Arete Coach 1123 Jim Handy 'If it's Worth Doing, Hire Someone To Do It'

Arete Coach: The Art & Science of Executive Coaching

Arete Coach Podcast

Business, How To, Entrepreneurship, Education, Management

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Episode 1,123 of the Arete Coach Podcast, hosted by Severin Sorensen and featuring special guest Jim Handy, a seasoned executive coach, mentor, business advisor, trainer, and former president and co-owner of TEC Wisconsin. Jim played a pivotal role in shaping the organization that later evolved into TEC-Vistage.

With a successful track record of launching and managing two businesses and a consulting practice specializing in strategic planning, organizational growth, and family business succession, Jim shares his wealth of experience with us.

In this engaging episode, we discuss the early days of TEC, including Jim's experiences with founder Bob Nourse. We explore the roles of a TEC Chair and group facilitator. We delve into the power of peer groups and Jim's first venture as a paperboy, where he learned the value of hiring others for tasks worth doing. We also touch on the past and future of business and the transformative potential of AI.

Join us for a fun, authentic, and thought-provoking conversation with a TEC-Vistage pioneer. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this insightful episode.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was produced on 9 March 2023.

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0:00.0	This is the Articoch podcast with Severin Swanson and its guest, Jim Handy.
0:05.0	Jim is an executive coach, mentor, business advisor, trainer, and former president of Tech Wisconsin.
0:13.0	This interview is recorded on March 9, 2023 via Zoom video.
0:18.0	You are listening to Severin Swanson, executive coach and curator of the Articoch podcast,
0:24.0	where we explore excellence in the art and science of executive coaching.
0:28.0	Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Jim Handy, an accomplished executive coach, mentor, business advisor, and former president of Tech Wisconsin.
0:37.0	With a notable track record that includes successfully launching and managing two businesses,
0:42.0	as well as a business consulting practice focused on strategic planning, organizational alignment for growth, and family business accession,
0:50.0	Jim has worked with countless CEOs and managers across the diverse range of industries.
0:55.0	Additionally, he has served on the board of directors for various businesses and nonprofit organizations.
1:01.0	As a volunteer business mentor for SCORE for over 10 years, Jim has also demonstrated a deep commitment to helping entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve their goals.
1:12.0	His expertise spans business startup and growth, strategic planning, operations, cells, organizational design and alignment, consulting practice, and membership-based business models.
1:25.0	Given Jim's impressive career and wealth of experience as an executive coach, mentor, advisor, and leader in the executive peer group industry,
1:34.0	I knew he would be an exceptional guest for today's episode of the Articoch podcast.
1:39.0	So welcome, Jim.
1:41.0	Thank you.
1:42.0	I'm excited to have you here.
1:44.0	So you are an interesting one.
1:47.0	I find your name throughout history, particularly of Tech and Vistage.
1:52.0	But when I try to go back online, you're like this mystery man.
1:55.0	So perhaps you can take me back in the early days of your career.
2:00.0	How did your feet take you into executive coaching and peer group facilitation?
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