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In this episode of "The Encore Entrepreneur," Lori Lyons tackles the mindset surrounding age in business and technology. She challenges the belief that one can be "too old" to learn new skills, emphasizing that age should be seen as an asset. Lori shares personal stories, like learning to build websites at 52 and getting a motorcycle license at 62, to illustrate that it's never too late to embrace new challenges. She encourages listeners to adopt a positive mindset, take manageable steps toward learning, and leverage their experience and resilience to thrive in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Resources: Are you frustrated that your business isn't growing? "Messy to Magnetic: Unlocking the Secret to Effective Marketing" is a free course that goes over the top 10 mistakes small business owners make with attracting their ideal client and converting those clients to leads. Click here for your free gift!  Join Lori's private Facebook group - Make Your Marketing Simple. Lori interviews her guests in the group (giving you advance listening!) and has a community of small business owners just like yourself to connect and grow their businesses.  Join now!  Schedule a Website Biz Accelerator call. Answer just a few questions and Lori will audit your website for the ONE biggest change you can make to your site to get more clients.  Schedule here!  Connect with Lori

Send us a textIn this thought-provoking episode of the Customer Success Playbook podcast, Keith Hanks challenges conventional wisdom about customer profiles. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and adapting to actual customer profiles rather than rigidly adhering to ideal customer profiles (ICP). Keith shares valuable insights on establishing effective sales feedback loops, leveraging experienced sales representatives' knowledge, and creating realistic, replicable customer success stories.Detailed AnalysisThe episode delves into several critical aspects of customer success management and sales alignment:Sales Feedback IntegrationKeith emphasizes the significance of involving sales teams in the post-sale process, particularly during onboarding and quarterly business reviews. This approach serves two purposes:It ensures accountability for promises made during the sales processCreates a valuable feedback loop for refining future sales approachesHistorical Knowledge UtilizationThe discussion highlights the often-overlooked value of experienced sales representatives as organizational historians. Their deep understanding of successful customer relationships can be leveraged to:Improve customer success strategiesGuide newer sales team membersEnhance the overall customer experienceCustomer Profile Reality CheckA crucial insight emerges regarding the verification of marketing materials and case studies. Keith advocates for:Thorough analysis of long-term product usersUnderstanding struggling customer scenariosValidating marketing claims against actual customer experiencesImplementation StrategyThe episode outlines a three-step approach to improving customer profile alignment:Data analysis across cross-functional teamsInvestigation of user behavior patternsVerification of marketing materials against real customer experiencesPractical ApplicationsThe discussion provides actionable strategies for:Conducting effective onboarding handoff callsEstablishing regular cross-functional communicationCreating realistic, achievable customer success storiesNow you can interact with us directly by leaving a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/CustomerSuccessPlaybookPlease Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe. You can also find the CS Playbook Podcast:YouTube - @CustomerSuccessPlaybookPodcastTwitter - @CS_PlaybookYou can find Kevin at:Metzgerbusiness.com - Kevin's person web siteKevin Metzger on Linked In.You can find Roman at:Roman Trebon on Linked In.

In this episode of The Encore Entrepreneur podcast, Lori guides midlife entrepreneurs in setting achievable goals for the new year. She emphasizes reflecting on the past year's successes and challenges, revisiting the core motivations behind their businesses, and conducting a year-end business review. Lori shares her own experiences, stressing the importance of consistency, planning, and accountability. She encourages listeners to update their websites, streamline systems, and prioritize self-care. Lori also highlights the value of personal and professional development, fostering connections, and giving back to the community. The episode aims to inspire actionable steps for business growth while maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Resources: Are you frustrated that your business isn't growing? "Messy to Magnetic: Unlocking the Secret to Effective Marketing" is a free course that goes over the top 10 mistakes small business owners make with attracting their ideal client and converting those clients to leads. Click here for your free gift!  Join Lori's private Facebook group - Make Your Marketing Simple. Lori interviews her guests in the group (giving you advance listening!) and has a community of small business owners just like yourself to connect and grow their businesses.  Join now!  Schedule a Website Biz Accelerator call. Answer just a few questions and Lori will audit your website for the ONE biggest change you can make to your site to get more clients.  Schedule here!  Connect with Lori

The Main Takeaway Of This Episode: We discuss the five key ingredients that will help you plan for your best year in business yet. Each ingredient is a building block for success, and when combined, they create a solid foundation for scaling your business and enriching your life. This time of the year, many of us have business growth on the brain. But before we dive headfirst into goal-setting and planning for the year ahead, let's hit pause for a second.

