Hope, Processes, and Fear in the Workplace with James Goebel, part 1, Episode 49

The next four episodes are with James Goebel, COO and Co-Founder of Menlo Innovations. Menlo is a software development firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan that has the mission of “ending human suffering in the world as it relates to technology™.”

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Part 1 highlights:

  • Hope
  • Are your processes/systems building people up or crushing their spirits?
  • Fear in the workplace

Continue reading Hope, Processes, and Fear in the Workplace with James Goebel, part 1, Episode 49

Business Deep Dive 05 Zingerman’s Approach to Visioning

This, the last part of Series One of our business deep dive is episode 5, The Zingerman’s Approach to Visioning. This brings it more in line with using it to help you vision for your business. This is featuring the ZingTrain team and not Ari, so you will get a bit of a different perspective. Continue reading Business Deep Dive 05 Zingerman’s Approach to Visioning

Give Up Control and Grow

In part 2 of my series with Kevin Jones, I asked for details on his company viaPing and the work he’s doing around employee feedback. We’ve all seen the yearly, or in one case every 3 year, employee feedback surveys. We take them and very rarely see any results or actions taken as a result. Kevin’s thought of another method that he’s helped companies implement and it’s called viaPing and it’s a methodology of daily employee feedback. Yes, daily.

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This talk is not just about his company it’s about loosening up control, giving employees more room to take chances, and creating opportunities for conversations to begin among all levels and departments of  your company.

Kevin Jones works with companies to help them reimagine and change the way they work, operate, and how they engage their employees.  The only way to do this is to challenge the status quo. Continue reading Give Up Control and Grow

Uncap Employee Potential Ep 37

Kevin Jones is the featured guest for the next 3 episodes. In this episode we talk about:

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  • Working through the balance of technology and human side of business and how we cap employees potential.
  • Even though we have the best intentions, how employees become disengaged.
  • The importance of designing our business for the employees not just the customers.
  • And one “simple” solution that can help move your organization to more collaboration and engagement.

Continue reading Uncap Employee Potential Ep 37

Values Matter Ep 36 Jamie Pritscher Part 3

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Jamie Pritscher by Meredith Binnette (c) 2016

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She shares a way to get this going as a manager and to have the right motives. Perhaps start out grass roots. Talking one on one to get their ideas and to see where how you should proceed.

What baggage are people bringing into your job? What is going to hold people back as you begin to make changes? Continue reading Values Matter Ep 36 Jamie Pritscher Part 3