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Read to Lead Podcast557: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 367)In Worth Doing Wrong, Malham provides strategies for creating a culture that will help you smash business goals, achieve win-win relationships with your clients, generate buzz in your community, and cultivate a workplace that you and your employees will love.2024-12-1033 min
Read to Lead PodcastRead to Lead Podcast557: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 367)Business is hard, but the challenges that make business hard are more than just obstacles - they provide the foundation for building and strengthening a culture that attracts the best people to do the best work.
The post 557: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie Malham (an Encore Presentation of Episode 367) first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.2024-12-1033 min
Curious Leadership with Dominic MonkhouseE315 | The Role of Champions in Cultural Programs with Arnie MalhamArnie Malham, founder of CJ Advertising and Legal Intake Professionals, discusses the importance of workplace culture and the value of reading in personal and professional growth. He shares his experience with building a strong culture in his own companies and the impact it had on employee satisfaction and performance. Arnie also introduces the concept of the Better Book Club, a program he developed to encourage reading and personal development within organisations. He emphasises the role of leadership in shaping culture and provides a framework for creating a positive and thriving work environment. Arnie Malham discusses the importance of creating...2024-09-2445 min
Defining HospitalityCrafting Stories in Luxury - Michael Doneff - Defining Hospitality - Episode # 155Hospitality is about intuition and reading the customer. Are you doing too much, or are you not doing enough for them? The guest on this episode has left an impact on leading luxury lifestyle brands in hospitality, food and beverage, design, and wellness over the course of his 30-year career. Please welcome the Vice President of Food and Beverage Concept and Brand Development at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Michael Doneff.Michaell joins Dan Ryan as they discuss the significance of a unique dining experience. Michael shares the power of storytelling in brand...2024-05-221h 03
HR Party of OneOkay, HR: It's Time to Ditch the Birthday CakeIt's time for HR to ditch the birthday cake-- and other tasks that bog down their time. Special guest Arnie Malham, Founder and President of BetterBookClub, shares how ditching the birthday cake can make HR's role easier, more effective, and more strategically aligned with achieving high-value goals.Payroll + HR + Benefits in an all-in-one solution. Request a BerniePortal demo today! https://offer.bernieportal.com/bernieportal-employer-demo-hrpo1/Find us at https://www.bernieportal.com/hr-party-of-one/BerniePortal: The all-in-one HRIS that makes building a business & managing its people easy. ...2023-11-3005 min
Grow Fast, Grow Smart: The PI Playbook By XceleratorEpisode 004 - How to change the culture at your law firm with Arnie MalhamJoin us for an insightful and thought-provoking conversation
with entrepreneur and author, Arnie Malham, as he sits down with hosts Chad Dudley and Micki Love.
In this episode, Arnie dives deep into the critical topic of understanding the gaps in your firm's current culture to foster a more inclusive, transparent, and productive culture within your organization.
Arnie shares his personal journey, recounting the pivotal
moments that led him to realize the need for a fundamental shift in his
leadership approach, and illuminates the transformative power of transitioning from a "boss" to a true "leader." Don't...2023-06-3037 min
The Decision by EO NashvilleThe Value of Strategic and Collaborative EO ExperiencesArnie Malham is the Founder and President of BetterBookClub, which provides an innovative approach to company-sponsored learning. He is also the former Founder and President of cj Advertising, a full-service advertising agency for law firms that he sold in 2017. Cj has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Nashville,” and the agency received the Nashville Business Journal Best in Business Award in 2012. As an entrepreneur, culture consultant, and speaker, Arnie is the author of Worth Doing Wrong, which shares strategies for building a culture of team engagement. In this episode… Entrepreneurs are of...2023-06-3040 min
Rethink CultureS01E06 Transforming from an ego-driven boss to a selfless leader in just 20 years, with Arnie Malham“The culture I had at the time was the wrong culture, but it was the culture I deserved. It wasn’t my people. It wasn’t my clients. It wasn’t the environment. It wasn’t the economy. It was me. It was me trying to be the boss, to drive my team as opposed to the leader to lead my team”S01E06 of the Rethink Culture podcast features Arnie Malham, author of Worth Doing Wrong, founder of BetterBookClub and CJ Advertising, an award-winning CEO, eight-figure entrepreneur, and best-selling author who helps leaders create engaging workplace cultures.2023-05-0834 min
