The Future of Talent Podcast: Recent Episodes
Steve Van Remortel
This podcast helps visionary leaders of smaller to medium-sized organizations master the skill of Talent Planning to solve their people issues and accelerate growth.
In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Rodney Prunty discuss the competitive nature of talent recruitment in the non-profit sector. Prunty emphasizes the challenges faced by non-profits due to limited resources, making it difficult to prioritize talent management. He highlights the importance of recognizing the impact of talent in the non-profit sector, particularly in terms of working with vulnerable populations and fundraising. Prunty shares his experience of struggling to fill positions in his fundraising team and mentions the exodus of non-profit talent during the pandemic. However, he notes signs of improvement as more people are starting to show interest in working in the non-profit sector.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Rodney Prunty
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In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Steve Murley discusses the challenges in talent within the educational industry, noting that there is a decrease in the number of qualified applicants for positions in education. He also highlights the high turnover rate of superintendent positions and the challenges that come with it, such as navigating a steep learning curve. Murley emphasizes the importance of having a clear direction and a talent plan in place for leadership roles, as well as investing in succession planning to ensure a sustainable talent pool for the future. He also emphasizes the need for objective measures and self-reflection in talent planning and highlights the significance of effective communication among team members and between the superintendent and the board. Furthermore, Murley discusses the importance of talent planning in ensuring smooth transitions, continuity of institutional knowledge, and proactive resolution of people-related issues. He concludes by expressing his satisfaction with working in a profession that influences the development of future leaders.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Steve Murley
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
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In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey dive into the art of transitioning leadership roles to the next generation, exploring strategies, challenges, and invaluable insights. Join us as we to discuss the essential skills, mindset shifts, and transformative practices necessary for a seamless handover. Whether you're a current leader preparing to pass the baton or a rising star stepping into a leadership role, this episode equips you with the knowledge and inspiration to navigate the journey of leadership succession successfully.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
Explore : https://neon.page/mytalentplanner
In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey dive into the powerful connection between strategic vision and sales success. He explores practical strategies and actionable insights to help you increase sales by leveraging your visionary thinking. From aligning your sales goals with your overall business vision to developing a clear roadmap for success, Steve will guide you through the steps necessary to create a compelling vision that inspires both your team and your customers.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
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In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey dive into strategies for managing talent costs, including developing a comprehensive talent management strategy, leveraging data and analytics to make informed decisions, and creating a culture of cost consciousness. Steve shares examples of companies that have successfully implemented these strategies and the impact it has had on their financial success.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
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In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey emphasize that open communication between leaders and employees can bridge the gap in work styles and expectations across generations. We highlight how different generations are motivated by different factors such as work-life balance, career growth, and meaningful work. This episode provides practical advice for leaders on how to navigate the generational divide in the workplace and build a more productive and cohesive team.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
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In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey explore the power of conversation and how science and behavioral assessments can help you break through barriers. We also explore how behavioral assessments can provide insights into our own communication styles and help us identify areas for growth and improvement. This episode offers valuable insights and practical tips for unlocking the power of conversation.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
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In today's episode, Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey explore the importance of employee retention and the benefits of using technology for one-on-one meetings. They share the benefits of using software technology for one-on-one meetings and emphasize the importance of employee retention for organizations with open positions. They also highlight how one-on-one meetings can be a competitive advantage for retaining employees and promoting growth.
Speakers : Steve Van Remortel and Ethan Van De Hey
Want to learn more about talent planning?
Email : info@mytalentplanner.com
Explore : https://neon.page/mytalentplanner
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John Adams once said that "every problem is an opportunity in disguise." To turn a problem into an opportunity, we must first understand the problem.
To understand why people problems are the number one issue facing Small to Medium Sized Businesses (SMBs) today and well into the future, we're going to look at the generational math that has created this issue.
Once we understand the dynamics of each generation of our population, we can develop the appropriate talent strategies for each generation to win the battle for talent.
Click play to learn:
- What the generational math is telling us about the future of talent
- The nuances within each generation to better understand each
- Talent strategies to engage and retain each generation
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💻 Visit MyTalentPlanner's website
📚 Read our FREE digital book on Talent Planning
🚀 FREE 14-day trial of MyTalentPlanner
🔵 Connect with me on LinkedIn
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MyTalentPlanner is a software that helps small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) drive the growth of their people and business through multi-year talent plans that tie talent decisions to their Strategy as they execute.
