The Gapology Guys

Looking for a great way to view your team’s overall execution and their connection to their skills and mindset? In this week’s Gapology Guys podcast, we discuss a leadership method we call Knowing-Doing-Being. #gapology #teams #leadership #leaders #business #gap #gaps #performance #coaching #development #book #gapologyradio #podcast #brockhoff #thienes #improvingperformance #winningleaders

Authors Mark Thienes and Brian Brockhoff discuss a leadership equation for examining a team member's level of talent (skills, ability, and execution), their mindset (how they think and feel), and how they contribute to the team member's overall performance level.

Authors Mark Thienes and Brian Brockhoff discuss a powerful tool from their book, "Gapology," that addresses the shortcomings of traditional training methods and provides practical steps to improve their outcomes. #gapology #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #training #learning #habit #books #methods

Authors Mark Thienes and Brian Brockhoff discuss the origins of their third book, Speed of Purpose: Achieving 2.8X Productivity and Beyond. They provide a high-level overview of the framework for wrapping your people, performance, and processes in a clear and compelling purpose. For more details, visit gapology.org. #gapology #speedofpurpose #teams #leadership #leaders #business #gap #gaps #perfor...

Authors Mark Thienes and Brian Brockhoff share the origins of IMBAR and provide a high-level overview of the model. For more details, visit gapology.org.

Authors Mark Thienes and Brian Brockhoff share the origins of their flagship book, "Gapology: How Winning Leaders Close Performance Gaps." For more information on Gapology, visit www.gapology.org

In this Gapology Radio podcast episode, we share the ten traits of winning leaders based on our research and experience over the past 14+ years of teaching Gapology. 

Have you been looking for ways to foster independent thinking in your team or to close your own Knowledge Gaps around their performance? In this episode, we discuss the power of asking questions to begin the journey to developing wisdom, solidifying importance, and creating lasting action to produce exceptional results.

Feeling stagnant? Noticing stagnancy in your team? Mindset may be the issue. Our formula of TxM=P is a great way to assess the mindset and talent levels of your team… and yourself. Tune in to learn more!

Join our discussion on creating a Team IMBAR, the identity mapping process that aligns teams around a powerful vision of who you are... and who you can become... to work together with a singular focus to deliver your highest objectives.

In this episode, we discuss strategic ways to align the action of your team by clearly setting expectations and looking to the performance of your A-Players. 

Listen to our conversation with Danielle Beazley, Associate Vice President at Best Buy, and hear how Gapology has impacted her leadership and the leadership rhythm of her team.  

Personal Branding! Listen in to our in-depth discussion on intentionally building a personal brand by choosing and leveraging your core competencies that deliver consistent winning results in your organization.

Join us for this practical and informative Gapology Radio podcast episode, where we share practical methods for developing and clarifying priorities that lead to action. We’ve made sure to include some fun along the way, making it an episode that’s both enjoyable and useful!  

Mark and Brian discuss the importance of identifying the Core Competencies, by role, that close Performance Gaps, create action, and deliver winning results.

Listen in to our Gapology Radio podcast this week as we share some of our own Gapology discoveries from recent workshops and coaching sessions we’ve held. It’s an interesting conversation that you can gain insight from as you apply it to your business. www.gapology.org

When deciding on methods to improve your business, start with building Exception Reporting into your Leadership Rhythm. This tactical approach provides incredible insight into who is winning, why they are winning, and how you can impact the rest of your team to create winning action.

Listen to our conversation with Chet Enten, Director of Talent Development at Security Finance, as he shares his experience with Gapology and how their amazing team of leaders embedded it into their culture and created a real, lasting impact on their organization. 

In this Gapology Radio podcast episode, we "reshare" an older episode on Framing for Interviews. If you are preparing for an important interview, give this a listen. We share some valuable tips for framing your experience and skills in a way that will help you make the most of the opportunity.

Sometimes, no one else can “step up” in the workplace. It is simply up to you! Courage in the workplace can be hard to come by, and the Team may be reluctant to step up. However, modeling “courage” and stepping up will set an example for others. In this Gapology Radio podcast episode, we discuss methods for doing so and creating a culture of courage within your workplace.

There will always be top performers, bottom performers, and the middle group. Gapology is all about seeking the information around these groups. What make them tick? What behaviors create each group and what can we learn through careful analysis? In this Gapology Radio podcast, we discuss "Minding the Gap" between top and bottom performers and the important of creating a culture where leaders and...

Training is only the tip of the iceberg when striving to achieve Organizational Wisdom. In this Gapology Radio podcast episode, we discuss the trap many leaders fall into by assuming that training alone will produce that wisdom. There is a massive gap between training and wisdom, and it requires a focused effort built into our leadership rhythm to deliver an impact where team members learn, think,...

How we think and feel impacts how we behave and is described in "Emotional Intelligence," a method for understanding and adjusting our behaviors intentionally using the "EQi" model. In the podcast, our friend Coach Cabrina joins us to share an overview of Emotional Intelligence and her thoughts on how it fits with Gapology and IMBAR to impact performance.

In this short episode, we share a "Teachable Point of View" on the topic of Self-Development. Growing our own skills is a winning leader behavior that focuses on the areas we want or need to grow, without direction from anyone else. Here we share some tips to make the most of your efforts in this area.

Mind the Gap. This familiar phrase from our friends across the pond provides a slightly different context when examining Performance compared to Perception. In this week’s Gapology Radio podcast, we discuss all of this through the lens of Gapology.