Good TalksArnie Malham shares Cam’s passion for creating effective work culture through thoughtful and purposeful team leadership. In fact, Arnie knows so much about it, he wrote the book on it#29: Arnie Malham is an advertising expert passionate about creating effective work cultures. On today's episode, he talks to Cam about the ideas captured in his book “Worth Doing Wrong: the Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks,” demonstrating that an effective work culture has never been more important. He explains how he transformed a wayward insult into the symbol for his ad agency, CJ Advertising, and how his focus on culture and leadership transformed CJ into the No. 1 legal advertising agency in North America.• 00:00:13 Start• 00:00:33 Arnie Malham’s book on Culture• 00:02:13 Culture is what you’ve...2023-04-191h 25
Conversations at The EdgeArnie Malham - Building a Culture-First ApproachDo your employees lack enthusiasm and inspiration, leaving you with a lackluster workplace atmosphere? Or have you attempted to replicate the strategies of hip startups, only to come up short in building a high-performance culture?As business leaders, we must aim to foster a positive company culture that drives our team’s energy and effectiveness. While some of these methods may seem unconventional and require careful execution, following them will set you on the path to creating a culture that works and resonates with your people.We invited the renowned international speaker, Arnie Malham, to sh...2023-03-1020 min
Learning UP PodcastS1E6. The return on investment of building a great culture in your company with Arnie Malham2023-01-1634 min
Gaston's GreatEpisode 67 - Keep Belmont BeautifulSend us a textWATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/ZSlfIC-T6MQHaving a beautiful city does not happen over night, nor does it happen all by itself! We know it takes time and volunteers. Join us as we interview Susan Wall, the Chair person for Keep Belmont Beautiful, to see what goes on behind the scenes in order to keep such a great city looking GREAT! What is Keep Belmont Beautiful (KBB)? Keep Belmont Beautiful, as an affiliate of Keep American Beautiful, works in partnership with the city...2022-11-0333 min
Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast107 - How To Get Your Team to READ!!! :: Arnie MalhamArnie Malham is an award-winning CEO/founder, 8-figure entrepreneur and best-selling author who helps progressive leaders create engaging and sustainable cultures within their organizations. With more than 20 years as a successful entrepreneur, Arnie has founded and sold multiple businesses, including his most recent sale of a prominent advertising firm producing more than $60M in annual revenue. Through employing thousands of team members across three different companies, he has implemented simple, yet effective methods to create remarkable and sustainable cultures. Arnie is an international speaker who has spoken to more than 10,000 executives, CE...2022-10-2749 min
UnprofessionalHow to Grow Your Business by Growing Your Employees with Arnie MalhamEver heard of “culture processes”? We have an expert here today to tell you all about how you can standardize them to support your company. Arnie Malham is an international speaker who has spoken to more than 10,000 executives, CEOs, and entrepreneurs worldwide on the topic of culture and team member engagement, and has also been featured in leading media such as CBS and Forbes.With more than 20 years as a successful entrepreneur, Arnie has implemented simple, yet effective methods to create remarkable and sustainable cultures. He is the founder and CEO of BetterBookClub, where he helps comp...2022-09-2245 min
Business Unusual Podcast“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing wrong” - Meet Arnie MalhamIn the latest Business Unusual Podcast, Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media engages in conversation with Arnie Malham about how to create the right culture for your business, how to ensure that you hold yourself accountable as an entrepreneur and how personal growth within an organisation can lead to continued success. More podcasts from Topco Media2022-09-0852 min
Nice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture.Emotional intelligence, hybrid work, and negronis with Colton Mulligan.The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We help fast-growing tech companies onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees.Colton Mulligan is the CEO and Chief Strategist at FoxFuel Creative. He also facilitates retreats and workshops for CEOs and entrepreneurs. He loves stories and drinking Negronis.What we talked about...
Owning your work and honesty in what you do.
Transitioning from being a bad boss to a better one.
Creating a fertile environment to grow and reducing the fear of failure.
