The Clarity Advisors Show

On this “Ask Me Anything” edition of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke answers listeners’ questions.This week he explains that being friendly and being professional aren't opposites (and that friendly is better!), and he offers some recommendations for your summer reading list.If you have a question that you’d like Ken to answer in a future episode, you can email i

While an organization is only as good as its leaders, it's also only as good as its followers. It's the followers who accomplish goals under a leader's direction and help achieve the leader's vision.Whether or not you aspire to leadership, it's essential that you learn to follow well. On this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke offers his top four characteristics

We spend a lot of time talking about success and how to achieve it, but there are actually more ways to get things wrong than there are to get them right.So, on this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke flips the script and offers seven steps to ensure failure. This isn't a complete list, but it's a start. Hopefully you'll do the opposite and set yourself up for su

As we officially start summer, it's a time to set aside work, take a vacation or at least a few days off, and recharge. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be opportunities to network.On the 100th episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke offers two tips for making connections at summertime events that will help you grow your team and business. Timestamps(00:26): Intr

On this "Ask Me Anything" episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke addresses a listener's question about a team consistently missing deadlines despite using a project management tool. Timestamps(00:38): Listener question.(01:19): Purpose of a project management tool.(02:28): Tending the garden of the team.(04:20): The leader is responsible.(06:04): Diagnosing the probl

On this "Ask Me Anything" episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke uses the DiSC Assessment to answer a listener's question about how to deal with a boss with the opposite behavior style. Timestamps(00:38): Listener question.(02:28): DiSC chart explanation.(09:17): Get your concerns on the table.(11:36): Four tips for an “S” working with a “D” boss.(11:48): No.

As we head into summer, it's important not lose momentum with your team. We all need time off to reset and recharge, and we continue to have customers we need to serve.On this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke offers six ideas to help you maintain momentum through the summer while making sure your team still gets time to enjoy summer.Timestamps(00:23): Introduct

One aspect of starting and running a small business that's often overlooked is the importance of good legal advice. Today’s guest, Jim Shafer, is an attorney who has been advising small businesses for decades. He also has an extensive background in real estate. On this edition of the Clarity Advisors Show, Jim and host Ken Trupke discuss the benefits of having an attorney on your

On this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke recounts three separate, but related experiences that encouraged him by reminding him of the value of knowledge and learning, to accept our imperfections, and recognize that success may be closer than we think. Timestamps(00:23): Separate, but related encouraging events(00:40): Conversation with a friend about a difficul

On this "Ask Me Anything" episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke answers listeners’ questions.This week he looks explains why it sometimes makes sense to stay with a job a long time and when it might be time to move on, how you can lead a team that’s doing something you’ve never done yourself, and how an older worker can leverage their experience to help the te