Business Building Blocks Podcast
We’ll talk about all things that will make your business better like personal and professional development, leadership, healing, parenting, wellness of your mind, body, and spirit…What?? Not the list you expected?? Tune in and walk with my guests and I on a journey toward improving yourself that will not only get you better business results but will get you the life you want.
Episodes
100 episodes
Shift That Most Leaders Avoided
Leadership growth often requires a shift that most leaders avoid.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt explains the leadership growth shift that helps business owners and managers scale t...
Why Leadership Feels Hard (And How to Lead Your Way)
Leadership feels hard when you’re trying to lead in a way that doesn’t match how you naturally operate.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt explains why leadership feels harder than it s...
Where to Start When Everything Feels Overwhelming
Leadership overwhelm doesn’t come from doing too little—it comes from carrying too much for too long.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt breaks down why leaders feel overwhelmed and whe...
What Should a CEO Actually Be Doing? (Without Losing Control)
The CEO role is often misunderstood, especially by leaders who feel like they need to stay involved in everything to keep control.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt explains what a CEO...
Do You Actually Need a Business Strategy?
Leadership strategy often fails not because it’s wrong—but because it’s never used.In this episode, we break down leadership strategy that actually works and how to turn it into consistent action.If you’re a business owner, manager, ...
How to Manage Problem Employees Without Frustration
Managing problem employees is one of the most frustrating challenges leaders face.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt explains how to deal with problem employees by focusing on behavior...
You Copied a “Best Practice”... So Why Isn’t It Working?
Leaders often try to copy best practices from other companies—but still struggle to get results.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt explains why best practices fail for leaders and how ...
Leadership Overwhelm: How Leaders Reduce Stress
Leadership overwhelm is real. Many leaders feel like they must handle everything at once—strategy, team management, operations, and constant “fires.”In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt shares practic...
Employee Engagement: How to Get Employees to Care More
You built your business with passion, grit, and long nights.Now you're asking:“Why don’t my employees care like I do?”In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadership coach Kristina Schmitt breaks down th...
How to Involve Your Team in Decisions Without Losing Leadership Control
Want to involve your team in decision making… without losing leadership control?In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt shares how leaders can invite team input while still maintaining clear direc...
Decision Making Under Pressure for Leaders
Decision making under pressure for leaders is one of the hardest parts of leadership.When you're making 100+ decisions a day, clarity matters before the stress hits.This episode is for business owners, manufacturing leaders, and peop...
Team Discord Is Costing You More Than You Think | Leadership Alignment
Your team is capable.Your strategy is sound.So why does progress feel harder than it should?In Episode 89 of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt unpacks how team discord—both loud and quiet—can slowly damage pe...
Why Successful Business Owners Feel Miserable (And How to Fix It)
Your business is growing.Your team is expanding.From the outside, everything looks successful.So why are you exhausted, frustrated, and quietly miserable?In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, leadershi...
Why Employees Avoid Responsibility and How Leaders Fix It
Why won’t employees take responsibility—and why does it keep falling back on you?If you’re working harder than everyone else and constantly fixing what your team should own, this episode is for you.In this episode of the Bu...
Follow Up on Goals to Drive Team Success | Kristina Schmitt Development
Struggling to move your goals—or your team’s goals—forward?In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt shares actionable strategies for leaders, managers, and business owners to set goals that act...
Leadership Clarity for Better Decisions & Growth
Leadership clarity is the difference between working hard and actually moving the business forward.In this episode, we break down why many capable leaders still feel stuck—and how closing the clarity gap leads to stronger decisi...
How to Stand Out as a Woman in Leadership
Leadership doesn’t break because people aren’t capable.It breaks when leaders lose themselves in the role.In Episode 84, Kristina Schmitt sits down with Nicole Donnelly of Hello Moxie for a deeply honest conversation about identity, ...
What to Do When You Fail at Your Goal
Every January, we tell ourselves: This year will be different.But when motivation fades and life gets real, shame often replaces momentum.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina breaks dow...
The Easiest Goal-Setting Process Ever
We’re at Christmas — and this episode is short, practical, and immediately usable.If you’ve ever felt frustrated by goal setting, struggled to execute, or watched goals stall out, this episode is for you.In this Christmas Eve epis...
Finding Quiet in the Chaos
This season is loud—personally and professionally. But leadership clarity doesn’t come from more noise.In this episode of the Business Building Blocks Podcast, Kristina Schmitt explores why silence, reflection, and intentional stillness ...
When Is It Time to Let Someone Go?
Every leader eventually faces this moment — the moment you realize a team member might not be the right fit.You’re frustrated. You’re drained. You’re questioning yourself. And you’re wondering:“Do I keep helping… or is it time t...
How to Set Your Team Up for Success from Day One
Ever rush through onboarding because you “don’t have time”?I’ve been there too.But here’s the plot twist:Your new hire isn’t the only one struggling—YOUR WHOLE TEAM feels it.In this episode, I’m breaking down the hidde...
Part 2: 5 Steps to a Better Business, a Better Home, and a Better Life
This isn’t the “clean your house” part of the conversation.This is the heart of it.In Part 2 of my conversation with Dana K. White, we talk about the emotional side of decluttering—the guilt, the identity ties, the fear of ...
Part 1: 5 Steps to a Better Business, a Better Home, and a Better Life
What if your struggle with clutter isn’t because you’re lazy, disorganized, or lacking discipline…but because no one ever taught you a method that works for your brain?In this episode, Dana K. White (A Slob Comes Clean) breaks dow...
Leadership Model Series: Episode 5 - The Beckhard-Harris Formula for Change
Change doesn’t fail because we’re lazy—it fails because something in the equation is missing.In this episode, Kristina breaks down the Beckhard-Harris Formula for Change—and how she used it to redesign her podcast setup (and min...