Being a sponge of knowledge to improve your leadership...2022-04-1154 min
Defining HospitalityInspiring the Next Generation - AiLun Ku - Episode # 046AiLun Ku is the President and CEO of the Opportunity Network. She sees the talent in the next generation and is committed to making sure they are given the same chances as others. AiLun sits down with host Dan Ryan to talk about her view on #hospitality and how to give everyone the sense of being welcomed.Takeaways: Inspiring the youth can have such a great lasting impact. They are the ones who can change the world for the better. It’s ok to admit that you don’t know everything and ope...2022-03-2356 min
Conversations at The EdgeArnie Malham - How To Build A Culture Where People Are Excited To GrowMeet serial entrepreneur Arnie Malham. He’s founded and sold multiple businesses, including BetterBookClub.com, a platform that encourages personal development within your company. In this episode, Arnie shares how to inspire your employees to learn and build an exciting culture in the process.2022-01-2815 min
Logistics with PurposeWhy Culture Comes First With BetterBookClub's Arnie MalhamWhen it comes to launching businesses and spearheading great company culture, Arnie Malham does it wrong until he gets it right. And now, he's sharing his hard-earned wisdom with co-hosts Enrique and Nuria on this episode of Logistics With Purpose. Dive into the professional journey that led Arnie to create BetterBookClub, get actionable advice for measuring and improving your culture, and soak up Arnie's many invaluable lessons learned.This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Nuria Sierra. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/culture-comes-first-betterbookclub-7942021-12-1245 min
Defining HospitalityLife is a Journey, not a Destination - Arnie Malham - Episode # 017Arnie Malham is the founder of a number of different companies and organizations, including BetterBookClub.com. He’s also the author of “Worth Doing Wrong,” where he discusses how to build a sustainable business model through company culture. Listen to this week’s episode as he shares #hospitality insights with Dan Ryan today!Takeaways: At work, your team will never treat clients better than how the boss treats the team. That is one of the many forms of hospitality. If you put people in a position and don’t pay them well and they don’t b...2021-10-221h 11
Working the Wow!Developing Your Culture: Get It Wrong Until You Get It Right With Arnie MalhamDeveloping Your Culture: Get It Wrong Until You Get It Right With Arnie MalhamWhen done right, culture has the potential to be a real competitive advantage for your business. But how do you build a culture by design and not by default?Intentional or not, every company has a culture — whether it’s good, bad, or somewhere in between. If you don’t like your culture, there’s one area that can fix it: your leadership. Arnie Malham says that almost 100% of the time, culture reflects leadership. So, if you have a bad culture, you need...2021-08-1840 minNice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture.Retaining talent, culture, and innovation with Arnie Malham.The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We help fast-growing tech companies onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees.Arnie Malham is an entrepreneur, proud parent, culture consultant, and the founder and president of BetterBookClub.com. He is also the author of Worth Doing Wrong - Build a Culture that Rocks.What we talked about...
The Innovation Stack book.
Greenlights audiobook.
Walk in the Woods book.
How to retain what you read.
We learn the most when we teach.
Ryan Holiday’s notecard method (VIDEO).
The value of pattern recognition.
