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A recent Gallup poll survey of 10 million employees in 150 countries suggested at least half of all employees have quietly quit, the insidious act of lowering the bar, doing the bare minimum at work, collecting a paycheck and going home.

Or, as millennials and Gen Z describe it, “the smart decision to put strong boundaries in place to protect mental health and personal time”.

Join us for a timely discussion about what quiet quitting is, how not to fix it, and the absolute-best solution to combat quiet quitting in your organization.

In This Episode

6:20 What caused quite quitting

18:50 Redefining what it means to be an employee

34:50 It's time to get personal

44:08 What happens when you fire the quite quitters

55:00 Creating accountability

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Who better to talk about building winning organizations than life-long NFL Executive Randy Mueller, winner of the 2000 NFL Executive of the Year award with the New Orleans Saints?

Join us as we journey from small-town Idaho to one of the winningest college football programs of all time, and then into multiple NFL front offices to learn what it takes to build winning leaders, teams, organizations, and cultures.

In This Episode

9:55 Making those around you look good

15:45 Getting everyone to work together

22:08 Honing the criteria for what you're looking for in your staff

28:40 Getting different angles on things

31:27 Creating a great culture

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Mueller Football

GM Football Show Podcast

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Laughter is scientifically proven to activate the release of the mood-boosting hormones dopamine and serotonin while simultaneously reducing the anxiety and stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. And a 2015 workplace study found happier employees are 12% more productive than unhappy employees. So, if laughter is the best medicine, when’s the last time you and your business had a dose?

Join us for a seriously fun conversation with Blue Compass President and Co-Founder Drew Harden for ideas on how to build a culture of fun, laughter, and support without compromising productivity or success. Your people will be glad you did.

In This Episode

7:28 The power of listening

16:50 Showing appreciation

29:08 Everyone on your team represents your brand

34:28 Put the team first

44:00 Understanding what your staff really wants

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Blue Compass

Drew Harden

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What if we told you there’s a way to conduct every business meeting to bring greater engagement, more creativity, more productivity, tighter teamwork, higher energy, and a better overall culture? Would it be worth an hour of your time to listen to this episode to find out how?

Tune in as we put our very own show host, Leb Tannenbaum, on the hot seat to learn how one simple tool can change everything in your business meetings, and therefore in your business.

In This Episode

6:57 What is a check in

17:33 Crafting the right check in for the situation

29:41 Questions to ask at the beginning of your meetings

37:20 What to do if the team is reluctant with the check in

45:57 The core purpose of the meeting

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Email Leb: leb@newlegendsnow.com

Leb on LinkedIn

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One of the most important tasks of every CEO is prioritization. With so many balls in the air at one time, so many competing priorities, every call you make affects the future as much as the present day. Should your focus be on customers? Product development? Market penetration? What about hiring new talent, profit and loss, and culture? Where does acquiring the latest technology come in?

Join us for the next chapter of The Frustrated CEO podcast for an engaging and informative interview with Germain St. Denis, industry expert and ‘Architect of People First’, as we explore together the value of putting your people first.

In This Episode

9:30 What works at smaller companies might not work at larger ones

22:44 Loyalty goes both ways

34:10 Gold nuggets from surveys

48:40 Effects of innovation and the adoption of technology

55:55 Servant Leadership

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Germain on LinkedIn

Email: germainstdenis@gmail.com

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Employee average tenure declined again according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest figures, continuing an almost decade-long trend. And as you might imagine, millennials and Gen Z employees are even less likely to remain in their current roles than Boomers and Gen Xers.

What’s a CEO to do when the employees you need for the future are the hardest to retain?

Tune in to this episode for our conversation with Karen Matthews, who built and led a team of 50 unpaid volunteers after a long and distinguished career as a senior leader in high-tech electronics.

In This Episode

21:30 What is important to your employees

38:30 Creating a leadership chain

48:10 Self selection within the organization

1:03:24 Different people together creating your culture

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Nahelm Trust

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Innovation. You want it. You need it. How do you get it?

It starts by accepting that innovation is an output, the result of creating the right environment within which innovation can take place.

Join us for an in-depth discussion with master innovator Komal Doshi to learn how you can build a strategic framework that inspires a culture of innovation.

In This Episode

10:00 How the pandemic has affected mobility

24:33 How to face disruption in the market

42:29 How to be more inclusive

46:20 Trying to manage compromise

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Ann Arbor Spark

Komal's email: komal@annarborusa.org

Komal on LinkedIn

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Just when you thought you knew how to build a high-performance culture, everything changed. Between, the pandemic, The Great Resignation, Gen Z demanding work-with-purpose, hybrid and remote work, and the global economy on edge, it’s time to rethink the link between culture and performance. 

Join us for a timely conversation with Dan Denison, world-renowned thought-leader and creator of the Denison Organizational Culture Survey.

In This Episode

12:10 Value of culture over the years

24:55 Maintaining culture when working remote

40:34 People choosing where they work based on culture

57:40 Hub and spoke hierarchy

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Denison Consulting

ddenison@denisonconsulting.com

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Some believe any PR is good PR, but most CEOs dread seeing themselves or their company in the crosshairs of an angry public, government, or media mob. Join us for this lively conversation with Joel Zlotnik, Strategic Communications Manager for Orange County Transportation Authority for communication tips and strategies every CEO needs to hear.

In This Episode

5:01 The rhythm of communication

17:44 Creating a crisis communication team

29:54 CEO's in the spotlight

43:47 Language do's and don'ts

56:21 Handling difficult questions

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octa.net

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People matter. So does your business. Align your HR compliance, policies and people strategy with your business strategy at each stage of your business’s growth to ensure your business is sustainable and you have the right team in place to support that growth.

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4:06 Making your employees feel a part of success

18:03 The 3 "C's" of policy

30:15 Helping employees grow personally as well as professionally

39:20 Being true to your core values

46:30 The most underutilized benefits for employees

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Matt's website

Matt's email: matt@whyhr.guru

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In our recent LinkedIn survey, 60% of CEO respondents said the most pressing issue keeping them awake at night is fixing dysfunctional culture. Episode 16 is the final episode in our 3-part series on fixing dysfunctional culture covering 2 more major functions within your business impacting  - and impacted by - your culture, including how you can influence and leverage them to intentionally create a high-performance culture.

In This Episode

3:56 Investing in your people

12:48 Are you set up to work in teams

21:10 Casting a safety net

30:01 Changing culture one mirror at a time

37:57 Making mistakes in a learning organization

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In our recent LinkedIn survey, 60% of CEO respondents said the most pressing issue keeping them awake at night is fixing dysfunctional culture. Check out part 2 of our 3-part series on fixing dysfunctional culture where Patsy, Leb and Patrick cover 2 major functions of your business impacting your culture and how you can leverage them to intentionally create a high-performance culture.

In This Episode

3:22 Creating a vision to set your culture

13:22 What to do if there's a lack of vision

27:38 How your core values set your foundation

36:10 Symptoms that you have trouble with your culture

45:05 Leadership development within the organization

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