MyTalentPlanner connects the three critical plans every SMB needs (strategic, talent, and execution plans) into one location. This provides visibility and accessibility of the plans to the entire team, driving greater accountability, alignment, and execution of the plan.
Click here to learn more about what makes MyTalentPlanner unique.
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Imagine starting your day by opening one software that contains everything you need to run your business – how great would that be?
We believe that will be possible in the near future for small-to-medium-sized businesses—a single login to run your business.
How will you prepare for that single login future? This episode will help prepare you.
Click play to learn:
- The data and trends we're seeing that validate a single login future
- How a single login will impact SMBs and leaders
- Three specific actions you can take to prepare for this future
// DOWNLOADS //
- {Video} Talent Planning Overview
// LEARN MORE //
📚 Read our FREE digital book on Talent Planning: https://bit.ly/TalentPlanningbook
🚀 FREE 14-day trial of MyTalentPlanner: https://bit.ly/MTP14days
💻 Visit MyTalentPlanner's website: https://www.mytalentplanner.com
🔵 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevevanremortel/
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MyTalentPlanner is a software that helps small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) drive the growth of their people and business through multi-year talent plans that tie talent decisions to their Strategy as they execute.
MyTalentPlanner connects the three critical plans every SMB needs (strategic, talent, and execution plans) into one location. This provides visibility and accessibility of the plans to the entire team, driving greater accountability, alignment, and execution of the plan.
Click here to learn more about what makes MyTalentPlanner unique
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Are constant people issues in the way of achieving your company's goals?
If yes, we have a simple solution to help you proactively solve those issues and achieve your full growth potential.
The solution? Build Talent Plans across your organization.In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why your company needs Talent Plans
- The 8 components of a Talent Plan
- Specific steps to create a Talent Plan for your organization
// DOWNLOADS/LINKS //
{Template} Talent Plan Template{Video} How to create Talent Plan
// LEARN MORE //
📚 Read our FREE digital book on Talent Planning
🚀 FREE 14-day trial of MyTalentPlanner
💻 Visit MyTalentPlanner's website
🔵 Connect with me on LinkedIn
// PARTNER SPOTLIGHT //
MyTalentPlanner is a software that helps small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) drive the growth of their people and business through multi-year talent plans that tie talent decisions to their Strategy as they execute.
MyTalentPlanner connects the three critical plans every SMB needs (strategic, talent, and execution plans) into one location. This provides visibility and accessibility of the plans to the entire team, driving greater accountability, alignment, and execution of the plan.
Click here to learn more about what makes MyTalentPlanner unique.
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Accountability and productivity.
What if you could improve those two things for your team by following a simple process? Now you can with the 7-Step Talent Planning Process.
The Talent Planning Process creates a proactive operating system for small-to-medium-sized businesses, enabling more significant growth and retention.
We designed the Process to help leaders like you develop the most effective plans for their businesses to achieve record profitability.
In this episode, you'll learn:
– How the Talent Planning Process creates Strategy, Talent, and Execution Plans
– Why we believe you should create your Strategy before your Talent Plan
– And an in-depth walkthrough of each of the seven steps
// DOWNLOADS/LINKS //
Talent Planning Process Overview video
Strategic Vision Template
Financial Vision Template
Talent Plan Template
// LEARN MORE //
📚 Read our FREE digital book on Talent Planning
🚀 FREE 14-day trial of MyTalentPlanner
💻 Visit MyTalentPlanner's website
🔵 Connect with me on LinkedIn
// PARTNER SPOTLIGHT //
MyTalentPlanner is a software that helps small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) drive the growth of their people and business through multi-year talent plans that tie talent decisions to their Strategy as they execute.
MyTalentPlanner connects the three critical plans every SMB needs (strategic, talent, and execution plans) into one location. This provides visibility and accessibility of the plans to the entire team, driving greater accountability, alignment, and execution of the plan.
Click here to learn more about what makes MyTalentPlanner unique.
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
The companies winning the battle for talent are Talent Planning.