Get to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields. Errol Doebler is the Founder of Leader 193. He empowers great leaders and better human beings with a leadership process that creates a common leadership language. He helps leaders eliminate chaotic team environments and gain control of priorities through executive coaching and web-based leadership development courses based on our original and adaptable leadership process. If you want that one process, you should reach out to Errol Doebler by visiting his website at https://leader193.com/ or through https://www.linkedin.com/in/errol-doebler/.   Maher Mezher is a Global Innovation Speaker, Inventor, Innovation Advisor, and Founder of Innovators League Training and Consulting. He is a pioneer in the field of innovation as he launched 3 innovative Retail Banking products, which were worth being included as case studies in Harvard's Business Review and Professor Philip Kotler's “Principles of Marketing”, a textbook that will inspire future marketers in their university studies. The creative products were recognized by receiving several awards from financial & academic parties. If you feel like you or your employees act like robots, consider reaching out to Maher Mezher at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maher-mezher-6131b1a/.   Yonason Goldson is an ethics warrior, keynote and TEDx speaker, leadership coach, trainer, author, and hitchhiking rabbi. He helps business leaders build a culture of ethics, create an enthusiastic workforce, and make their brand image shine. He blends entertaining stories from a lifetime of service and adventure, adds in compelling insights from 3000 years of wisdom, and provides a road map to reinvigorate your organization and help your community thrive. If you want to inspire trust, initiative, and passion, you should reach out to Yonason Goldson by visiting his website at https://yonasongoldson.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonason-goldson/.  Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://ahathat.com), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty years and regularly spends four weeks in Europe with family and friends. Visit https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ for an archive of all the podcast episodes.   Connect to Mitchell Levy on: Credibility Nation YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3kGA1LI Credibility Nation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credibilitynation/ Mitchell Levy Present AHA Moments: https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ Thought Leader Life: https://thoughtleaderlife.com Twitter: @Credtabulous Instagram: @credibilitynation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear how to create a workplace where people love to work I first had the pleasure of interviewing Konstantinos (Kon) Apostolopoulos for this podcast in July 2020 as the pandemic was raging around the world. He and Dr. Elia Gourgouris had just co-authored the book, 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing with Pandemics & Other Disasters. Now Kon has written another book due out next year, called Engagement Blueprint: Building a Culture of Commitment and Performance. And what is so fascinating about his new book is that it focuses on business culture change and employee engagement as the keys to business success. Kon and I are both culture change experts and so as you can imagine, I'm excited to learn what he has to tell us today, as I think you will be too.  Watch and listen to our conversation here People seek out environments where they feel valued and their needs are being met. Some keypoints from today's discussion: An engaged workforce looks for things that need to get done because they feel appreciated and value helping the company move forward. They're connected and understand clearly what the goals are, and they're looking for opportunities to support their teammates in meaningful ways and make contributions that will make a difference for the organization and for themselves. They look at their daily activities as opportunities to learn, to grow, to capitalize on that, to invest in themselves. When that happens, work becomes learning, work becomes play, work becomes exciting. That's the kind of place where engagement really thrives. People want something more than just financial success. They want, and need, to be valued and appreciated in what they do. We all do. How to reach Kon You can connect with Kon on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and his website Fresh Biz Solutions, or email him at kon@freshbizsolutions.com. Also, take the online version of Kon's self-assessment questionnaire to learn what your organization can do differently to really soar. Want to learn more about  Podcast: Richard Sheridan—Joy in the Workplace Podcast: Maria Colacurcio—Stop The Revolving Door. Help Your Employees Embrace A Diverse And Equitable Workplace. Blog: Change Is All Around Us But It's Terrifying. So How Do I Make Change My Friend? Additional resources for you My two award-winning books: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business and On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights My third book, Women Mean Business: Over 500 Insights from Extraordinary Leaders to Spark Your Success, co-written with Edie Fraser and Robyn Freedman Spizman  Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Hi and welcome to On the Brink With Andi Simon. Hi I'm Andi Simon. And as you know, my job is to get you off the brink. And I love to do it by bringing you interesting people who are going to help you do something important. You're going to see things through a fresh lens. You're going to feel things differently. And remember, we decide with how we feel and then you're going to think about it. Because if you can see it and feel it, then your brain says, Oh, that's what we're talking about. And today, this is really a great opportunity, particularly coming out of the pandemic, still not being sure or certain about work and life and hybrid and all kinds of things. It's time for us to think about that organization we want to build. So today, somebody whom I interviewed earlier for this podcast, in July 2020, is coming back because he's writing a new book, a solo book: Kon Apostolopoulos, who is a really wonderful gentleman who works with organizations to help them, like I do, change. Let me read you a little bit about his background. He's founder and CEO of Fresh Biz Solutions, Fresh Like That, and Human Capital Management Consultancy, which provides performance improvement and training solutions to help organizations develop their people, improve business results, and reap the benefits of a comprehensive talent management strategy. During the pandemic, he and Dr. Elia Gourgouris published a book called 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing with Pandemics & Other Disasters. That was terrific and very timely. He's a regular contributor to Thrive Global and Achievers Engagement. I think what you're going to love today is that he has had time to develop a new book on employee engagement. He calls it Engagement Blueprint: Building a Culture of Contribution and Performance. Is that the title? Did I get it almost right? Kon Apostolopoulos: Almost right. Almost right. Commitment and Performance. Both of those are things we're going to talk about today. And hopefully I put down a half a word and then I had a figure. The other half was on. So good thing we can laugh together. Andi Simon: What I think for our listeners and our viewers is so important is that Kon brings both research and experience and expertise to this engagement question. And I love when he talks about it because you're going to begin to think about that blueprint that you need, which lays out a pathway to change what's maybe a little chaotic today into something where employees believe in the place and really want to participate and belong. Kon, thank you so much for joining us. Kon Apostolopoulos: It's such a pleasure to be with you again, Andi. Thank you for having me. Andi Simon: Our problem is going to be to only stay within a half hour or so because we love to talk. There's nothing better than getting together with people who share your passion and your purpose. I want you to talk a little bit  about your background so they understand who's Kon. And then we'll talk about the origin myth of this new book, which is so important. Please share with them. Who is Kon? Kon Apostolopoulos: Thank you. It's a pleasure. Kon is right now a 30 year veteran of the Adult Learning Performance Improvement Change Leadership space. I essentially work with people. The company I founded about a dozen years ago, Fresh Biz Solutions, is focused on helping organizations, the kind of organizations that you and I know, Andi, that spend a lot of time and money building, developing very intricate business plans. Where I come in and help is that I ensure that they have the right people in the right place, ready and willing to execute those plans because without them, the organization really has a plan that's not worth the paper it's written on because it needs its people at their best to be able to execute those plans. And a lot of times that comes through workshops and development. A lot of times that comes through one-on-one or group coaching efforts to enhance the commitment that people have as well as their competence. Sometimes it comes with tailored events that need to be facilitated to bring people together and aligned with the goals that we're striving for, and ultimately working with my clients on their systems to make sure that every dollar that they invest in their people is a dollar well spent and it aligns to something that they target that is very purposeful rather than a “nice to have.” So I've been doing that for a long time now and I've had the pleasure of working in a number of industries across the spectrum with a number of different types of organizations: public, private, smaller and now much more of that mid- to large-space organizations that have enough people where we can make a difference and truly create the kind of workplace that people can find themselves, they can really align themselves, see themselves achieving their goals, and, oh, by the way, helping the organization be successful as well, because we all deserve that kind of a workplace. Andi Simon: Engagement, though, is always a strange word. People talk about it wishfully. I'm not quite sure they would know it if they saw it. And then I couldn't be sure how they would feel it if it was there. So let's start off with, you know, you've moved through the 30 years into working with organizations large and small, and now you're beginning to really find ways to make a difference. Why? Why should we even think about this thing called employee engagement? Why does it matter? Kon Apostolopoulos: Well, let's approach that from a number of different angles. Let's look at our protagonists in the story. Let's talk about, first and foremost, the employees themselves. People seek out environments where they can feel like their needs are being met. And when we talk about engagement needs, we talk about the need all of us have, first and foremost, to be valued and appreciated in what we do. Second of all, to feel like they belong in that environment, that they're part of a team, part of a tribe. These are basic needs, fundamental needs that we all have. In addition to that, in our workplaces, in our careers, we all seek to feel like we are making a meaningful contribution, that we are able to be productive in what we're doing. So at the end of the day, we feel like we've accomplished something. And ultimately most of us want to know that we are operating in an environment that invests in us, supports us so we can continue to learn and grow so we're not remaining stagnant. So from that perspective, from an employee standpoint, these are basic needs that employees are looking for in their organizations. Now, the book that I'm writing is actually written from the perspective of the employer, the leader, the leader in all of us that now has to try to win the hearts and minds of their people and try to address those needs that people have. And from that perspective, employers are looking at it and saying, “You know what, I put out a lot of things. I spend a lot of my money, my resources, my capital towards my employees. I want to know that that investment is being reciprocated and that there is value for me investing in that.” Otherwise, most employers will just settle for what they can get. They'll settle for a situation where they'll think, okay, I'll just pay the basic minimum because I'm not going to get much more than that. Whereas the companies that are truly performing at the highest levels, the brands that we have come to know and appreciate, they do things a little bit differently. They truly capture that engaged spirit of their people. They capture that discretionary effort, that commitment that people can bring to their work that want to see the organization succeed. That's the magic that we're trying to capture and that's the environment that we all deserve to operate in. Andi Simon: Assuming that one who's listening or viewing is beginning to visualize an engaged organization with high levels of employee engagement. And I do this with my own clients, visualize. You can see it. You can become it. So what will a highly engaged workforce feel like or look like? Because while we say the words that they want value and they really want to be connected and productive, how will I see that? Will I know it? What will it feel like? And, what are the actions of the behaviors, not just the spirit that's going to be demonstrated here for an organization to know I'm moving them into an engagement. Tell me, how do I see it? What will it feel like? Kon Apostolopoulos: Well, first and foremost, the feeling is a different level of energy. There's a certain heightened level of energy. There is an excitement, an urgency about the place. There is an environment where you notice that there are leaders at all levels of the organization, people taking personal accountability and ownership of activities. They're not sitting around waiting for people to tell them what to do or not. They aren't just taking advantage of the fact that, Well, guess what, my boss hasn't really contacted me, I'm just going to sit here and play solitaire. Engaged workforce looks for things that need to get done. Why? Because they feel appreciated and value moving forward. They're connected and understand clearly what the goals are, and they're looking for opportunities to support their teammates in meaningful ways and make contributions that they understand and know will make a difference for the organization and for themselves. And ultimately, they look at each one of their daily activities as opportunities to learn to grow, to capitalize on that, to invest in themselves. Because truly, work becomes learning, work becomes play, work becomes exciting. That's the kind of place where engagement really thrives. So as I work with one of my clients and we talk about how to build engagement, I'd probably say something like, Today, people wait to be told what to do. And in an engaged organization, they individually take the autonomy and accountability to try and solve a problem before they have to be told what to do rather than wait to have an idea come from someplace else. They bring the ideas elsewhere so they can see it manifesting into new ways of doing things rather than coming in and punching a clock. They want to see what else. They wake up in the morning, put their feet on the ground and say, How can I do something better today? Is that the kind of thing you're looking at? Andi Simon: Yes, absolutely. Because what you're describing manifests itself with a very different attitude towards work. People are excited to be there. People are looking forward to the opportunity to engage, to see their partners out there because they truly see them as partners. There is a level of ownership, again, that thrives in this environment where people will step forward and say, How can I support you? It's very easy to put your ego aside because you don't feel threatened when you feel like part of the team, like you belong, like you are allowed to be there when you are valued for what you bring, small or large to this to the table. Kon Apostolopoulos: Different people will contribute in different ways. But if you can see that connection between your job, your work, your output and how this moves the organization forward, that's an important part. I mean, we all want to know where we belong and how we fit into this. It's no different than I explain it to a lot of the leaders that I work with. I say, If you have a group photo, Andi, what's the first thing you're going to do when you get it in your hands? You're going to look for…where am I in this picture and how do I fit in. That's right. That's exactly the picture that we need to paint for every single one of our people. So they know clearly in no uncertain terms what they do, where they belong and how they contribute to this and that. That contribution is truly valued and appreciated. Andi Simon: You said something very important because there are times when that picture is of a toxic team and the need to belong overwhelms the need to do well. And consequently, we've all had clients where every department is toxic to the others. You know, finance won't talk to marketing and marketing can't talk to sales. And they all are on a different agenda. And somehow the organization's supposed to thrive. They're all engaged, but not in what you should be. So is there some wisdom you can bring to us today about how you take apart that kind of silos? I'm thinking of a client I had in Mexico where everything was so siloed that nobody wanted to work there. Kon Apostolopoulos: Right. Well, think about what drives a lot of that when we have a scarcity mentality, when the people that are incentivizing the work, that are driving the work, that are directing the work, say, Okay, there's only so much accolades, so much reward to go around for what I'm looking for. You guys fight amongst yourselves who's going to get it. But if I come at it from the perspective of abundance and I say, There's enough gratitude and appreciation, there's enough acknowledgement for all of us to be successful, that takes away the need for us to fight over scraps. And that's a big part. That's a fundamental, visceral reaction we have when we are in an environment where our very safety is threatened because that's what a toxic environment does. Different levels of our physical, mental, emotional well-being are threatened by that. There is a scarcity out there. There's not enough of that. That's why we strive to kind of rise to the top. But it's the collusion of mass mediocrity. It's the crabs in the bucket. Every time you try to rise above the rest in an environment like that, the rest of them are going to pull you down because it's not even about them getting out there desperate enough that they will pull you down to climb all over you to get away. And that's not a healthy environment, that kind of workplaces are condemned. It's just a matter of time. They're dead and they don't even know it. Andi Simon: It was interesting in that particular client, they were struggling to expand and become more innovative with a workforce that believed that the old ways were the way we do things, we can't change. And I'm listening to you. They were each engaged in a different story. And we're storytellers. And I always tell my clients, you live the story that's in your mind. So what's your story? And as I'm listening to it, it's that they see the world around them in this company for their benefit, not for them serving a larger purpose. And I think that higher level purpose is what will create engaged employees, or is that not what you see also. Kon Apostolopoulos: Well, I totally agree with you, but in order to get to that higher purpose, those fundamental needs will need to be met. There needs to be a “we need to create the kind of environment where people don't have to worry about those things, where if you're talking about a company that's trying to innovate, you know it better than I do.” Innovation demands risk. We cannot hope to innovate, to change, without risk. Well, in an environment that you're describing that's that toxic, where people are holding on to the norms and to the old ways, the legacy ways of doing things. Why are they doing that? Because they know it's safe, because stepping outside of those boundaries has always perhaps been chastised, perhaps has been penalized, perhaps it's been seen as evil. So they want one thing, but they're rewarding or creating consequences for that thing. They're rewarding the opposite behavior and thus creating those consequences for that. You can't ask me to take risks if you're not allowing me to make mistakes. Andi Simon: Well, and it is particularly difficult. I sometimes have been working with companies, going through transitions with new leadership, and while they can say the words, I want you to be a more self-empowered entrepreneur, and the old person was directing and controlling the people who are there who don't know what the words mean and they don't know how to be self empowered. It's so interesting. Let's go back to your book, though. You've structured this book in a way to create a blueprint, and that becomes an interesting metaphor for what you're trying to set up. I want to give you enough time to talk about the blueprint and how somebody might enable it or execute on it, because you clearly have a methodology here you want to share. Kon Apostolopoulos: Thank you. And yes, indeed, what I found is that I started this project about 18 months ago. It was, as you mentioned, Dr. Elia and I had the opportunity to write a book together right at the dawn of the pandemic. And we got it out early on because we knew that people needed help. And that book was the 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis. And it was a roadmap on how people can emotionally deal with change, drastic change in their lives. What evolved from that, Andi, was an opportunity to take that same roadmap to my clients and to large organizations and really show them how what applies to the individual can apply, expanded out, and scaled out to large organizations as well. Well, once we got past that point now into 2022 and my clients are looking at what's next, how do I get my people back in here and on board to work? So we started the discussion about how we win back that commitment from our people so they want to come back to the workplace, either physically or even through this hybrid or virtual model that we exist, but still truly gaining that commitment. And that started the discussion based on that need. And I started researching. I started looking at the data that was coming out of very reputable sources, whether that be Harvard and their Business Review documents, through Gallup, through the Pew Research Center, through Deloitte, through all of them, various big names. And looking at the data and the trends that I was seeing, what I discovered are essentially that there are those four key elements, those four key drivers that we need to satisfy: the need that people have to feel valued, the need that people have to feel like they're connected, the need that people have to be productive, and ultimately the need to feel supported to learn and grow. And then in looking at my history, I realized, Andi, that that's the work that I've been doing with my clients the last 30 years. And so the realization just hit me that the very framework that I've used over the years to support my clients is the same framework that answers those questions of how we create that environment. So essentially four drivers, and I have four pillars of the work that I do, that essentially each one of those pairings of my pillars addresses one of those needs. So it's almost like an overlap, if you will, and it fits so well in the sense of when I talk about how do we show people that we value them well beyond an equitable and honest paycheck, where people can feel like they are being rewarded equitably for the work that they do. Well, if you invest in people and you build their competence and their abilities and their commitment, they can and want to do the job. When you start connecting that commitment through coaching and the team building pieces, the elements now, people can feel like they are connected. When I work with people on the competence and the systems that will support that, that allows them to be productive. And then when I take the systems that I built, the people systems and the team building, the teamwork part, we balanced both the output of task and the relationship pieces to now show people in a transparent way how they can build their careers and how they can achieve their goals through the organization, and grow and learn and expand their career so they no longer seek other places, other avenues outside the organization. They can reach all their goals within the organization. And that whole packaging allowed me to really bring the data and the information, the science on one side and my 30 years of experience on the other, and put them together in such a way that now I have a very clear framework that is proven to be successful. And now I've got the stories behind it to show and illustrate in the book along the way, the case studies that will allow us to really illustrate each one of these points. Andi Simon: Is there a case study or two that you can share? Because it's always the stories that people remember. And as you and I were talking in preparation, I thought there were a couple of great ones. Kon Apostolopoulos: Yeah. And there's one particularly that I think illustrates the complete package that I'm describing right now. And I have that, I've published that as a case study for the industry itself, and it involves one of my main clients, one of my nearest and dearest clients that I've worked with almost from the beginning when I started my venture. They are a construction company and basically I work with one of four regions of this large billion dollar construction company. But when I started working with them almost a decade ago, they weren't a $1 billion company at the time. The region that I was working with was about pushing close to 200 million in revenues for this area. Over the years, as we've partnered, their goal for their strategic priorities for the five year plan was to double their revenue to reach 400 million in the time that we worked together and reaching up to last year. And this is basically, 2022 was their end of their fiscal year, they achieved 600 million in revenue. So when I was sitting down with the president, the regional president and his team, he acknowledged that this would not have been possible without the work that we have done together, developing the systems and the people and creating a talent management plan that really supported their business strategy. Now, that's not in itself the most extraordinary thing, because we can say that, you know what, we contributed. But I will bring a little bit more evidence to the story here. I mentioned to you that this is one of four regions. The other three regions are equal opportunity, equal size with this region. They in themselves only did 400 million collectively. So not only are we showing the proof of what works for this particular region against their competitors here in this market, but we're also showing it against the other control groups within the same organization, same structure, same hierarchy, same policies in other areas. We do things a little bit differently here. We modified some things and we're able to really showcase that difference profitability wise, far exceeding the collective of the other three regions. Satisfaction, employee engagement numbers, retention, promoting ability, all of the key performance indicators that show that you are operating in a way that you have a healthy workplace where people can thrive and they want to stay and they can grow their careers. All of that was evident and present in this case, Andrea, so that's the point that I point to, that is the example that I point to where everything has come together and all of this suite of offerings has been presented to them and utilized. Andi Simon: Don't forget to send me the link to that and we'll include it on the blog where we put the podcast because it becomes concrete as opposed to abstract, but it's also data demonstrated and evidence based and it says, Oh, this could really help my business turn from good to great, huh? Kon Apostolopoulos: Correct. It's the difference maker because at the time when all the companies were hemorrhaging and bleeding people, they couldn't keep their people there with the Great Resignation and people were abandoning their jobs in droves and millions in the millions. This company, we not only did not lose any of our top people, we actually became a destination for people leaving their other organizations. So when you can become that employment brand that others seek out, when you become that employer of choice, how much easier is your job? How much does it save your bottom line, knowing that you can attract the best and brightest and retain them within your environment? That is a competitive advantage that will help you truly differentiate yourself from the competitors. Andi Simon: Well, and it's not just salary, is it? It's all the other, I'll call them, I don't want to call them soft. They are the kind of human stuff that people are looking for. It's true. They work for a paycheck, but they really do want to belong to an organization that values them and helps them get valued. It allows them to be productive and creative and really connected to others in a way that leads to better results.  And so we're coming back to describing that kind of an engaged environment that we're talking about. I mean, that's truly what we were trying to picture for our audience here. And to understand when you are confident that your top performers, even if they pick up the phone and somebody says, Come work for me, I'm going to give you X amount more, and they say, Thank you, but I'm very happy where I am. Yeah, I can see myself here. This is my home. This is my workplace. This is where I find I'm at my best. That's a tremendous, tremendous asset to an organization that you can't put a price on that. No, there is no price because it is the differentiator for life, not just for a company. As for an individual's life where it has meaning and purpose, it's pretty cool. So let's go back to your engagement blueprint. When you have a client map out where they are and where they're going and how they're going to get there, can they do it on their own? Do they need your support? Are there steps that are simple to follow? Kon Apostolopoulos: There are. And that's what I'm trying to capture with the book. I'm trying to show people an easy way for them to first and foremost, assess which one of these drivers are strengths for them in their current environment, which areas they need to pay special attention to. And I outline each one of these areas, certain elements that should be present and available for them to consider. But I still don't dictate which way they want to go. I make the recommendations of these areas that they should focus on, provide some examples of my own, but also case studies, many case studies in there. And oh, by the way, we are also interviewing industry leaders across the spectrum, people that have been there, done that, and can speak to each one of these elements from their own organizations, people like Jamie Simpson, that is the hotel director I lead for a Jumeirah property that just had their 20 year anniversary, the first one of Jumeirah property meeting on Salam in Dubai. And they won the most prestigious team award in their area from Hotelier magazine. And she and her team showed what it looks like to be able to operate. Now, think about that. We're talking about a wonderful, talented leader operating in what many would consider a culture that is very male dominated in an industry that is full of male executives. Yet this powerful individual, this talented woman, has brought together in her own way, using her own talents and skills, brought together and created an engaged workplace where people can thrive. And her team can vary, can succeed with proof because that is not a small thing to achieve that award. Andi Simon: No, And it is an acknowledgement of something more than just financial success. It's about something much bigger than this. This is really an interesting time. You know, Kon, you're a giver and you are a person who wants to help others grow. I know as we were talking about this book, what you have a whole lot of things that you'd like to share with our listeners and viewers and maybe their organizations to help them get going before the book comes out. You want to share? Would you share some of those things? Kon Apostolopoulos: Absolutely. And thank you, Andrea. First and foremost, we've developed with my team an online version of our simple questionnaire that will allow anyone to kind of answer some basic questions and get a feel for where are we strong, where do we need to focus on, which one of these drivers do we find present in our environments, which one we might want to pay some attention to, with some very simple guidelines and simple examples of what they can do differently. So I'd like as a first gift to offer that to you or to our audience here today, Andrea. And we can add that in. We can provide a link for them. They can simply go online, complete their questionnaire and have the opportunity to get some quick answers on the spot. Beyond that, if people are interested in finding out more, I'd love to welcome them into our growing community. And in this community we talk often about tips, ideas, examples of how to really engage our workforce, how to really create that environment for our people. It's also the place where I'll be sharing a lot of excerpts from the book, early previews of some of the interviews that I've been doing. Wonderful, valuable information that people can immediately turn around and apply, and if they so choose, to be part of this community, this growing community, and have first access to the insights and the information that we're sharing. Even before the book is published. Andi Simon: This is so exciting. So we can start with the self-assessment, and begin to become familiar through this group of the kinds of things you're doing. And then the book is expected to come out by when? Kon Apostolopoulos: 2024. We're putting the final touches on it. We're wrapping up some of our interviews and we'll have some what I hope people will find as wonderful little surprises and nuggets in there for them. Andi Simon: I can't wait. There's my crackerjack box in my little nugget in there. This has been such fun. Now, if they want to reach you, where's a good place to get a hold of you? Kon Apostolopoulos: Well, the easiest place for those people that embrace the LinkedIn platform is to look me up under Koach Kon. I spelled with a K on purpose. Andrea, I don't want to mislead people. I want to make sure that they know. So Koach Kon on LinkedIn and they can also visit my website freshbizsolutions.com where they can find additional information about perhaps how we can help them or how they can readily find resources to help themselves really create the kind of environment where people can thrive. Andi Simon: I love it. Do you have a team of people who work with you, or is this mostly stuff you're doing as a solopreneur? Kon Apostolopoulos: A lot of it is myself. I do reach out to trusted partners at times. I have a team that helps me with my marketing, with some of my strategic planning, perhaps with creating and building a lot of the assets that are of high quality that I can offer to my clients and to those listeners that we have here today. But periodically it's always a pleasure to be able to partner with people that I respect in the industry like yourself, Andrea, and people like we can work together. We offer each other our insights and our support, but for the most part, yes, there would be me. Andi Simon: I think that's pretty good because if you've just been hearing Kon talk, he knows what he's talking about and he and I share a whole lot of the same challenges as people who work with organizations that need to change or want to. And I can't say it often enough, but change is pain and your brain hates us. And how many times have companies said to me, Well, that's not the way we do it. I said, Well, that's the problem. It's the way you do it. Yeah, but that's the way it's done and I say, But it doesn't have to be. Behaviors can change and if you change the behaviors, then your mind comes along and makes it sensible as well. So it's not simple, but it is doable and it is doable with, I think, this engagement blueprint on how to build a more inclusive company that can really, really produce at a level that you're looking for. So I've had a great time here today and this has been absolutely a wonderful conversation. I will make sure it's up on our blog and we push it out when it's time. And I know my listeners and my viewers are going to say, Can I learn more? And I have a hunch you want to learn more. So I'm going to say goodbye to everybody. Thank you for coming. And so it's a pleasure to help you get off the brink. And the only way you can do that is to see things through a fresh lens and feel them in new ways like we've done today. And then give some thought to, Do I need a blueprint? Do I need to begin to put together a process for change? And then we can together or alone begin to help you do just that. I will tell you that changing behavior is very doable. You just need new habits. And if you think of that that way, you need to stop doing what you've done and start new habits and practice and practice and practice until they become the way we do things. And it's not hard. It just needs to be done. And so these are changing times that require new things to happen. So with great pleasure, thank you for coming. Please keep sending me your friends and people you want me to talk to and people to listen to the podcast and share it. It's always a pleasure. Have a great day.Take care now. Bye bye.

