Provoking Your Greatness - Misti Burmeister

Misti Burmeister: author, speaker, provoker of greatness!•www.measurablegreatness.com

Get a view into the insights of the most influential and progressive leaders who have inspired greatness. These people are change-agents and catalysts. They have started movements, built thriving businesses, written best-selling books, and created insanely powerful brands. Provoking Your Greatness is a weekly business podcast that highlights unique stories and strategies to provoking greatness, both within yourself and in others. Each week, we discuss simple actions to increasing your ability to influence… Greatness.

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Reaching Success and Significance: An Interview With Dr. Nido Qubein

Beyond being one of the most articulate communicators on the planet, Dr. Nido Qubein is a humble leader, with a waiting line of people eager to be a part of his team. He’s truly one of the most remarkable leaders I’ve ever experienced, and I’m grateful to have a chance to share some of his philosophies with you. During the interview, Nido talked about: The real secret to happiness in life: having purpose in your life. He goes into great deal on specific actions to take in order to find your purp...

Oct 04, 2015•42 min

The Secret To Getting The Job You Want

This article— Rethinking Work —was just released by The New York Times. It’s a brilliantly focused on what employers need to do in order to increase employee engagement. The main take away: It's not the jobs. It's how we measure success that is killing enthusiasm. This side of the equation—how employers need to change—has been researched and written about ad nauseam for decades. In fact, as the article pointed out, Gallup has consistently found that 90% of workers are either not engaged, or acti...

Sep 30, 2015•6 min

The Key to Engaging Stagnant Teams

A year ago, I went from having a mean doggy paddle to learning how to swim in fifteen weeks. Hip pain drove me to sign up for Swim Across America (SAA), and the excitement of my progress lead me to do the 3-mile open-water swim last September. Once the challenge was complete, I was happy to be done with the training, and ready to simply enjoy swimming. I wanted to get better, but I didn’t want to go through any more discomfort in the pool. Problem was: my shoulders hurt constantly, and I was str...

Sep 23, 2015•8 min

The Secret Strategy for Increasing Your Success Rapidly: An Interview With Dan Poynter

Have you ever wondered how some people rise quickly, within their career, organization, or industry? Throughout this interview, Dan shares brilliant ideas and strategies for increasing your credibly, and attracting the exact opportunities you want. In his mid-70’s, Dan is still pushing himself to get outside his comfort zone, have new experiences, meet new people, and most importantly, share what he’s learning along the way. One of the stories he shares is about how he took a potentially deadly ...

Sep 20, 2015•23 min

5 Concrete Steps to Reaching Your Potential

Walking through the double doors to the outdoor pool at Meadowbrook in Baltimore, I remember thinking, “Wow, that’s incredible,” as I watched a woman effortlessly swim laps in a 50-meter lane. At the time, I barely knew how to put on a swim cap, and desperately wanted to be able to swim 25 meters without having to stop constantly to breathe. “There’s no way I could swim 50 meters,” I thought, as I watched her flip and kick off the wall. Rather than concern myself with being able to swim 50 meter...

Sep 16, 2015•8 min

Great Leaders Ask For Help

Nobody reaches greatness by himself or herself, and nothing great is ever achieved in isolation. If we want to go for greatness, we must ask for the support we need. The best leaders on the planet understand that they need their team to reach their goals, and so they ask for help and provide the opportunity for others to step up. Until this afternoon, I thought I was pretty good at asking for help. “You’ve done a great job asking for donations for Swim Across America ,” Jane, my coach , said to ...

Sep 09, 2015•3 min

5 Simple Steps to Bringing Out the Best in Others: An Interview With Stacy Allegro

Can you imagine being fired for initiative? Better yet, can you imagine firing an employee who consistently went above and beyond to serve your customer and reach your team goals? Of course not! Yet, this happens every day. And, it happened to Stacy. Not once, but 16 times in one summer. Remarkably, she now serves as an advisor to many of the very same companies who let her go in her early 20’s. Stacy Allegro is one of the most authentic people you’ll ever meet. She is passionately dedicated to ...

Sep 04, 2015•43 min

Get Your Team to Work Together, and Improve Performance: Misti Burmeister Interviewed on Aha Radio

Leaders want to be effective, and employees want to succeed, so why what gets in the way? Why do challenges like generational differences (and other differences) impede performance, wreck havoc on innovation, and cause unnecessary revenue loss? Better yet, what are the most effective leaders and companies doing to increase passion, performance, innovation, and collaboration? Throughout this interview, I share strategic shifts leaders can make to increase: · Productivity · Communication · Collabo...

Sep 02, 2015•40 min

The Secret to Getting Really, Really Good at Something New

A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to spend a whole week with my 11-year-old niece, Brooke. The day after she flew in from Colorado, we headed over to my gym here in Baltimore. It’s a Crossfit gym, so there’s lots of open area and rings that hang from the celling for things like “ muscle up’s .” With a gymnastics background, Brooke had a whole new appreciation for these rings. My jaw dropped as she put one foot in each ring, and then dropped into a split. Actually, I cringed, though she was...

Aug 27, 2015•5 min

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