But Talent Planning at the leadership level is only the tip of the iceberg. To get the most significant ROI from Talent Planning, you need to develop Talent Plans at each of the three levels.
When you develop Talent Plans at all three levels, you will increase retention and engagement, driving higher profits.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- What a Talent Plan is (the 8 components)
- The three levels of Talent Plans
- And how to begin creating Talent Plans at each level
DOWNLOADS/LINKS
- Talent Plan Template
LEARN MORE
📚 Read our FREE digital book on Talent Planning
🚀 FREE 14-day trial of MyTalentPlanner
💻 Visit MyTalentPlanner's website
🔵 Connect with me on LinkedIn
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
MyTalentPlanner is a software that helps small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) drive the growth of their people and business through multi-year talent plans that tie talent decisions to their strategy as they execute.
MyTalentPlanner connects the three critical plans every SMB needs (strategic, talent, and execution plans) into one location. This provides visibility and accessibility of the plans to the entire team, driving greater accountability, alignment, and execution of the plan.
Learn more about what makes MyTalentPlanner unique here: https://www.mytalentplanner.com/why-mytalentplanner/
Show downloads:
– Download all Talent Planning Templates
– Learn more about Talent Planning and using software for Talent Planning
In this podcast, I share our journey to figuring out a response to the 3 converging trends that will impact SMBs in the future.
Those 3 converging trends are:
- People issues will remain the #1 issue SMBs face in growing their business
- The technology disruption in the strategic HR/talent space will accelerate quickly (More companies will be using software to plan for their talent)
- The integration of software with one login for SMBs (Large companies already have this, and soon, software will offer one login to SMBs)
If you're an SMB, you need to answer these three questions to ensure you thrive in the future:
- How do we proactively resolve our people issues to accelerate growth?
- How do we use technology to plan and develop our talent?
- How do we prepare and/or take advantage of the software integration for SMBs?
If you want to learn more about MyTalentPlanner, click here.
In today's podcast, I cover how to create your Execution Cadence, which is Step 7 of the Talent Planning Process.
Your Execution Cadence is a consistent set of focused meetings that creates a rhythm to your organization that ensures effective communication, accountability, the execution of your plan, and ultimately, the success of your organization.
If you want to master the skill of Talent Planning, subscribe to the Single Scoop (our two times a month email).
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In today's podcast, I cover how to complete Department Planning, which is Step 6 of the Talent Planning Process.
Department Planning focuses your department's limited time and energy toward working "on" the business to accelerate growth and move your organization towards its vision. Department planning is a prerequisite to experiencing accelerated growth.
Templates:
- Financial Vision
- ActON Plan Register
- Current Structure
- Talent Plan
This is Session 3 of our Talent Planning Process.
In this Session, you create a Talent Vision and Execution Cadence for your organization.
Downloads:
- Team Development Exercise PDF
- Master the skill of Talent Planning by subscribing to the Single Scoop (bi-weekly newsletter)
- Templates to complete Talent Planning Process
In this episode, I share a high-level overview of the Talent Planning Process for you to use for your 2022 strategy and talent planning process.
When you proactively work upstream through Talent Planning, you're going to solve your people issues before they impact your business, which accelerates your company's growth.
Show notes:
- Talent Planning Process Overview Visual
- Master the skill of Talent Planning by subscribing to the Single Scoop (bi-weekly newsletter)
- Templates to complete Talent Planning Process
Who owns the talent in your organization? Who is the person responsible for making sure you have the right talent in the right seats to execute your strategy and achieve your vision?
Is it Human Resources?
Operations?
Company Leader?
Leadership Team?
The answer to that question is essential for growing companies. If no one in your organization officially owns talent, how will you solve your people (talent) issues limiting your growth?
This is a core reason why companies do not achieve the revenue they could. They're unable to get ahead of their people issues resulting in an overwhelming cost of talent because no one owns the responsibility.
In this episode, I cover:
- The 3 human resource responsibilities in an organization
- The evolution of human resource responsibilities as a company grows
- The 3 core responsibilities of the Chief Talent Planner
As leaders, we are facing the greatest employee shortage in history.
At the end of June 2021, there were a record 10+ million positions open.
In today’s podcast, I discuss how talent planning can solve any employee shortages you are experiencing in your company.