In den nächsten Podcastfolgen leite ich dich durch ein Business-Review, das du optimal "nebenbei" machen kannst. Die Folgen, die nicht aufeinander aufbauen, enthalten jeweils verschiedene strategische Fragen, die du dir für dein Online-Business stellen kannst, damit du dein Business (wieder) optimal auf dich ausrichtest und du mit weniger Aufwand mehr erreichen kannst. Das Review ist vor allem für etablierte ExpertInnen mit erfolgreichen Angeboten geeignet, die sich bereits eine gute Basis online aufgebaut haben. Im ersten Teil des Business-Reviews, geht es darum, aus dem Business, das du hast, (wieder) das Business zu machen, das du wirklich willst. Wenn du schon eine Weile im Online-Business bist, dann hast du sicherlich schon viel ausprobiert und weißt du genau, dass es nie nur eine einzige Lösung gibt - auch wenn wir sie manchmal gerne hätten.

TradeZing is a platform that aggregates real-time information from financial professionals, data sources, social media, and the creator community to help Americans learn about the current economic landscape. Jordan Edelson is a Forbes 30 under 30 seasoned entrepreneur and CEO/Co-Founder of TradeZing and the groundbreaking mobile digital agency, Appetizer Mobile. Mr. Edelson is also the Director of Chic Sketch, an award-winning fashion mobile application. He has a long history as an entrepreneur from the early age of 17 has included starting multiple companies such as Game Broadcasting Live, a digital streaming video game broadcasting channel that premiered on Time Square's Jumbotron screens, and eSportsTV, a portal for streaming live electronic sports and professional video gaming broadcasts.He's made features in Popular Science Magazine, Business Review, Biz Journal, MSNBC.com, WABC-TV, World News Now(ABC), Discovery Channel, WRGB-TV (CBS), and CNBC, along with other radio, print, web, and television spots. Mr. Edelson graduated from The University of Albany with a B.A. in communications and a minor in business and sociology.Connect with Behind Company Lines and HireOtter Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn:Behind Company LinesHireOtter Instagram Buzzsprout

Mike and Dave reflect on 2022 as ecommerce entrepreneurs, including their biggest wins, failures, and general outlook moving forward.   2022 was a year of successes and challenges for ecommerce sellers—the industry is literally shifting right beneath our feet!   In this episode, Dave and I will take a closer look at how 2022 has been for us as ecommerce sellers, what with all that's going on between the market coming out of the pandemic, changing administrations, and Amazon's constantly changing policies.   We'll be breaking down some of our biggest wins, including raising our traffic on all properties, as well as our biggest challenges, such as nightmares on the logistics front. We'll also touch on the biggest complexities that we faced as entrepreneurs to give you an idea how to sort them out for your own business.    Timestamps: Why we think our annual review episodes do so well – 0:55 What grade would we give our 2022? – 3:15 Why 2022 was the year of margin compression for Amazon and third-party sellers – 9:00 The biggest complexities in business that we dealt with last year – 15:12 Should you rent or buy your own warehouse? – 17:31 How we raised SEO traffic for all properties – 23:22 The value of a healthy work-life balance for entrepreneurs – 34:35 Why 2022 has been a real hiring nightmare for ecommerce sellers – 39:36   It's been a rollercoaster of a year indeed, but we're always grateful to you guys for sharing your time with us and supporting this podcast. Here's to a lot more reasons to celebrate this 2023.    Don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. Happy selling and we'll talk to you soon!  

