In this episode, Joe Wilkinson, Founder and CEO at Artisan Strategies, discusses some of the challenges he’s faced in his career, his personal journey into handling workplace stress, and the lessons learned from handling transparency during company changes.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

1. The time when Joe trained an individual to take over the team he was leading, just for him to transfer to a different team

2. When Joe was stuck between choosing his friend or the company he was working at

3. Joe’s boss telling him, “Great job everything is going amazing! You are the only one of your peers who won’t get promoted or a raise. No reason why.”

Things to listen for:

[03:32] When Joe gained the courage to go off on his own

[07:21] His ‘aha’ moment into entrepreneurship

[11:33] When Joe’s trainee was supposed to take over his team, but was persuaded to join a different team

[18:10] Will he choose his friend? Or the business?

[29:49] When Joe was told, “Great job! But you’re not getting a raise” at his performance review

[37:30] Feedback can either make or break a relationship

[41:16] Joe’s self doubt journey

Resources:

- Connect with Joe on LinkedIn

- Check out Artisan Strategies

- Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn

- Work with Andrew

- Learn more about Appcues