This podcast will help you optimize each team member's performance and your organization's overall performance moving forward (post-pandemic).
The three steps to reboarding your team to optimize post-pandemic performance are:
- Process launch meeting to give an overview of the process and distribute the questionnaire (click here to download questionnaire)
- Have a one-on-one with each team member to discuss the questionnaire and behavioral science assessments (pre and post-pandemic results)
- Update each team member’s development plan to enhance their professional and personal life
Click here to download the reboarding questionnaire
Three words no one wants to hear:
You have cancer.
I heard those three words on October 15th, 2020. Since then, I've battled cancer and found out two weeks ago that I'm 100% cancer-free.
On today's podcast, I share my battle with cancer and relate it to the fact that many people have faced a significant emotional event through the pandemic that has changed them, as cancer did for me.
As leaders, we must address those changes proactively to maximize post-pandemic performance and ensure our team has the greatest job and life satisfaction.
My question for you is: How has the pandemic and any other significant emotional event impacted you? Are you aware of the changes it may have created? What about your team members?
Take time to become aware of the changes you've had and your team and create a plan to address those changes.
Today's episode is going to be different.
Instead of me interviewing someone, I'll be getting interviewed by Stop The Vanilla's marketing manager, Jordan Ogren.
In this episode, he asks me:
- What was leadership like for me early on?
- What does leadership look like now for me?
- What were the inciting events that made me see leadership in a different light?
- How can someone implement Total Person Development into their organization?
I hope you enjoy it!
4 steps to innovation:
Listen ➡️ Store ➡️ Explore ➡️ Execute
Find out more about Craig:
- TitletownTech Website
- Craig's LinkedIn
There's an adage that it can be lonely at the top. But I believe that leaders can be lonely at every stage—whether you're the CEO or a manager of two.
And this pandemic has only increased that feeling of loneliness.
Spending eight to nine hours a day in the same room and at the same desk takes a toll on your mental and social health.
So how do you combat the feeling of loneliness as a leader?
Some leaders try to suppress their feelings of loneliness or even numb them through unhealthy habits. In the end, most methods of “dealing with it by ignoring it” are not helpful.
That's why it's essential to know how to combat loneliness when it emerges.
In today's podcast, I interview Damian LaCroix - current Superintendent of Howard Suamico School District and 2017 Wisconsin Superintendent of the Year about the five prescriptions for combatting leadership loneliness.
SHOW NOTES:
- Howard Suamico School District Website
- Damian LaCroix information
2020 has been quite a year... While our team is looking forward to turning the page on this challenging year, we have something special to celebrate first:
Stop The Vanilla celebrated its 20th anniversary this year! 🎉
And in honor of 20 years in business, in this week's podcast, I share the top 20 things I've learned over 20 years in business.
Full list below:
1) To lead others, you first need to lead self.
2) Working out is part of the workday.
3) Telling your story is the first step to a healthy relationship.
4) Everyone in your company needs to understand "why" a customer will choose your company vs. your competition.
5) Strategy is an evolution, not a revolution.
6) Understand, own, and leverage your natural behavioral style.
7) Understanding how to read the behavioral style of the person you are communicating with to adapt to their style is a game-changer in life.
8) Prioritize the passions in your life.
9) Everyone has a Mint Chocolate Chip Strategy.
10) Interviewing without behavioral science is like driving at night without the car lights on.
11) Total person development is the future of talent development.
12) Everyone has issues, and if they tell you they don't, that is their first issue.
13) Accountability partnerships are critical.
14) Feed the Force of each team member.
15) Everyone has a responsibility to be the shepherd of the talent – at work and home.
16) Understanding emotional intelligence is a game-changer for every leader.
17) Talent planning is the future.
18) How to build high-performance teams.
19) Clarity is the single most important word in every person's life.
20) You can achieve anything in your business and your career and life with the right strategy and right talent.
Millions of dollars are invested each year into development programs to enhance organizational performance. Some of these programs cover emotional intelligence, public speaking, or soft skills.
But I rarely hear organizations investing in one crucial area that can significantly boost team performance: Career and life planning.
And in today's podcast, I cover why you need to and how to implement career and life planning into your talent planning system.
This week I have Terry Albrecht on the podcast to discuss how high-growth companies win the battle for talent.