In this show we take a look back at the last few weeks, which have had three very different shows! We also have had busy weeks and lots to chat about. Find out about Keith's book here:www.antimanipulation.comWe took a trip to Portsmouth Guildhall for the Guildhall Games Fest. Here is what happened!Find out about how Tamzin can help you get better employees.https://www.tamzinhallcoaching.co.uk We also have merch on our brand new website! https://newtonsnuggets.com-------------------------------------------------------------------------- SponsorsBecome a sponsor of the show: https://newtonsnuggets.com/pages/sponsorship-------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be a guest on nuggets, sign up here: https://newtonsnuggets.com/pages/be-our-guestBuy the MentalTheft book from here in the UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/MentalTheft-Your-mind-weakest-link/dp/1838254102 Anywhere else in the world, go to Amazon as usual and search MentalTheft (one word).Thanks as usual to Jesse for making the magic happen:https://www.jlawrence-photography.co.uk Check out Paul on: https://www.mentaltheft.co.uk#newtonsnuggets 

Mike and Ben do a rundown of EcomCrew's top podcast episodes of 2022, which includes a couple of pleasantly surprising entries this time around.   Last year was another one filled with insightful conversations with people from within (and some outside of) the ecommerce ecosystem. In this episode, our podcast editor Ben will join me for a rundown of EcomCrew's Best Podcast Episodes of 2022 where we'll explore which episodes really resonated with our listeners this past year.    Timestamps: How we find out our top podcast episodes every year – 2:50 #10 E438: Trekking Through Product Development with Hasan Hasmani – 5:10 #9 E440: Our First (and Only) Episode on Cryptocurrency – 8:05 #8 E427: The Top 10 EcomCrew Podcast Episodes of 2021 – 10:58 #7 E431: Struggles of Running an E-Commerce Business Amid A Pandemic – 11:49 #6 E437: Making Sure Your Price is Right with Drew Marconi – 13:52 #5 E432: Mike and Dave's Business Review 2021 – 15:35 #4 E445: Everything You Need to Scale Your FBA Business [Under the Hood] – 17:42 #3 E425: The 5 Best Amazon Seller Software in 2021 – 21:15 #2 E424: How to Sell Your Brand for 8 Figures with Josh Dittrich – 23:29 #1 E426: Applying the 4-Burner Theory for Ecommerce Sellers with Greg Howlett – 26:38   I want to thank everyone for supporting the EcomCrew Podcast. Whether you've been with us from the start or are just tuning in, I appreciate your time and feedback. I'm sure 2023 will be another year of insightful podcast episodes, and I can't wait to unpack which ones top the charts next time around.  As always, don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. Happy selling, and we'll talk to you soon!

Let me take you behind the scenes of Fiercely Freelance in 2022. In this final episode of the podcast for the year, I share a frank account of my year, reviewing and reflecting on my business journey including the lessons and the wins along the way. 2022 was very much a year of two halves – in January my main client gave notice on our retainer and I spent the first half of the year scrabbling about for cash. By July, I'd taken on some part-time work to get my business back in the black, and since, have started to book more and more clients! I'm finishing the year feeling extremely happy for everything that the year taught me, and confident in the knowledge that I'm exactly where I need to be (and want to be) going into 2023.Listen in to the episode to hear about:Why pivoting my business in 2021 created lots of unrest in 2022The true price of trialling and testing lots of products and offersMy decision to take on a part-time job alongside my businessHow niching down has helped me growMy big wins of the yearWhat I won't be doing in 2023What I'll be doing differently, and more of, in 2023!I'd also like to take a moment here to thank you for listening to the podcast and supporting me this year – wishing you a very Happy New Year love!

Shane and Tonya talk about looking ahead to 2023 and setting personal and professional goals to achieve success for your agency. Join the IA Forward community of insurance agents on social media or learn more at iaforward.com.

Tis the season for mince pies and reviews of the year! Which, let's face it can lead to a bit of comparisonitis and hand wringing as we feel we 'should' have done more. (Which, FYI, is never the case!) So in this very honest solo episode I share my own review of the year, warts and all! I open up about my wins, my losses and the things I'd rather forget in the hope that you'll remember everyone's showing their own highlight reel online and it's okay if you didn't achieve everything you thought you would this year.  And, of course, there's a small reference to #thattimeiwentviralontiktok because if you can't say it at Christmas, when can you ;)  Thanks to EVERYONE who has listened, like, subscribed and left a review of the podcast this year - you are so appreciated. Building Your Brand will be back in the new year with more brilliant episodes but until then, Happy Christmas!  This episode was written and produced by me and edited by Lucy Lucraft.  

Shane and Tonya discuss specific KPI's for an end of the year review of both your insurance agency and yourself as an agency owner.Join the IA Forward community of insurance agents on social media or learn more at iaforward.com. 

Interview with Jay McBain - Chief Analyst at Canalys Jay McBain is one of the most visible and respected thought leaders in the global channel. Named 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, as well as numerous channel magazines' top influencer lists, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. Tune in to the latest episode of Marketer of the Month to learn how to scale growth through channel partnerships with adoption, automation, integrations and much more! On the Menu: Why partnerships are crucial to drive growth Finding new partner community watering holes Marketing before vendor selection - how to capitalize on the 28 moments before the deal Why subscription/consumption models are everything - no matter the margin How the tech industry has navigated the difficult roads of downturn and unpredictability Why marketing is no longer limited to a pre-sale activity

Episode 70: Our Favorite Podcasts About HabitsBefore we dive into this episode, we have some news to share!We are excited to announce that Susie Jackson, our guest from Episode 69 on Smart Habits for Negotiating with Clients, will be a guest speaker at our upcoming virtual business retreat on September 20, 2022. So, if you need help making an action plan for 2023 to keep working toward your goals and let go of what's not working for you, we hope you'll join us! Susie will kick off our virtual business retreat with a short presentation on pricing and negotiating with clients with confidence. Our virtual business retreats are a safe, friendly space for you to review various areas of your business and discuss plans, ambitions, and aspirations for your business and work/life clarity with a small group of colleagues—and us. We organize these retreats every quarter, and we love hearing that people find them helpful and motivating. Join us on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, from 1 pm to 4 pm US Eastern Time!And now back to today's episode.We really enjoyed discussing our favorite books about habits in Episode 68, so we thought we would dedicate an episode to our favorite podcasts on habits, too! There are so many great podcasts out there, and we always love sharing what we like and hearing about podcasts that are new to us. Of course, there are many wonderful podcasts produced by our colleagues specifically for translators and interpreters, but today we're chatting about podcasts that are not directly related to our field of work. We find it helpful to look for advice and inspiration from people in other fields from time to time, too.So, tune in to hear our conversation about some of our favorite podcasts on creating and maintaining smart habits, and how they apply to translators and interpreters.Resources we mentioned in this episode:• Our Virtual Business Retreat on September 20, 2022, with guest speaker, Susie Jackson• Episode 68: Our Favorite Books About Habits• Episode 69: Smart Habits for Negotiating with Clients with Susie Jackson• Focus on This podcasto Episode 148: Rethink Your Evening Ritual to Power Your Dayso Episode 139: Four Reasons You Must Record Your Winso Episode 153: Four Tools to Defeat Distractions and Interruptions• Full Focus Planner• Best Laid Plans podcast by Sarah Hart-Ungero Episode 108: Back to School Energy• Deliberate Freelancer podcast by Melanie Padgett Powerso Episode 134: My Q1 Audit—A Slow Start & 4 Big Decisionso Episode 123: My 2021 Business Review and Questions to Help Youo Episode 117: My Time Tracking, Money and Client Audit for Q3• Before Breakfast podcast by Laura Vanderkamo How to Help Yourself Relax• Do Pause: You Are Not a To-Do List by Robert Poynton• The Best Today podcast by Shunta Granto Episode 73: 12 Examples of Everyday Routines• High-Income Business Writing podcast by Ed Gandiao Episode 299: How to Make Smarter Decisions About Which Clients to Keep or Let GoSee the full list of links and resources for this episode: https://smarthabitsfortranslators.com/podcast-episodes/70

Benjamin Edwards joined the faculty of the William S. Boyd School of Law in 2017. He researches and writes about business and securities law, corporate governance, arbitration, and consumer protection. Prior to teaching, Professor Edwards practiced as a securities litigator in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. At Skadden, he represented clients in complex civil litigation, including securities class actions arising out of the Madoff Ponzi scheme and litigation arising out of the 2008 financial crisis. His writing has appeared in the Northwestern University Law Review, Washington and Lee Law Review, University of California Davis Law Review, Georgia State Law Review, William & Mary Law Review Online, Virginia Law and Business Review, Michigan Business and Entrepreneurial Law Review, Journal of Business and Securities Law, Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, InvestmentNews, Wall Street Journal, Salon, The Hill, The Washington Post, BloombergView, Oxford Business Law Blog, and Columbia Blue Sky Blog. He also writes regularly for the Business Law Professor blog. Professor Edwards earned his law degree from Columbia Law School and clerked for Judge Samuel H. Mays, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Ecosystems are game-changers in the field of business and technology. In this episode, Jay McBain revealed how operational models wrap around partnerships. Today, it is no longer about collecting customer's money, rather conducting personal and professional affairs through others. The point of influence emerges from 28 moments of vendor selection, from watching youtube videos, listening to podcasts, or by simply asking the neighbour. 00:00 - Introduction 7:13 - Small security companies as threat factors 13:51 - ecosystems change business models for the next years 14:54 - 28 moments in vendor selection 25:07 - Driving value for the end customer and ethics 41:51 - Market place and digital subscription 47:03 - 3 questions in management 1:10:19 - Era of change

The Covid-19 pandemic affected nearly every aspect of life and business, leading organizations scrambling for solutions to stay afloat. Many companies were forced to scale down or close their doors. Others became flexible, resourceful and eventually took advantage of the changing landscape. Through strategic assessment, they sought opportunities for growth and found a way to scale up. We are pleased to have Dave Mattson, CEO and President of Sandler back on the program to share about his leadership journey, scaling his company for success and about his book entitled, Scaling Sales Success: 16 Principles for Sales Leaders. Sandler is an international training and consulting organization, with over 250 offices in 32 countries, training over 31,000 professionals each year. Sandler was named the top franchise by franchise Business Review and their podcast entitled How to Succeed, has now eclipsed 500 episodes recorded with over 2 million downloads, making it a top 50 podcast on iTunes. Despite the challenges from the health pandemic, Dave shared that they were able to increase the Sandler organizational staff by 38%, including key Senior Leadership. They were able to rebrand and integrate their own Learning Management System or LMS. They also focused on strategic partnerships, including a new one with HubSpot, one of the industry's leading CRM platforms. Dave shared about how important it is for leaders to be strategically inquisitive, and that managers should follow the 70/30 rule, meaning that they should be talking only 30% of the time. Being present, ‘knowing your cookbook' and leading by example are also important elements for success.--- more ---If you are looking to learn the art of audience engagement while listening for methods to conquer speaking anxiety, deliver persuasive presentations, and close more deals, then this is the podcast for you.Twins Talk it Up is a podcast where identical twin brothers Danny Suk Brown and David Suk Brown discuss leadership communication strategies to support professionals who believe in the power of their own authentic voice. Together, we will explore tips and tools to increase both your influence and value. Along the way, let's crush some goals, deliver winning sales pitches, and enjoy some laughs.Danny Suk Brown and David Suk Brown train on speaking and presentation skills. They also share from their keynote entitled, “Identically Opposite: the Pursuit of Identity”.Support and Follow us:YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCL18KYXdzVdzEwMH8uwLf6gInstagram: @twinstalkitupInstagram: @dsbleadershipgroupTwitter: @dsbleadershipLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/twins-talk-it-up/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/dsbleadershipgroup/Facebook: facebook.com/TwinsTalkitUpFacebook: facebook.com/dsbleadership/Website: dsbleadershipgroup.com/TwinsTalkitUp

