Episode 24: Your Team Craves Coaching
A recent survey by Adobe of Gen Zers revealed they are HUNGRY for mentorship and development. GenZ are those born between 1997 and 2012, so your 26 year old and under workforce. Here are two stats from the survey: First, 83% said a mentor is crucial for their career, but only half reported having one. And I […]
Episode 23: It’s Never a Mistake to Care for Someone
I was watching one of my usual annual movies, Radio. Radio is the story of a high school football coach and the developmentally challenged man he took under his wing. Cuba Gooding Jr plays the real life handicapped man, nicknamed Radio. He was bullied by football players and the coach caught them, punished them, and […]
Episode 22: Apply the 85% Rule to Maximize High Performance
A popular management mindset is: Give 110% effort or you aren’t giving enough! This approach hasn’t worked. Not only does this old mindset not produce high performance, it creates a downward spiral of toxicity leading to burnout. And from what segment: the highly engaged yet exhausted workers – your top people! Try to replace your top staff, […]
Episode 21: Warren Buffet’s “Best Investment” and “Inflation Fighting” Advice is…
First, who is Warren Buffet? Warren Buffett is not only one of the richest men in the world, He’s generally known as one of the wisest. Buffet addressed at a shareholder’s meeting how we can mitigate the impact of inflation. And where our best investment lies. Where is it? OURSELVES! … YOU! Buffet said “The […]
Episode 20: Get Out!
Get Out! No, I’m not telling you to leave. I’m telling you to get out of the office. Get out of town. Get out of your routine. GET OUT! It is so very easy to get stuck in our usual routine. Is there ever not more work to do? Is there ever not more responsibilities […]
Episode 19: The Six Keys to High Performing Teams Are…
The 6 Keys to High Performing Teams are … Ahhh … so I have your attention on this Labor Day. For Labor Day we celebrate the hard work so many do. What we really want to celebrate is that hard work results in huge success. And that success being wins for them, leading to wins […]
Episode 18: Dish Out WOW to Create Raving Fans
Online advocates are modern day influencers. Think of the speed and power of social media as they shout love or hate. You notice few people give 3 star reviews. It’s usually 1-2s or 4-5s. Any patient or any customer can affect your brand quickly. If they love you they will shout about it. If they […]
Episode 17: Slow Down to Speed Up
Man, is this world going fast. Business and life getting so much busier aren’t they? It makes us feel like we have to go faster, and faster, and faster to stay ahead of it. What happens is, yes, we get busy … being busy. We can feel like the hamster on the hamster wheel, our […]
Episode 16: Geek Out! Be You! To Be YOU!
The most important thing is being the authentic you. Secretly, I think most of us think of ourselves as Geeks. I always identified with the movie Revenge of the Nerds even though I was an athlete. Because really, I was (and am) a Nerd. Maybe you are like me and live for Start Trek reruns […]
Episode 15: We Act on Emotions and then Justify with Logic
Whether marketing, parenting, or leadership of any kind, it is the ability to connect with others emotionally that drives decisions and actions. People don’t come, act, or follow because you are good at what you do. They do it because of how you make them feel. We all want to feel valued. We all want […]
