Explore every episode of the podcast The HOP Nerd
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| Dumb Rules, Smart People. | 18 Aug 2025 | 00:26:48 | |
In todays episode, Sam Goodman talks workarounds, rules, & getting work done. Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.com Book an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-call Visit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more. Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches. Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event. Also Follow Sam on:
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| BE SAFE... or else! with Darrell the Safety Man | 11 Aug 2025 | 00:28:22 | |
In todays episode, Sam Goodman is joined by Darrell the Safety Man! Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.com Book an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-call Visit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more. Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches. Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event. Also Follow Sam on:
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| Starting Points Mini | 10 Jul 2025 | 00:02:38 | |
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions Connect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions? | |||
| An Awesome Chat with Ryan Costello! | 09 Jul 2024 | 02:36:10 | |
Thank you for your support! Need a hand with HOP? Get in touch at thehopnerd@gmail.com or check out thehopnerd.com! The HOP Nerd LLC can help you operationalize Human & Organizational Performance! | |||
| Do we want to know more or less? | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:30:31 | |
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| A Place We Get It Wrong... A Lot! | 25 Jun 2024 | 00:40:11 | |
Thank you for your support! Need a hand with HOP? Get in touch at thehopnerd@gmail.com or check out thehopnerd.com! The HOP Nerd LLC can help you operationalize Human & Organizational Performance! | |||
| Barriers to Learning Teams | 18 Jun 2024 | 00:37:09 | |
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| Learning Team Roles | 11 Jun 2024 | 00:26:25 | |
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| How do I know that we've learned enough? | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:27:07 | |
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| [SPECIAL EPISODE] ft. Avery! | 29 May 2024 | 00:48:24 | |
VERY LIMITED SUMMER DATES ARE AVAILABLE. Need a hand with HOP? Get in touch at thehopnerd@gmail.com or check out thehopnerd.com! The HOP Nerd LLC can help you operationalize Human & Organizational Performance. Thank you for your support! | |||
| The Goal? | 28 May 2024 | 00:28:31 | |
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| Talking about HOP | 21 May 2024 | 00:31:28 | |
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| Let's Talk "Molasses Speed" | 14 May 2024 | 00:35:51 | |
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| The HOP Nerd Mindset | 23 Jun 2025 | 00:45:12 | |
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions On today's episode... Grow your HOP army. Sam Goodman unpacks why we humans are so quick to point the finger, why our organizations often build blame right into their systems, why it’s profoundly unhelpful, and most importantly, what we can do to start kicking that blame habit. FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.com Book an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-call Visit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more. Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches. Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event. Also Follow Sam on:
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| A Conversation in Las Vegas with Claude Schimper | 07 May 2024 | 00:37:53 | |
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| RJ Jubber | 30 Apr 2024 | 01:21:17 | |
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| A fun chat with Brian Hughes! | 23 Apr 2024 | 01:44:42 | |
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| A podcast "in the wild" w/ Teresa Swinton | 16 Apr 2024 | 01:05:43 | |
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| Sharing a Couple Butterfly Moments from Paracatu | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:38:21 | |
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| Some recent conversations... | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:48:00 | |
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| Leadership, Safety, and Change with Joe Kemp | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:27:42 | |
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| The HOP Journey | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:33:49 | |
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| Growing HOP | 12 Mar 2024 | 01:03:41 | |
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| Operationalizing HOP with Ian Ross | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:50:03 | |
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| Starting Points Mini | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:03:58 | |
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions Connect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions? | |||
| The Output of Operational Learning | 27 Feb 2024 | 01:07:42 | |
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| Investigations Differently with Mark Alston | 20 Feb 2024 | 01:30:31 | |