Jay McBain is an accomplished speaker, author and innovator in the IT industry. Named 2022 ForzaDash Channel Leader, 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, Channel A-List by CRN, Top 8 Thought Leader by Channel Marketing Journal, Top 20 Visionary by ChannelPro, Top 25 Newsmaker by CDN Magazine, Top 50 Channel Influencer by Penton, Top 100 Most Respected Thought Leader by VSR Magazine, Global Power 150 by SMB Magazine, and Top 250 Managed Services Executives by MSPmentor. Episode Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaymcbain/Web: http://www.jaymcbain.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmcbainAbout: https://about.me/jmcbainYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jayrmcbainInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymcbain/Joey Pinz Conversations Podcast Information: • Website: https://www.joeypinz.com • Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/joeypinz • Music by Tom Izzo: @wahlsinger  https://tomizzomusic.com  Support our podcast:  • Subscribe: https://joeypinzconversations.com/subscribe/ • How much is this podcast worth to you? Consider $5, $10 or $20/mo with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz  • How about a one-time payment?  • What is the episode worth to you? $25/$50/$100/$500 /$1,000/$5,000 with PayPal (one-time): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JoePannone Please subscribe/follow to Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations Podcast: • Spotify, Apple, Google, or others.  Please consider rating with 5 stars if you like it. • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joey-pinz-discipline-conversations/id1583997438 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69SFwY3XSwcw9qNvElAn10 • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODI4OTA2LnJzcw • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeyPinzDisciplineConversations?sub_confirmation=1Please follow on social media: @TheJoeyPinz • Instagram: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.instagram.com/TheJoeyPinz  • Twitter: @TheJoeyPinz  https://twitter.com/TheJoeyPinz • Facebook: @TheJoeyPinz https://www.facebook.com/TheJoeyPinz • TikTok:  @TheJoeyPinz  https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoeypinzFinally,  join our newsletter: https://joeypinzconversations.com/#newsletterSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/joeypinz)

How did your first quarter of the year go with your business? I'm recapping my Q1 in this episode, but I'd love to hear about your Q1 also. Please share in the Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group your successes, challenges, lessons and any questions you have for your fellow Deliberate Freelancers.   As I talked about in January, I had a slow start to the year because my mental health was struggling. I was definitely languishing. Things perked up in February and March, so I began to do a bit more work and have more energy.   Accounting for vacation time in Q1, I worked 299 hours over 11 weeks, which averages out to about 27 hours a week. Interestingly enough, without me keeping track of my weekly hours from week to week, that number is close to my average of 28 weeks last year. Therefore, that seems to be my mental lode in a good week. That's what my energy level can take.   When I analyzed how I spent my hours, I was happy to see that although my paid work was way down, I was meeting or exceeding my secret hourly rate for my work, which I often bill as project rates or per-word rates.   In looking at the breakdown of my hours, I spent 50 hours on administrative work. What in the world was I doing in all that time? In quarter two, to keep better track of those little minutes here and there that I slot into “admin work,” I'm going to write down on a sheet of paper next to my desk what types of “admin” I'm actually doing when I choose that in my time tracker app.   I did not consistently hit my monthly financial goal, particularly since January was a slow struggle. However, this is where my savings account and cash flow are really important. I wasn't panicking because I knew I had money in the bank.   In addition, I knew I could make up that income throughout the year. I also often tally two months' income together and divide by two to see if I hit my monthly goal that way. A good cash flow allows me to do that. (For example, I went from billing only $4,000 in January to billing for $12,000 in February!)   A good cash flow also allows me to prioritize my mental health—and not beat myself up for not marketing, not looking for new work, for not working that much at times. This mindset was way healthier for me in quarter one.   I did a bunch of outreach in early March and even did a three-hour mini retreat to plan that outreach and brainstorm on some big decisions for my business.   During my mini retreat, I created a simple Excel client tracking sheet. I had one in the past but didn't keep it updated, so I started over.     I also sent individual, personalized emails to about seven clients I hadn't talked with in awhile, asking for new work or referrals. I think we sometimes forget how critical email outreach is. Surveys and studies consistently show it's the No. 1 marketing tool, yet we sometimes focus way more time on social media—which might have a much lower return on investment.   I also sent out a mass email to my contact list (current, past and potential clients I had talked to at least once, plus colleagues and other freelancers). This was not a cold list. These were people I have built some sort of connection or relationship with.   That mass email netted two referrals to potential new clients, and I got work already in one of those cases. One of those individual, personalized emails also prompted someone I had talked about working with before to say, “let's do this.”   Later this year, I want to create a new list of cold contacts and start emailing and tracking those people.   I also made four big decisions related to my business: dropping one of my anchor clients, no longer using a virtual assistant, changing my Deliberate Freelancer newsletter from weekly to quarterly, and going on a podcast hiatus this summer. Hear more about these decisions in the episode.   Biz Bite: Separate your work and your schedule into head work and heart work.   The Bookshelf: “The Book of Cold Cases” by Simone St. James   Resources:   Join the Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group.   Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee.   Episode #126 of Deliberate Freelancer: A Real Talk About Mental Health—and Languishing   Episode #123 of Deliberate Freelancer: My 2021 Business Review and Questions to Help You   My marketing strategist, Emily Broderick (I hired her for a VIP Day in fall 2021.)    

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This episode is part 1 of our 3-part series on Management Review, explaining exactly what Management Review is and how most companies carry them out. Today, Mel looks at what the Standards require from a Management Review, the different areas Management Review addresses, and how companies can carry out a Management Review for the first time. You'll learn What a Management Review is. How to get started with a Management Review for the first time. Why Management Review is so important. How to do Management Review the right way. Management Review best practice dos and don'ts. What the Standard requires from a Management Review. Resources isology Hub Blackmores   In this episode, we talk about: [00:44] Which ISO standards have a requirement for Management Review. [02:50] Why Management Review is important. [03:53] Different areas Management Review addresses. [04:26] The importance of being flexible with your objectives and when to look for trends. [05:40] The main reason for carrying out a Management Review. [06:10] What the Standard requires from a Management Review. [06:55] What you should include in your Management Review. [08:08] What the Standard says about inputs. [09:42] How often you should review your objectives and trends. [11:18] How the Standard helps you understand what the outputs of your review should look like. For members of the isologyhub, we have a few Management Review templates available for download. We'd love to hear your views and comments about the ISO Show, here's how: Share the ISO Show on Twitter or Linkedin Leave an honest review on iTunes or Soundcloud. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. Subscribe to keep up-to-date with our latest episodes: Stitcher | Spotify | YouTube |iTunes | Soundcloud | Mailing List

This is one of our favorite episodes to do each year, which is to review the actual numbers of our business from the previous calendar year. We call this a Business Review - because after all, real estate is a numbers game!  You can do a business review to recap your own 2021 numbers. Tag us on Instagram with your wins and reflections of the year :)    --------------------- Book a call with us to talk about moving to eXp and joining M&Co!   Book a call with Jessie: https://calendly.com/jessiesellsaz/joinmainvilleandco   Book a call with Stephanie: https://calendly.com/stephanie-mainville/join-mainville-co   Follow us on social media! You can follow Socially Modern on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/sociallymodern/   You can follow Jessie here: https://www.instagram.com/msjessielockhart/   And Stephanie here: https://www.instagram.com/heystephaniemainville/   Don't forget to screenshot while listening to our podcast, share it on IG, and tag us @sociallymodern!  If you love this podcast so far, please leave us a review to help other people find our show. And make sure you hit subscribe on your favorite podcast streaming app so you don't miss a thing!

Das Jahr 2021 neigt sich dem Ende und wir, Anna und Katharina, halten Rückblick. Dieses Jahr war für uns an vielen Stellen herausfordernd und zäh, an anderen aber auch unerwartet schön und erfüllend. Wir durften einige Meilensteine feiern und in vielen Prozessen wichtige Dinge lernen. In dieser Podcastfolge nehmen wir euch mit auf die Reise durch unser Jahr und erzählen von unseren Herausforderungen & Learnings. Wenn du vielleicht selbst ein kleines eigenes Business führst ist es sicher interessant für dich zu hören, wie es anderen so erging dieses Jahr. Die angesprochene Folge zum Thema unseres "Fast-Umzugs" findest du hier: [#24 Wunder geschehen im Gehen](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XlCKoYeo7DSIa4Wd4RpKx?si=17840c46b5bf4fa4)

Cum recunoaștem narcisismul în relație cu colegii și nu numai? De ce, deși la început persoanele narcisiste par carismatice, relațiile de colaborare sunt dificil de construit? De ce, persoanele care lucrează cu colegi sau lideri narcisiști ajung să se îndoiască de sine, să își piardă încrederea în ei înșiși și în aptitudinile lor? Studii de tip review* arată că beneficiile pe care le aduc aceste tipologii în organizație sunt puține și pe termen scurt, în timp ce impactul negativ asupra calității relațiilor cu ceilalți, a stării de bine și asupra performanței se reflectă la nivel personal, al echipei și al organizației. Deși narcisismul este atras de poziții de leadership pe care aceste peroane sunt convinse că le desfăsoară cel mai bine, această perspectivă nu este confirmată și de ceilalți. Narcisismul blochează colaborarea din și cu echipe, arată studiile, inclusiv în echipele de management de top. Pentru că, în poziții de leadership aceste persoane adoptă o viziune agresivă, îndrăzneață și orientată înspre asumarea riscurilor, de multe ori expun reputația organizațiilor pentru care lucrează. La fel, cu cât cultura dintr-o organizație este mai puțin conștientă de aceste tipare de comportament, cu atât aceste nuanțe vor urca în ierarhie** și vor contura ele cultura, una individualistă, potrivită lor. Invitata acestui episod Mind Education Podcast este Cristina Sterie, președinta Institutului Român de Schema Therapy (IRST), secretar general al Asociației Române de Hipnoterapie și Psihoterapie Cognitiv-Comportamentală (AHPCC), deține acreditarea Avansată în Schema Therapy, este trainer și supervizor de Schema Therapy recunoscută de Socitatea Internațională de Schema Therapy (ISST). min. 04:11 - Sunt trăsăturile narcisiste carismatice? min. 05:25 - De ce aceste nuanțe sunt uneori valorizate în context profesional? min. 09:09 - Care sunt cele mai frecvente tipologii de narcisism? min. 11:07 - Există diferențe de gen în aceste tipologii? min. 12:55 - Cum se exprimă aceste tipare în relațiile de colaborare? min 17:26 - Diferă modul în care colaborează persoanele narcisiste cu colegii față de colaborarea cu autoritatea? min. 19:04 - Cum arată o conversație dificilă cu o persoană narcisistă? min. 20:37 - Ce auzi în cabinet, care sunt perspectivele persoanelor narcisiste și a persoanelor cu care lucrează? min. 24:30 - Ce înseamnă progres în terapie pentru persoanele narcisiste? min. 26:28 - Ce competențe, abilități susțin progresul în terapie? min. 30:13 - În cât timp apare progresul în terapie? min. 32:23 - Cum reduci dependența de muncă la persoanele cu narcisism? min. 36:25 - rcomandări practice și de lectură *Braun S (2017) Leader Narcissism and Outcomes in Organizations: A Review at Multiple Levels of Analysis and Implications for Future Research. Front. Psychol. 8:773. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00773 **Pech, R.J. & Slade, B.W. (2007). Organisational sociopaths: rarely challenged, often promoted. Why?. Society and Business Review, 2(3); 254-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465680710825451 Music: Sergiu Tuhuțiu. Over Time