Terry has built an employer of choice culture at Packer Fastener that boasts a 98% retention rate with around 95% of new hires coming from team member referrals.
In today's podcast, we share the next steps to proactively resolve your people issues.
Show notes
- Click here to learn more about Terry and Packer Fastener
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Do you have someone that can help you think through your career and life decisions? A person who's been there and done that?
I know that if I had that resource when I was figuring out my career path I would've had a shorter and less bumpy road.
That is why in today’s podcast we are going to cover:
- Why we are launching Stop The Vanilla in Your Career and Life Community Facebook Group
- How the community will work
- Why the community is essential to changing 100,000 lives
Show notes:
- Join the Facebook Group
The Stop the Vanilla in Your Career Process began as a family recipe.
I used the process to help each of my four children find a career they will love and are fit for.
This week it became a public recipe with the release of the book.
And we are already receiving stories of how the book and process are changing lives. In this week's podcast, I speak about three of those stories.
Show notes/downloads:
- Download the templates for the Stop the Vanilla in Your Career and Life Process
- Buy the book from Amazon
- Buy the book from our website
In 2017, I took an idea to my Board of Advisors. The idea was not well received and consider a distraction to our strategy of targeting business leaders.
That idea to write my second book, Stop the Vanilla in Your Career and Life. Which helps individuals create a career and life plan to love what they do and live the life they want.
At the time, I was unclear on how this would also help business leaders. But after seeing the process implemented into organizations, I now see how it can be used to build high-performance teams.
And in this week's podcast, I cover how you can build high-performance teams using the Stop the Vanilla in Your Career and Life Process.
Show notes:
- Sign up to know when the book is released!
Like me, Matt was a part of the 87.7% of the working population that does not describe themselves as passionate about what they do for a living.
But after going through the Stop the Vanilla in Your Career and Life process, that changed. Matt is now part of that coveted 12.3% of the population that describe themselves as passionate about what they do.
And I am confident his story will inspire hundreds if not thousands of people to pursue a career to love what they do for a living.
Because no matter where you are in your journey, you can use the Stop The Vanilla in your Career and Life process to find a career you will love.
In today's podcast, I discuss with Matt:
- How he went from being a part of the 87.7% to the 12.3%
- How he figured out what career path to take
- What he found to be different about the Stop the Vanilla in Your Career and Life Process compared to other career coaches
- What Matt would do differently if he had a time machine
- And the ONE thing you can do today to move closer to becoming a part of the 12.3% who love what they do
Use Matt's story as the spark to start your journey to loving what you do and live the life you want.
SHOW NOTES
- Pre-order the NEW book from Stop The Vanilla
- Check out Matt's company's website, Headland Law & Strategy
No one is self-made.
Every successful person has an amazing person or team behind them that helped them achieve the great things they've achieved.
And that is what we are going to talk about in this week’s episode: Why having an accountability partner is crucial to achieving the vision for your career and life and the steps to getting one.
In this episode we cover:
- Why you need an accountability partner
- How your relationship with your accountability partner will work
- How to establish the rules of engagement
- Who to pick for your accountability partner
- And what an accountability partnership looks like in practice
Show downloads:
- Sign-up for the Weekly Scoop!
- Get notified when our new book is released
How do you want to be remembered?
Once it’s all said and done, how do you want your kids, grandkids, coworkers, and others closest to you to remember you when you are gone?
In other terms, what is the vision for your career and life?
Whether you’ve never spent any time thinking about that question or it’s been a question that’s kept you up at night, I want to share how you can answer that question and ensure you are remembered as you want to be.
In this episode we cover:
- Why having a vision for your life is critical
- What's included in an effective life vision
- How to create your life vision
Show downloads:
- Rocky Road Life Map Download
- Sign-up for the Weekly Scoop!
- Get notified when our new book is released
What if you could know exactly what career you’re supposed to be in?
I’m talking about your dream career
- Where you’re doing what you love
- And excelling at it because it comes naturally to you
Sounds like a fairy tale, doesn’t it?
In this week’s episode, you’re going to find out how combining the two ingredients you already have will lead you to a list of dream career options.
This is where your career plan comes together—a career plan that you will love to do and comes naturally for you.
Look around you at those who excel and dominate in their careers.