How...2021-05-1052 min
Read to Lead Podcast367: The Quest to Build a Culture That Rocks with Arnie MalhamIn Worth Doing Wrong, Malham provides strategies for creating a culture that will help you smash business goals, achieve win-win relationships with your clients, generate buzz in your community, and cultivate a workplace that you and your employees will love.2021-04-1933 min
Outside InsightsCulture Reflects LeadershipSend us a textSuccessful leaders know that one thing is at the core of every successful business: a strong culture. When done right, culture has the potential to be a key competitive advantage. When employees are empowered and encouraged by their company’s culture, they can move faster, solve more problems, and become more engaged in the broader goals of the organization. These employees see how they can make a real difference. Yet all too often I hear that organizations are too busy to take culture seriously. “Culture is soft, we need to focus...2021-03-1743 min
Customer Service RevolutionIf You Don’t Grow The Team, You Can’t Grow The BusinessChief Revolution Officer John DiJulius of the DiJulius Group brings back Arnie Malham, an experienced entrepreneur with a culture-first mindset. Arnie has had 3 successful business exits, has written a best-selling book on culture, and has delivered his sometimes-uncomfortable message on leadership to thousands of entrepreneurs. Arnie is an expert practitioner, and now speaker and consultant in creating world-class customer service cultures. Arnie is the founder and CEO of BetterBookClub where he helps companies, leaders, and individuals build a strong culture that attracts people and rewards those who seek personal growth in organizations. In this episode, y...2021-03-1048 min
Conversations at The EdgeArnie Malham - Creating a great company cultureYou grow your team by building a Culture of Learning. Learn how to get started and how to develop a Recruitment, Interview, & Onboarding Proces.2021-02-0408 min
Going ForwardThe AdCast Podcast 49 - Growing Your People w/ Culture Consultant Arnie MalhamHow many times are you willing to do something wrong in order to figure out the right way? Today's guest on the AdCast, Arnie Malham, explains to host, Eric Elliott, and the rest of us that sometimes it can take years of doing the wrong thing to finally lead to the right. In fact, Arnie literally wrote the book on it. Speaking of books, make sure to check out Arnie's Better Book Club, where teams can read together and grow together while getting rewarded along the way.
How important is "Culture" within a workplace? What does it...2021-02-0354 min
Intellectual SoftwareThe culture behind building a $60 million/year advertising agency and how it led to 3 successful exits, BetterBookClub and much more.After being fired from his job at a local TV station, Arnie Malham founded CJ Advertising, to help law firms advertise on TV and built it into one of the largest ad agencies in the US. At its peak, they were doing more than $60 million in revenues. Along the way, he founded 2 other companies and has formulated the secret sauce of building a great culture inside organizations. At CJ, he offered his employees unlimited vacation, free food, sent their kids birthday presents, and paid them to read books. His book club was so successful that after selling his ads...2020-10-181h 07Customer Service RevolutionIf It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Wrong with Arnie MalhamCulture reflects leadership – and sometimes, you need to do things wrong in order to finally get them right. In today’s episode, learn how to be the leader that you need to be so you can create a culture you can truly be proud of. Chief Revolution Officer John DiJulius of the DiJulius Group chats with Arnie Malham, an experienced entrepreneur with a culture-first mindset. Arnie has had 3 successful business exits, has written a best-selling book on culture, and has delivered his sometimes uncomfortable message on leadership to thousands of entrepreneurs. Arnie is an ex...2020-07-291h 00
Relentless Marketing and PR podcastWorth Doing Wrong with Arnie MalhamArnie Malham drops a ton of wisdom on us through discussion of his new book—Worth Doing Wrong. In this episode he tells us all about creating a culture by design and not default, recognizing that culture reflects leadership. Key take aways include implementing a champion culture and how to get your c ulture working for your business. Notes: Link to Arnie’s book here. https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Doing-Wrong-Quest-Culture/dp/159932587X2020-05-1100 min
Innovation in Compliance with Tom FoxThe Mindset of Culture with Arnie MalhamWhen you think about personal injury lawyers, is the first thing that comes to mind “what great advertising they have”? No? What about “the guys that work with these people must have an amazing company culture”? Also no? Well, today’s guest on the Innovation in Compliance Podcast has some insights that might just change your mind about that. Arnie Malham is a serial entrepreneur with a knack for solving problems - he and Tom discuss what mindset has to do with company culture, and what any of that has to do with personal injury lawyers. A Happy Firi...2019-07-2311 min
Breakthrough SuccessE206: Stand Out & Find Your Yellow Tux With Jesse ColeJesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of two multimillion dollar teams, the Gastonia Grizzlies and the Savannah Bananas. He’s been featured on MSNBC and as a keynote speaker all over the country, promoting his motto “If it’s normal, do the exact opposite.” In his latest book Find Your Yellow Tux, today’s guest shares how to become successful by standing out. Quotes To Remember: “If it’s normal, do the exact opposite.” “It’s not just standing up by being crazy and wearing a yellow tux. It’s sta...2018-07-2032 min
JMVO Weekly PrimerIf it's worth doing, it's worth doing WRONG - JMVO Weekly Primer Ep 9 with Arnie MalhamWatch this episode: https://youtu.be/5D2wv6R4SrI Subscribe/Rate/Comment! In episode 9 of the JMVO Weekly Primer, longtime Nashville Visionary, Company Culture Builder and Multi-preneur Arnie Malham and I discuss the challenges of getting your people...2018-04-0800 min
JMVO Weekly PrimerIf It's Worth Doing, It's Worth Doing WRONG :: JMVO Weekly Primer Ep 9 with Arnie MalhamWatch this episode: https://youtu.be/5D2wv6R4SrI
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In episode 9 of the JMVO Weekly Primer, longtime Nashville Visionary, Company Culture Builder and Multi-preneur Arnie Malham and I discuss the challenges of getting your people to row in the same direction with passion and self-guided-ness.
