The Vining Perspective

Today's drop is a direct result from an inbox inquiry so please keep your topics and ideas coming. I walk you through a method I came up with years ago to ensure that team and group projects have meaningful outcomes, where ALL team members voices and ideas are heard. I give you a simple framework of three steps you can take to ensure that happens every time. 

Lots of tips on how to communicate in email to a prospect, client, one of your managers or another senior executive. Also some tips for the senior leader on how to add in a few words to sound less harsh in the reply. If you tend to write a wordy email or are looking to get someone to reply this one is for you. Also apologies for Delilah in the background.. Ill put up a quick video on instagram exp...

Some tips for fighting it not just for you but separating yourself with prospects and clients. Also some new virtual ice breakers to try out. 

Travel industry specific, talking about all the elements in your control across pillars that you can be focusing on to see a faster return to meaningful work. 

Checking the ego at the door and learning something new is so important right now. 

Yes I am launching another podcast... Planet Vining. This will be a global podcast that can be shared with a wider internal FC audience as well as externally. Take a quick 5 min listen to understand the new series and be sure to subscribe over there as well for a much more expanded guest speaker series. 

Hey everyone - this is a long one but its a webinar I did combining a lot of the themes and topics I talk about on here, if you are looking for the presentation you can find it on youtube but this gives you an opportunity to listen to how I actually sell externally vs me telling you how I sell externally on a topic that is front of mind to all of us. 

A couple tips on self awareness and navigating a zoom world for both the introverts and extroverts listening. I also share some personal stories of what I am trying to do to remain positive and strategic in this lengthened Covid landscape. Comparing ourselves to others can be daunting during pandemic, because for some this is a welcomed break while for others its caused financial turmoil or even d...

Me too.  Quick tip for getting a prospect or client to open your email.

Happy Mothers Day to the mommy's out there. Today's drop came directly from a conversation with a colleague on Friday who reached out to inquire about distancing them self from a person who has been toxic to them, especially now during pandemic and how increasingly hard that has become. I am certainly not a psychologist and can't speak to it from that lens but I can share my own personal experienc...

Today is one that you should really listen to the episode before hand to really get it. I walked you through your teams intrinsic motivators and accommodating them, now I want you to do the same for yourself. I also you talk to you candidly about mine. 

Lots of leadership drops over the next few weeks. This one talks about several pieces. It starts with welcome each team members problems with care and concern but also not becoming a confessional due to the chaos around us. especially now during pandemic. I then move into advice on how to adapt to each team members intrinsic / extrinsic motivations and cater to them and cultivate them. This is a g...

Sorry fellow execs, I am giving my listeners all the goods on how to get you to open their emails. This is done from the lens of what I would not only open, but what I would likely reply to and all the secrets and tricks as to why. As many of you know, I spent a decade selling prior to my current rol. As such, I can sniff out a sales person a mile away. Here are the tips to trick even the savviest...

Simple tip for getting a laugh out of a prospect, client or anyone you are meeting with. This one is a direct reply to an email I received on trying to work on adding humor into rapport building. 

Sometimes the simplest advice is good to be refreshed on. Today talks through how to build rapport while in pandemic and tone set a meeting based on it. I also walk you through two pathways and stories you should have prepared. 

Today I am diving deep into your visual background and how to make and impression as well as switching up your elevator pitch. I am going to give you two elevator pitches today. One I am calling "the basic" step 1. Intro 2. Past+Present 3.Future Connection and one that I'll call " the power ep" which levels up the elevator pitch and introduces the concept of opening with a question.  This is...

This podcast is all about how to apply vulnerability and authenticity to increase sales and other interactions 

Answering one of your questions about how to create a loyal team around you who you know has your back and having theirs. 

After 5 long days in the hospital with my sweet Delilah, I am just giving an update on what's been going on in both family and business fronts and whats next. 

Today is an honest look into everything going on in my life across mainly a personal landscape. Just sharing more of me, my mental state and some things I am working on to try to gain some control back as the lack of control certainly can be damaging. 

Two tips that make a combined story for 100% engagement 

Here is some advice on how to not be linear or expect the norm during Pandemic. Also on how to open and bring appropriate energy for maximum engagement. 

This is my new schedule alternating weekly guest speaker series and daily drops. Also don't forget today's webinar!

I can't stop thinking about if these podcasts make me insensitive and how they may be perceived. Today I am taking you into the my brain, my process and my crazy focusing on elements of control & humor and how i save myself in moments like this.

Here are some concepts on altruistic touch points