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Elevating Employee Engagement Elevating employee engagement to have a more productive and committed workforce is part of every leadership or management agenda. But some people excel at it while others fall flat. Wishful thinking doesn’t make it happen and in this episode we’ll explore what does. What You’ll Discover About Elevating Employee Engagement: * How elevating employee engagement can impro...

Self-Aware Leadership The self-aware leadership sounds a bit like an oxymoron. You know what your intentions are when you do what you do and say what you say. So of course you're self-aware of yourself. BUT, are you really aware of all that you need to stay on top of to flawlessly execute your business strategy? Ooh, maybe not, and you wouldn't be alone. As today's guest, Robert Courser, author of...

Culture of Belonging Establishing a genuine culture of belonging takes more than signing new employees up for payroll and benefits. What more could they possibly want? And how can executives, managers or entrepreneurs provide it? Those are some of the things we're going to explore with the Jonathan Stutz, co-author of Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging...

Fractional CFO  Is it time to engage the services of a fractional CFO, a chief Financial officer? How are you supposed to know? What can they bring to the party that's different from a CPA or a bookkeeper that you're currently working with? Those are a few of the questions we'll explore with today's guest, finance expert John Hannum. What You'll Discover About a Fractional CFO: * How a fractional...

Effective Leadership Effective leadership is something every organization needs and we’ve known about the art and science of effective leadership and human team management for decades. But yet there’s a gap between people in leadership positions knowing and doing. And it begs the question, why? Why is it so hard? What is standing in our way? Those are a few of the things we’ll explore with Dr. Mar...

Maximize Human Capital Being able to maximize human capital to optimize employee engagement is the unspoken goal of every business. Yet not all talent is created equal, and too often entrepreneurs, especially those in startup mode, rely on their gut feel and past experience in assembling their teams. But today's guest says a data driven approach to decision making helps sidestep predictable people...

Ethical Use of AI When it comes to the ethical use of AI in your business, you want to do the right thing and you assume you will. But what if artificial intelligence is like an iceberg with hidden danger below the waterline? No one wants their business to be the Titanic, and that’s why we’re going to explore how to start thinking about the ethical use of AI to successfully navigate those hazards....

Employee Development Employee talent development sounds scary to business owners and leaders, who fear that investing in an employee’s career encourages them to look for greener pastures elsewhere. Managers will claim they don’t have time, that it’s really the employee’s responsibility, that they really can’t give employees what they want. So they’d rather ignore the situation because there’s no v...

Beyond Profit How do you measure business success beyond profit? How does it connect to your deeper purpose in life? Your why? Discover one entrepreneur’s amazing journey and how you can connect your business beyond profit too. What You’ll Discover About Creating Goals Beyond Profit: * The personal awakening that led Steve Farrell to create a goal beyond profit * How to find our own goals beyond p...

Business Turnaround A successful business turnaround is a terrific way to transform an organization that’s stuck, but how big does the plateau have to be before you take action? And what kind of action is necessary to jumpstart healthier growth and profitability? Today’s business turnaround expert, Rich Allocco, shares his insights. What You’ll Discover About a Business Turnaround: * The 3 red fla...

Inclusive Leadership Inclusive leadership can be a sensitive subject. On one hand we can appreciate the concept intellectually, but emotionally, when someone says we’re not being inclusive it feels like a personal attack because we’re often unaware of how our behavior impacts what others see and hear AND more importantly, how our own culture, experiences, and biases shape what we do and say. How d...

EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT Employee career advancement is typically thought of a climbing the ladder of success with one promotion after another. But Julie Winkle Giulioni says they’re SO yesterday and offer fresh perspectives on employee career advancement to help your business win the war for talent. What You’ll Discover About Employee Career Development: * How changes in the marketplace requir...

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT Organizational change management can make or break an organization regardless of size. According to McKinsey & Company 70% of all change initiatives fail because we’re creatures of habit and biologically hardwired to stick with what’s worked for us in the past. It’s not helpful when battling change going into the future, like a pandemic, shifting markets, suppl...

