Optimal Instinct with Trish

Wanting to avoid getting outplayed in your business negotiation deals? Do you want to have a greater ability to analyze situations that enables you to strategize effectively resulting in becoming unshakable during your cross-the-table negotiations? Al McBride is a negotiation coach and facilitator who helps committed business leaders who have skin in the game feel unshakeable in every negotiation deal they do, which generally increase their business’ profits and sales. ​He also helps those ‘nice but nervous’ clients bring negotiation skills to the helm, for them to make a lot of ground really rather quickly. Saving them from feeling bullied and screwed over during business negotiations. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover how to uncover the hidden value that lurks untapped in every deal and the importance of having clarity behind what do you want and why do you want it? Learn how you can make win-win deals with less compromise and not fall to the trap of feeling that you are collaborating, where in fact you are compromising too early Find-out what you need to lay in the negotiating table to gain strength and agility in your deals to avoid the pitfall of compromised deals “[Common mistakes people do when negotiating] They mix up compromising with collaborating…they give away too many things way too soon.” –  Al McBride Valuable Free Resource: Get Your Free Negotiation Cheat Sheet and Email Mini-Course: http://almcbride.com/minicourse    Key Takeaways: “[Q: Are great negotiators born or made?] Everyone can improve their negotiation persuasion skills. Absolutely.“ ​ “[Common mistakes people do when negotiating] They mix up compromising with collaborating. Compromising is that – there’s this immediate feel and acceptance of loss, like haggling at a market or something,  that you’re immediately compromising and just like they think that’s negotiation, that they give away too many things way too soon.” “80% of my clients are what I like to call ‘nice, but nervous’. So, so they’re very good at what they do whatever that service might be, or that skill set that they started a business around. But then with negotiation, it’s a bit like having the network or having to do accounts, you’re hoping you can outsource most of it to someone who does a better but negotiation, they really do have to be at the helm.” Connect with Al McBride: Website: https://almcbride.com/  Book a Chat: https://calendly.com/almcbride/book-a-chat-with-al Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

It’s tough to connect with your audience, right? Justin Blackman is obsessed with brand voice. Over the last two years, he’s written for more than 329 different entrepreneurs. Before that, he wrote 10,211 headlines for 100 different companies — just for fun — all during the hours he wasn’t creating content for an international hotel company with 12 distinct brand voices. And before that, he spent a decade speaking to thousands of consumers while marketing big names like Puma, 5-hour Energy, and Red Bull. Now he takes all that writer’s knowledge in his very-crowded head and creates ridiculously specific voice guides. He also teaches writers how to sound exactly like their clients using a process called Brand Ventriloquism. All the people say he’s pretty fly for a write guy. ​ Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to train writers to sound more like the audience, teaching them to get their copy perfect Know the importance of putting specific barriers and borders on what your brand is actually is Discover how to write in WTF voices and why writing is both a science and an art   “I train writers to sound more like clients, and teaching them to get their copy perfect.“ – Justin Blackman   Key Takeaways from Justin Blackman: “I can figure out exactly where you fall. And then around that mark, I’m not saying that every single sentence is going to hit that mark. But enough of it will sound like you that it will have the readability, that speak at or that you write at, it’ll have the same underlying emotions that you want to convey. And that it’ll be written in a format that looks like .” Here is a practical brand voice framework that explains what this is, and how you can start to establish these ground rules for your writing for your business for your brand.  Connect with Justin Blackman: Website: https://prettyflycopy.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinblackman Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettyflycopy  Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Have you ever dreamed of running the business of your dreams – from anywhere? Of the flexibility to set your own hours and be there for your family when it matters most – all while doing work that truly feeds your soul? It’s absolutely possible to create this kind of life – while making a difference in the world – and Nicole can show you the way. Nicole de Larzac, a marketing consultant and product development coach who helps brands and businesses launch and scale. In this episode, Nicole shares what it takes to launch a product through her ‘The Product Launch Lab’ program which includes all her marketing and business development knowledge. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Unlock a life of freedom and success beyond your wildest dreams developing and launching a product Discover how to get from point A to point B of launching your product and why it is important that you have a marketing plan in terms of building awareness, engagement, paying clients, and loyalty to your brand Discover how to develop, refine, design, and launch your idea “If you look at every good product out there, it solves a need.” –  Nicole de Larzac   Valuable Free Resource: https://tinyurl.com/productideasthatsell Key Takeaways: “I help brands and businesses build solid marketing strategies and plans so that they can launch and scale their products and businesses. I also coach female entrepreneurs who want to launch and scale their own brands and products.“ ​ “Just focus. Focus your messaging. So don’t try to promote everything at once. Try to focus on one message at a time or at least one message in one advertisement.” Connect with Nicole De Larzac: Website: https://nicoledelarzac.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemarketer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoledelarzac Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Do you want to become a top sales performer? Have you evaluated how strong your negotiation skills lately? Would you consider yourselves ‘ultra-negotiator’ who is fluent in and aces negotiating? A common mistake that salespeople make when it comes to negotiation is not being as prepared going into those meetings as possible As Managing Partner with the Janek Performance Group Nick Kane has trained thousands of sales professionals worldwide. His passion is helping sales professionals elevate their skills and careers – and in turn, their lives. He is co-author of the book, Critical Selling, and a regular contributor for Training Industry and Selling Power. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to accelerate your sales process by quickly discovering what is most important for your clients Know how to close more deals by creating meaningful connections and trust with customers Discover the advantage of presenting a persuasive and value-based solution tailored to the customer’s needs “Buyers are more educated. They come in with biases into the sales process with biases with preconceived notions. So to go in and just ask sort of ‘You Know’ questions in a general way don’t necessarily work like you did in the past.” – Nick Kane   Valuable Free Resource: Critical Selling: How Top Performers Accelerate the Sales Process and Close More Deals. “The first chapter can be downloaded for free, at: https://www.janek.com/critical-selling-the-book   Key Takeaways from Nick Kane: “Common mistake is going on within the organization. I think one of the things I wanted to focus on in our discussion today is really around the idea of how to negotiate and how to drive towards win-win outcomes. .“ “It’s really important that you understand the changing needs of your buyers, especially in this fluid, crazy market that we’re in today.”   