Our guest for this episode of On the Evidence is Anita Summers, a former member of Mathematica's Board of Directors and a pioneer in the fields of economics and public policy research. Summer's career includes research posts with the National Bureau of Economic Research, Standard Oil, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. During her time at the Federal Reserve, she developed expertise in urban economic development and education. Summers has held a variety of academic appointments, including as a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she started the first public policy department in a business school. From 1993 through 2019, Summers was also a member of Mathematica's board of directors, serving as board chair for most of that time. On the latest episode of On the Evidence, Summers shares what it was like to embark on a career in economics as a woman in the 1940s, the sexism she encountered, how she navigated those challenges, and the role her family played in her career choices. As an early practitioner of using data and statistical analysis to inform contemporary policy debates, she also weighs in on how the field of evidence-based policy has changed and what lies ahead for the profession. Find a full transcript of the episode here: https://www.mathematica.org/blogs/reflections-on-a-pioneering-career-in-economics-and-public-policy-research Read Summers's article from 1973 on equity in school financing for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Business Review: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/business-review-federal-reserve-bank-philadelphia-5580/march-1973-557534/equity-school-financing-523404 Read Summers's article from 1975 on measuring the effect of school resources on learning for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Business Review: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/business-review-federal-reserve-bank-philadelphia-5580/february-1975-557556/school-resources-help-learning-efficiency-equity-philadelphia-public-schools-523479

5 Dinge, damit du mit deinem Business schneller vorankommst! Für mehr Zeit für Family, Fools & Friends. *** Einfach mal machen, ist mit eigenem Business definitiv sehr wertvoll. Viele verlieren sich im Detail, werden nie fertig. Einige Ideen erblicken deshalb nie das Licht der Welt. Alleine aus Angst nicht perfekt zu sein, nicht gut genug oder was die anderen wohl dazu sagen könnten. Zwischendurch solltest du immer wieder mal inne halten. Schauen was und wie du dir die Dinge leichter machen kannst. Besser geht immer! Leichter auch! Du musst dich nur dafür entscheiden. In dieser Folge bekommst du die 5 Dinge von mir an die Hand, die ich nach 7 Jahren Coaching Business und Community Aufbau direkt anders machen würde. Ich hoffe, da ist etwas für dich dabei! Dann freue ich mich über eine positive Bewertung auf itunes. *** KURZ-VITA Birgit Straub-Müller ist Kundengewinnungs-Profi und zertifizierter Business-Coach. Mit ihrem Be your own Boss Programm und Netzwerk für Business Moms bietet sie eine professionelle Abkürzung, wenn es darum geht, ein eigenes, erfolgreiches Online Unternehmen auf die Beine zu stellen und planbare, regelmäßige Einkünfte zu erzielen. *** FB Gruppe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/momworks/

Open Your Inner Channel to Connection with Srini PillayToday, on the #Perspective podcast join me and a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and brain researcher who was voted one of the Top 20 movers and shakers in leadership development in the world, Dr. Srini Pillay.Srini has a naturally inquisitive mind. He is always asking questions, wondering and pondering how and why things happen the way they do. We discussed a vast array of concepts and ideas that are truly inspiring. We explored the power of perspective. Embracing ambiguity; right vs wrong, good vs bad, diving into the concept of naive realism. Opening our eyes to different interpretations. I believe our discussion of the consciousness will be of particular interest to others. The concept of god and the relationship we have with our own consciousness. How we interpret meaning, the decisions we make, the feelings we feel, are all a matter of perspective. How do we decide who we let into our minds and surround our beings? As leaders, who do we keep close and push away? How do we better understand others? In the podcast we explore together:4:15 - Introduction to Srini and the work he is doing.10.09 - Naive Realism and Perception; good vs bad, right vs wrong.15.25 - God & the Consciousness.24.37 - Leaders in the Flow State.29.30 - Embracing Ambiguity.45.18 - Why Good Leaders make Bad Decisions.50.00 3 Star Michelin Restaurant Story about Connection, Understanding and Respect.  MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: 1. Does Practice Make Perfect? – Brooke Macnamara https://www.parsingscience.org/2019/10/01/brooke-macnamara/  2. Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions And How To Keep It From Happening To You https://tci.rocks/srini-podcast-book  3. Business Review on "Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions" https://hbr.org/2009/02/why-good-leaders-make-bad-decisionsOpen your mind to this conversation, it's truly fascinating! 

Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast for episode #154 with someone who travels globally presenting about something we all need to learn how to experience in today's world--- author of 6 books and the co-creator of the Portal Film/book experience, where he teaches about the power in the stillness and the science behind the stillness—Tom Cronin, also known as The King of Calm.[i] Watch this interview on YouTube here https://youtu.be/veUZ-C5REl4 Learn more about Tom Cronin here https://www.tomcronin.com/ See past episodes of The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast here https://www.achieveit360.com/episodes/  On this episode, you will learn: ✔︎ How Tom Cronin, from Australia, overcame a nervous breakdown by starting a meditation practice, inspiring him to share his story others with The Portal Film and Book. ✔︎ A Deep Dive into the Top 4 Meditation Styles (Concentration, Contemplation, Chanting and Transcendental). ✔︎ Tom's thoughts on The Plane of Possibility and How to Create Something Out of Nothing. ✔︎ Why meditation is an important and timely topic to change the world during these high-stress and anxiety times. I'm Andrea Samadi, author, and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of our listeners, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies in our schools, sports, and workplace environments with ideas that we can all use, understand and implement immediately. Our guest this week, Tom Cronin[ii] spent 26 years in finance, as one of Sydney Australia's leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career when anxiety and chaos he was experiencing due to stress and poor lifestyle choices led him to a breakdown. He came across meditation, and it completely transformed his life—both personally and professionally. Today Tom is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people's lives and his mission is to inspire 7 billion people to meditate daily through his Stillness Project that aims to transform and teach people the power of stillness and calm through the power of deep meditation and coaching. His work in transformational leadership and cultivating inner peace takes him around the world as a speaker, presenting keynotes, hosting retreats and teaching. Tom has appeared on national TV, and featured in Vogue, Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, Business Review and many other media outlets. When I first was introduced to Tom Cronin, and looked up his work with The Stillness Project, I knew he was someone I needed to speak with and immediately recognized how important and powerful his mission is. Especially in today's times. We have featured some speakers on the podcast who have explained meditation, and how to begin, with episode #25[iii] with Mick Neustadt on “How Meditation and Mindfulness Changes Your Life” and episode #28[iv] with Dr. Daniel J Siegel took us a bit deeper with his episode on “Mindsight: The Basis for Social and Emotional Intelligence.” I'm excited to dive even deeper into the power of meditation, exploring what we can all expect with our practice, and where and how to begin, at a time when we could all use stillness, calm and peace in our lives. “When life is built on the stillness of being, it becomes an effortless flow.” –Tom Cronin Let's meet Tom Cronin! Welcome Tom Cronin, thank you for meeting with me today—all the way from Australia! It's incredible to speak directly with The King of Calm-just what I need today. INTRO: Tom, before we get to the questions to dive deeper into The Stillness Project, and your Movie and Book The Portal, can you share what even brought you to start looking at meditation in the first place? Especially since it's been challenging times for many people all over the world, and times where stress is at an all-time high, along with anxiety and depression. Can you share what happened to you that made you decide there has to be a better way, leading you to the work you are doing today and a healthier outlook on life? Q1: I watched a few of your podcast interviews and will link them in the show notes, so listeners can go back and listen to you dive deep into the best way to begin a meditation practice, that you cover on your interview with Brian Scott[v] but I did love how took a deeper dive into the Top 4 meditation styles for people who might want to begin, and they aren't sure of the best entry point? For these Top 4 meditation styles, can we start with what I think I know about them, and you expand them a bit? Concentration: I was looking for ideas to improve my focus and concentration in the late 1990s when I first began studying with Bob Proctor. I came across an exercise with a candle to improve meditation, focus, concentration, and even use the mind to change colors. Contemplation: Guided Meditation- I began using these types of meditation with John Assaraf's Winning the Game of Money (wealth consciousness) and Business Programs (business mindset). These types of guided meditation are to help us to improve our mindset in a certain area? Chanting: Andrew Newburg (professor and director of research from the from the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health) EPISODE #88[vi] talked about the power of the Kirtan Kriya Meditation[vii] (that I have not done, but his books swear by this technique for even the toughest guys he's ever seen) and when I worked with Bob Proctor in the seminar industry, I was given a card with a Buddhist chant written on it from someone I would consider to be highly influential, who shanded me this card and said “Say this every day and watch your life change in front of your eyes.” That card has gone everywhere I go for over 20 years now. I didn't have any training on what this chant was supposed to do, but I said it for years…what is the purpose behind chanting to improve focus/mindset or our results? Transcendental: I think Dawson Church's Bliss Brain Meditations from EPISODE #98[viii] fall into this category but I would like to learn more from you on this. I know you talk about this style of meditation leading someone to pure joy and bliss. I haven't stopped listening to Dawson Church's[ix] meditations since I interviewed him last December. They are all focused on finding peace, joy and happiness. How would you describe this type of meditation? Q2: After I interviewed Dr. Daniel Siegel, when we first launched this podcast, I did a deep dive into the Science Behind the Benefits of a Meditation Practice, since Dr. Siegel highlighted so many of the proven health, wellness, and even anti-aging benefits of meditating on episode #60.[x] There is one concept that I think I'm still learning, and you covered it on the podcast I listened to with you and Brian Scott, but I wonder if you can go a bit deeper into explaining this. I have put an image in the show notes of what Dr. Siegel would call the “3 P Diagram with State of Mind” that I think is that plane of possibility that we enter during meditation where all possibilities open up. Not to say that everyone gets to this place on day 1 of meditating, but for those looking to solve problems, or gather insight about their life, can you explain some things you have learned about accessing this plane of possibility and what some people might have discovered here? Q3: I loved hearing that you were inspired by the movie, The Secret[xi], to produce your own movie on meditation. I mention that I did begin my journey with Bob Proctor[xii] in the late 1990s and many of the Secret teachers over the years have inspired the work that I am doing today. From what I have seen with The Portal Movie[xiii] and Book with the trailer is that what you have created is equally as inspiring and life changing as the movie The Secret. How do you see this moving changing the world, helping people to find more happiness and joy and calm their minds in these challenging times? Q3B: How can someone watch The Portal Movie? https://entertheportal.com/ Q4: What are some of the other programs and services you offer through your website? Q5: Is there anything important that you think I have missed? Thank you very much for speaking with me today, Tom. If someone wants to learn more about Tom Cronin, visit his website  https://www.tomcronin.com/  or https://entertheportal.com/  Thank you!   RESOURCES: Andrea Samadi's First Book The Secret for Teens Revealed was also inspired by the movie, The Secret, published in 2008.  https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Teens-Revealed-Teenagers-Leadership/dp/1604940336 https://awakeandmindful.com/how-to-do-a-candle-gazing-meditation-trataka/ REFERENCES: [i] https://stillnessproject.com/about/ [ii] https://www.tomcronin.com/ [iii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #25 with Mick Neustadt on “How Meditation and Mindfulness Changes Your Life” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/mindfulness-and-meditation-expert-mick-neustadt-on-how-meditation-and-mindfulness-changes-your-life-results-and-potential/ [iv]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #28 with Dr. Daniel Siegel on “Mindsight: The Basis for Social and Emotional Intelligence.” https://www.achieveit360.com/clinical-professor-of-psychiatry-at-the-ucla-school-of-medicine-dr-daniel-siegel-on-mindsight-the-basis-for-social-and-emotional-intelligence/ [v] Brian Scott Interviews Tom Cronin, The Founder of The Stillness Project on “How Meditation Can Save the World” Published August 13th, 2020 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYT8-mcBFoc [vi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #88 with Dr. Andrew Newberg on “Neurotheology, Spect Scans and the Aging Brain” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/neuroscientist-andrew-newberg-md-on-neurotheology-spect-scans-and-the-aging-brain/ [vii] Kirtan Kriya Meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKEAiwrgeY [viii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #98 with Dawson Church on “The Science Behind Using Meditation: Rewiring Your Brain for Happiness” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dr-dawson-church-on-the-science-behind-using-meditation-rewiring-your-brain-for-happiness-resilience-and-joy/ [ix] https://blissbrainbook.com/ [x] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #60 “The Science Behind a Meditation Practice: Daniel Siegel's Wheel of Awareness Meditation” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/the-science-behind-a-meditation-practice-with-a-deep-dive-into-dr-dan-siegel-s-wheel-of-awareness/ [xi] The Secret by Rhonda Byrne https://www.netflix.com/title/70063484 Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #66 with Bob Proctor on “Social and Emotional Learning: Where it All Began”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/the-legendary-bob-proctor-on/ [xiii] https://entertheportal.com/

