The Talent Planner Podcast

Look around at those who love what they do. What do they have in common? They are passionate about what they do. Pursuing your passion in your work is essential to loving what you do. In this week's podcast we discuss: Why passion is central to loving what you do for a living How to define your passions And how to purposefully pursue the right passions Show notes: Sign up to know when our new...

How did you decide on your current career path? Was it the career someone close to you had? Or was it the career that provided you the most financial upside? Maybe like me, you had no clue as to what the right career path was when you graduated. And college or the career you found yourself in seemed like the easiest next step. But did it provide you with a career you’re passionate about and delive...

Whether you want to motivate your team around your vision or sell your product or service, storytelling will improve your outcome. But rarely do people go in-depth on HOW to tell great stories. It's not enough to know why, but you need to know what stories to tell and how to tell them. Paul Smith is one of the rare people who has dedicated his career to showing leaders HOW to tell great stori...

"Why is clarity important?" This was a question asked by a leader in a recent leadership development process. She lacked clarity in a few areas of her life and did not understand the implications that had on her performance and life. In today's podcast, we cover:  The benefits of gaining clarity The two steps to gain clarity And why as a leader, clarity needs to become your favorite...

How has the pandemic affected talent development? Steve and Mark Zelinski explore how you can handle talent coming out of this crisis and after it. Three takeaways from the episode: Figure out who your key players are that you can't afford to lose and protect, invest in, and retain them You need a consistent hiring process to make the right hire the first time Progressive leaders are investin...

He went from working on the farm as a kid to taking the bank public. How he accomplished that was by learning how to lead effectively based on who he is. This week's guest, Tim Schneider, CEO of Investors Community Bank, understands, owns, and leverages his natural behavioral style to lead most effectively. The question you have to answer as a leader: How will you lead most effectively based...

The coronavirus has affected everyone. But how has it affected strategic planning and talent planning? In part one of a three-part series, Mark Zelinski, a strategy and talent advisor at Stop The Vanilla, joins to discuss how this pandemic has changed strategic planning. They discuss the future of strategic planning and have three key takeaways that you can apply to your business to achieve your g...

What is a talent hawk? It's someone who is continuously on the lookout for the talent they need in their organization or department. In this week's episode, we cover the 3 steps to becoming a talent hawk. And how doing so will help you build the team to achieve your dream.

Leaders: What is the one thing that you want to leave behind? A legacy of impact. Every leader wants to know that they impacted their team, people around them, and their families in a positive way. And on today's podcast, Steve talks with Joe Schmit, a public speaker and author of Silent Impact. They discuss: 🍦 What silent impact is 🍦 The three traits of silent impact 🍦 And who is on your...

What is the one question every leader must answer? How am I going to lead with my natural wiring most effectively? Whether at home or work, we all have to lead. That's why it's essential to define and live out your leadership identity. And that's what you're going to learn in today's episode! SHOW NOTES: Shepherd of the Talent Training information Free work from home asses...

Confidence is an essential quality for being an effective leader. In today's podcast, we speak with Ben Fauske, author, and coach of Authentic Confidence. We discuss: 🍦 What authentic confidence is 🍦 How you can build it 🍦 And why it will help you become the leader and person you want to be SHOW NOTES: Purchase Ben's book Authentic Confidence here Take Ben's free confidence asses...

After 20+ years of leadership coaching, I've realized that every leader has a specific responsibility. That responsibility is to be a shepherd of the talent - at work and home. What does a Shepherd of the Talent do? A Shepherd of the Talent masters the skill of developing others resulting in high-performance teams and families. One of the most significant rewards in life for most leaders is t...

With the world going virtual, a majority of the workforce is facing a significant challenge. That challenge is getting to know the person across your screen in a short amount of time. So what's a technique that allows you to get to know someone quickly and build a deeper connection, whether through Zoom, phone call, or in-person? Sharing your story. Telling your story is like going from 0 to...

Leadership development is an essential skill that every successful leader must-have. In today's podcast, I share a proven leadership development process that you can use with your leaders. After having completed this process 1,000s of times, I've boiled it down to 4 efficient steps that lead to a development plan that will have the greatest impact on that leader, your team, and your orga...

"When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." - John F Kennedy I want to give you 3 steps to take advantage of this opportunity and have a proactive business response to this crisis. This is an opportunity for you to lead your organization, department, or team through this. You got this!

On today's podcast, I talk with Chris Stiles, CEO of Total Energy Systems, on how they have built a high-performance team and organization executing 3 strategies to build a culture of transparency. The 3 strategies he discusses in today's podcast are: Financial transparency Role transparency  Style transparency 

This week's podcast covers how you can dominate your industry by working "ON" your business, not just "IN" your business. The most profitable organizations become experts at working "ON" their business. They do this through department planning. It's how you get more involvement from your team and ensure everyone is working towards achieving your vision. 

What is the most forgotten step of the hiring process? The ramp-up. The first-year development plan for a new hire is one of the steps most organizations fail to execute. When you implement this step in your hiring process, you will accelerate the success of your new hire and your organization. 

This week's podcast covers how to accelerate the performance of your HR and organizational development (OD) department to enhance the ROI of your largest investment, talent. We will walk you through the steps on how you can get OD ASAP. 

This week's podcast covers one of the hottest techniques in talent management: Customized Interviewing. In today's episode, I provide you the practical steps to implement customized interviewing into your organization.

One of the greatest inefficiencies most organizations face is low role clarity. The Key Accountability process will provide role clarity to your entire organization.

80% of employee turnover is due to a bad hire. That makes your hiring process essential to the success of your organization. Today's podcast will help you improve your hiring process and make it more accurate, reliable, and able to trust to make the right hire the first time.

The 2 primary ingredients for success in your business is strategy and talent. Without strategy, your talent is not focused. Without talent, your strategy is not executed.

For most organizations that I talk to, their biggest challenge is talent.  Whether it's having enough talent or the right people in the right positions. In this week's podcast, we're going to go over how to create a talent plan for your business that will turn your number one challenge of talent into a competitive advantage.

In this week's episode I cover a game changing process to create a vision for your life and a 1 page plan to achieve it.