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Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter Become an Effective Leader for just $47/month When it comes to management and leadership, it's important to avoid showing favoritism. This can be difficult when you have friends or family working for you, but with some simple tips, you can make sure everyone is treated equally. In this podcast, we talk abou...

Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter Become an Effective Leader for just $47/month Do you know what the single most important leadership trait is? During the C-Suite and Sour podcast powered by Align, I share my views and experiences on this vital subject. Phillip Kushmaro,  VP of Growth Marketing, Align Join us for EP 9 as we sit down and dis...

Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter Become an Effective Leader for just $47/month Complimentary DISC Assessment Welcome to the Business Mechanic Podcast. I'm joined today by our newest member of the team John Karwacki and Eric Van Doren, where we discuss important topics related to leadership and organizational management. In this episode, we...

Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter Become an Effective Leader for just $47/month Free DISC Assessment  Free Onboarding New Employee Manager's Checklist   Welcome, managers and business owners! Everyone knows that having a great team of employees helps make a successful business. Do you have new employees that need training? In this podcast,...

Do you have a superstar employee who is capable of great things but are not sure they are capable of being a good leader? What actions do you need to take to find out and make a solid bet on the future? What do you need to start developing them? In this podcast, we share all the tips for helping your superstar employees fulfill their potential. Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Co...

Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter Become an Effective Leader for just $47/month Do you ever feel like your team could do so much more if only they weren't held back by certain roadblocks? In this podcast, we'll take a look at some of the most common roadblocks that leaders unintentionally create and explore some solutions for how to overcom...

Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter Become an Effective Leader for just $47/month "How to Train Your Employees and Managers: The 4 Tenants of Effective Training" Free DISC Assessment Setting New Employees Up For Success   In this video, we'll show you how to train your employees and managers effectively by following the 4 tenants of teaching:...

"A good mentor is one who hopes that you'll move on. A great mentor will know that you'll." This is also the case for managers. Begin by generating a DISC Report The role of a manager should be to guide their team members and develop the capabilities of every individual so there's always a person ready to advance. T If new opportunities arise, an alternative can step in quickly and allow the manag...

Do you want to be a better leader? Listen to this podcast for the top tips on how to become a courageous leader. Get Your Free DISC Assessment   Start Your Leadership Training for Only $47  From understanding your own strengths and weaknesses to learning how to take risks, this video will show you everything you need to know! During this Business Mechanic Podcast, I'm here to talk about an importa...

Are you looking for the signs of a true leader? Someone who inspires others and is able to think beyond their own current state? Here, we'll uncover 7 key traits that are evident in those with leadership potential. These observable characteristics will help whether your goal is becoming a great leader or understanding someone better on your team. Tune in now to learn what it takes!   Start Your Ma...

7 Ways Managers Can Create Improved Focus for Their Team "Productive Time Management"   Download the Guide to Creating Successful Action Plans It's no surprise that people struggle to focus. We're bombarded with distractions, burdened by unrealistic expectations, and drowning under too many incoming requests. In a world of constant distractions, many employees can't find the focus to get quality w...

Get a Free DISC Assessment in 15 Minutes Get Your Results Driven Management Training for Only $47 Managers must focus on improved leadership to avoid employees quitting because employee turnover can be costly and disruptive to an organization. When employees quit, managers have to spend time and resources recruiting and training new employees, which can slow down productivity and negatively impact...

Results Driven Managers who want results meet with their employees to talk about long-term goals. They do this at least once a year. They also have quarterly meetings to discuss progress toward the goals. Download Three Simple Steps to Annual Goal Setting I think it would be better if we had this meeting at a different location. If that's not possible, we need to make sure that there are no interr...

In this second in a series of three podcasts, I will share how to have a discussion with your leadership team to determine your main areas of improvement is the first step toward creating your annual goals and planning activities. This information will inform your technology decisions throughout the year, helping you stay ahead of the curve on trends affecting your industry.   Get a Free DISC Asse...

Get a Free Copy of My Book: A Roadmap to Difficult Conversations Sign Up For Our Newsletter The first step for annual goal setting is to reflect on your current situation and assess your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. This process, known as a SWOT analysis, will help you identify areas of your business, department, division, or team that you may want to focus on and goals that...

Now we're going to start sharing how to prioritize like Eisenhower. Now, this isn't going to be much of a history lesson on Eisenhower, but I think you need to know a little about the man. He was president of the United States in the fifties, uh, early sixties. He also was an American general during World War ii, and apparently, this guy knew a ton about managing time because of his approach. The...

Management styles vary between individuals. And though most tend to gravitate towards a particular style type, a manager could choose to use different management styles depending on what fits best for a particular situation. Get Your Free DISC assessment. Your management style will depend on various factors, including your personality, the organization you work for, the person you work for, your t...

Today's show got prompted by one of my attendees this week at a training session; she was in her second month or so of training with me and her team, and thank you, Navina, for prompting me to do this show today. Get Your Free DISC Assessment. She and I were talking about DISC, her DISC profile, and she asked, have you ever done a podcast on DISC? I wanna go back and listen to it. And I had to sto...

During this podcast, I want to share with you an important truth about leadership: As I was thinking about the topic for today, I reminisced back to all the great managers who were really impactful leaders.  Both ones I worked for and have worked for me over my decades of experience. I started thinking about a few things they all had in common and came up with some strong commonalities. Special Of...

Communication is essential to the human experience and being a great leader. This short podcast wants to carve out the topic of taking things too personally and tie it to the topic of difficult conversations. In my podcast on difficult conversations, you may remember that you want to avoid any pre-determined perceptions at all costs. Go into any tough conversation with an open mind. If not, you wi...

Who is running you? Are you running things, or is your job or business running you? Our Website Get my FREE online course, How to Hire Great People Well, if you ARE one of the many managers or executives who feel overwhelmed at times and go home at the end of the day feeling like you did not get anything done. Do you feel like your phone rings all day? Are you often frustrated because it seems lik...

Let me get this out there. Money DOES NOT Motivate employees. Period. In this show, I will share with you why Money is not a good motivator and what really does motivate your employees. It's not easy. Nope It requires a long look in the mirror and the acceptance that you can be a better leader and motivator. You must stop accepting the excuses you've been feeding yourself and your boss. You have t...

When I became a people manager, I knew there were some things I would have to learn and develop. I knew I would be responsible for making decisions, including some that may not be popular, and maybe have more of a say in big decisions. I didn't, however, anticipate some of the ways my day-to-day role would evolve. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me when I was first starting out.   It...

The solution to the Great Resignation may be found in the manager. Not necessarily is it a societal phenomenon brought on by the pandemic. It has been important for a very long time that to be an effective leader, you must manage your employees' feelings. That is the heart of them doing an excellent job for you. It's That connection you and only you as a leader can create. Being a leader must be e...

The cure for your employees who are quietly quitting Management Training Courses For You and Your Team Contact Me vaughn@rdltraining.com Website The trend toward quiet quitting -- the idea spreading virally on social media that millions of people are not going above and beyond at work and just meeting their job description -- could get worse. This is a problem because most jobs today require some...