We’ve produced two years of weekly podcasts! To celebrate, here’s a fascinating conversation with a mentor of our mentor–who was mentored by the Wizard of Westwood himself. Lynn Guerin is CEO of the John R. Wooden Course. He partnered with Coach Wooden to create the course, sharing Wooden’s legacy of “timeless wisdom for personal and team success.” In our interview, …
Podcast 103: Accountability is a two-way street.
Our fourth and final statement for building a culture that has both results and relationship: Accountability is a two-way street. Managers are expected to hold their people accountable. But notice there is an expectation for you, the manager, built into that statement! We would love your questions and comments for future episodes: Email Mike and Mark. …
Podcast 98: “Millennials Don’t Know and Don’t Care” … and Other Half-Truths
A listener’s 20-something kid opens the eyes of Mike and Mark to what businesses are up against: Do your younger customers know and care? How about your employees? Listen in to start the discussion in your workplace–because it’s only going to get worse. … We would love your questions and comments (and book ideas!) for future episodes: Email Mike and …
Podcast 97: “Just because you can …” – How delegation is development
Mark needed help with plaster. Mike wanted toast. The endings of both stories are examples of how managers can employ the link between delegation and development. We would love your questions and comments (and book ideas!) for future episodes: Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or view below.
Podcast 94: The Workplace Book Club — Clothes make the man
Should looks matter? Do they? What about criticism? What’s the appropriate response to getting it? Shakespeare gives his 2 cents via Hamlet, and Mike and Mark are #guyswithoutlookswithbooks. The excerpt and study guide for this episode, “Clothes make the man,” is available for free download. We would love your questions and comments (and book ideas!) for future episodes: Email …
Simone Biles and our podcast
I have tried to stay away from topical, current-events content here. But I couldn’t let this one pass. Many have posted about Simone Biles and her withdrawal from competition at the Tokyo Olympics. This particular post went viral on Facebook, and it’s worth a read. The short version: We all need to be careful about valuing our entertainment, a gold …
Podcast 47: 20 bad habits that are holding you back, part 4
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Mike and Mark wrap up legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? (Listen to the end for tips on how to change a habit!) To listen to the entire four-part series, start here on Apple, Spotify, PodBean or YouTube. …
Podcast: 20 bad habits that are holding you back (part 3)
From our podcast–links below: Mike and Mark share legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? This is the third of four parts; we discuss five of the 20 in each episode. Questions we can answer for you in future episodes? Email mike@successamplified.com and mark@hipsocket.net. Apple … Spotify … PodBean … YouTube:
20 bad habits that are holding you back (part 2)
From our podcast–links below: Mike and Mark share legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? This is the second of four parts; we discuss five of the 20 in each episode. Questions we can answer for you in future episodes? Email mike@successamplified.com and mark@hipsocket.net. Apple … Spotify … PodBean … YouTube: