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Getting Them to Invest in You
With a touch of desperation and a tone of sincerity, she took the microphone during the Q&A section of my speech, and asked, “How do I get the very best human resource leaders to put their time and energy into helping me become one of the best?” Her question,...
One Farmers Strategy for Continuously Reigniting Growth
Last week, I took a trip out to Spooks, Virginia. It’s located in Shenandoah Valley, and man is it beautiful there! It also happens to be where Polyface Farms is located. For those of you who follow the sustainable farming movement, or watched Food Inc—a documentary...
Permission…….
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”― Jim Rohn While I have never been a fan of the idea that we are the sum total of our five closest friends, I do appreciate the awareness that such a statement creates. The idea begs a couple of...
The Danger of Crying at Work
During the Q&A session of a panel discussion I was a part of recently, a woman stood up and asked, “Is it okay to cry at work?” Previous to that moment, I would have said, “Of course, it’s okay to cry.” But I held my tongue because of the words I’d heard Freeman...
Why Procrastination Is Not Your Problem
Do you remember when you were a kid and really wanted a bowl of delicious ice cream for dessert? Yes, a bowl. Several scoops, with gobs of toppings. And, you wanted it as your main course, not just dessert. But, you knew your parents wouldn’t go for that, so you...
Why Disruption is Critical to Growth: An Interview Joel Salatin, World-Renowned Farmer, PolyFace Farms
Joel Salatin is a disruptor, entrepreneur, revolutionary farmer, and one heck of a leader. His work through Polyface Inc. (“The Farm of Many Faces”) has been featured in SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, GOURMET and countless other radio, television and print...
Why Freedom Can Never Be Free
"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off." —Gloria Steinem Freedom is delicious—intoxicating, really. It tastes like ice cream, and feels like abs of steel. It sounds like seagulls, crashing waves, laughter… adventure, and looks like an overflowing...
How To Turn Your Team Into Hustlers
Not in my wildest dreams could I have ever imagined that a young man, in a hoodie, talking hoodlum to his buddies through his wrist phone at a local coffee shop, could ever turn me into a hustler for his business. But—it happened, and here’s how… With 17% battery, he...
The #1 Key to Tapping Into Human Potential: An Interview Erin Moran, Chief Culture Officer, Union Square Hospitality Group
After sharing the stage with Erin Moran just a few weeks ago up in New York, I had to interview her. While the innovative ideas and practices of the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) are certainly turning heads in the restaurant industry, it was Erin’s passion and...
How to Fight Self-Defeating Thoughts
In preparation for my interview with Anese Cavanaugh, I reviewed her website and watched this speech she gave at the Inc. Women’s Summit. Her message resonated with the mission of the Provoking Your Greatness podcast, and I was excited for this interview. Our forty...
10 Quick Tips to MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM and PROVOKE THEIR GREATNESS – Tips 8, 9, and 10
Over the past two weeks, we covered tips 1-7. You can gain access to 1, 2, and 3, here. You can gain access to 4-7 here. Provoke Their Greatness Tip #8 Our DNA is already wired for success. While their performance and perceived attitude might not always be up to...
10 Quick Tips to MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM and PROVOKE THEIR GREATNESS – Tips 4—7
Last week, I covered tips 1, 2, and 3—You can gain access to them here. Provoke Their Greatness Tip #4 Get your hands dirty. Recently, I took my car in to get the brakes and rotors replaced. While I had an appointment, it was clear that they were behind schedule....
10 Quick Tips to MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM and PROVOKE THEIR GREATNESS
As the author of Provoking Greatness: Unleashing Hidden Potential (Which Seth Godin says is “a generous book about stepping up to make art, to matter, and to contribute,” I’m often asked to coach progressive and passionate leaders. In fact, I’ve had the chance to work...
Here’s What Happens When You Believe In Your Team
Two of the greatest lies destroying our workforce today are: we can’t earn a living using our God-given talents & my employees don’t care. In reality, we all want to use our natural talents to help our team, company, community, country, and our world—we just don’t...
Getting Them To Want Your Stuff
People who want your stuff—want your stuff. You don’t have to force the gift that is you. The right people come and the wrong ones go. Your job is to focus on the ones who stay, even after you risked the possibility of rejection on the deepest level. Reject who I was...
How to Evolve, Graciously
Last week, I talked about how to give yourself permission to struggle (evolve). In this post, I share what I think of as the most important element to our personal growth. Acknowledging the difficulty of evolution is the perfect place to begin. Recognizing the sheer...
5 Critical Elements to Innovation in Healthcare and Beyond: An Interview Jennifer Ruzek Liebermann, Director, Garfield Health Care Innovation Center at Kaiser Permanente
Jennifer R. Liebermann’s passion is not only infectious… it is literally transforming the way an entire industry thinks about health care and leadership. If you want to gain access to truth behind what it takes to create collaboration and innovation, listen to this...
How to Give Yourself Permission To Struggle (Evolve)
Having moved many times in my life, I’d grown accustomed to the (hidden) benefit of starting over—zero expectations. When you’re brand new to a community, they don’t know what to expect, and so you have a chance to try on new behaviors and beliefs. Changing the way we...