“What's not okay is living a split life... Usually it means you’ve picked the wrong culture, or the wrong career and it’s a recipe for depression, addiction.” - Justin Foster “What happens when personal branding goes wrong?” is the question I pose Justin Foster , Brand Strategist of Root +River . What starts out as “branding” takes a few twist and turns that you probably won’t agree with on every front. What’s our responsibility with our “brands”? Where’s leadership’s? A few more great nuggets f...
Oct 25, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast “If you’re living here you have responsibility to make this place what you want it to be.” - Thomas Barr It's one thing to shop local, another thing to be a local business, but what's it like being an organization who's mission is reinventing how it's local economy works? Listen to Local First Arizona's Executive Director, Thomas Barr share what this big idea is and where it's going. Local First Arizona is a nonprofit organization that celebrates independent, locally owned businesses. We support...
Aug 11, 2019•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast "If you are demanding things of your team, when you don't have the knowledge around what effort actually goes into complete a task - that's the quickest way to lose motivation on your team." - Azeena What's it like being the face of a project? Listen to Azeena's thought's and experience's on maintaining forward momentum for her team and the project she manages. Can you be skeptically optimistic when deadlines and humans are involved?...
Jul 13, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast "Motivators are very different than DISC, but when you put them together you can go real deep!" - Juan Kingsbury Listen to these general motivators that drives us all. 3 "ranges" of how we as people differ as to what compels us to act, or not. For those of you who already know DISC, this is a GAME CHANGER. It will only enhance what you already know!
Jul 08, 2019•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast "We solve creative problems, using creative solutions." - LSC What's it like to run your own family business? Yet alone a family business that creates specifically for amusement parks and the entertainment industry... CHAOS! Hear Jordan, 2nd generation CEO, share the roller coaster ride and hat wearing that goes along with being in business. Need something you can imagine, they can build it! Check out Little Spider Creations if you dare!...
Jun 09, 2019•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast “Most people are willing to give something…” Natalia joins us today and shares all sorts of insights of what non profits are about, the struggles, misconceptions and a few passionate views (We love it when that happens!) Plus we find some parallels to her work in engaging local volunteers to that of the for profit world of engaging employees as well as potential customers.
Jun 02, 2019•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why can't everyone take responsibility like we do? Yea, why can't they? Listen and see if you agree with Juan's take. That wee may be thinking about it all wrong if. Personal accountability is less a skillset and more so a bi-product of someone know what they want to work hard at. Or we may be dead wrong. However, if you're stuck with someone who's not owning their decisions; maybe take it upon yourself to try a new way to shift their mindset. Take responsibility....
May 19, 2019•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast What's your pharmacist really thinking? Join us today and hear from Jimmy Stevens, PharmD as he shares his insights on what really happens behind the scenes. How techs help him run the show and how using DISC and Driving Forces has helped him better understand and therefore manage his team. He'll also share how his method of hiring has changed over the years and what he looks for in an ideal tech.
May 12, 2019•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hiring is easy. Hiring the right person however is more of an art. Take 18 minutes and listen to some theory on why hiring is underestimated and where things go wrong. Who's fault is it, who should be taking responsibility? Candidates. Employees. Hiring Managers. Leadership. Who's responsible? Who can make things better? How many more questions can we ask? Who's your next hire that'll make your life/job better or harder?
May 05, 2019•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You’ve got to put your money where your mouth is when it comes to culture.” - Jennifer Rock “Nobody wants to work with somebody has to know it all, say it all, and do it all.” - Michael Voss They've taken really good notes. Jennifer and Mike spent a combined 45 years in corporate America, being privy to behind closed door meetings in office and private jets and have produced a novel based on all the corporate drama and you can read all about in their 2nd book - Operation Clusterpuck: a B.S., In...
Apr 21, 2019•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Time to hear it from the leader who WALKS the WALK, Embroker COO, Julie Zimmer. She's one of those people who's creative, loves the next new shiny thing, and she and Embroker of NOT disrupting insurance... they are making necessary change to the industry. And I'm very thankful for that, that fresh perspective, and all her insights as a leader who really is about their mission. "If you're creative and you have vision, there's space for you to continually contribute!" - Julie Zimmer https://www.em...
Apr 13, 2019•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why Blindspots Why!?!? Putting the blindspots together. Why do each of these blindspots matter at work? You heard them separately, tune in for this summary episode where I put them together and weave how guiding people in these areas is a constant.
Apr 13, 2019•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Work hard smart. Practice makes perfect but the right practice turns into - progress. Rather than checking in and checking out, just going through the motions of practice, progressing in a certain specific skill will have employees actually get you the end result they want. Understanding that ultimately skills aren’t the reward, they lead up to something that provide new results. Knowing the reason to progressing in the skill and working on the skill feels different and awkward and it’s supposed...
Feb 03, 2019•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast You’d be surprised how many people want other people to succeed. When it comes to networking, people may not understand or know the talents that their friends have. Employees know them, friends with them or work with them but what do they like to do and what are they willing to help you with? Having this deeper connection and awareness of the people you are networking with can help you get the most out of it. Chances are there are people with some skills and talents that you are not tapping into...
Jan 27, 2019•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast They either use their tools are they are one. Do you know employees who could be managing their time better? Everyone could use a little help with that but ultimately it isn’t about time. One of the biggest blindspots happens when you look at time as being the most valuable. It isn’t, energy is. More specifically, the way you are spending your energy. We have everything, all the resources, we need to get what we want. Employees may just be simply losing track of why they have the resources. It o...
Jan 20, 2019•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Systems are a B! B as in BEASTS! For employees they can be intimidating, confusing and or even underestimated especially when misunderstood. People can be frustrated about the systems and overwhelmed by it, but may not fully grasp what the system actually entails. If they’re not mindful of it, it can and will crush us! They may be thinking that the system is to blame but could be forgetting that there is a bigger picture and a greater perspective to think about. Inflating things that we can’t co...
Jan 13, 2019•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Everyone’s got talent, duh! However, whether we know what it is or not, is a different story. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Employees often misunderstand and underutilize their own talent. It goes beyond resume skills and isn’t just the general things one can be good at. So, what are your employees talent(s)? Even if you are not sure, Juan Kingsbury is here to help. Explaining the three common blindspots when looking into talent. To identify, articulate and value it. Asking the questions: What ...
Jan 06, 2019•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE for growth and success? Hear Talent Strategist Juan Kingsbury on Career Blindspots and discover the not so complex but incredibly powerful insights that will help create a better workplace for your team to reach their full potential. Why should you care about career blindspots? What is it about your employees work that you are not fully seeing? Is there room for growth? These concepts can make the difference between mission critical and mission distractions – real things – em...
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