Culture is one of the major key components to what will build your business and Arnie is no stranger to the trials of doing so.
“We've done it wrong enough to figure out how to do it right.”
Arnie started CJ Ad...2018-04-0800 min
Crack the Customer Code307: It’s Not My Job, AdamSomething important needs to be done and employees say, “It’s not my job!” This happens a lot! In this episode, Jeannie and Adam explore why this happens and how to fix it. “It’s not my job!” Chances are, you’ve heard this refrain from employees when asked to step outside the confines of their job description. And while responsibility creep and role creep are very real issues employees may need to watch out for, it becomes a problem when your team isn’t willing to pitch in for the greater good. This becomes an...2018-02-1313 min
Crack the Customer Code304: Arnie Malham, Innovating CultureAdam and Jeannie interview Arnie Malham to uncover his secrets to innovating culture for a better overall customer experience. Innovating culture for better experiences all around When starting a new company, we have a vision of how we want to be different – to have a great culture and a memorable experience. It’s easy to believe that if we hire the right people and train them well, then everything will fall into place. “I’m going to have a company where people are proud to put us on their resume.” -Arnie Malham But what...2018-01-2331 min
Business Done Differently with Jesse ColeArnie Malham - Create a Company Culture That's Worth Talking About
Arnie Malham, founder of cj Advertising and TheBetterBookClub.com, shares how to successfully change your corporate culture with the help and support of your employees.
Key Takeaways:
“The recognition [of your employees] is much more important than the reward.”
“The Problem is you! You are the leader of your culture and it can’t be wrong unless you’re wrong”
“Don’t tell people you’re going to change your culture, change your culture. Start making decisions where you trust people more. Create opportunities for them to grow. You create opportunities for them to fail. And you chee...2017-10-2331 min
Commanding BusinessEP029: Honing in on Growth as a Core Value with Arnie MalhamFounder, Arnie Malham, of CJ Advertising seems to have done everything right while growing his business. He founded his niche advertising agency with the help of others. After proving his worth to his initial clients, they introduced him to other prospective clients within the same industry. He used his private business book collection to start an education movement within his company, which then led to another revenue stream, the Better Book Club. Also, when he hit the 10 million dollar/25 employee mark, instead of getting stuck in mire he joined EO, which helped him to propel his company forward. “Courage is...2016-02-1623 min
The Second StageEncore: Be Your Employee's Thought Leader: Create a Culture of Continuous LearningToday’s successful small business culture thrives on learning. Consider the idea that you, the business owner, are the lead educational cultivator among your employees. Under your leadership, you possess a tremendous opportunity to assist your team in expanding their skill sets and improving their productivity. How does this help? The answer is simple: a learning culture makes for stronger employees, organization and ultimately, an enormously positive work environment. And getting it organized and implemented is a lot simpler than you may think. A great example comes from today’s guest, Arnie Malham, the founder and president of cj Advertising, who...2016-01-2553 minThe Second StageBe Your Employee’s Thought Leader: Create a Culture of Continuous LearningToday’s successful small business culture thrives on learning. Consider the idea that you, the business owner, are the lead educational cultivator among your employees. Under your leadership, you possess a tremendous opportunity to assist your team in expanding their skill sets and improving their productivity. How does this help? The answer is simple: a learning culture makes for stronger employees, organization and ultimately, an enormously positive work environment. And getting it organized and implemented is a lot simpler than you may think. A great example comes from today’s guest, Arnie Malham, the founder and president of cj Advertising, who...2015-03-3053 min