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| Our Biggest Hurdle to Improvement? | 13 Feb 2024 | 00:46:31 | |
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| Outgrowing Blame, Shame, Retrain, and more of the Same | 06 Feb 2024 | 00:23:39 | |
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| Pee your pants & know less | 31 Jan 2024 | 00:42:06 | |
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| A little chat about Learning Teams | 24 Jan 2024 | 00:58:02 | |
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| The AWESOME Stephen Scott! | 17 Jan 2024 | 01:32:50 | |
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| My first guest of 2024! | 10 Jan 2024 | 01:06:54 | |
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| It's a law (I think) and "maybe" | 03 Jan 2024 | 00:27:05 | |
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| The crud & you're going to get it wrong... I promise! | 28 Dec 2023 | 00:20:07 | |
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| Grow your HOP army. | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:33:40 | |
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions On today's episode... Grow your HOP army. Sam Goodman unpacks why we humans are so quick to point the finger, why our organizations often build blame right into their systems, why it’s profoundly unhelpful, and most importantly, what we can do to start kicking that blame habit. FOLLOW SAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Contact him at: thehopnerd@gmail.com Book an initial consult at: https://calendly.com/d/26x-qs8-xnv/initial-consultation-call Visit TheHOPNerd.com to schedule a consultation, access free resources, snag some exclusive merch, and more. Sam, a unique blend of strategist and comedic creator, brings a fresh perspective to organizational improvement. He's not your typical consultant; he's The HOP Nerd, dedicated to highlighting the absurdity in our workplaces and workplace safety through his hilarious and insightful content. With a track record of helping hundreds of businesses successfully operationalize HOP, and teaching tens of thousands of people around the globe HOP concepts, Sam uses his comedic lens to expose the ineffectiveness of our more traditional approaches. Ready to take your organizations efforts around learning and improvement to the next level? Book Sam Goodman for consulting, speaking engagements, or to inject some much-needed thought and humor into your next event. Also Follow Sam on:
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| Happy Holidays and a Rant About Trust | 21 Dec 2023 | 00:27:51 | |
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| Information is just information | 04 Dec 2023 | 00:19:44 | |
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| 10 Ideas.... | 27 Nov 2023 | 00:24:56 | |
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| Observations... to tweak or burn. | 20 Nov 2023 | 00:41:33 | |
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| ZERO - Just stop it... | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:28:17 | |
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| MIA | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:24:46 | |
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| Blame feels good, It just doesn't make things any better... | 07 Aug 2023 | 00:13:12 | |
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| [Mini-Series Episode 2 - Featuring Clive Lloyd] Curiopsity: A Playbook for the Operationally Curious Leader | 31 Jul 2023 | 00:40:44 | |
Ready to take your organizations efforts around LEARNING and IMPROVEMENT to the next level? Yeah, The HOP Nerd LLC can help with that! Visit www.thehopnerd.com for more. Thank you for your support! Please subscribe and leave us a review. Want to show your LOVE and SUPPORT for the podcast and all the free resources Sam provides? Buy him a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thehopnerd/ | |||
| [Mini-Series Episode 1] Curiopsity: A Playbook for the Operationally Curious Leader | 24 Jul 2023 | 00:24:31 | |
Ready to take your organizations efforts around LEARNING and IMPROVEMENT to the next level? Yeah, The HOP Nerd can help with that! Visit www.thehopnerd.com for more. Thank you for your support! Please subscribe and leave us a review. Want to show your LOVE and SUPPORT for the podcast and all the free resources Sam provides? Buy him a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thehopnerd/ | |||
| Bridging the Gap | 17 Jul 2023 | 00:10:31 | |
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| Starting Points Mini | 12 Jun 2025 | 00:03:58 | |
Ready to Get Curious?! Check out Starting Points! our Operationally Curious Questions Connect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goodman-03a95391/ Starting Points Mini: Spark your operational curiosity in just minutes! Each bite-sized episode, Sam Goodman pulls a card from the original Starting Points Operationally Curious Card Deck. Get a practical question and simple steps to actually use it in your work - fostering genuine curiosity, seeking deeper understanding, and uncovering insights within your team and processes. Ready to start asking better questions? | |||
| Safety Tools | 10 Jul 2023 | 00:13:57 | |
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| Operationally Curious Questions | 03 Jul 2023 | 00:13:57 | |
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| The Basics - Learning Teams | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:20:58 | |
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