Connect with Nick Kane: Website: https://www.janek.com Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/nickkane Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Are you an accomplished professional transitioning to being a consultant? Have you wanted to take the leap but still undecided if you’ll dive into it? We make decisions every day from the trivial to the critical, such as changing careers or launching a business. But how do we know we are doing good decisions? How do we prevent ourselves from having any kind of decision-making disorder? Deborah Zahn has been leading a successful consulting business since 2010 and knows how to help other accomplished professionals start, build, and grow their businesses while living the lives they desire. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to cure decision-making disorders Know why it is important to set a meeting agenda in order to build awareness of how the rest of the team feels about a certain decision Discover how to grow your consulting business and have the life you truly want in less time   “I cure decision-making disorders. So, when I’m working with my clients, and it’s often either a single organization or company or multiple organizations that are coming together and trying to do something.“ – Deborah Zahn   Subscribe to the Craft of Consulting, and you’ll receive weekly strategies and techniques to help you grow your consulting business and have the life you truly want in less time: https://www.craftofconsulting.com/store   Key Takeaways from Deborah Zahn: “They think decision-making is all rational. And that facts and logic alone are going to solve the problem. And if they just get the right information in front of them, that decisions will get made.“ “Have clarity about what the purpose of each step of the process is for.” Connect with Deborah Zahn: Website: https://www.craftofconsulting.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-zahn-678b254/ Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

‘…There was this one woman that was very, very difficult to work with. She was always unkind and unpleasant.’ If you’re in the service business you’ve met them: difficult clients. Clients that are rude, hard to please, demanding, uncooperative, and micro-managers with tons of last-minute requests. In extreme cases, these types of clients may seem like the enemy. Each morning that you wake up, you feel like you have a boulder in your chest. And you drag yourself to work, never wanting to deal and talk to this difficult client again. Do you want to learn how to change this difficult relationship with this client transforming her being your arch enemy to becoming your most ideal valued client? Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn about the “real life, done this before” intuitive style to shaping client relationships that are more effortless, and more collaborative Learn how to start a great client relationship or how to start over and create a great relationship with a pain in the ass client that you inherited Discover clear concise steps to take to change how you interact with your clients “Maybe this was the first time that somebody took care of her [the client] without her having to ask.“ – Trish Tagle   Replicate RESULTS. Not HEADACHES SIX DAYS to CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BLISS Join Trish’s Client Relation Masterclass: https://tinyurl.com/client-bliss1   Key Takeaways: “The purpose was for her to realize what it was that we were doing for her without her having to ask and she had realized this. After that, she was the ideal client. When we asked her for assets, she handed it over, when we spoke to her for status, she was very pleasant after that, it was amazing.“ “When you anticipate their needs, you pay attention to them, then you will basically say to them without saying it, I understand. I get you. I have your back. That’s what you’re telling them. And that is something that clients want to feel is that you have their back.” “Always anticipate client needs and when you have a difficult client, listen to them, anticipating their needs even more.”   Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Are you ready to take on the big challenges? Aside from business success, can a business leader like you craft solutions that will deliver sustainable growth while promoting the well-being of society and the planet? Jon-Marc Seimon is a founding partner at a boutique brand and design strategy shop called A FASTER HORSE. This organization is rooted firmly in the dual traditions of design thinking and agile approach. In this episode, Jon shares his lean approach that scales clients’ needs—time-boxed strategy sprints designed to deliver maximum value and enable actionable results to help companies shift business focus in the face of disruption. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how Jon elicit business leaders knowledge in order to fast track business growth  and overcome other imperatives such as climate change, social injustice, and other disruptions Learn lean techniques to generate the best ways to help a business thrive and grow Discover how Jon and his team practice a human-centric approach to helping companies shift business focus in the face of disruption   “Every single person has an idea as to what's wrong with the company, and how things could be done better, and what they should be doing.“ – Jon-Marc Seimon   Valuable Free Resource: Visit: http://www.afasterhorse.co Key Takeaways from Jon-Marc Seimon: “Every single thing we do is done on purpose.” “People elicit their knowledge. People love to talk about themselves. People love to tell you what they do .” Connect with Jon-Marc Seimon: Website: http://www.afasterhorse.co Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-marc-seimon-678682 Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Are you ready to unlock your potential and drive yourself, your team, and your business forward with control and clarity? Your future success begins with clarity about what you want to achieve and the vision you have for your team. John Murphy is an experienced top team coach, executive coach, mentor, leadership strategist, and productivity expert. His BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal, as Jim Collins called it!) for his clients is to help them make a life and not just a living. This goal was prompted by significant personal events in John’s life that shifted his philosophy around living. John wants to help his clients create both success AND significance in their lives.  In this episode, John shares how he gets executives and teams to focus on the key activities that will get results through having control and clarity aligned to their mission and life’s purpose. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to unlock your true leadership potential and deliver the results you need Learn how to have a team aligned and be fully committed to achieving your business goals Discover how to unlock your potential and drive yourself, your team, and your business forward with confidence by having clarity and control “Mission statement gives you the context for the decisions you make–why you wake up in the morning and why you do what you do. It connects you back to your own mission.” -John Murphy   Valuable Free Resource: 10 Key Traits of Top Business Leaders These 10 key traits can set you on your journey to lasting success. Claim Your Free Copy Now: http://www.johnmurphyinternational.com/10-key-traits-free-download Key Takeaways from John Murphy: “I help them [businessowners] get control of their own roles to get control of their own lives and to know the things they should do next.” “When you work with any team, the things that gets in their way of achieving what they are capable of tends to bet themselves more than anything else.” Connect with John Murphy: Website: http://www.johnmurphyinternational.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmurphyinternational Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Are you a virtual event speaker ready? You can be! Denise Harrington a Premier Communication Coach and Trainer- Denise prepares business executives to speak on some of the most visible global topics such as sustainability, disruptive innovation, global workforces, emerging markets as well as Women’s initiatives and Ted Talks. Her global client list consists of companies like Nike, Autodesk, Microsoft, and Cisco. In this episode, Denise shares how she assists her clients to rise up and take the challenge with the fresh virtual way of communicating. She believes that the current crisis is challenging us all to become exceptionally creative with virtual platforms; we are learning how to live life and work in a new way. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to transform, strengthen, and elevate all verbal communication skills regardless of presentation environments or objectives Find out how to engage your audience and speak with impact Learn tips on how to deliver powerful remote virtual presentations with impact   “Not understanding that you can make the connection with your audience and you can be quite effective in making that connection. You can sell on zoom and all the other platforms. It's just knowing how and how to use the skills to do it.” – Denise Harrington   Valuable Free Resource:   Speaking with Impact YouTube Page  Free – Video On Tips For Successful Virtual Presentations During The Stay At Home Times: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_7uuFDAxfy4sQ6MOAe79Q   Key Takeaways from Denise Harrington: “You have to ask your listeners or the people joining your meeting to join in video. Because that's the only way you can read the effect of what you're doing. How can you tell if you can't see people.“ “You have to talk to that camera so that you appear as if you're talking to all the people that are in those little thumbnails, listening To you, those people you're trying to sell and those people you're trying to connect with. It all depends upon how strong your eye communication is with the camera.” “55% of your effectiveness when you communicate comes from what people see. Not with what they hear. 38% comes from your voice. And your voice is fueled by what you do with your body.”   Connect with Denise Harrington: Website: https://www.dmhconsultinggroup.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DMHCG  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniseharrington Twitter: https://twitter.com/dmhconsultinggr   Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

What if you discovered a blueprint that could grow your organization’s reputation and loyalty, dramatically reduce customer service issues, produce content and technology, and cement a powerful, lasting relationship between you and your customers? Jono Bacon is a leading community and collaboration speaker, author, and podcaster. He is the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting which provides community strategy/execution, workflow, and other services.   “Our relationship with brands is changing. 10 years ago, 15 years ago, we primarily engage with companies via their customer support line or their email address. And now generations are growing up and expecting companies and organizations to be invested in their success with their products. Communities are a fantastic way of doing that.” – Jono Bacon   Supercharge Your Organization with People Power Get Results Faster by Unlocking Exclusive 'People Powered' content and downloadable templates: https://www.jonobacon.com/resources/   Key Takeaways from Jono Bacon: “There’s something very satisfying about being around people who have something in common with.“ “Once you have a sense of the community you want to build and who you want to attract, focus on what are the things that we want to deliver. What are the deliverables look like and how do we measure it. “ Connect with Jono Bacon: Website: https://www.jonobacon.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonobacon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonobacon   Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Is your company ready to take the company culture wheel to decrease turnover, improve workflow, efficiency, and employee satisfaction? Why does or should anyone care? Is culture just the latest buzz word and hot topic or can an excellent one yield higher profit and purpose for the long haul? Hear from an expert at analyzing and shaping company culture to more accurately reflect management’s vision. Shelley D. Smith is an Expert Corporate Culture Curator & Adviser, best-selling author, consultant, and Founder & CEO of Premier Rapport consulting firm. Her success stems from the strength of her personal approach, asking tough questions to hone in on pain points and areas of growth opportunity. In this episode, Shelley shares how she helps companies achieve and align the culture they envision resulting in thoughtful, strategic, and genuine growth. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn the leaders' role in aligning corporate culture to the company’s mission and vision Find out how important company culture impacts your company’s growth Discover how to shift your company culture before it is too late “Stop, pause, and figure out where you are on your journey and what it is that you’re trying to accomplish inside your culture.” – Shelley Smith Valuable Free Resource:   Download Whitepaper How to Survive A Toxic Workplace And Shift The Company Culture Before It's Too Late: https://go.bucketpages.com/sf/64f30ca6    Key Takeaways from Shelley Smith: “Really good leaders are ones that are open and vulnerable. And that set their ego aside for the betterment of the big picture.“ “People have stopped communicating in intentional ways and that’s kind of added to a negative contagion instead of a positive contagion of what is good leader do. “ Connect with Shelley Smith: Website: http://premierrapport.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShelleySmith.PremierRapport/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/premier-rapport/ Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

In a world of technology, managers are leaning heavily into automating everything they can to increase efficiency. The problem is it takes away from the human-to-human part and widens the disconnect between manager and employee. Heidi Lynne Kurter is a Leadership Coach and Workplace Culture Consultant collaborating with global leaders of companies from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She specializes in onboarding, media relations, leadership strategy, content creation, internal communications, and workplace culture. In this episode, Heidi shares how she helps business leaders build foundational habits that help them be successful, productive, and impactful leaders for their team establishing goals, identifying gaps, and creating a plan of action.  Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to become an impactful business leader that inspires the high-performing team built for success Find out how to overcome the disconnect between management and employees Discover the importance of developing a workplace culture “The cost of turnover is so much more than the cost of actually having a good hire..” – Heidi Lynne Kurter Valuable Free Resource: Sign up to receive your FREE "The New Manager's Guide To Effective Employee 1:1s" Download Now: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/popup/q2e4l9?     Key Takeaways from Heidi Lynne Kurter: “Toxic behaviors, they may have the same elements, but they’re not the same exact behaviors. I believe in taking a step back and investing–investing in an outside party to come in and take a look at your business.“ “If you’re not happy with your culture if you’re not happy waking up and going to the office, if you know that there are things going on around you that you’re not happy about, If you’re not happy with your Glassdoor reviews or Indeed reviewed talent, then you need to hire someone to help you figure out why that is. And you need to figure out exactly why that is.” Connect with Heidi Lynne Kurter: Website: https://www.heidilynneco.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidilynneco Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidilynnekurter Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

