The Manage 2 Win Podcast

Daily huddles are a great team-building tool to keep everyone on track and deal with issues before they become major problems. In this episode David discusses why a daily huddle is valuable, how and when to do a daily huddle, what to cover in a daily huddle, and what to save for a team meeting.

Michelle Griffin was the former Head of HR at ConnectWise during their rapid growth phase and oversaw the people side of multiple acquisitions, mergers, and dissolutions. In this episode she shares how a good human resources department can play a vital role in the development of a positive company culture and mitigation of workplace drama in companies of various sizes. You can learn more about her...

Oscar Trimboli is a deep listening expert on a mission to create a tribe of 100 million deep listeners. He has worked with many large and small organizations to share his broad knowledge of the science behind listening in order to create positive impacts both in workplaces and the world. While working at Microsoft he rebuilt the graduate leadership program, which was then implemented in 26 countri...

Most people make task lists to keep track of things they want to get done. But those lists get longer and longer as time goes on, and nothing ever seems to get easier. Eventually people give up on their task lists and quit writing things down. Instead, we encourage you to create a Weekly WIN - one to three things you must get done this week to be productive. Listen to this episode as David describ...

In our personal and professional lives we always advocate for weekly planning sessions called Sanctuary. In this episode we discuss what Sanctuary is, when it should happen, and how it should be structured. We share a few examples of great leaders who have used Sanctuary time to clear their head, be more productive, and avoid unnecessary tasks.

One piece of effective meetings that many people don't do, or do poorly, is to define a productive agenda. The agenda format makes it an effective tool, or not. An efficient agenda schedules a balance of accountability, open discussion, and commitment to results. In this episode we share our meeting agenda format called MAP. It translates to Metrics, Adjustments, Plan.

Dale Hedges is Townsend Leadership Program Director at Hedges LCI Consulting, LLC. In this episode he shares his philosophy on business leadership, including how the art of leadership has been ignored by Lean practitioners. We discuss JIM-N-U, the five wastes of leadership, and how business leaders often fail at the art of self-awareness.

In this episode Rick Norberg shares his story of starting as a one-man I.T. shop and growing to now 50 employees and millions in revenue. Today, Rick mostly owns the business development responsibilities for Vertikal6 while while his COO Harry Curran leads company operations. But that wasn't always the case. Listen as Rick shares some of the skills he has learned on his journey from engineer to ex...

We are not sure if we want to use Facebook or Twitter to promote our business, or any social media platform for that matter. It is a question we have been trying to answer for a few months. In this episode we discuss some of the positive and negative aspects of social media and how those aspects can affect your business. Jeff also wrote a blog post about this very topic called The Social Media Dil...

Robert MacPhee is CEO of Excellent Decisions. In this episode we discuss 5 characteristics of effective leaders and how those characteristics determine whether a leader is successful or not. We also discuss specific examples of how those characteristics are displayed and a few real examples of business leaders we admire. Robert is an author, consultant, and coach, you can learn more about his work...

Travis Eliot is a world-renowned yoga instructor and meditation teacher. He teaches his signature Holistic Yoga Flow classes in Los Angeles and in workshops and retreats around the world. In this episode Travis discusses mindfulness, the difference between yin and yang yoga, how yoga and meditation can be beneficial for everyone, especially business people, and how one of the most violent inmates...

Neil Hennessy is a nationally recognized and respected asset manager, ranking among Barron's Top 100 Mutual Fund Managers for many years, and he is a frequent guest/contributor in national financial media. In this episode explains how he started Hennessy Advisors and Hennessy Funds, how he operates his businesses, and his analysis of the stock market today. Learn more about Neil at www.hennessyfun...

In this episode we welcome back Keith Eneix of Fannit, an internet marketing agency, as he shares four signals of SEO. He gets rather technical in this episode, so make sure you're ready to take notes. He also mentions a few resources you can use to gauge your site's ranking including: Pingdom Website Speed Test Google PageSpeed Insights SEMrush The SkyScraper Technique You can learn more about Ke...

Listen as Marcus Bigelow, Executive Coach with Convene , shares his knowledge, tips, and tricks for leaders. He has worked with a variety of business executives and organizational leaders in the for-profit and non-profit realms and in this podcast episode he discusses the four required traits of effective leaders.

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is neglecting to hold their employees accountable. When someone is not performing up to company standards you must implement a Performance Improvement Process (PIP). In this episode, David shares a few stories of clients who failed to properly correct employee behavior with a PIP, then goes on to describe what a PIP is, why it is important, and how to imple...

In a recent blog post called Pay a Bounty for Superstars , David discussed the advantages of employee referral programs. Listen to this episode to learn how a referral program can encourage your employees to network more, find great candidates for open positions, and become impromptu ambassadors for your company. David will tell you how to start and maintain a referral program and incentivize your...

What is "employee recognition" and why is it important? What are the best ways to recognize employees? How do companies fail at recognizing their employees? David Russell is our CEO and Senior Consultant at Manage 2 Win. He is an author, speaker, consultant, and co-host of the podcast. In today's episode we discuss the importance of recognizing employees properly, how companies often fail at compl...

James Mustich (pronounced "Mustik") is the author of 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die, a comprehensive list of fiction and non-fiction books. Jim has worked in the book industry for decades and in this episode we discuss his 14-year effort to write the book, why reading is such a valuable use of your time, and a few books Jim recommends for business people, leaders, and those interested in devel...

David Schnurman is the CEO of Lawline and President of the New York chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization . In this episode we discuss the origin of Lawline, how leaders often serve as visionaries in need of a competent counterpart to handle implementation, and why we are never alone in our journey to run our business, improve our lives, and search for fulfillment.

Keith Eneix is the CEO of Fannit , an internet marketing agency located in Everett, Washington, self-described as "entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs". In this episode we discuss the creation of Fannit, how Keith and his brother Neil helped their father's business stay afloat during the 2008 recession, Keith's advice for leaders in small businesses, how expectations are incredibly important to co...

Bruce Eckfeldt is an entrepreneur, Inc. 500 CEO, Gazelles business coach, author, and speaker. He often writes for Inc. Magazine and has been a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization since 2007. Also, he hosts two weekly podcasts called Scaling Up Services , strategies for scaling service companies, and Thinking Outside the Bud , a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis...

David Russell is the CEO of Manage 2 Win and co-host of the Manage 2 Win Podcast. In this episode he shares the story of his first career choice: Working on the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange from 1975 to 1981. He learned 3 important lessons from his time as a clerk, options trader, broker, and specialist at multiple firms.

Ron Price is an internationally recognized executive coach, speaker, author, and business advisor. He has served in almost every level of executive management over the past 40 years and is the Founder, President, and CEO of Price Associates . Listen as Ron talks about his journey, working with his dad, how leaders need to be self-aware, and the 70/30 rule.

Paul Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and is now a speaker, author, and coach in the financial services industry. Learn more about Paul at www.paulkingsman.com and check out his book, The Distraction-Proof Advisor .

Amanda Holmes is CEO of Chet Holmes International . CHI has helped over 200,000 businesses get to the next level with 12 core competencies for doubling sales. They offer the best-selling book, The Ultimate Sales Machine , written by their founder Chet Holmes. When Chet passed away at the age of 55, Amanda took over the company. Her story and sales advice have been featured in Inc. Magazine and the...