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ETHICAL INFLUENCEHaving more ethical influence in the workplace sounds like a lofty goal and if you would ask a business leader about whether they exercise ethical influence, they no doubt would say SURE.But yet one in four employees report witnessing unethical behavior in their workplace and my next guest says it’s time to examine the influences on our teams if we really want them to excel.What You’ll Discover About Ethical Influence (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* What is ethical influence * Most important activity impacting ethical influence * Self-defeating behaviors that under cut ethical influence * Steps business leaders can take to encourage more ethical influence * How employees can exert ethical influence * The business culture that supports ethical influence * How ethical influence is taken for granted * How influence is why and how you matter * And MUCH more.♥ Share this episode with

CHANGE RESISTANCEResistance to change is nothing new. Management pushes back on employee resistance to change. Employees push back on management resistance to change. And as much as some people romanticize the “good old days” , there is no going back.The only constant is change and futurist, Rebecca Costa, has some advice on what you can do to combat change resistance at work.What You’ll Discover About Change Resistance (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* How resistance to change manifests in the workplace * How systemic change resistance get institutionalized * How to recognize systemic change resistance at work * Why waiting for change instead of being proactive about it is a losing strategy * How reconnaissance is different from risk management and why you need it * Steps to proactively counter change resistance * How small & mid-size businesses can do reconnaissance on a budget * How looking at other industries can combat cha

EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE RETENTION STRATEGIESEffective employee retention strategies feel like a moving target in uncertain times and especially when there is a war for talent.What do employees really want?? What steps can business owners and leaders take to make their employee experience with your company one they DON”T want to leave?Barbara Mitchell, HR guru and co-author of The Big Book of HR has some tips for how employers can engage and retain the BEST available talent. What You’ll Discover About Effective Employee Retention Strategies (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* How stay interviews are effective employee retention strategies * How healthy business cultures improve the value of stay interviews * The role of money in effective employee retention strategies * The corner stone of effective employee retention strategies * Examples of how flexibility is part of effective employee retention strategies * The role of trust in eff

BE FUNDABLEIf you want your business to be fundable, to have ready access to money when you need it, there are certain things you need to do. What are they (just in case you ever DO need money from outside sources . . . because believe me that’s NOT the time to find you’re not fundable)?Luckily, today’s guest, Merrill Chandler is an expert in the field and he explains why your credit score is NOT the key to fundability and what you really need to do to be fundable.What You’ll Discover About How to be Fundable (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* What it means to be fundable* Why your credit score is useless until your loan is approved * The most important borrow behaviors lenders review * 4 Lender tiers and how the impact fundability * Why retail store credit inquiries hurt overall fundability * 6 Key borrow behaviors that determine fundability * How check guarantee credit lines can hurt fundability * The 5 characteristics each b

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONHow to stay motivated as you build and grow your business can sometimes feel like pushing a mule up hill. There are days you feel it and, let’s be honest, days you don’t.How can you keep your business motivation mojo turbocharged? Today’s guest, Dr. Ronald Dalrymple, is the author of The Inner Manager and a licensed psychologist who offers some tips and strategies.What You’ll Discover About Business Motivation (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* The birth of quantum field psychology* How emotional intelligence impacts the energy and motivation in the room * How a leader’s imposter syndrome can infect an entire organization* How harnessing the power of positive thinking impacts business motivation* Business motivation and programing your mind for success * How strategic hiring helps keep business motivation high * How the power of attraction factors into maintaining business motivation * What constitutes emotional intelligence&nbs

AMBITIONSome employees have it. Some employees don’t. While some managers fear ambitious employees, today’s guest Cheryl Johnson literally wrote the book on it and says your employee’s ambition is really the key to your business success and she explains how you can harness it.What You’ll Discover About Ambition (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Why ambition is often missing in employees * How organizations dampen employee ambition and trust * How fear of failure crushes ambition * How to encourage employee ambition and initiative* The pivotal connection between ambition and confidence * How better on-boarding and managing expectations builds confidence, initiative, ambition and trust * How businesses can hire for good, not ruthless, ambition* The single most important thing managers need to know about ambition * And much MORE. ♥ Share this episode with someone you think will benefit from it. ♥♥ Leave a revi

Golden Business OpportunitySeizing a golden business opportunity is every entrepreneur’s dream. But how do you do it?Derrick Butler, Founder and CEO of Krisspi Technologies shares his remarkable entrepreneurial success story, from what inspired him to what he learned on his incredible journey.What You’ll Discover About a Golden Business Opportunity (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Inspiration for his golden business opportunity [01:21]* 2 Personal habits that turn a golden business opportunity into success [05:09]* Leadership challenges of executing a golden business opportunity [07:57]* Strategically tapping your network [09:05]* Lessons learned from the golden business opportunity journey [12:17] * How startups can optimize their own golden business opportunity [14:58]* And much MORE.♥ Share this episode with someone you think will benefit from it. ♥♥ Leave a review at Lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidential ♥Guest: Derrick ButlerDer