Tom Cronin spent 26 years in finance markets as one of Sydney’s leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing hit a crisis point. Meditation completely transformed his world, both personally and professionally. Today Tom is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people’s lives, and his mission is to inspire one billion people to meditate daily. His work in transformational leadership and cultivating inner peace through meditation takes him around the world as a speaker, presenting keynote talks, hosting retreats and teaching. Tom has appeared on national TV, and been featured in Vogue, Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, Business Review and Conde Nast Traveller. He is co-creator of The Portal film-book experience, author of six books.

RPA領域をリードしてきたベンチャー企業「UiPath」が近くニューヨーク証券取引所に上場する。 「RPA」とは「Robotic Process Automation」の略。 30分かかるようなパソコンの手入力作業をRPAなら3分で完了。 UiPathが提供するソリューションは、ある意味でシンプルだ。あらゆる企業の中に存在する、「繰り返し」発生するパソコン作業について、AIを用いて自動化する。 ★UiPath https://www.uipath.com/ja/ ★Youtube紹介動画 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4d86WoURk&t=13s ★Strainerの記事 https://strainer.jp/notes/2324 ★Business Reviewの記事 https://business-review.eu/news/the-story-of-uipath-how-it-became-romanias-first-unicorn-164248 ★だいじろうのTwitter（ご意見お待ちしてます！） https://twitter.com/daijirostartup #海外　#スタートアップ　#RPA #ロボット #自動化 #パソコン作業 #単純作業 #SaaS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daijirostartup/message

The channel software stack comprises a group of technologies that help companies develop, design, and execute plans to find, recruit, onboard, develop, enable, incent, co-sell with, manage, measure, and report on partners. Influencer of the year - Jay McBain, ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaymcbain/ ) Principal Analyst - Channels, Partnerships & Ecosystems at Forrester, ( https://go.forrester.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin ) joins the Conquer Local Podcast this week. Jay brings the fire by bringing the knowledge around everything around Channel Software, Channel Partners, and Channel Tech Stack. He can speak to almost everything; we dig into Google eliminating cookies, why 76% of CEOs believe their business model will be different in 5 years, and how Apple updated their phones to be completely anonymous. He shares four things that every company in every vertical is becoming a tech company: Automation, Cloud Acceleration, Remote Technology, and Partner Experience. Jay McBain is one of the most visible and respected thought leaders in the global channel. Named 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year by Channel Partners Magazine, Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, and numerous channel magazines top influencer lists, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. He has spent his 27-year career in various executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, and ChannelEyes. Jay is the principal analyst for global channels, partnerships, and ecosystems at Forrester, one of the world's most influential global research and advisory firms. Join the conversation in the Conquer Local Community ( https://www.conquerlocal.com/community/ ) and keep the learning going in the Conquer Local Academy. ( https://www.conquerlocal.com/academy/ ) Resources: Channel Software Tech Stack 2021 ( https://go.forrester.com/blogs/channel-software-tech-stack-2021/ ) What I See Coming For The Channel: 2021 ( https://go.forrester.com/blogs/what-i-see-coming-for-the-channel-2021/ )

In the latest episode of the podcast we talk to David Donnelly, CEO of his business 'Your 360 Business Review'. David talks openly about his battles with addiction, obesity and his struggles with dealing with his own mental health.  He discusses the change he decided to take in his life that his given the optimism of a future for himself, his family and his business. For more information about help with dealing with alcohol, check out https://alcoholchange.org.uk/ or https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/ For more information about mental health, check out https://www.mind.org.uk/ or https://www.samaritans.org/ or Search NHS Mental Health & Wellbeing Inside the Orange is available to find at http://www.insidetheorange.co.uk,  Email: insidethisorange@gmail.com or on the socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidetheorange Twitter: https://twitter.com/Orangewhats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insidetheorange #podcast #mentalhealth #change #people #business #addiction #changeyourmindset #mind #help #positivechange #story #insidetheorangepodcast #newepisode --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inside-the-orange/message

Sign up to our newsletter for more in-depth insights | Follow us on LinkedIn Today is a first for us, to welcome both a Grande Chancellerie de la legion d'honneur (the highest French decoration to reward the most deserving citizens) and a KBE (Knight of the British Empire, 2015). Sir Xavier Rolet was listed in Harvard's 2017 Business Review as one of the best 100 CEOs in the world, recorded in Debrett's as one of the most influential people in finance, was a former Member of PM Cameron's business advisory group, and previous head of the London Stock Exchange. He describes a career in finance that began with a decade at Goldman Sachs which in turn prepared him to run the European Equity and risk businesses for several major financial institutions. In addition, having been CEO of Lehman Bros France, he offers his views on the reasons for Lehman's ultimate collapse. Xavier shares his thoughts on the imperative to encourage technology and innovation for those managing businesses and making boardroom appointments, and why he believes Europe's addiction to debt finance, and discouragement of equity finance has exacerbated its transition to the slow lane of global growth. He talks about the reorientation he undertook whilst CEO of the London Stock Exchange and the succession of transformatory deals which he engineered, propelling the value of the company from under £1 billion to £14 billion in just 9 years. He goes into a detailed explanation of why “the only asset that creates wealth is equities”, why boardrooms are filled with people ill versed in technology and innovation, and why France along with other European countries have failed to grasp the opportunity to develop the Googles and Amazons of Europe. He then discusses why London has a good chance of retaining its pre-eminence as a financial centre, notwithstanding Brexit, because of its global reach in multiple areas of finance. The conversation switches to wine as he discusses Chene Bleu the Super-Rhone he and his wife own in ChateauNeuf du Pape, their top to bottom organic approach and processes, and the challenge for wine makers facing climate change. He talks about racing the Paris-Dakar rally, provides unconventional advice for the young to back innovators, not join mainstream firms and the opportunities that exist in a fragmented but exciting world. This show is full of gems – Formidable!  

Tom Cronin is the founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire 1 billion people to meditate daily, and Producer and Writer of the film and book The Portal. Tom discovered meditation in the early stages of his successful 26 yr career in finance as a tool for stress management. Tom's experiences through the meditation were not only immediate but very profound. He explored deeper into the realms of his meditation practice and Eastern philosophy, and after completing his teacher training in Bali, India and Australia, he qualified as a meditation teacher. Tom has been teaching meditation for top level companies in Australia, from Nova Fm, CBA, Rivkin Finance, Criteo and Fairfax Media. He has been on national TV (Morning Show Channel 9), he has been featured in Vogue magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Business Review, Conde Naste Traveller, and Sydney Morning Herald. He has written for The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green and Finerminds and currently has 6 books published. Tom has also spoken on stage presenting keynote talks in Mexico, Malaysia, USA, Bali and Australia. Tom Cronin is available to speak and interview on the following subjects: - How to optimise the brain for increased productivity - Unlocking the minds infinite creative capacity - Why stress is ruining your company and how to minimise it for success - How to achieve a happy healthy work place - Why the world's top companies like Nike, Google and Apple are turning to meditation - How to set your visions and map out your magnificent future In today's episode we chat about:
-Tom's journey from dead-end job, hitting rock bottom to becoming the super success that he is-We chat about meditation and the profound benefits it has on the human brain, our mind and our life, Tom gives some fascinating analogy's that may very well hit home for you-We also talk about being a leader in today's world and Tom embraces his vulnerability here as he shares his powerful insight-Tom is a wonderful leader and we also chat about the key traits of being a leader which is super insightful-Tom also shares with us some valuable tips on how to make it through this tumultuous time, this pandemic era and how to ensure that you are still able to show up as your best self-And so much more..! Links:https://www.instagram.com/tomcronin/?hl=enhttp://www.tomcronin.com/Kids bookhttps://stillnessproject.com/missy-moo-meditates-offer/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we interview Mary Kennedy Thompson, CFE, Chief Operating Officer of Neighborly.  As chief operating officer (COO), Mary oversees the ongoing business operations within Neighborly. Working hand-in-hand with 13 brand presidents, she leads the execution of strategies. Prior to her appointment as COO, Mary served as executive vice-president of Neighborly and president of Mr. Rooter® for nine years. Mary served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a logistics officer. She began franchising 25 years ago as a multi-unit franchisee at Cookies by Design. After successfully selling her franchises, Mary joined the corporate headquarters to build their field support program, eventually leading the brand as its president. As president of Mr. Rooter®, U.S. Business Review selected Mary as one of its Editor's Choice Executives of the Year. The International Franchise Association (IFA) awarded Mary the Bonny Levine Award, IFA’s highest award for women who have made an impact on franchising and the Crystal Compass award for extraordinary leadership in franchising. A certified franchise executive, Mary serves as a trustee for the IFA’s Educational Foundation. Interviewed by Katherine LeBlanc, Chief Marketing Officer at Painting with a Twist.   

En este episodio, comparto contigo un GRAN SECRETO para que puedas comunicar como LÍDER. Esta idea me surgió hace unas semanas mientras ayudaba a un cliente a prepararse para un Business Review que tenía presentar a su jefe. Este GRAN SECRETO es simple, y si lo empiezas a poner en práctica, te darás cuenta de forma inmediata como te ayudará a transmitir más seguridad y confianza en tus mensajes. ¡Mucho éxito!

