The North Star Podcast

The North Star Podcast is a short-form podcast in which G. David Porter, founder of The Glue Revolution, discusses topics to help you be the glue that holds your company together, keep it focused on the North Star and allows you to have it all.

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Episodes

Episode 5 - Consequence: The Results Matter

Today we finish our first trip around the GLUE Cycle and we focus on the consequence of our work. The challenge is that for many of us the work we do causes bad things NOT to happen and that makes measurement extremely difficult. We talk about measuring "near misses" and how setting a unique frame for consequence is essential to demonstrating value within the organization. We'll also talk about the four keys to creating consequence: 1. Make Things Better 2. Be Invisible 3. Deflect Credit 4. Tran...

Nov 13, 2018•18 min

Episode 4 - Conversation - It's All in the Words

You are competent in your work and you have gained some level of connection. Next, you engage in conversation with your colleagues. If you don't have effective conversation, you either 1) don't get anything done or 2) you get to spin all the plates. Both are a recipe for failure or burnout. Being on this path brings tremendous pain into not only your business life, but also your marriage, family and self. The problems of not being able to sustain your delivery in your work has a constant bleed o...

Oct 21, 2018•24 min

Episode 3 - Connection - Earning Your Seat at the Table

Today we discuss the second component of the GLUE System - Connection. Connection is the art of permission. It is how the GlueRu finds the opportunity to be part of the business' delivery to the customer within regulator requirements and customer commitments.

Oct 08, 2018•19 min

Episode 2 - Competence - You Gotta Know Your Stuff

Competence is the foundation element of the GLUE System. It is the "ante" for admittance to the game in your business. In this episode, we explore the importance of competence and outline the four areas of competence that are vital for a GLUE leader to be effective.

Sep 30, 2018•21 min

Episode 1 - Let's Set the Frame and Change the World

Who can we trust? Breaches of trust within businesses is an every day occurrence in today's world. The current answer is to simply regulate business into submission. The problem? It doesn't work. Episode 1 of The North Star Podcast begins a new conversation. Business is not changed from the outside. It is changed by strong people who stand in the gap and lead businesses to do the right thing in the right way at the right time. This is where the Glue Revolution of business occurs. Join us as we d...

Sep 22, 2018•26 min

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