Business Exit StrategyDo you have a realistic exit strategy for your business? One that will give you financial security?Or do you just plan to turn the lights off one day, unplug your computer and call it quits? Or maybe you’re not sure.Well, if you want more financial security than cashing your last paycheck, you’ll love today’s guest, Ashley Micciche – CEO of True North Retirement Advisors.What You’ll Discover About a Business Exit Strategy (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Best time line for developing a business exit strategy [01:23]* How to control your business exit strategy [03:50]* Maintaining confidentiality while planning a business exit strategy [07:02]* 4 Financial items to include in a business exit strategy for financial security [10:26]* Most common business exit strategy hiccups [15:12]* And much MORE.♥ Share this episode with someone you think will benefit from it. ♥♥ Leave a review at Lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidential&nbs

Thrive Amid UncertaintyHow to thrive amid uncertainty is a perennial question. Add a financial crisis or a health crisis like Covid to the mix and you’ve really got a hot mess on your hands.So how do you keep your head up and continuously thrive amid uncertainty? Meridith Elliott Powell, author of Thrive: Strategies to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage, offers insights based on her research of the oldest, continuously running businesses on the planet.What You’ll Discover About How to Thrive Amid Adversity (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Inspiration for Meridith’s book Thrive [01:25]* 9-Step strategy necessary to thrive amid uncertainty [03:39]* How to focus on opportunities and thrive amid uncertainty [09:44]* Role of relentless vision to thrive amid uncertainty [10:57]* Researching the businesses who thrive amid uncertainty [15:33]* What today’s businesses need to focus on the thrive amid uncertainty [19:32]* The role of luck in business [22:0

Influential Leadership SkillsTips for developing influential leadership skills are not often talked about in the workplace yet they’re often what hold women back from achieving next-level leadership career success according to Lisa Anderson, author of Invisible Professional to Influential Leader.  What You’ll Discover About Influential Leadership Skills (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Where women often fall short on influential leadership skills [02:00]* How to handle naysayers when building influential leadership skills [04:31]* How to handle bullies when building influential leadership skills [07:19]* How to outmaneuver office politics when building influential leadership skills [08:27]* 2 Things that can derail women's ability to develop more influential leadership skills [11:56]* Action and reflection exercises designed to help build more influential leadership [15:37]* And much MORE.♥ Share this episode with someone you think will benefit from

Improve Workplace ProductivityLooking to improve your workplace productivity? Tried investing in technology and getting minimal return on your investment?Tim Ringo offers a unique perspective on how engaged employees harness smart technology and transform the workplace and how you can use those strategies to improve workplace productivity in your business.What You’ll Discover About How to Improve Workplace Productivity (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* What workplace productivity problems need improving [01:21]* Conquering technology overwhelm to improve workplace productivity [02:48]* Improving workplace productivity with human-centric technology [04:44]* What makes technology human-centric [05:23]* How to get employee buy-in to improve workplace productivity [07:43]* How Main Street businesses can improve workplace productivity [10:01]* The leadership mindset shift necessary to improve workplace productivity [11:59]* Better hiring practices that improve workplace

MAGICAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCEDoes creating a magical customer experience sound like a bunch of marketing pie in the sky?Well, today’s guest is a Disney management alum, and he says that you don’t need a roller coaster or nightly fireworks to create a magical customer experience. So stay tuned and let’s find out how.What You’ll Discover About the Magical Customer Experience (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Unpacking the magical customer experience [01:26]* How to adopt the magical customer experience for your business [04:25]* How small gifts create a magical customer experience and increase revenue [07:28]* How to get ideas for making your own magical customer experience [08:28]* How Disney’s Law of Unlimited Abundance fits into the magical customer experience [12:05]* How to keep new hires from ruining the magic [15:10]* Salvaging the magical customer experience when things go wrong [17:17]* 2 ways businesses diminish the magical customer experience [20:07]* And MUC

Resilient TeamsResilient teams are the ones that are able to adapt and even thrive in during tough times, such as the Covid pandemic.But just as everyone likes to think they are the best drivers on the road, the best parents, or the best business leaders, you never really know until you’re put to the test and a business crisis is a heck of a time to find our your business team is really not as resilient as you thought they were.My next guest, Lisa Koss is a developmental coach and author of Leading for Learning: How Managers Can Get Business Results Through Developmental Coaching and Inspire Deep Employee Commitment who can help you turn that wishful thinking into reality with time tested tips on how to create remarkably resilient teams.What You’ll Discover About Resilient Teams (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* What does it mean to have resilient teams [01:26]* What the most successful business leaders do to build resilient teams [03:36]* Where to start d

Racial Bias in the WorkplaceRacial bias in the workplace is an open secret to those who experience it and a symptom of willful blindness to those who inflict it. It’s a serious problems.Today’s guest, Daralyse Lyons is an activist who works tirelessly to shine a spotlinght on these issues and offer solutions on how to start fixing it.What You’ll Discover About Racial Bias in the Workplace (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* What most people fail to grasp about diversity [01:45]* How to calm fears about diversity in the workplace [05:23]* What it means to “do the work in a meaningful way” [08:59]* How experiencing racial bias in the workplace is multilayered [11:23]* Proactive steps employees can take to reduce racial bias in the workplace [13:05]* Proactive steps employers can take to reduce racial bias in the workplace [14:37]* The role of microaggressions in contributing to racial bias in the workplace [17:38]* How start-ups and small businesses can support diversit

