If Mike’s wrong about Feel-Think-Do, then people shouldn’t be smoking anymore. And an entire segment of our economy should disappear. The concept will help you persuade others–and yourself. Resource mentioned: Positive Coaching Discussion Questions (free download) Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark.
For the second time: Don’t use this word!
Mike and Mark recorded about this about a year ago … and it has come up again … and again … and again. … Now with some new data, new stories and new proofs, we give you: the coach’s forbidden word. Follow this rule and make your coaching less risky. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? …
Discomfort is necessary!
There is a part of your brain that can grow every day. But only if you get out of your comfort zone. Mike explains the connection to getting better at literally anything that makes you uncomfortable. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark.
Can you delegate to your busiest team members?
If you are a lone wolf with no direct reports, the last episode revealed how you can “delegate” some of your less important tasks so you can focus on your priorities. But what if you DO have a team … and that team is too busy to receive more tasks delegated from you? There is an answer, and it is …
How will you handle what schools are about to send your workplace?
I recently met a man who quit his job as a tenure-track professor to use his skills elsewhere. He told me that almost every single friend of his in academia had gone through a job change since the pandemic started. I asked him why, inviting him to tell me his story. His answer shocked me: “I was tired of being …
Four keys to succeed in your first job
Mike and Mark have loved ones joining the workforce. What does Gen Z need to hear to help them thrive in their first jobs? Mark suggests two things to do, and two things to be aware of. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below. #careers …
The coach’s forbidden word?
A short episode about a short word. This one word can be mostly stricken from your vocabulary if you are planning to coach. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below. #coaching #managers #leadershipdevelopment
Wonder if your employees have ADHD? We have answers.
Mark was excited to make editing this episode the FIFTH item checked off his list today! Why is that important? Do your team members lack focus? Have great ideas but lack execution? In short, have you ever wondered if they have ADHD or ADD? Mike has figured out how to “externalize the motivation” and have “a physical embodiment of the …
The dichotomy of culture vs. innovation: Why not both?
From the mail bag: A listener asks an extremely important question for any organization that plans on a long-term future. Which is more important to an organization, culture or innovation? Mike and Mark find answers in a Toyota factory and a bunch of monkeys. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, …
How do you deal with a customer who is a fool?
I’m going to submit this with very little commentary. Maybe it’s the approach of Easter, but I think there is some real wisdom in the Bible for customer situations. A bit of background to help make sense of the verses I’m sharing: The book of Proverbs is full of “aphorisms,” short sayings that make sweeping statements about how the world …