Tom Cronin is the founder of The Stillness Project, which is a global movement to inspire 1 billion people to meditate daily. Tom discovered meditation in the early stages of his successful 26 year career in finance as a tool for stress management. Tom's experiences through the meditation were not only immediate but very profound. He explored deeper and deeper into the realms of his meditation practice and after studying advanced courses in Bali, India and Australia, he qualified as a Meditation Teacher. Tom has been teaching meditation for top level companies in Australia, from Nova Fm, CBA, Rivkin Finance, Criteo and Fairfax Media. He has been on national TV (Morning Show Channel 9), he has been featured in Vogue magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Business Review, Conde Naste Traveller, and Sydney Morning Herald. He has written for The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green and Finerminds and currently has 5 books published. Tom has also spoken on stage presenting keynote talks in Mexico, Malaysia, USA, Bali and Australia. In this Episode you will learn: · How gratitude has been an important part of Tom's life transformation (2.43) · What has Tom been most proud of from a philanthropic point of view (5.54) · Tom explains what the Stillness Project is and why he wants to inspire 1 Billion people to meditate daily (8.46) · Tom's early days and how his upbringing shaped who he is today (10.30) · The different forms of meditation and what the differences are (18.37) · How to manage your thoughts in meditation (21.50) · What the deepest level of transcendence feels like (24.08) · What are the benefits of meditation (28.40) · What is Tom's purpose and the process to discover it (31.52) · How meditation can help you make peace with your past (39.45) · Tom's advice on how to truly believe in your inner greatness (43.43) Access Tom Cronin's 21 Day Meditation Course · 21 Day Guided Meditation Program- Faster, Deeper Bliss Buy Tom Cronin's Books · The Portal - How meditation can save the world · Faster, Deeper Sleep - The ultimate guide to a daily recharge · Path to Peace: A Guide to Living with Ease in a Rapidly Changing World Connect with Tom Cronin · Website · Twitter · Instagram · Facebook · The Portal Movie SUPPORT THE UNLEASH YOUR INNER GREATNESS PODCAST! We are on a mission to help people to believe in their inner greatness & live a happy, purposeful, regret free life. Great news is that you can help us achieve this huge goal by: 1. Subscribe & Review the show on iTunes by clicking here 2. Tell a friend (it's free!) 3. Share this podcast on your social channels (it's free!) Together we can unite to help people believe in their inner greatness so they can be live an extraordinary life. You have greatness within you, it's time to unleash it!

This week I’m really delighted that James Withers the head of Scotland Food and Drink joins us to give his take on the Covid 19 tsunami that has affected our food and service industry. We chat about some of the challenges he has faced over the last 6 weeks, how their members are adapting, how buyer behaviours are changing and even hear some uplifting stories emerging from the marketplace. As we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, Scotland Food and Drink are watching carefully countries around the world to gain from some of the lessons learnt as they come out of lockdown.Scotland Food & Drink (SF&D) was established in 2007 to grow the value and reputation of the nation's food and drink industry. It has a uniquely collaborative model, bringing the industry, government and its agencies together to develop and drive forward the sector in Scotland and give it a competitive edge. Scotland's food and drink sector has gone from a static position in 2007 to now being one of Scotland’s best performing sectors with an annual turnover of £14 billion, including £6 billion of export sales. As a membership organisation with over 450 member companies, SF&D provides support and guidance to food and drink businesses - small and large, new starts and well-established - to achieve their growth ambitions. In March 2017, SF&D led the development of Ambition 2030, the strategy to drive the responsible growth in the value of the sector to £30bn by 2030. James Withers is the Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink. Prior to joining the SF&D in 2011, James was CEO of the NFU Scotland where he promoted the interests of the nation's agricultural industry. Amongst a number of other roles, James sits on the Scottish Government’s Board of Trade and is on the board of the Scottish Tourism Alliance, working to enhance and promote Scotland’s world class tourism industry. Wherever you are listening to the podcast it would be great if you could drop a review and ensure that you subscribe to you don’t miss a future episode. Follow us on social media @NibbleScotland for a first look at future guests and a behind the scenes look of everything mentioned in each episode. For latest information from Scotland Food and Drink please check out their website -https://foodanddrink.scot/ In addition Scotland Food and Drink have established a Covid-19 Hub -https://foodanddrink.scot/coronavirus-information-hub/

Most software outsourcing companies charge their clients on a hunch, only to later realize that they're making a loss. In this episode, I talk to Predid Subba, Head of Business Review at CGCorp Global, about how to charge clients while providing consulting services.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of today's smart, strong women. Her new book Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction was released in June and reached #1 in Leadership and Management books for women on Amazon. She is the also the author of the book Outsmart Your Brain and has been in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, Cosmopolitan and The New York Times and has appeared on ABC World News. She is also a regular blogger for Huffington Post and Psychology Today. You can watch videos and download the first chapter of Wander Woman at www.WanderWomanBook.com. Reynolds is past president of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She was one of the first 25 people to earn the designation of Master Certified Coach (MCC) and was instrumental in designing the certification and accreditation programs for the ICF.

This podcast is a follow up to a previous podcast we recorded called Current Trends Churches in Iowa Need to pay attention to.  This episode will zero in specifically on how cultural shifts are pushing the church to re-examine how it is structured and managed.  It's a fascinating discussion and one worth wrestling with...take a few minutes and check it out! Bibliography-   Daft, R. L. (2016). Organization Theory and Design (12th ed.). Florence: Cengage Learning.    Foster, P. A. (2016). Open Organization: A new era of leadership and organizational development. Liberty Township, OH: Maximum Change Press.    Greenleaf, R. K. (2002). Servant leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness. New York: Paulist Press.    Hackman, M. Z., & Johnson, C. E. (2013). Leadership: A Communication Perspective (6th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press Inc.    Hamel, G. (2009, August 21). Organized Religion’s ‘Management Problem.’ Retrieved April 17, 2018, from https://blogs.wsj.com/management/2009/08/21/organized-religions- management-problem/    Khatri, N., Baveja, A., Boren, S. A., & Mammo, A. (2006). Medical Errors and Quality of Care: From Control to Commitment. California Management Review, 48(3), 115–141.  https://doi.org/10.2307/41166353   Li, C. (2010). Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead. Hoboken, UNITED STATES: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. Retrieved from  http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/regent-ebooks/detail.action?docID=530005    Maier, T., Tavanti, M., Bombard, P., Gentile, M., & Bradford, B. (2015). Millennial Generation Perceptions of Value-Centered Leadership Principles. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 14(4), 382–397. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332845.2015.1008386    Mink, O. G., Mink, B. P., Downes, E. A., & Owen, K. Q. (1994). Open organizations: A model for effectiveness, renewal, and intelligent change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.    Peterlin, J., Pearse, N. J., & Dimovski, V. (2015). Strategic Decision Making for Organizational Sustainability: The Implications of Servant Leadership and Sustainable Leadership Approaches. Economic and Business Review for Central and South - Eastern Europe; Ljubljana, 17(3), 273–290. http://0-dx.doi.org.library.regent.edu/10.15458/85451.4    Stone, A. G., Russell, R. F., & Patterson, K. (2004). Transformational versus servant leadership: a difference in leader focus. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 25(4), 349–361. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730410538671    Walton, R. E. (1985, March 1). From Control to Commitment in the Workplace. Retrieved July 11, 2018, from https://hbr.org/1985/03/from-control-to-commitment-in-the-workplace    Whitehurst, J. (2015). The open organization: Igniting passion and performance. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review.

Forrester predicts the through-channel software market to grow to $1.18 billion by 2023. This market includes 10s of thousands of digital agencies realizing $2B in service revenue by that year. So I invited Mr. Jay McBain from Forrester.com to join me in unpacking the topic of “Through-Channel Marketing Automation.” If you enjoyed this episode, you may enjoy the full course on How to Build a Partner Program. Use promo code PODCAST for 50% off > If you haven’t run across Jay, I’d wonder how – he is one of the most visible thought leaders in the global technology channel. Named to the Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. He has spent his 24-year career in various executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, Autotask, and ChannelEyes. Jay is the principal analyst for global channels at Forrester – one of the most influential global research and advisory firms in the world. In this discussion, Jay and I review: The third stage of growth for software companies. One vs two-tier channel partner programs. The partner relations and marketing automation management software stack. How to determine your IPP (ideal partner persona). The 6 phases to partner program development, Then we wrap up by giving some actionable advice to those about to launch or scale their partnership programs. This was one of the most enlightening episodes I’ve had with one of the brightest people in channel today. Links: https://partnerprograms.io/podcast-through-channel-marketing-automation-tcma-with-jay-mcbain/

Today we continue with our series of episodes on partner programs and how marketing automation is handling the scale of channel programs for thousands of software companies globally. Read the full article and notes >>> Forrester predicts the through-channel software market to grow to $1.18 billion by 2023. This market includes 10s of thousands of digital agencies realizing $2B in service revenue by that year. So I invited Mr. Jay McBain from Forrester.com to join me in unpacking the topic of “Through-Channel Marketing Automation.” If you haven't run across Jay, I'd wonder how - he is one of the most visible thought leaders in the global technology channel. Named to the Top 40 Under Forty by the Business Review, he is often sought out for industry guidance and future trends. He has spent his 24-year career in various executive channel sales, marketing, and strategy roles within IBM, Lenovo, Autotask, and ChannelEyes. Jay is the principal analyst for global channels at Forrester - one of the most influential global research and advisory firms in the world. In this discussion, Jay and I review: The third stage of growth for software companies. One vs two-tier channel partner programs. The partner relations and marketing automation management software stack. How to determine your IPP (ideal partner persona). The 6 phases to partner program development, Then we wrap up by giving some actionable advice to those about to launch or scale their partnership programs. Links https://go.forrester.com/blogs/channel-software-tech-stack-2019-infographic/ https://go.forrester.com/blogs/through-channel-marketing-represents-the-third-stage-for-sales-and-marketing-leaders/ Jmcbain - Twitter Jaymcbain - LinkedIn Jmcbain@forrester.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marketing-automation/support

Out of all of those, The Real Boys are back together in full force. Topics include a krokodil Kermit the Frog, /r/TheRealBoysPodcast turning into a NSFW subreddit, being stuck in an elevator with and avoiding urinating in front of celebrities, the living nightmare of Cal Chuchesta, the tale of Bob Gibson and Teddy Roosevelt, what current television series should end as a dream, and Episode #01 of The Boss Baby: Back in Business Review. This episode is rated Beans Plus. Join our no swear episode community at www.Facebook.com/TheRealBoysPodcast Send ideas for the punishment episode at https://therealboyspodcast.sarahah.com Submit questions for our town hall episode to TheRealBoysPodcast@gmail.com Tweet about our krokodil episode at https://twitter.com/realboyspodcast www.TheRealBoysPodcast.com

Dr. Marcia Reynolds has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of today's smart, strong women. Her new book Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction was released in June and reached #1 in Leadership and Management books for women on Amazon. She is the also the author of the book Outsmart Your Brain and has been in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, Cosmopolitan and The New York Times and has appeared on ABC World News. She is also a regular blogger for Huffington Post and Psychology Today. You can watch videos and download the first chapter of Wander Woman at www.WanderWomanBook.com. Reynolds is past president of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She was one of the first 25 people to earn the designation of Master Certified Coach (MCC) and was instrumental in designing the certification and accreditation programs for the ICF.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of today's smart, strong women. Her new book Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction was released in June and reached #1 in Leadership and Management books for women on Amazon. She is the also the author of the book Outsmart Your Brain and has been in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, Cosmopolitan and The New York Times and has appeared on ABC World News. She is also a regular blogger for Huffington Post and Psychology Today. You can watch videos and download the first chapter of Wander Woman at www.WanderWomanBook.com. Reynolds is past president of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She was one of the first 25 people to earn the designation of Master Certified Coach (MCC) and was instrumental in designing the certification and accreditation programs for the ICF.