28 Jan 2026 · 2 min
Bill Gallagher breaks down how to inspire people as a leader: describe the problem you solve, paint what happens if it continues unsolved, then show the transformed future your work enables.
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Have you ever wished that you were more inspiring? That people were more excited about who you were and what you had to say and what you were up to about your business? I've got a simple formula for a way that you, no matter what you are, could be more inspiring. Whether you're inspiring today, whether you light people up today or not. So by inspiring I mean that people around you are lit up, they're excited about your business and what you're up to. So there's a great way to do that and it's to share the vision of the company, but to share your vision in a way that really gets people excited, that lights people up. So this matters with investors, it matters with employees, it matters with vendors and partners with customers, right? If you could share the future of your company, what you're up to, the purpose, the why of the work, and.
Do it effectively again and again and.
Again, that, that would actually make a differ in the people that come to work with you, that take an interest in you, that say nice things about you, that partner with you, et cetera. So here's the formula. The first thing to do is to talk about the problem area, the thing that you deal with in the world. So we all have a problem that we solve in the world when we speak about that. Not just like the direct application, but the broader, like we see people grappling with this all the time and this is a thing that they struggle with, right? And then you take that problem out and you extend it. Like if it just keeps going on like this, it's been like this for a while, it's just going to keep getting worse. And we can see the world is like this.
However.
We thought it would be cool, we thought it would make a difference, we thought it'd be awesome. We Thought it'd be delightful if we change the world in this way and we solve this problem. And so we came up with this service, with this product, with this thing and let yourself be excited about that work, right? That simple formula, a problem, the way the future is likely to be with the problem.
And then what would it be like.
If you changed everything, that future and then finally your product or service on the tail end of it. That is a very effective, repeatable way to become more inspirational, more of a visionary, inspiring visionary leader on a regular, consistent, easy basis. And no matter kind of your verbal skills, you could get better at that right away, apply that formula. So share the problem, share the predictable future with the current problem in place and then talk about the way the world could be if you change things up with your product or service, your work in the world, right? And then finish with that, that piece of it. And that's why we invented, you know, this thing. That's why we developed this thing, that's why we launched this, that's why we released this. And then it makes sense to people and even if they don't buy from you, they get the passion and what you care about. We want people in the end to be left with a positive feeling. It's really feelings, good feelings that we want to come out of. A conversation about vision. And so hope that is helpful for you. Practice it and you'll get great at it. I'm Bill Gallagher, Scaling coach and host of this Scaling up business podcast. We bring at least one show to you every week with something to do to level up your company to raise up as a leader to build a bigger, better company doing something that you really care about. We hope the show is helpful for you. If you like it, subscribe it like it, turn on your notifications so that you get them every week and keep coming back. Share it with somebody else. And if you'd like to know more about our coaching programs, our workshops and everything else we've got going on, you'll find all of those coaching programs, programs and more@scalingcoach.com ScalingCoach.com is where you'll find all the back shows, all of our tools, tips, tricks and all of our coaching programs. Scalingcoach.com.
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