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Episode 1910:

Amber Waugaman challenges leaders to rethink how their behavior may be stifling employee independence and contributing to a culture of overdependence or mistrust. She shares personal insights and real-world examples that highlight the importance of empowering employees through balanced support and making ethical leadership decisions that could withstand public scrutiny.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://awcoach.co/help-your-employees-think-for-themselves/ & https://awcoach.co/guideposts-for-decisions/

Quotes to ponder:

"Sometimes the best thing you can do is give some space."

"Too much support can be a hindrance to someone's learning, growth, & development."

"If there is something you think you need to keep secret, it's probably something you shouldn't do."

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Episode 1909:

Christine Comaford reveals the top reasons sales professionals, especially millennials, are quitting faster than ever: lack of mentorship, outdated tools, missing data insights, and no clear sales playbook. Backed by research and expert insight, she offers actionable strategies to help sales leaders reduce burnout, boost retention, and build a more resilient, tech-savvy team.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://smarttribesinstitute.com/salespeople-burning-faster-ever-heres/

Quotes to ponder:

"88% of sales professionals are unable to find or bring up critical sales material up on their smartphones."

"Salespeople need to ramp up rapidly, and have a clear playbook to navigate prospects and the selling process."

"Companies that want to set their sales team up for success should move away from general purpose tools and invest in more modern sales-specific tools and platforms."

Episode references:

ClearSlide: https://www.clearslide.com

The Bridge Group: https://www.bridgegroupinc.com

Deloitte Millennial Survey: https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/millennialsurvey.html

Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com

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Episode 1900:

Carl Pullein challenges the outdated concept of time-based work, urging companies to embrace trust and autonomy in a digitally connected world. By shifting to project-based performance and ditching rigid office hours, organizations can unlock creativity, reduce stress, and dramatically boost productivity.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.carlpullein.com/blog/why-are-we-still-working-to-the-clock/9/8/2016

Quotes to ponder:

"The clock has become irrelevant as a way to gauge whether a worker is earning the money their company is paying them."

"The office is not a creative place to come up with the next blockbuster product."

"Let your staff be free to be creative, energized and full of passion. You will very quickly see the results in your performance."

Episode references:

Doist: https://doist.com/

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Episode 1810:

Nir Eyal explains why focusing on a single "hacker metric" can dramatically improve performance and motivation. By measuring what truly matters and avoiding vanity metrics, we gain clarity, maintain momentum, and channel our energy into meaningful progress.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.nirandfar.com/never-take-your-eyes-off-this-hacker-metric/

Quotes to ponder:

"Knowing what to measure is the key to knowing what to do."

"Too many metrics are as bad as none at all."

"Focusing on the one number that matters most keeps us from getting lost in a sea of data."

Episode references:

The Lean Startup: https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898

Lean Analytics: https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Analytics-Better-Startup-Faster/dp/1449335675

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Tonia Kendrick with Smart Money Mamas helps you create a vision board for your business. This is part 2 of 2

Episode 910: [Part 2] How to Create a Vision Board for Your Business by Tonia Kendrick

Chelsea Brennan is a hedge fund investor turned online entrepreneur that helps moms make their money work for them and embrace their ambitions, so they can live their fullest lives.

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Tonia Kendrick with Smart Money Mamas helps you create a vision board for your business. This is part 1 of 2

Episode 909: [Part 1] How to Create a Vision Board for Your Business by Tonia Kendrick

Chelsea Brennan is a hedge fund investor turned online entrepreneur that helps moms make their money work for them and embrace their ambitions, so they can live their fullest lives.

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Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about making work work

Episode 908: Making Work Work by Dr. Jenny Brockis

Dr. Jenny Brockis is a medical practitioner and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, keynote speaker and best-selling author based out of Perth, Western Australia. She is an expert in the science of high-performance thinking, creating thriving teams and leaders through improving brain health and wellbeing. And in her new book, Thriving Mind: How to Cultivate a Good Life, she reveals how to cultivate the mental agility, flexibility and adaptability required to meet the needs of the modern workplace and thrive.

The original post is located here: https://drjennybrockis.com/2018/3/6/making-work-work/

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Joe Wilner with Dig to Fly shares how to find career fulfillment

Episode 907: How to Find Career Fulfillment by Joe Wilner

Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania called Pipersiville. He moved to Austin, TX in this mid twenties and now he is living in San Antonio with his wife and two boys. If you enjoy his writing, he encourages you to reach out to him at DigToFly.com. He wants to hear about how you've learned to grow from your own struggles. When his father passed it was focusing on gratitude that helped him get through one of the most difficult times in his life. It taught him the importance of bringing gratitude to every single situation. Whether it's a difficult situation like his father's death or amazing one like drinking ice cold tea by the river with his son. That's why he wants to bring more gratitude into the workplace. His work inside a fortune 500 company that regularly ranks in top 10 for best place to work has shown him the importance of gratitude and how it increases productivity and communication. If you want to learn more just go to DigToFly.com. He is also a big fan of traveling, meditation, Yoga, hikes in lush terrain and his family.

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Michael Levitt of Breakfast Leadership talks about safety in the workplace

Episode 906: Is Your Workplace a Safe Place to Work? by Michael Levitt

Michael Levitt is the founder & Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, a San Diego and Toronto-based burnout media firm. He is a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, and is one of the world's leading authorities in burnout recovery and prevention. He is also a Fortune 500 consultant, #1 bestselling author, and host of the Breakfast Leadership Show, a top 200 podcast on iTunes. He is a 2x Top 20 Global Thought Leader on Culture with Thinkers360. He is a former Healthcare executive, CIO, and CFO overseeing $ 2 Billion budgets, so he's seen and done it all.

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Marc Chernoff of Marc and Angel shares 9 black belt techniques for fighting laziness at work

Episode 905: 9 Black Belt Techniques for Fighting Laziness at Work by Marc Chernoff

Marc and Angel Chernoff are New York Times bestselling authors, professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having "one of the most popular personal development blogs." Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they've spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace.

Marc and Angel's New York Times bestselling book, Getting Back to Happy: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality, and Turn Your Trials into Triumphs, is a guide to spark sustainable action – and to return to whenever needed. It's available online at http://www.marcandangel.com/book/ and on Amazon.

The original post is located here: https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/23/9-black-belt-techniques-for-fighting-laziness-at-work/

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