Sales training: It’s never too early! Mark shares how his kids prepared for the 4-H Country Ham Project. Roleplaying cold calls helped them earn big money. But there is a bigger agenda at play … are you making use of it in your training? Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to …
Author Chris Hunsicker: How to gain a non-duplicatable competitive advantage
Do you suffer from Mood-Dependent Excellence? Do you know why your back-to-basics meeting won’t solve your problems? Do you understand the difference between training and coaching? Chris Hunsicker joins Mike again to unpack a chapter of his book, “Unstoppable Culture: A Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Relentless, Results-Driven, High-Performing Team.” Grab a pen–lots of practical tips in this episode! Interested …
How to write a book (or accomplish pretty much anything)
Our friend and mentor, Chris Hunsicker, travels the globe helping clients transform organizational culture and leadership. And he just published a book that captures many of the principles and tools he shares: “Unstoppable Culture: A Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Relentless, Results-Driven, High-Performing Team” Chris shares how he wrote it–and how you can use the process (structure, tiny habits and …
Leading in crisis–and a plot twist
The CDK shutdown: A crisis so big it impacted the GDP. Mike and Mark watched a firm not just survive but thrive, thanks to five key behaviors. And it turns out there is a plot twist involved. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
The fall of BeReal and the rise of Dave & Buster’s gambling: Four ways to engage an online, overly stimulated workforce
We are always online, always stimulated. Apps that attempt authentic experience fail … but your phone can alert you to gamble on Dave & Buster’s games. (You read that correctly.) How can your employee experience engage such online, overly stimulated workers? There are four keys. … Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d …
Never assume that people want to win as much as you do
“You know, we’re just not reaching that guy.” -Gary Larson’s The Far Side Mike shares the story of a client who had a huge opportunity to take sales and performance to the next level. He did all the right things … why weren’t his people doing the right things? Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or …
It’s a dog-eat-dog world–right?
A classic American novel spells out the philosophy that many have in the workplace. If your workplace struggles with politics, retaliations and victimhood, Mike and Mark have a reset. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
“We’re always talking” is not good enough: The five conversations that drive performance
Mike and Mark have heard it before: “We’re always coaching around here.” What if we told you that talking isn’t necessarily coaching? And that there are five different types of talks you must have in order to drive performance? Your hosts reveal Gallup’s clear findings in this episode. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your …
You should tell your people before “the judge” does
Mark’s kids experience that rite of passage for swimmers everywhere: the DQ judge. It’s a reminder that “clarity is kindness.” It is too late when your people are facing the judge. If you don’t hold your people to the standards, the judge will. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear …
George Carlin and the Bible agree with Ted Lasso: Be curious, not judgmental.
Mike learns the long history of a quote often attributed to George Carlin. There are lessons here for anybody who judges. (Hint: That’s you and me. We’re all judging. So do it well!) Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.