How does your pricing match up? Are you a Rock Start Pricer? As for Paul Klein, you want to price the client, not your solution.​ How you price is a direct reflection of your brand's position and value in the marketplace. Paul Klein is a Business Scaling + Pricing Strategy Consultant for Existing (and aspiring) Business Coaches & Consultants. Paul has perfected what he calls the “3 Pillars” approach to building, scaling, and pricing your consulting, freelance, and solopreneur services in a way that helps you Rock Your Pricing to 7 figures in revenue.  In this episode, Paul talks about all things pricing and why he is not an advocate of the hourly billing. For him, it's not just a matter of charging more or raising your rates, it is recognizing the circumstances around your products and services and then positioning for maximum value for you and your clients.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how charging by the hour becomes limiting to your business Discover why you should never charge hourly Learn the best approach in pricing   “If you provide a highly exclusive service, then you should be compensated well. Just like guys in the NBA. There are not too many people who can do what LeBron James does or Tom Brady. And when you have those types of skills, then you should be compensated well for them.” – Paul Klein   Valuable Free Resource: Are you a Rock Star Pricer?  Consultants, Freelancers, Coaches, and Solopreneurs Click Below To Find Out How Your Pricing Stacks Up! (includes actionable steps you can take to increase your rates) Take the Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/PaulKleinPricingQuiz    Key Takeaways from Paul Klein: “When you move away from hourly, the sky’s the limit. You can charge for value, you can create a win-win. The biggest problem with hourly is it creates that automatic disjointedness with our clients.“ “[How to be a rockstar pricer?] The more you are charging on value, the more you are using productized services, and away from hourly, the higher your rating will be and you’ll be a rock star pricer.” “You want to price the client, not your solution. So what is the value that your product or service is bringing to their client?”   Connect with Paul Klein: Website: https://www.paulklein.net Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-klein-b8338424 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulklein.net Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Every business is a “Leaky Bucket,” and most of those leaks can be contained—if you are willing to change your mindsets and lead your business a little differently. Howard M. Shore, founder, and CEO of Activate Group Inc. is a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur specializing in liberating C-Suite teams from the barriers holding them back personally and professionally. In this episode, Howard shares how he helps frustrated business leaders solve common issues in the areas of people, strategy, and execution that drain energy, direction, and profitability from every business. He provides insights on how to effect change and ignite growth in the leadership team in order to achieve an organization’s full potential.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover how to effect change and ignite growth in the leadership team in order to achieve an organization’s full potential Find out how Howard’s proven system helps increase the confidence of leaders in growing a business and achieving better results Learn why it is important to unlock the untapped potential of all your employees   “Every leader has a lot more revenue and profit potential than they ever imagined. And the key to that is unlocking the untapped potential of all of their employees.” – Howard Shore   Key Takeaways from Howard Shore: “Most organizations don’t really understand what it costs them when they keep the wrong people.“ “Every leader on the team needs to understand cause and effect. Every action or inaction will make those numbers better. And so then understanding from the 8020 rule,  80% of our output comes from 20% of the inputs. Which things do we want our teams to really focus on, so we can get maximum advantage.”   Connect with Howard M. Shore: Website: https://activategroupinc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActivateGroupInc Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardshore   Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Improving the quality of employee’s lives is one of the best things you can do for your employees and your business.  Unquestionably, clutter is bad for business. It not only slows your employees down, it weighs them down. They are less productive than they would like to be and as a result, less happy than they would like to be. Barbara Hemphill, often referred to as the “Paper Tiger Lady” is an internationally recognized expert on increasing profits, productivity and peace of mind by eliminating physical, digital, emotional, and spiritual clutter. She has a bestselling book called 'Taming the Paper Tiger' based on the premise: Clutter is postponed decisions. Barbara has appeared on Good Morning America, the Today Show, The View, CNN Nightly News, and in publications including USA Today, New York Times, Fast Company, Reader’s Digest, Real Simple, and Guideposts. Her most recent book is 'Less Clutter More Life'.  In this episode, Barbara shares how to eliminate physical, digital, and emotional clutter to create a “productive environment,” an intentional setting in which everyone can accomplish their work and enjoy their lives.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn the emotional and physical cost of clutter Discover how excessive clutter in the workplace becomes a potent energy-drain to employees in constant disarray Learn how to create an organized environment allowing everyone to enjoy their work-life and accomplish more “The core of my work for 40 years has been helping people understand that clutter is postponed decisions.” – Barbara Hemphill Valuable Free Resource: Productive Environment Scorecard™ Click the link below to begin answering a series of questions that will determine your Productive Environment Score. https://productiveenvironment.com/Scorecard/     Key Takeaways from Barbara Hemphill: “One of the biggest challenges that people face in the world today is being overwhelmed. And the reason we’re overwhelmed is because of clutter.“ “Why do we postpone the decisions? It’s because of emotion. And that emotion is usually fear.” “Something is organized if you can answer yes to these four questions. Question number one, ‘Is does it work?’, Question number two, ‘Do you like it?’, Question number three, ‘Does it work for the other people it impacts?’, and Question number four is,’ Can you recover quickly?’.” Connect with Barbara Hemphill: Website 1: https://barbarahemphill.com Website 2: https://productiveenvironment.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarahemphill Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Debbie Allen is a Certified Speaking Professional, internationally-known business growth, and market positioning expert. She has been a professional speaker for over 25 years and has presented before thousands in 28 countries. Debbie is a bestselling author of nine books, including her newest book Success is Easy: Shameless No-Nonsense Strategies to Win in Business published by Entrepreneur Press. In this episode, Debbie exposes the common symptoms and mistakes that stop most people from taking the right action towards positive change, growth, and success. She also shares brilliant business insight and actions to implement to help define, leap, and achieve success towards more meaningful work and life experience. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn actionable strategies from Debbie that proves that your dream is not nearly as far as you think Discover how to get out of your own way and take the first step towards success Learn how having a motivated and driven team is your key to achieve business success   “The biggest failures in business is either fast growth or not taking action. Also, taking too much action too fast and not having the talent, the team behind you that can carry all of that.” – Debbie Allen   Valuable Free Resource: A book that shares the no-nonsense reality and shameless secrets about success - https://www.successiseasybook.com/    Key Takeaways from Debbie Allen: “If your business is shifting, your target market is shifting. You need to be speaking directly to them.“ “It’s the perception you put out there from the very beginning [that will make] people decide whether they want to be turned from a prospect to a buyer.” “Know what you do well and outsource the rest.” Connect with Debbie Allen: Website: https://debbieallen.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbieallenspeaker Twitter: https://twitter.com/debbieallencsp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DebbieAllenInternational Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Don’t spend all your time fine-tuning your offer, value proposition, product, or service. Just put it out there Get clear on what you want to achieve. Make progress towards it and get closer to that goal by taking that 'imperfect action'. Recognize that if you’re going to go into a new industry, that it’s going to typically take longer for you to start seeing results. So if you can leverage your past experiences that can really help you. Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success® and Coach to Consultants. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets, but more importantly, he’s helped over 370 consultants from around the world in over 50 industries add six and seven figures to their annual revenue.  In this episode, Michael shares proven principles on how to get clients, productize your offerings and build a highly profitable consulting business Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to package and position your consulting services to add more revenue, save you more time, and scale your business without driving yourself crazy Discover how being super focused on your ideal clients bring more business Learn how to develop your messaging that speaks and creates a lot more traction in making your ideal client buy “Within mindset, the one framework or principle that I have used quite consistently over the years is one of ‘imperfect action’. Once I set my mind to something, once I’ve gotten clear on what I want to achieve, then the best way to actually make progress towards it and get closer to that goal is to take action.” – Michael Zipursky   Valuable Free Resource: FREE 47 PAGE BLUEPRINT FOR CONSULTANTS:  Learn how to land more clients, increase your fees and win more proposals - https://www.consultingsuccess.com/blueprint Key Takeaways from Michael Zipursky: “Look at your past experience and expertise, like where have you played? Where do you already have a track record of results? Recognize that if you’re going to go into a new industry, that it’s going to typically take longer for you to start seeing results. So if you can leverage your past experiences that can really help you.“ “Make sure that you’re focusing on someone that has a true need, in a pain,  got a problem you have to solve. That also has the ability to invest.” “That feedback that you will get from the marketplace, from people you speak to, and how they resonate and respond or don’t respond, will teach you more than anything. So get out there, take action, learn from it. It’s not a failure. It’s not a mistake, every experience that you have, you’re going to learn something from it. As long as you take those learnings and you use them to make better decisions going forward. You’re gonna end up improving and ultimately reaching your goal.” Connect With Michael Zipursky: Website: https://www.consultingsuccess.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zipursky Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelZipursky   Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Focusing more on customer experience and customer satisfaction is a smart goal for any sales organization. Jeff Gothelf works as a coach, consultant, and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management, and human-centered design. Most recently Jeff co-founded Sense&Respond Press, a publishing house for practical business books for busy executives. In this episode, Jeff shares how he helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products through his background in design and customer experience that ensures that the customer’s voice is front and center in every discussion.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover how to influence customer behavior Learn how to create a customer-centric strategy for your business Learn how to build a customer-centric culture in your organization   “The real measure of success is—what will people be doing differently and people being your customers, maybe your staff as well, but ultimately your customers, what will they be doing differently if you solve their problems successful?” – Jeff Gothelf   Subscribe to the newsletter: https://www.senseandrespondpress.com/   Key Takeaways from Jeff Gothelf: “I think most importantly, again, is to really ask yourself, ‘Are you implementing a solution? Are you solving a problem?'” “Instead of what’s the customer problem that you’re trying to solve, what is the professional challenge you’d like to solve for yourself? And if you solve it, what will you be doing differently?” “Always dig into the stories in the past, you’ll find it to be super interesting about how people got in where they are.” Connect with Jeff Gothelf: Website: https://jeffgothelf.com/ Website 2: http://senseandrespondpress.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gothelf Twitter:https://twitter.com/senserespond Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

How well do you know your customers' deepest needs? And, how do you address those? It is not enough just to create products. You need to know the people you are serving; and, most importantly, you need to know what they truly need. Having a comprehensive understanding of your customers is the key to achieving core business goals. But how can you get into your customers mind? Jeremy Greenberg is the Founder of advisory firm Avenue Group and CEO of exercise equipment company Flyte Fitness. He has been interviewed by many media outlets, including Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and The Los Angeles Times.  In this episode, Jeremy talks about customer diplomacy, how to deepen the usually tenuous relationship with the customers and why sending out surveys without knowing how to ask the right questions is a trap. He also shares his insights about qualitative and quantitative data, as well as at the tools you need to have to get to know the customers better and deeper.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn the story of how a puppy taught Jeremy about customer service and why communicating with tact and diplomacy with your customers is essential Discover why it is important to listen to your customers and build a deep relationship with them that transcends the tenuous relationship into a converting transactional deal Know if surveys are sufficient enough to gain customer insight or are there other methods available to truly understand customers   “We find that most business leaders don’t really focus sufficiently on understanding what makes their customers and the market really tick.” -Jeremy Greenberg Valuable Free Resource: Avenue Group Insights: Dedicated to sharing counterintuitive and practical information through entertaining articles.https://avegroup.com/insights/   Blog: What a Puppy Taught Me About Customer Service: https://avegroup.com/puppy-taught-customer-service/ Key Takeaways from Jeremy Greenberg: “We have a whole process we call customer diplomacy, where we understand that the relationship that businesses have with their customer is very tenuous, and it’s transactional.” “Do something. Recognize that there is an issue and not pay it lip service. Do qualitative before you do quantitative.” “Data alone is not going to drive decision making. If you think about major decisions that companies have made, the headline is not because of data, the headline is because there’s a narrative, there’s a story supporting the data.” Connect With Jeremy Greenberg: Website: https://avegroup.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremygreenberglinked Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avegrp  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AveGrp Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