BE FUNDABLE If you want your business to be fundable, to have ready access to money when you need it, there are certain things you need to do. What are they? (Just in case you ever DO need money from outside sources . . . because believe me that’s NOT the time to find you’re not fundable.) Luckily, today’s guest, Merrill Chandler is an expert in the field and he explains why your credit score is N...

THRIVE AMID ADVERSITY How to thrive amid adversity and uncertainty is a perennial question. Add a financial crisis or a health crisis like Covid to the mix and you’ve really got a hot mess on your hands. So how do you keep your head up and continuously thrive amid uncertainty? Meridith Elliott Powell, author of  Thrive: Strategies to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage,  offers insights ba...

WORKPLACE TRUST Workplace trust can ebb and flow like an ocean tide depending on  what  we say and  how  we say it. Little things can mean a lot, especially when it comes from someone in a position of authority. Getting it right means sharpening your soft skills and today’s guest, Anne Baum is going to share some soft skill secrets to help you build workplace trust more consistently. What You’ll D...

INCREASE REVENUE Can you really increase revenue without selling more? How cool would that be? Right? Today’s Summer Classic guest, Ken Wentworth, also known as Mr. Biz, says yes you can. Listen now to get the inside scoop.  What You’ll Discover About How to Increase Revenue: * How eliminating the “silent business killer” lets you increase revenue  * Myth of the Loss Leader  * How aggressive prici...

READ NONVERBAL BODY LANGUAGE Are you unsure of how to read nonverbal body language at work? Could you be missing out on subtle clues about what someone is really thinking? Imagine how valuable it would be if you were better at decoding those signals? It could help you be a more effective leader, negotiator, or team player. It’s powerful indeed, my friends. Today’s Summer Classic guest, Martin Broo...

BUSINESS MOTIVATION Keeping your business motivation high can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like pushing a mule up hill. There are days you feel it and, let’s be honest, days you don’t. How can you keep your business motivation mojo turbocharged? Today’s Summer Classic guest, Dr Ronald Dalrymple, is the author of The Inner Manager and a licensed psychologist who offers some tips and strate...

MAGICAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Does creating a magical customer experience sound like a bunch of marketing pie in the sky? Well, today’s Summer Classic guest is a Disney management alum, and he says that you don’t need a roller coaster or nightly fireworks to create a magical customer experience.  What You’ll Discover About the Magical Customer Experience: * How to adopt the magical customer experien...

EMAIL TIME MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY Want to tame your inbox and get more email time management productivity? I know . . . it sounds too good to be true. Unsolicited sales pitches, subscriptions you never signed up for, cc’s on conversations that don’t quit, not to mention the spam. It takes time to sort through that mess every day to keep it from choking your computer altogether.  Productivity expe...

HOLLYWOOD STRATEGY Hollywood strategy is a more glamorous version of what every business needs to do – focus on where to play and how to win. But a cohesive plan can often elude us. Today’s Summer Classic episode features a Hollywood mega entrepreneur with an amazing story whose journey gives us a peek behind the curtain into his secrets for success. What You’ll Discover About Hollywood Strategy:...

UPDATED COMMUNICATION SKILLS  Updated communication skills? Are you kidding me? Why would we need those? We’ve been communicating just fine up to now, and it’s gotten us where we are. But is there something  more  we could do to let our talents and message shine? Today’s guest, communication expert Dianne Chase, has some ideas. What You’ll Discover About Updated Communication Skills: * Why we bene...

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY How do you foster more connection and psychological safety in the workplace? Sounds like a “nice to have,” not a “got to have” thing, but today’s guest, Mike Brcic says it actually plays a huge role in business success. And in today’s episode he explains how to do it. What You’ll Discover About Psychological Safety: * The most common misunderstanding about psychological safety...

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Unlocking high performance and motivating high employee engagement isn’t easy. What kind of people, practices, and management strategies actually work? Today’s guest, Alicia Parr, has some valuable tips and explains how. What You’ll Discover About Employee Engagement: * Why employee engagement is really about “people energy” * How employee engagement becomes more challenging as...