Obstacles to Opportunity: Transforming Business Challenges into Triumphs

Pat Alacqua on the Pocket Sized Pep Talks Show hosted by Rob Jolles
Pat Alacqua sits down with Rob to unpack what it takes to scale successfully, avoid common pitfalls, and stay grounded through the ups and downs of expansion.
Every business starts with a spark... an idea full of potential. But turning that spark into a sustainable, thriving enterprise?
That’s where the real work begins.
EPISODE NOTES
In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:
- What inspired Pat to write Obstacles to Opportunity, and why now?
- We all learn lessons on our journeys, and some we learn the hard way. Pat shares leadership lessons you learned the hard way.
- Pat's 3Cs Process and how it leads to more decisive action.
- A byproduct of growth is often chaos. Pat discusses the first thing a leader should do to prepare, or react to it.
- One particular leader's story from the book that still sticks with Pat, and what can we learn from it.
- One challenge most leaders underestimate, and why it catches them off guard.
- We all define success in our own way. Pat provides his definition of success
- Pat concludes by telling listeners one last thing from this book that we should implement today!