When a buyer comes knocking, will you be ready? If a buyer approaches you tomorrow will you be in a position to maximize and receive the greatest valuation for your business? Linda Rose is a seasoned M&A Consultant with more than 30 years of success across management consulting, cloud computing, SaaS, and financial services. In this episode, Linda shares her insights about how to build a business through acquisition and strategies to maximize the company’s value for a future sale, and to one-day …get acquired for millions.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn when is the right time to sell your company and how long does it take to sell? Know the importance of knowing the owner’s readiness to exit and the common mistakes owners face when trying to exit their company Find out specifically what your company is worth today and how you can increase that value for that possibility to get acquired for millions   “Any astute CEO should be working on their company for successful exit one day.” – Linda Rose   Learn How You Can Increase Your Company Value for a Future Sale Begin Your Assessment Now: Value Maximizer Assessment™ Access code for Optimal Instinct  with Trish listeners: PC2020   Key Takeaways from Linda Rose: “ When people get to that point where they decide they want to sell their company, a lot of the value or what they think the value of their company is worth, is what they need in their retirement .” “Knowing what I know, today, I would never start another company, again, without an exit plan in mind, and growing it with that intent. Because if you go in with that attitude, you can truly achieve so much more quicker.”   Connect with Linda Rose: Website: https://www.rosebizinc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseBizInc/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/klindarose/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/klindarose Connect with Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Yuri Kruman is a corporate HR Strategy/Organization Design Consultant and expert on the Employee Experience (EX), board member, startup advisor, Forbes Coaches Council member, as well as a contributor to Forbes, among other top platforms. He is the author of “What Millennials Really Want From Work and Life” (Business Expert Press, March 2019) and the forthcoming, “Mastering the Talk to Master Your Life” In this episode, Yuri shares how he helps leaders across the enterprise develop their employees to thrive consistently so that they can do their life’s best work, impact, and not feel like they are in a ‘sausage factory’ as coined by Yuri.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Understand the mistakes that business leaders make in terms of attracting, retaining, motivating, engaging, and developing their employees and people Learn how to increase engagement and productivity of your people  plus help them work smart, not just hard Learn ways to improve the future of employee experience   “The vast majority of problems in the workplace can be solved with zero money and resources. All you have to do is talk to people. Just find out what makes them tick, what is on their mind. And try your best to actually care.” – Yuri Kruman   Valuable Free Resource from Yuri Kruman   Eight Steps Fortune 500 HR Leaders Must Take To Embrace The Employee Experience: Read here: https://yurikruman.com/eight-steps-fortune-500-hr-leaders-must-take-to-embrace-the-employee-experience Free HR Toolkit from Yuri: Download Here: https://yurikruman.com/hr-toolkit Key Takeaways from Yuri Kruman: “A lot of people that I work with, they’re very talented, they’re incredibly ambitious and motivated. But a lot of the time the may not have the awareness they need to have the mindset, have the tools, the language of psychology to really understand their people.” “As a company grows, there’s less and less of this kind of communication flow. Information becomes stale by the time it reaches somebody who feels appreciated. And it just becomes a sausage factory. So that’s kind of my specialty to come into a sausage factory and put the pieces back together and say, ‘Okay, we’re all really humans. How do we create the systems and the mindset in order to build something even much greater?’“ Connect with Yuri Kruman: Website: https://yurikruman.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurikruman Twitter: https://twitter.com/Blueprint2Thriv Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Debra Angilletta is the CEO and Founder of Angilletta & Associates whose focus is on working with Information Security &Technology companies to develop their young leadership teams. A former Wall Street executive, Debra’s executive leadership coaching is the result of her street smarts and battle-tested, industry knowledge. She’s in the leadership trenches every day helping her clients achieve their company goals which translate into her clients earning millions of dollars in revenue as a result. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn the successful habits of great leaders – from they do (and what they don’t do!) in their day to day as well as how to inspire your team Learn how to get out of the “doing” and into powerful decision making and delegation so you can design the business you want Learn powerful coaching skills – so you can get the very best out of your team to help achieve your goals “Leadership development⁠—it’s not a sprint. It’s about immersion. It’s collaboration and giving them a resource to guide them through the rainy days and the tough parts because they’re going to come.” -Debra Angilletta Valuable Free Resource from Debra Angilletta Get a copy of ‘12 Essential Qualities To Becoming A Leader Everyone Loves’ Complete Form Here: https://www.debraangilletta.com/contact/    Key Takeaways from Amy Lisewski: “The higher-ups tell these new leaders, ‘Go ahead and put a plan together, how you’re going to manage your team.’ that’s what they do. So it’s like the blind leading the blind.” “You got to have absolute buy-in and autonomy especially if you’re being brought in from the outside, you have to be able to run it in the way that your expertise dictates.” Connect With Debra Angilletta: Website: https://www.debraangilletta.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debraangilletta Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debraangilletta  Twitter::https://twitter.com/debangilletta  Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Improv is truly a life-changing art. The key to improvisation is the “Yes! And…” principle, which teaches us to actively listen to each other’s ideas and add value to them in every moment. Amy Lisewski is a professional improviser, entrepreneur, and speaker based in San Diego and anywhere adventure leads her.  She is the founder and owner of Finest City Improv and the San Diego Improv Festival.  She is continually growing San Diego’s largest community of improvisers and a training program that has brought more courage and joy to thousands of people.   In this episode, Amy shares how she empowers teams to collaborate, be confident and thrive during times of growth, change, and uncertainty through improvisation. She teaches people to go ‘off script’ and actively listen to each other’s ideas and creatively collaborate to achieve their business goals.  Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to use improv program for organizational and leadership development to break down silos, build connections and develop self-confidence Learn how to expand your comfort zones, improve interpersonal communications, and boost your leadership confidence using improvisation by going ‘off-script’  Know how to develop more courageous and compelling leadership that fosters a culture of creativity and spark innovation through improvisation “[Though Improv} we create a learning lab where you can make mistakes, and you can take risks where it doesn’t have actual consequences.“ – Amy Lisewski   Valuable Free Resource from Amy Lisewski   2 Great Mistakes You Want To Make That Will Help You Succeed Read Here: https://www.finestcityimprov.com/make-mistakes/   Key Takeaways from Amy Lisewski: “Improv is a safe environment. But I also like to say it’s more of a brave environment.” “Do you have to be funny to do improv? Funny is a by-product of good improv. And good improv is collaboration, listening and adding on to each other’s ideas.”   Connect With Amy Lisewski: Website: https://www.finestcityimprov.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylisewski/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FinestCityImprov/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/finestcityimpro    Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Noreen Sumpter is a ball of energy. She is passionate about her work. She sees people as amazing with amazing lives and as people who want to play big life games. Noreen only speaks to people from their awesomeness, which allows them to take risks and to move beyond limiting beliefs they might harbor about themselves. Want direction? She’ll help you find it. Want inspiration? She can help you create it. Want to gain emotional healing and let go of the past? No problem. She stands with you in that truth, and you move forward inspired and empowered in your life. Noreen is laughter, discovery and adventure wrapped up in a big ball of energetic fun! Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn how to build your inner confidence Develop a strong sense of who you truly are Know how to go after what you want “Be yourself. Yourself gives you what you do and doing gives you what you have.” -Noreen Sumpter   Valuable Free Resource from Noreen Sumpter Listen live to Talk Radio NYC now! Subscribe Here: https://talkradio.nyc/hosts/noreen-sumpter/    Key Takeaways from Noreen Sumpter: “I help people discover who they are, what they want so that they can live life their way.” “I am the most important person in my life. I am, right. Yes, I am more important than my child. If you start to experience yourself as the most important person in your life, you get to speak what’s there for you. And also what happens is you start to see people as important when you start to see yourself as important.” Connect With Noreen Sumpter: Website: http://www.noreensumptercoach.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noreensumptercoach/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/noreensumpter?lang=en Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Paul Smith is one of the world’s leading experts on organizational storytelling. He’s one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers of 2018, a storytelling coach, and author of the Amazon #1 bestsellers, Lead with a Story (now in its 11th printing, and published in 7 languages around the world) and Sell with a Story, in addition to his latest work, The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell. He’s a former executive at The Procter & Gamble Company and a consultant with Accenture prior to that. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover how to use storytelling as a leadership and influence tool Learn how to craft compelling business stories that resonate with the audience and drive people to action Know what a leadership story is and why you should tell leadership stories “Treat storytelling like any other skill that you wanted to master and learn it from somebody who knows as supposed to just winging it.” – Paul Smith Valuable Free Resource from Paul Smith Subscribe Now to Paul’s newsletter about Storytelling for Leaders and Sales: http://leadwithastory.com/     Key Takeaways from Paul Smith: “Storytelling is definitely an art form.”   “If any leader can tell those four stories (founding, case for change, vision and strategy story) you’re more likely to get the organization to go where you need them to go.”   Connect With Paul Smith: Website:http://leadwithastory.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithpa9/  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LeadWithAStory  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeadWithAStory  Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/leadwithastory?feature=mhee  Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Proven Business Consultant and Founder of  Growth Think Tank (formerly know as “Leaders in the Trenches”) recognized by Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com for being a top podcaster for leaders. We are speaking of Gene Hammett, of course. Over 1,000,000+ business leaders have listened to his podcasts, read his articles, or used his growth strategies to shift their mindset to achieve incredible business results.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover the practical actions that accelerate building a more engaged culture Why leadership credibility is a crucial factor in employee engagement Know how leaders should be involved in building their employee engagement and why leaders need to take employee engagement personally   “As a leader, you have to have the courage to believe in others..” – Gene Hammett   Valuable Free Resource from Gene Hammett Catch 'Growth Think Tank' Podcast consume leadership insights and HyperGrowth strategies in your pocket Subscribe Now: https://www.genehammett.com/podcast-subscribe-page/ Key Takeaways from Gene Hammett: “We really believe in empowering people to think for themselves, empowering them to fail, but fail to learn, and then get back up and figure out a better way to do it, and empowering them to truly take ownership.” “In most cultures, we trade time for a paycheck. It’s a sense of responsibility. ‘I showed up, I did the work.’ Yeah, you have a sense of ownership. When you’re an entrepreneur, you don’t have that sense of like, you have to get to the end of it. Like, ‘I’m not guaranteed a paycheck ever. Because I’ve taken ownership of my own future. And so, you have that inside your organizations. It really does allow them [employees] to think for themselves and that’s the really powerful part. “ Connect With Gene Hammett: Website: https://www.genehammett.com/ Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/genehammett/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/genehammett Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadersinthetrenches/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeneHammett-BusinessCoach/  Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Doug Fine has led training and development sessions in hundreds of settings and with hundreds of audiences. He specializes in leader development, leader and team member engagement, and culture change. He provides ENGAGEMENT MAGIC Training which stimulates five-star performance, with research-proven competencies that hard-wire personal ownership, original thinking, and a customer-focus into your culture. Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Learn why management and leadership credibility is a crucial factor in employee engagement Discover the practical actions that accelerate building a more engaged culture Know how leaders should be involved in making their employee engagement and why leaders need to take employee engagement personally   “It makes no sense to invest in engagement when the leaders are not invested themselves.” – Doug Fine   Valuable Free Resource from Doug Fine Take The Engagement Magic®  Self-assessment that will help you measure your Engagement Score.   Key Takeaways from Doug Fine: “Ask the question in the leadership group,’What’s engagement means to us?’ and get the colleagues talking about it. Start those conversations because everybody's got an opinion about engagement.” “Tell me about how engagement is understood in your company. And do you train people about engagement? Do you train people what engagement is?”   Connect With Doug Fine: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-fine www.dougjfine.com: http://www.dougjfine.com Podcast: DFined Engagement Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle  

Anthony Taylor is the principal and lead strategic planning facilitator at SME Strategy. He is an entrepreneur with over 10 years, running his own business while working with companies in various industries.   In 2016 he was chosen as a Global Entrepreneurship Week ambassador for Canada and SME Strategy was awarded the Palme Blue for "Microenterprise of the year" from the French Chamber of Commerce.   In this episode, Anthony shares how he helps leadership teams get aligned goals through strategic off-site planning sessions, coaching, project management, and leadership best practices.    Why you have to check out today’s podcast:   Learn to create a clear vision of your organization’s future success through strategic planning Discover what happens when you align and involve your team in your strategic planning Know the steps to put your strategic plan into practice “If you don’t feel like you have a clear direction, get a strategy meeting, get it off-site to specifically talk about your vision, purpose, values. Because if you don’t, then you’re going to get frustrated, you’re not going to be successful because how could you be successful if you don’t know what success looks like.”  - Anthony Taylor     Valuable Free Resource from Anthony Taylor Are you evaluating strategic planning for your organization? Download 15 Strategic Planning Questionnaire that will help guide your pre-planning process.     Key Takeaways: “If success was in place, how would we know if we got there.“ If you're managing people, how can you be successful? If you don't know where you're going?”   Connect With Anthony Taylor: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Smestrategy/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/smeinsights  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHLNRrpk3rGUdg7qUQjiog   Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle    