How are they able to perform at such a high level?
They do three things:
- They understand their behavioral style
- They own their behavioral style
- And they leverage their behavioral style
In this week’s episode, you’re going to find out how you can perform at a higher level in your career and life by understanding, owning, and leveraging your style
Show notes:
- Email info@stopthevanilla.com for more information on taking a behavioral science assessment (DISC)
Look around at those who love what they do. What do they have in common?
They are passionate about what they do.
Pursuing your passion in your work is essential to loving what you do.In this week's podcast we discuss:
- Why passion is central to loving what you do for a living
- How to define your passions
- And how to purposefully pursue the right passions
Show notes:
- Sign up to know when our new book is released
How did you decide on your current career path?
Was it the career someone close to you had? Or was it the career that provided you the most financial upside?
Maybe like me, you had no clue as to what the right career path was when you graduated. And college or the career you found yourself in seemed like the easiest next step.
But did it provide you with a career you’re passionate about and deliver naturally?
For 87.3% of the workforce, it didn’t. (2014 Deloitte Passion at Work Report)
And on this week's podcast, we discuss:
- How we got to 87.3% of the workforce not being passionate about what they do
- What you can do if you’re a part of that passionless 87.3%
- Or if you are part of the 12.7%, what you can help do to those around you become passionate
Show Notes:
- Sign up to get updates on the book before it releases on the 23rd!
- Sign up for our newsletter, The Weekly Scoop!
Whether you want to motivate your team around your vision or sell your product or service, storytelling will improve your outcome.
But rarely do people go in-depth on HOW to tell great stories. It's not enough to know why, but you need to know what stories to tell and how to tell them.
Paul Smith is one of the rare people who has dedicated his career to showing leaders HOW to tell great stories. He's written several books on storytelling, including, The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell, How To Sell with a Story, and How to Lead With a Story.
On this week's podcast, he shares how leaders can improve their business by telling better stories. He lays out 5 of the 10 stories great leaders tell and how you can start telling them.
"Why is clarity important?"
This was a question asked by a leader in a recent leadership development process. She lacked clarity in a few areas of her life and did not understand the implications that had on her performance and life.
In today's podcast, we cover:
- The benefits of gaining clarity
- The two steps to gain clarity
- And why as a leader, clarity needs to become your favorite word
Click here for more information about how you can measure and improve your team's clarity.
How has the pandemic affected talent development?
Steve and Mark Zelinski explore how you can handle talent coming out of this crisis and after it.
Three takeaways from the episode:
- Figure out who your key players are that you can't afford to lose and protect, invest in, and retain them
- You need a consistent hiring process to make the right hire the first time
- Progressive leaders are investing in the total person right now
Send us any questions you have about what strategy and talent will look like after this pandemic to Jordan@stopthevanilla.com, and we will answer them in part 3!
He went from working on the farm as a kid to taking the bank public.
How he accomplished that was by learning how to lead effectively based on who he is.
This week's guest, Tim Schneider, CEO of Investors Community Bank, understands, owns, and leverages his natural behavioral style to lead most effectively.
The question you have to answer as a leader:
How will you lead most effectively based on who you are?
We discuss the steps on how you can answer that question in today's episode.
The coronavirus has affected everyone. But how has it affected strategic planning and talent planning?
In part one of a three-part series, Mark Zelinski, a strategy and talent advisor at Stop The Vanilla, joins to discuss how this pandemic has changed strategic planning.
They discuss the future of strategic planning and have three key takeaways that you can apply to your business to achieve your goals.
What is a talent hawk?
It's someone who is continuously on the lookout for the talent they need in their organization or department.
In this week's episode, we cover the 3 steps to becoming a talent hawk.
And how doing so will help you build the team to achieve your dream.
Leaders: What is the one thing that you want to leave behind?
A legacy of impact.
Every leader wants to know that they impacted their team, people around them, and their families in a positive way.
And on today's podcast, Steve talks with Joe Schmit, a public speaker and author of Silent Impact.
They discuss:
🍦 What silent impact is
🍦 The three traits of silent impact
🍦 And who is on your Mount Rushmore of influence
Let's take a step towards leaving a life of silent impact together!
