• Hot Seat W/ Sven Cowart: How Do You Break Communication Silos in a Complex Organization?
    2025/05/30

    How Do You Break Communication Silos in a Complex Organization?

    In this Hot Seat session, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker coach Sven Cowart, co-founder and CTO of ElastiFlow, through challenges in building effective remote team culture.

    Sven’s core struggles revolve around how to create a “huddle culture” remotely, encourage agency in employees, and break down information silos that slow decision-making and progress.

    They discuss the complexities of communication, collaboration, and organizational design in a remote, technical company.

    The conversation reveals the tension between titles creating exclusion versus clarity, and the essential role of consistent behavioral change and leadership in driving culture.

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

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    Sponsored by Fist Bump

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    36 分
  • Free Tools: Is Your Org Chart a Mirror or a Mask?
    2025/05/24

    [Free Tools] - The Org Chart Fix: Eliminate Bottlenecks, Confusion & Burnout.

    The org chart is one of the most underused yet powerful tools in business. In this Free Tools, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker reveal 4 hidden dysfunctions caused by a weak org chart—and how to fix them.

    💡 You’ll learn to:
    • Spot bottlenecks + accountability gaps
    • Redesign roles for clarity + speed
    • Avoid leadership undermining
    • Use CAR (Clarity, Autonomy, Results)
    • Empower teams with missions + KPIs

    Structure isn’t control—it’s freedom. Especially for founders and COOs.

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

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    29 分
  • Reflection Session: Are You the Bottleneck You’re Trying to Fix?
    2025/05/23

    Protect, Perfect, or Scale: The Hidden Question Driving Your Business

    Protect, Perfect, or Scale?
    Every founder and leadership team is operating from one of these 3 mindsets, but most never name it. In this Reflection Session, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker unpack how this unspoken tension shapes decisions, strategy, and alignment.

    Learn to:
    • Spot hidden misalignment in your team
    • Ask “backdoor questions” that reveal what’s unsaid
    • Align your capital, culture, and goals
    • Lead up with clarity, not confusion

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

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    24 分
  • SSS EP02 - The Cost of Carrying It All: A Soul Dive for Leaders
    2025/05/10

    SSS EP02 - The Cost of Carrying It All: A Soul Dive for LeadersThis Soul Dive Session is your wake-up call: 77% of exceptional leadership isn’t about what you do — it’s about who you are.

    Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker peel back the layers of leadership to explore two often-overlooked traits that define the most impactful leaders: being inwardly sound and others focused.

    No fluff, just raw insights, reflection, and real stories that hit home.

    ✔ Why most leadership advice focuses on the wrong 23%

    ✔ A 2-part framework that transforms how you show up

    ✔ McKenzie’s personal burnout moment and what it revealed

    ✔ Letter-grade check-in: Where do you need to grow?

    ✔ One small action to start leading from the inside out

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

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    27 分
  • Introduction - Why We’re Here:The Story Behind “Sessions with System & Soul”
    2025/05/08

    Why We’re Here: The Story Behind “Sessions with System & Soul”

    In our kickoff episode, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker share why they created Sessions with System & Soul—a space for founders, COOs, and leaders to work on their business and themselves, not just in it.

    They explore the tension between growth and burnout, and how blending systems and soul leads to sustainable leadership.

    Plus, a glimpse of what’s ahead: Hot Seat coaching, Soul Dives, Reflection Sessions, and actionable Tools & Concepts.

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

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    11 分
  • #009: Renegades Audiobook Chapters 2 and 2.5!
    2024/11/13

    We’re giving you something special becase we like breaking the rules! The new book Renegades is available now on Amazon and Audible! To celebrate, we’re bringing a portion of the book to you right here on the podcast! We’re also giving away FREE access to the audiobook for our first several listeners!


    Limited number available! Get FREE access to the Renegades audiobook by following these steps:


    1. Reach out to us at podcast@systemandsoul.com to get a unique link to access the book.

    2. Use your claim code to download the book

    3. Give it a listen and leave us a review.

    4. Bonus step: share Renegades with a friend!


    References:

    Buy Renegaes on Amazon

    Buy Renegades on Audible

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

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    25 分
  • #008: Renegades Audiobook Preview!
    2024/10/02

    008: Renegades Audiobook Preview!

    This week, we have something very special for you! The new book Renegades is available now on Amazon and Audible! To celebrate, we’re bringing a portion of the audiobook to you right here on the podcast! We’re also giving away FREE access to the audiobook for our first several listeners! See below for details!


    Limited number available! Get FREE access to the Renegades audiobook by following these steps:


    1. Reach out to us at podcast@systemandsoul.com to get a unique link to access the book.

    2. Use your claim code to download the book

    3. Give it a listen and leave us a review.

    4. Bonus step: share Renegades with a friend!


    References:

    Buy Renegaes on Amazon

    Buy Renegades on Audible

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

    Follow Sessions With System & Soul on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Subscribe to our Newsletter!

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    23 分
  • #007: Leadership as an Identity with Dr. Crawford Loritts
    2024/08/21

    Dr. Crawford Loritts delves into the four essential traits of enduring leadership: brokenness, uncommon communion, servanthood, and radical immediate obedience. Loritts shares his personal journey of refining his leadership philosophy, emphasizing the critical role of faith.


    Key Takeaways:

    - The distinction between brokenness and woundedness

    - The pitfalls of entitlement and narcissism in leadership, offering listeners practical wisdom to avoid these traps

    - How to overcome discouragement in leadership and make transformative choices during challenging times


    This episode is sponsored by The 261.


    Start your day with clarity! As leaders, we have countless things on our mind: things we need to do, things we’re not doing, problems we need to solve, new exciting ideas––all jotted down in that worn out mental notebook we keep in our heads.


    But, sometimes leaders and entrepreneurs simply need to step away from the mental clutter––sometimes we don’t need the notebook, we just need a sticky note––a simple reminder along the way to help us gain clarity and control of our business.

    That’s why we created a new FREE resource called The 261. As you may know, there are 261 work days in the calendar year. So, we have mapped out the entire year with daily micro thoughts and micro actions––sticky notes––to help keep the ball moving forward in your personal life as a leader and for the sake of your business.


    If you want to start your day with clarity and receive a short, helpful thought to jumpstart your leadership, please go to The261.com and sign up!

    References:

    Dr. Crawford Loritts’ Books

    Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

    The best businesses aren’t just built on strategy, they’re built on soul.

    📅 Join us LIVE every Friday on LinkedIn & YouTube

    Your weekly leadership reminder.

    Visit https://www.systemandsoul.com/261

    Follow Sessions With System & Soul on LinkedIn & YouTube

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    32 分