Peter Bregman is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the areas of leadership development, organizational change, productivity, and emotional courage. He is the host of the Bregman Leadership Podcast, which offers insightful conversations with industry thought leaders on how to become more powerful, courageous leaders. He is also a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and his articles and commentary appear frequently in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Forbes, The Financial Times, PBS, ABC, CNN, NPR, and FOX Business News. In this episode, Peter brings his expertise and insights into leadership, what causes difficult conversations, how to resolve such scenarios and the importance of developing effective conversational skills necessary in building quality organizational relationships.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast:   Learn what prevents us from moving forward and how to go past this obstacle Discover how to have an effective conversation as a leader Know that one mistake we need to avoid in order to have quality relationships “What prevents us from moving forward is very often not at all the things that we try to solve for.”  - Peter Bregman     Valuable Free Resource from Peter Bregman Register to his upcoming event: The Emotional Courage Project Bringing Emotional Courage to All Your Relationships: Bringing Emotional Courage to All Your Relationships, where he works with partners and individuals on how to be emotional courageous in all your relationships, whether they are in the business realms or the personal ones, happening March 22–27, 2020     Key Takeaways: If we are willing to feel everything, we can do anything.  Consider why you are not having hard conversations. It usually has something to do with what you don't want to feel (anger, disconnection, embarrassment, passive/aggressiveness, etc.). Hard conversations mean listening 80% of the time, not talking the whole time. Take a moment to think about the questions: What do you long for and how are you getting in the way of achieving that? What might you have to risk in order to pursue it?    Connect With Peter Bregman: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbregman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterBregmanAdvisor  Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterbregman  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/peterbregman18   Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle    

Liz Wiltsie is a professional business consultant and coach with diverse industry experience, ranging from documentary filmmaking, small business technology, and education administration. She has been mentoring and coaching Millennials and Gen Z for 13 years and brings a unique perspective because of her time in business, tech, and education. Her super-power is breaking complex topics down into actionable insight.  In this episode, Liz shares her management style that earns the utmost respect from colleagues and team even amidst you, showing your human side. She will give us tips on what to take note of when you are on the leadership position. And not to be missed are her insights on mistakes most people in leadership position commit and at the same time, what needs to be avoided when you are at the top hierarchical end of the organization.   Why you have to check out today’s podcast:   Discover how to avoid the pitfalls of the Peter Principle Know how to gain respect from your subordinates but still be human As a leader, learn how to hold someone accountable without being threatening “Once you get into a leadership position, there's often hesitation to be accountable for anything as people move up in the ranks of leadership that feel like there are higher and higher stakes.”  - Liz Wiltsie     Valuable Free Resource from Liz: Free Cheatsheet: 4 Keys to Modelling Accountability Especially for Millennial and GenZ:  https://offers.sentendremethod.com/tagle/     Key Takeaways: You spend, on average, 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime; if you don't enjoy your work environment, it affects everything else. Three areas that Liz focuses on respect without fear, motivating without manipulation, building morale without false praise. When you make a mistake, own it fast and publicly, the bigger your title, the more public you need to own it. Owning it doesn't mean belaboring it but just admitting it and providing or working on the solution.  Never think that someone doesn't have a valid opinion.    Connect With Liz Wiltsie:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiltsie  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wiltsie  Sentendremethod.com :http://sentendremethod.com/ www.leadsthepodcast.com : http://www.leadsthepodcast.com  Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Dov Baron is a headline speaker for a global conference on leadership, influence, business, and embracing purpose-driven authentic leadership. He is the man with the pulse on the evolving world of NextGen leadership. He is a master storyteller and one of Inc Magazine’s top 100 leadership speakers to hire. In this episode, Dov dives into how to lead to living deeply meaningful with heart, soul, and mind aligned. He will also share with us honest truths about passion and purpose from which the whole idea of leadership can be gleaned.     Why you have to check out today’s podcast:   Learn why it is important for a leader to Utilise emotional intelligence in the workplace Difference between passion and purpose and how do they relate Tips to make the best leaders and why connecting to purpose makes us better leaders  “As great leaders, you're not supposed to create followers. You're supposed to create leaders." - Dov Baron   Valuable Free Resource from Dov: Get A Free Copy of Authentic Leadership in Action: https://www.getdrip.com/forms/95588333/submissions/new     Key Takeaways: "A purpose always has a deep emotional connection. It's what gets you out of bed in the morning or when it's a crap day and you'd rather pull the quilt over your head." - Dov Baron    "Clearly passion is transitory. Passion changes. If you are an entrepreneur, then there's probably a good chance the things you are passionate about 10 years ago, even in business, are not the same thing as you have today." - Dov Baron   "Your passion is the vehicle that transports your purpose. The vehicle will run out of fuel at some point in time and your purpose will need another vehicle." - Dov Baron   "Purpose is the connection, the deep key, psychologically, to fulfillment because it creates a legacy and your purpose is always bigger than you and it should outlive you. Your passion won't." - Dov Baron   "As great leaders, you're not supposed to create followers. You're supposed to create leaders." - Dov Baron   Connect With Dov Baron: E:dov@dovbaron.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/dovbaron dovbaron.com:https://fullmontyleadership.com/ Book: Fiercely Loyal by Dov Baron Book: Authentic Leadership: How Authenticity Will Improve Loyalty and Revenue By Dov Baron Podcast: Leadership and Loyalty Show   Connect With Trish Tagle: TrishTagle.com: https://trishtagle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishTagleLeadership LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatagle  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtrishtagle/  Book: Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories. A Succinct Guide by Trish Tagle

Hi all, you’re listening to Optimal Instinct with Trish and I am Trish Tagle. Here we will have content that supports client retention, efficient workflow, and leadership skills. If you search on any of these keywords, you will find they will come up with a ton of lists that have common sense approaches. And who doesn’t love common sense? But there are nuts and bolts beyond this that can be addressed that will make you infinitely more effective. On the twice-monthly podcast, we will be talking about issues that businesses like yours face and the particular approach the expert uses to solve for these situations. You not only get to listen to solutions but may be directed to available tools that will support you while you work through your organization’s stuff. With Optimal Instinct with Trish, we hope that our experts will bring a greater understanding to the wise and House of client retention, and inspiring leadership. They may provide insight into other avenues that you may want to explore to make sure that your team is up to snuff when it comes to leading your business to success. Having said that, I’m looking forward to having you join me and our guests as we meet our mission to humanize corporate. This is Optimal Instinct with Trish  and I am Trish Tagle. Talk soon. Connect with Trish Tagle www.trishtagle.com Linkedin Facebook Instagram