Negotiation Head TripsNegotiation head trips can take you down a dark hole that can not only jeopardize your deals but also your future. If you’d like more control over the negotiation process, stay tuned for my next guest, he’s the author of Negotiating From the Inside Out with some fascinating tips for how to neutralize those nasty negotiation head trips and win more often.What You’ll Discover About Negotiation Head Trips (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* The 3 types of negotiators [01:04]* How to rate yourself as a negotiator [03:17]* The different types of negotiation head trips [07:40]* The “Your competition is cheaper” tactic [08:31]* The “Flinch” tactic [09:17]* The “Contract fait accompli” tactic [09:39]* The “Escalation” tactic [10:28]* The Karpman drama triangle of negotiation head trips [11:27]* Effective tactics for neutralizing negotiation head trips [14:53]* Most common and easiest negotiation mistakes [20:51]* And MUCH more.♥ Share this

Introverts at WorkAre the introverts at work people who are outside your inner circle? The ones you quietly let do their work like Old Faithful?Or are the introverts at work the hidden powerhouses and secret weapons on your team?Steve Friedman, a self-proclaimed introvert and author of In Search of Courage: An Introvert’s Story, helps us explore these paths and pulls back the curtain on the myths and stereotypes surrounding introverts.What You’ll Discover About Introverts at Work (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* What it means to be an introvert at work [01:17]* The 5 phases of introversion [04:20]* How to know if you’re one of the introverts at work [07:34]* Biggest myth about introverts at work [09:34]* How introverts at work can get the recognition they deserve [10:46]* What is often misunderstood about introverts at work [13:40]* What introverts at work can do to bust common stereotypes about introversion [24:44]* How introverts at work can benefit from diversit

SUCCESFULLY SCALE A BRANDFiguring out how to successfully scale a brand is much easier said than done. Not everyone has $20 million to build their food, beverage or beauty brand.Today’s guest, Dr. James Richardson, author of Ramping Your Brand, has extensive experience scaling products in the consumer-packaged goods industry and offers valuable insights on what works and what doesn’t.What You’ll Discover About How to Successfully Scale a Brand (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* How connection and habits are the key to successfully scale a brand [01:38]* The illusion of innovation [03:32]* The role of packaging if you want to successfully scale a brand [06:00]* How appealing to a mass market to successfully scale a brand requires more than a mission [07:09]* The critical role of consumer feedback [09:32]* Why you must sell strategically to successfully scale a brand [11:56]* How small and early stage businesses can successfully scale a brand [14:49]* Commercialization

More Strategic AlignmentThe need for more strategic alignment is probably the answer if you’re experiencing hit or miss business growth.Today’s guest, Art Johnson, author of The Art of Alignment: A Data-Driven Approach to Lead Aligned Organizations, has the helpful tips you need to achieve the reliable growth and prosperity you deserve.What You’ll Discover About More Strategic Alignment (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* How business cultures get out of alignment [01:32]* How to hire the right employees for more strategic alignment [03:17]* How employee-buy-in and commitment produces more strategic alignment [06:38]* The leadership traits needed to achieve more strategic alignment [10:06]* The role of employee empowerment in achieving more strategic alignment [13:20]* The 9 pillars of alignment from “The Art of Alignment” [15:44]* And much MORE.♥ Share this episode with someone you think will benefit from it. ♥♥ Leave a review at Lovethepodcast.co

Data-Backed DecisionsData-backed decisions have an air of authority and legitimacy about them that shooting from the hip definitely does not. But today’s guest, Ruben Ugarte, author of Data Mirage, says too many companies fail to use their data properly. Is this happening in your organization?What You’ll Discover About Data-Backed Decisions (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* How to be more strategic in collecting data for data-backed decisions [01:31]* Best way to think about data to improve data-backed decisions – a framework [02:37]* How KPIs can be misleading [04:30]* 3 Common problems that thwart data-backed decisions [05:56]* What small business owners need to consider to improve data-backed decisions [08:35]* What The Data Mirage teaches about data-backed decision making [11:31]* How small business owners can get more disciplined and focused in their data-backed decisions [13:13]* How to trust your data for better data-backed decisions [16:36]* And much MORE.♥&

Successfully Scale Your BusinessHow do you successfully scale your business once your business has a market for its goods or services and your focus shifts to growth?Today’s special guest, Jan Cavelle, has built a multi-million turnover business and has some time-tested tips so you too can successfully scale your business.What You’ll Discover About How to Successfully Scale Your Business (highlights & transcript):HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT* Jan Cavelle’s personal success story of how to successfully scale your business [01:20]* Drifting vs. planning when attempting to successfully scale your business [02:53]* How instead of successfully scaling your business you could be ruining it [07:43]* Highlights from Scale for Success book [10:37]* How necessity became the mother of invention [15:42]* The most valuable tip for how to successfully scale your business [16:47]* And much MORE.♥ Share this episode with someone you think will benefit from it. ♥♥ Leave a review at Lo