SHOW NOTES:
🍦 Buy Joe's book Silent Impact🍦 Visit Joe's website
What is the one question every leader must answer?
How am I going to lead with my natural wiring most effectively?
Whether at home or work, we all have to lead. That's why it's essential to define and live out your leadership identity.
And that's what you're going to learn in today's episode!
SHOW NOTES:
- Shepherd of the Talent Training information
- Free work from home assessment
Confidence is an essential quality for being an effective leader.
In today's podcast, we speak with Ben Fauske, author, and coach of Authentic Confidence.
We discuss:
🍦 What authentic confidence is
🍦 How you can build it
🍦 And why it will help you become the leader and person you want to be
SHOW NOTES:
- Purchase Ben's book Authentic Confidence here
- Take Ben's free confidence assessment here
- Learn more about Ben and authentic confidence on his website - https://www.benfauske.com
After 20+ years of leadership coaching, I've realized that every leader has a specific responsibility. That responsibility is to be a shepherd of the talent - at work and home.
What does a Shepherd of the Talent do? A Shepherd of the Talent masters the skill of developing others resulting in high-performance teams and families. One of the most significant rewards in life for most leaders is to enjoy the success of others they invested in.
In today's podcast, we are going to discuss how you can become a Shepherd of the Talent.
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
- Learn more about our Shepherd of the Talent training
With the world going virtual, a majority of the workforce is facing a significant challenge. That challenge is getting to know the person across your screen in a short amount of time.
So what's a technique that allows you to get to know someone quickly and build a deeper connection, whether through Zoom, phone call, or in-person?
Sharing your story.
Telling your story is like going from 0 to 60 in getting to know someone. In today's podcast, I'm going to show you how to effectively tell your story and build relationships remotely.
DOWNLOAD LINKS:
- Learn more about our Shepherd of the Talent training
- Learn more about our Workshops or Keynotes
- Listen to the Customized Interviewing Podcast here
Leadership development is an essential skill that every successful leader must-have. In today's podcast, I share a proven leadership development process that you can use with your leaders.
After having completed this process 1,000s of times, I've boiled it down to 4 efficient steps that lead to a development plan that will have the greatest impact on that leader, your team, and your organization.
Download links:
- Leadership Development Process
- Email Cindy@stopthevanilla.com for our Leadership Development Questionnaire
"When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." - John F Kennedy
I want to give you 3 steps to take advantage of this opportunity and have a proactive business response to this crisis. This is an opportunity for you to lead your organization, department, or team through this.
You got this!
On today's podcast, I talk with Chris Stiles, CEO of Total Energy Systems, on how they have built a high-performance team and organization executing 3 strategies to build a culture of transparency.
The 3 strategies he discusses in today's podcast are:
- Financial transparency
- Role transparency
- Style transparency
This week's podcast covers how you can dominate your industry by working "ON" your business, not just "IN" your business.
The most profitable organizations become experts at working "ON" their business. They do this through department planning.
It's how you get more involvement from your team and ensure everyone is working towards achieving your vision.
What is the most forgotten step of the hiring process? The ramp-up.
The first-year development plan for a new hire is one of the steps most organizations fail to execute.
When you implement this step in your hiring process, you will accelerate the success of your new hire and your organization.
This week's podcast covers how to accelerate the performance of your HR and organizational development (OD) department to enhance the ROI of your largest investment, talent.
We will walk you through the steps on how you can get OD ASAP.
This week's podcast covers one of the hottest techniques in talent management:
Customized Interviewing.
In today's episode, I provide you the practical steps to implement customized interviewing into your organization.
One of the greatest inefficiencies most organizations face is low role clarity. The Key Accountability process will provide role clarity to your entire organization.
80% of employee turnover is due to a bad hire. That makes your hiring process essential to the success of your organization.
Today's podcast will help you improve your hiring process and make it more accurate, reliable, and able to trust to make the right hire the first time.
The 2 primary ingredients for success in your business is strategy and talent. Without strategy, your talent is not focused. Without talent, your strategy is not executed.
For most organizations that I talk to, their biggest challenge is talent.
Whether it's having enough talent or the right people in the right positions.
In this week's podcast, we're going to go over how to create a talent plan for your business that will turn your number one challenge of talent into a competitive advantage.
