A surprise resignation causes Mike to take a client through an exercise that changes everything. If you have valuable team members that you want to keep working with you, “Don’t wait for the funeral!” Suggested resources: The simplest feedback method around Just-in-time feedback: why, what and when Marcus Buckingham on effective feedback Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview …
Labor leads to love
The Ikea Effect: Mike shares Harvard research that explains why some projects and initiatives get buy-in and some don’t. Have you involved your team in the work? Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below the text.
Beyond the Golden Rule: You don’t lead a room full of you
The cross country meet ended in tears–and a reminder that people have incredibly different preferences for how to interact with the world and think. For the first time on the podcast, we discuss the timeless DISC model for behavioral styles. Are you coaching, recognizing and training in a way that meets your team members’ preferences? The Hip Socket site has …
A marriage counselor’s secret for conflict at work (or home), part 1
Mark interviews Mark Oelze, founder and director of PLEDGEtalk. Through more than 30 years as a marriage and family counselor, he developed the PLEDGE tool to help clients walk through the steps of healthy conflict. Mark says, “There is an ORDER to follow if one is to resolve conflict and restore healthy communication.” Clients are asking him to share PLEDGE …
Questions: Not just for coaching (Or: You got to stop saying ”You got to …”)
Do you have a vision or expectation you need your people to embrace? You can tell them … you can push … or you can ask questions that allow them to “trip over the truth.” Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below. #coaching #leadership #management …
We can tell at a glance how well you are doing as a leader
Do your employees show commitment? … Or just compliance? Come for the important leadership topic, stay for the juicy automaker stories. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below. #workplace #management #leadership #employeeengagement
How to take employees from checking the box to thinking like managers
A listener’s question: How do you help a good team go from checking the box to adapting in the moment? To start developing your employees, start with why. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below.
Being interviewed by a nomad
I met Keith Smith when we was turning wrenches at a wonderful Ford dealership I had the pleasure of serving as coach. During the course of my work, Keith decided to become a nomad. I know a “digital nomad.” She is a trained actress who speaks multiple languages. She is an attractive European with an extensive knowledge of luxury and …
Price is right: Price’s Law will tell you where to spend your time
It’s the closest our podcast will ever get to math. There is a simple equation that you have seen play out again and again in teams. It closely mirrors research from the Gallup organization–and it tells you exactly what percentage of time you should be spending with each of your employees. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email …
You will never see yourself walk into a room
Hearing yourself in a recording is a jarring experience. And what the people around you experience in your communication may be jarringly different from what you intend. How can you experience what it’s like in their shoes? Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or …