motivation is easy at the start of the year. Clarity is harder and far more important.
In this leadership podcast episode of Why Your Business Isn’t Growing and how to fix it, Brendan Rog...
As the year comes to a close, many business owners and leaders rush into planning for next year — without stopping to reflect on what actually worked. In this business growth podcast epis...
From the outside, a dual-CEO structure can sound collaborative, progressive, and even safer than relying on one person at the top.
But in reality?
For most organisations, two CEOs create m...
Most business owners think they need more complex marketing strategies to grow — funnels, SEO, content machines, paid ads…
But the truth?
The biggest growth lever is often the simplest one ...
Most leaders aren’t held back by what they see — they’re held back by what they don’t.
And the biggest leadership blindspot inside growing teams is also the one almost no one talks about:
Most business owners and leaders believe their business system is the problem — EOS, OKRs, Lean, SOPs, L10s, dashboards, workflows.
But the truth is far more uncomfortable:
Systems don’t f...
Want a self-managing team and a business that grows without you doing it all?
The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is powerful for structure,...
Most business owners and leaders say they need better time management.
But here’s the truth: you can’t manage time — you can only manage your priorities inside it.
When only a few team members are doing the wrong thing, sending a group email might feel easier — but it rarely fixes the real issue.
In this episode of Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!) Read more
You’ve built success — but you’re still stuck.
In this Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!) business growth podcast, Brendan Rogers shares the five critical signs your business isn’t built for scale, even if it looks...
If your business is growing but you’re working harder, feeling stretched, and losing control — this episode is for you.
In this Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!) business growth podcast, Brendan Rogers reveals how...
Feeling unsure about your leadership doesn’t mean you’re failing — it means you’re paying attention.
In this episode of Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!) — the business growth podca...
Most leaders think giving more feedback is the secret to better performance.
But the truth? The fastest way to build a genuine feedback culture is to ask for feedback yourself.
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Are you stuck in the “Networking Black Hole”?
You attend events, hand out cards, smile, and leave... but nothing happens. No new leads, no partnerships, no growth. If that’s your experience, this small business podcast episode is for you.
In this short solo episode of the Why Your Business Isn’t Growing business growth podcast, Brendan Rogers from Leader By Design flips the outdated beli...
Are your 1:1s driving team performance—or just chewing up time?
In the latest business growth podcast episode of Why Your Business Isn’t Growing, Brendan Rogers reveals the 5 most common mistakes business owners make that turn 1:1 meetings into ...
More rooms doesn’t equal more growth.
In this episode of the business growth podcast Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!), Brendan Rogers shows why your networking may be slowing sales—and how to fix it in a week.
You’ll learn five signs (cards not relationships; dreading follow-up; pitching instead of connecting; entering events without a goal; a foggy one-liner) and sim...
Long plans don’t grow a business—weekly execution does.
In this episode of the business growth podcast Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!), Brendan Rogers hands you a one-page strategic plan for busy owners: five questions (12-month success, why it matters, one metric, 3 focus areas, 90-day outcomes), a 90-day rhythm (plan, review weekly, reset), and his three-word filte...
Still avoiding “micromanagement” and wondering why projects drift?
In this episode of the business growth podcast Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!), Brendan Rogers shows why vagueness—not control—kills momentum. You’ll learn his 90-second Clarity Contract (Result, Evidence, When, Guardrails, Help) to set outcomes without hovering, plus scripts for handovers and check-i...
Could a quiet money–trust wobble put you on the front page?
In this episode of Why Your Business Isn’t Growing (and how to fix it!), Brendan shares a 30-minute trust tune-up to protect reputation and speed business growth. You’ll get five simple moves:
- Write clear “Money Rules”
- Use two outside approvers
- Keep a daylight conflict register
- Run boring monthly controls
- Create a safe Spea...
Are performance reviews quietly stalling business growth?
In this straight-talking episode, Brendan Rogers shares three habits to retire—skipping the conversation, scoring people, and drowning everyone in forms—and the simple system to grow your business without HR drama. You’ll learn a light monthly check-in and deeper quarterly review, outcome-based goals with 360 input, plus a one-pag...
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