Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak Podcast (c)

Technical skills are essential, but you can get those out of a book. What is needed to be successful in managing and leading others today is someone who understands people. Managing and leading others is about them - not about you. Today's Let's Get Focused podcast is about what changes you need to make to get others to buy-in. If you can't or aren't willing to change your management style to be m...

To accomplish what you want to achieve is a planned event. Wishing and hoping won't make it so. You cant wish and hope to lose weight, get that promotion or start your small business, but you can put a plan together to get there. In this episode I will teach you to set a SMART target. If you have all the tools you'll need to reach your goals then the only thing getting in your way is you. Set a SM...

Creating high-performance work teams is more than just throwing people together and expecting them to perform as a cohesive unit. Work teams can create a synergy that results in a level of performance far greater than any one person, but to accomplish that, you need a game plan. In this episode, I will talk about the most popular team-building model still taught in business.

How committed are you to be the best version of yourself? Being passionate about something isn't enough. To be good, to be really good takes dedication and hard work. There's no such thing as being too old to start. Success, your success is a planned event. Are you ready to commit to a new beginning? I hope this podcast inspires you to start.

Do automotive technicians make the best service managers or shop foremen? Do great athletes have what it takes to be successful coaches? Just because people are good at what they do - doesn't mean they'll be just as good in a management position. What key characteristics should you be looking for in the managers and leaders you hire or the people you promote within your organization. Listen to thi...

Congratulations on your promotion. Your Management team believes you have the potential to take on a management or leadership role in your organization. Listen to this episode to find out what I think you should do next.

I can still see Ron Knowles standing up on his desk, plocking like a chicken and flapping his arms as if they were wings. Ron Knowles, professor extraordinaire, mentor and colleague, always tried to come up with interesting and unconventional ways to make learning fun. PLOCers make the best managers and leaders he would tell me. Are you ready to learn how to PLOC? Listen to this podcast to find ou...

Some managers and business leaders still believe they must be involved in all things to control things. The truth of the matter is - it's bigger than you are. You can't control everything all of the time. In this episode I will share with you 8 easy steps to effective delegation and how to give up control to get control.

According to Wikipedia is the process of two or more people or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. It's aim is to increase the success of the team by finding creative ways to solve problems and eliminate potential road blocks. In today's episode I will share my recipe for building collaborative teams.

If this pandemic has taught us anything at all is that putting together a 3 to 5 year business plan is a total waste of time, money and energy. It's time to learn to pivot. Listen to my podcast for some ideas on what you can do to pivot and have a better chance of having a future.

Sometimes you need others to take a leap of faith. If they trust you they will follow you. However, trust is not a given. You need to earn it one person at a time. Are you looking to establish trust? Listen to this episode of my "Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak Podcast" to find out how.

Everybody is good at something. Spend your time discovering what people do well and put them in positions where they can play to their strengths. Do you have a question that is looking for answers? You can contact me directly at - brian@briansmithpld.com. Thanks for tuning in.

Patience - a must needed 21st. Century skill. Some have it while others have to work at it. Do you need to develop more patience? Listen to my podcast to find out how. If you have questions that are looking for answers you can contact me directly at: brian@briansmithpld.com

The only competitive advantage you have is the level of customer service you provide. The 4 P's - Price, Product, Promotion and Place is no longer relevant. Listen to this episode of Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak podcast and I'II share with you what you need to do to provide exceptional customer service

We all have just 168 hours in the course of a week. How are you spending your 168? Are you spending some of your time on what's most important to you?

If you do a Google search for the top ten traits of great leaders more than likely you'll find having the ability to make quality decisions, able to pass work to others and being exceptional communicators. In this episode of Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak Podcast I will tell you my top 3.

You've got to give up control to get control. Great leaders understand that they have to teach others what they need to know and then get out of their way and let them do it. If you don't delegate some of your responsibilities to others you are robbing them of their opportunity to grow. Here are 8 steps to effective delegation.

If you aren't getting the answers you are looking for, maybe it's because you aren't asking the right type of question. In this episode of Confessions of a Reformed Control Freak Podcast you'll learn about the 4 types of questions you can ask to get the answer you are looking for.

You can't ignore a conflict in hopes that it will go away. Avoidance is not conflict resolution. It's not going to go away by walking away. Listen to this podcast to find out five things you can do to resolve conflict

Do you walk around thinking that your cup is half-full or half-empty? I choose to see my cup as half-full. I choose to see the positives in everything that happens to me because I believe everything that happens to me is a learning opportunity. Even the negative things that happen to you - and trust me there will be plenty - are really positive ones if you learn to look at them from a different po...

You and I both know there are a number of ways to accomplish the same thing. Does it really have to be your way? You are going to get the credit. However, sometimes it's best to park your ego at the door and allow others to be involved in the process.

Paralysis by analysis. Over thinking can be a deal breaker. There is no such thing as a perfect plan. Strive for perfection? Yes - always - but understand that sometimes you cannot attain the unattainable. Sometimes you are going to fall short of your target. Sometimes good enough is good enough

Why women make better leaders can be summed up in one word - Empathy. Empathy the ability to see a situation from another person's point of view. Women leaders from around the world are rewriting history. Putting gender aside. Do you have what it takes to be a world class leader? Listen to this episode to find out.

Attitude - Your attitude is 100% in your control. You are the Boss of you. Only you get to decide how you are going to react in any given situation. Only you get to decide if you have the strength to carry on or start on a new path. Today's episode is about taking chances.

Whether you are in a management position or play a leadership role in your organization the challenges remain the same. New leadership skills are required for an ever- changing, multi-generational workplace. For the first time in our lifetime we have the potential of working with 5 different generations at the same time. Today's managers and business leaders must have exceptional people skills. Th...