In this week's episode I cover a game changing process to create a vision for your life and a 1 page plan to achieve it.
Only 13% of the US Workforce describes themselves as passionate about what they do. What are the 87% doing? Just going to work.
I created a 4 step process to help leaders, high school students, people coming back into the workforce and anyone in-between create a career plan they will love and be passionate about.
Head over to Stopthevanilla.com and click Resources and go to the Stop Living Vanilla Ice Cream tap to get the template that goes along with this process. Fill it out as you listen or after.
In these week's episode I cover the 7 questions you need to answer to create an effective vision for your business.
In this week's episode, I cover how to create a vision and talent plan for your business. This is the 1st episode of our new series called "Achieve What You Want".
Thank you for listening and please pass this podcast on to anyone you feel could benefit from also listening to this episode. If this podcast has brought you value, please leave a review to help others find this podcast. If you have any questions, please email info@stopthevanilla.com or visit StopTheVanilla.com for a library full of resources and templates.
Show Note Links:Inquiry about taking a Driving Forces Assessment: Email info@stopthevanilla.com. Learn more about our Shepherd of the Talent Training: https://bit.ly/2GhH6kp. Driving Forces Identifier Download: https://bit.ly/2Xw6J6J. How to Retain Your Employees in 2019 Blog: https://bit.ly/2L0HWFf. Thank you for listening and please pass this podcast on to anyone you feel could benefit from also listening to this episode. If this podcast has brought you value, please leave a review to help others find this podcast. If you have any questions, please email info@stopthevanilla.com or visit StopTheVanilla.com for a library full of resources and templates. Whether it’s in your business, career or life, there is no problem that you cannot overcome with the right plan implemented by the right talent. Achieving what you want in your business, career and life is a direct byproduct of having the right plan and the right talent.
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Hey, this is Steve Van Remortel, Chief Strategist and Talent Coach for STV Advisors, Inc. I founded the company in 1999 after getting my Masters’ Degree in Strategic Management after a BA in Marketing and Organizational Communications. I am also a certified professional behavioral analyst in 4 behavioral sciences.
I’ve led over 1,000 Strategy & Talent Planning Sessions across hundreds of industries as well as provided coaching to thousands of leaders. I wanted to create this podcast to bring you proven strategies, processes and methodologies I’ve seen work with clients over the 20+ years I’ve been doing strategy and talent consulting.
In 2012, I published my award-winning book Stop Selling Vanilla Ice Cream and will publish my second book Stop Living Vanilla Ice Cream in 2019. I am motivated to help leaders, teams and organizations stop the vanilla in their business and life to achieve what they want.
I currently live in Green Bay, Wisconsin and yes, I’m a Packers fan. And for the record, my favorite ice cream is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Have a profitable day!
In this week's episode Steve covers the 5 pillars of strategy and talent and how you can use it to increase your top and bottom line growth.
Thank you for listening and please pass this podcast on to anyone you feel could benefit from also listening to this episode. If this podcast has brought you value, please leave a review to help others find this podcast. If you have any questions, please email info@stopthevanilla.com or visit StopTheVanilla.com for a library full of resources and templates.
Whether it’s in your business, career or life, there is no problem that you cannot overcome with the right plan implemented by the right talent. Achieving what you want in your business, career and life is a direct byproduct of having the right plan and the right talent.
Hey, this is Steve Van Remortel, Chief Strategist and Talent Coach for STV Advisors, Inc. I founded the company in 1999 after getting my Masters’ Degree in Strategic Management after a BA in Marketing and Organizational Communications. I am also a certified professional behavioral analyst in 4 behavioral sciences.
I’ve led over 1,000 Strategy & Talent Planning Sessions across hundreds of industries as well as provided coaching to thousands of leaders. I wanted to create this podcast to bring you proven strategies, processes and methodologies I’ve seen work with clients over the 20+ years I’ve been doing strategy and talent consulting.
In 2012, I published my award-winning book Stop Selling Vanilla Ice Cream and will publish my second book Stop Living Vanilla Ice Cream in 2019. I am motivated to help leaders, teams and organizations stop the vanilla in their business and life to achieve what they want.
I currently live in Green Bay, Wisconsin and yes, I’m a Packers fan. And for the record, my favorite ice cream is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Have a profitable day!