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125: Engaging Hourly Workers
Hourly workers make up nearly 60% of the United States workforce. They are often people who directly impact customers, such as through customer service or making the products. And improving the engagement of hourly workers can decrease absenteeism and...
124: THX! How Practicing Gratitude Makes You a More Effective Leader
Thankfulness changes things: in yourself, in your team, and in your impact. As we approach Thanksgiving in the US, and the New Year goal-setting that most of us will be undertaking over the coming weeks, let me encourage you to make it a priority to...
123: How to Rebuild Leadership Credibility: Lessons from the Reforging of a Navy Seal | with Jason Redman
A few years ago, my local gym posted a photo of a handwritten sign that had been posted outside the hospital room of a Navy Seal who had been severely wounded in battle. “The wounds I received,” wrote Lt. Jason Redman, “I got in a job I love, doing it for...
122: How to Help People Change | with Art Markman
To create lasting behavior change, it’s crucial to understand how the brain’s habit system works, and then develop specific techniques to leverage the power of the brain rather than fighting against it. Psychologist Art Markman joins us to provide insight...
121: 5 Gears: Being a Present & Productive Leader When There’s Never Enough Time | with Jeremie Kubicek
[powerpess] When you drive a car with a manual transmission, you quickly learn there is a right time and place for each gear. You start in 1st gear, then shift into 2nd gear, and so forth until you reach the highest gear. If you try to shift into the wrong gear, the...
120: How to Lead Through Failure: 11 Ways to Drive Results While Reducing Mistakes
Does the way you lead communicate to your team that failure is not an option? If so, you are limiting innovation and development, encouraging cover-ups and lies, and breeding more-serious mistakes. This is true whether you lead a family, a small...
119: Goals Gone Wild: The New Performance Management | with Kris Duggan of BetterWorks
Research shows no one is happy with annual performance reviews—not executives, not managers, and not individual contributors. Even HR teams responsible for performance management aren’t convinced annual reviews provide value. According to Kris Duggan of...
118: Engaging Employees in the “Mobile Moment” | with Joe Loya
Most people today constantly reach for their smartphones for instant answers and services. What's the weather? Will Monique be joining us tomorrow? What’s the name of that song? And even people who don’t know how to use most smartphone features know how...
117: Return on Character: Moral Habits & Reputation of CEOs Who Win | with Fred Kiel
When you’re the CEO or senior leader, bottom-line results matter. Especially when the going gets tough, the conventional assumption is that the big boss should push profits by any legal means necessary, even if it means twisting the truth, breaking...
116: Two Empathy Tools for Influencing People to Take Action
What does yawning have to do with influencing people to take action? If you yawn, you trigger “mirror neurons” in most other people, which affect their brain activity and influence them to yawn too. And mirror neurons don't just involve actions like...
115: The 4 Lenses of Innovation: Powering Your Team’s Creative Thinking | with Rowan Gibson
You and everyone on your team has an “inner innovator,” creative potential inside that can be unleashed and harnessed. With the right tools and a little practice, you and your team can improve your creative thinking skills. What’s more, you can build an...
114: How Well-being Boosts Employee Engagement and Profitability | with Doug Stover from Gallup
According to The Gallup Organization, when companies add a well-being focus to their engagement efforts, it has an accelerating effect. Focusing on employee engagement and employee well-being together helps companies maximize productivity. Today we’ll...