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The Clarity Advisors Show

With Ken Trupke

13 Nolan King — The challenges of being a young leader of volunteers

Being a leader is never easy, but it can be especially challenging if you’re leading a sales team, leading volunteers, or if you’re young. And today’s guest on The Clarity Advisors Show is facing all three…and winning!

In this episode, Nolan King, the youngest Regional Sales Coordinator at Aflac, talks with host Ken Trupke about overcoming this triple challenge, the lessons he’s learned while building his team, and how hiring a coach has helped him become a better leader.

Episode Highlights: 

  • Building relationships through actions.
  • Why people are more important than processes.
  • Why business leaders should hire an outside coach.

Timestamps:

[01:02] The triple challenge.
[01:54] Nolan’s journey.
[03:55] The team and their coverage.
[04:31] Challenge #1: Young leader.
[09:25] Finding his true self as a leader.
[12:03] Challenge #2: Sales.
[14:25] Metrics, meetings, and role-playing.
[16:13] Challenge #3: Volunteers.
[18:23] Lessons learned from recruiting people.
[20:47] How Nolan’s upbringing helped his career as a leader.
[23:11] Nolan’s recommended reading.
[25:01] Hiring a coach.

Episode Quotes:

  • “Everything to do with leadership is building relationships.” (Nolan)
  • “If you’re going to lead a team, you have to constantly add value to them.” (Nolan)
  • “Put pressure on the process, not the person.” (Nolan)

Nolan’s Recommended Reading and Listening:

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