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Hiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 222 – 5-Star Employees – Interview with Heenle Turner, HR ExpertI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Heenle Turner, HR expert, probably because we are so aligned in our beliefs around valuing employees, right people in the right seats, just to name a few
Some key points from our discussion:
How 5-star employees are only 15% of any industry
What 5 criteria make up a 5-star employee
Main pitfalls when recruiting
Why employees are leaving their jobs today
Heenle’s new favorite question on employee engagement surveys
About Heenle Turner:
Heenle is a certified HR Professional with a passion for helping businesses succeed. Heenle has pr...2022-11-2237 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 222 – 5-Star Employees – Interview with Heenle Turner, HR ExpertI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Heenle Turner, HR expert, probably because we are so aligned in our beliefs around valuing employees, right people in the right seats, just to name a few
Some key points from our discussion:
How 5-star employees are only 15% of any industry
What 5 criteria make up a 5-star employee
Main pitfalls when recruiting
Why employees are leaving their jobs today
Heenle’s new favorite question on employee engagement surveys
About Heenle Turner:
Heenle is a certified HR Professional with a passion for helping businesses succeed. Heenle has pr...2022-11-2237 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 222 – 5-Star Employees – Interview with Heenle Turner, HR ExpertI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Heenle Turner, HR expert, probably because we are so aligned in our beliefs around valuing employees, right people in the right seats, just to name a few
Some key points from our discussion:
How 5-star employees are only 15% of any industry
What 5 criteria make up a 5-star employee
Main pitfalls when recruiting
Why employees are leaving their jobs today
Heenle’s new favorite question on employee engagement surveys
About Heenle Turner:
Heenle is a certified HR Professional with a passion for helping businesses succeed. Heenle has pr...2022-11-2237 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 222 – 5-Star Employees – Interview with Heenle Turner, HR ExpertI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Heenle Turner, HR expert, probably because we are so aligned in our beliefs around valuing employees, right people in the right seats, just to name a few
Some key points from our discussion:
How 5-star employees are only 15% of any industry
What 5 criteria make up a 5-star employee
Main pitfalls when recruiting
Why employees are leaving their jobs today
Heenle’s new favorite question on employee engagement surveys
About Heenle Turner:
Heenle is a certified HR Professional with a passion for helping businesses succeed. Heenle has pr...2022-11-2237 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 222 – 5-Star Employees – Interview with Heenle Turner, HR ExpertI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Heenle Turner, HR expert, probably because we are so aligned in our beliefs around valuing employees, right people in the right seats, just to name a few
Some key points from our discussion:
How 5-star employees are only 15% of any industry
What 5 criteria make up a 5-star employee
Main pitfalls when recruiting
Why employees are leaving their jobs today
Heenle’s new favorite question on employee engagement surveys
About Heenle Turner:
Heenle is a certified HR Professional with a passion for helping businesses succeed. Heenle has pr...2022-11-2237 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 221 – The importance of elevating your leaders – interview with Ryan GottfredsonI recently chatted with Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D, and it was one of the most engaging and fascinating interviews I’ve done.
Ryan is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant, with a focus on vertical development. In case this is a new concept for you (or even if you’re familiar, you may want to hear what Ryan has to say about it), you’ll definitely want to listen in!
We discussed
What vertical development is (and it’s something that everyone wants, but they don’t know exactly what it is)
The two di...2022-11-1540 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 221 – The importance of elevating your leaders – interview with Ryan GottfredsonI recently chatted with Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D, and it was one of the most engaging and fascinating interviews I’ve done.
Ryan is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant, with a focus on vertical development. In case this is a new concept for you (or even if you’re familiar, you may want to hear what Ryan has to say about it), you’ll definitely want to listen in!
We discussed
What vertical development is (and it’s something that everyone wants, but they don’t know exactly what it is)
The two di...2022-11-1540 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 220 – The importance of values, vision, and mission – Interview with Mark JamesToday’s episode was with Mark James, founder and President of Performance Advisors Group, Inc. His focus is on processes, and while that may seem dry, it’s certainly not, with research that shows that 50-75% of what employees do adds little value to the organization’s outcome.
We covered juicy topics like
The 3 contributing factors of non-value-add tasks and activities
How work gets done in an organization
The 2 questions to ask about activities and tasks to ensure that they add value to the organization
The direct connection between employee experience and customer experience
4 common sources of peo...2022-11-0839 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 220 – The importance of values, vision, and mission – Interview with Mark JamesToday’s episode was with Mark James, founder and President of Performance Advisors Group, Inc. His focus is on processes, and while that may seem dry, it’s certainly not, with research that shows that 50-75% of what employees do adds little value to the organization’s outcome.
We covered juicy topics like
The 3 contributing factors of non-value-add tasks and activities
How work gets done in an organization
The 2 questions to ask about activities and tasks to ensure that they add value to the organization
The direct connection between employee experience and customer experience
4 common sources of peo...2022-11-0839 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 219 - Happy employees are productive employees - interview with Ladan MorganIn this series Dawn interviews leaders in organizations who have taken a stand in promoting positive culture, employee engagement, and/or DEI. This episode with Ladan Morgan of Firstmark Credit Union highlights Firstmark’s strong focus on hiring right and onboarding extremely well to create a strong culture.
Covered in this episode:
How Firstmark handled the pandemic (they actually earned a Resilience Award as a result of their efforts)
How they are handling the Great Resignation
Their emphasis on their High 5 core values
How to determine a potential new hire’s culture fit from the beginning of t...2022-07-1532 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 219 - Happy employees are productive employees - interview with Ladan MorganIn this series Dawn interviews leaders in organizations who have taken a stand in promoting positive culture, employee engagement, and/or DEI. This episode with Ladan Morgan of Firstmark Credit Union highlights Firstmark’s strong focus on hiring right and onboarding extremely well to create a strong culture.
Covered in this episode:
How Firstmark handled the pandemic (they actually earned a Resilience Award as a result of their efforts)
How they are handling the Great Resignation
Their emphasis on their High 5 core values
How to determine a potential new hire’s culture fit from the beginning of t...2022-07-1532 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 219 - Happy employees are productive employees - interview with Ladan MorganIn this series Dawn interviews leaders in organizations who have taken a stand in promoting positive culture, employee engagement, and/or DEI. This episode with Ladan Morgan of Firstmark Credit Union highlights Firstmark’s strong focus on hiring right and onboarding extremely well to create a strong culture.
Covered in this episode:
How Firstmark handled the pandemic (they actually earned a Resilience Award as a result of their efforts)
How they are handling the Great Resignation
Their emphasis on their High 5 core values
How to determine a potential new hire’s culture fit from the beginning of t...2022-07-1532 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 219 - Happy employees are productive employees - interview with Ladan MorganIn this series Dawn interviews leaders in organizations who have taken a stand in promoting positive culture, employee engagement, and/or DEI. This episode with Ladan Morgan of Firstmark Credit Union highlights Firstmark’s strong focus on hiring right and onboarding extremely well to create a strong culture.
Covered in this episode:
How Firstmark handled the pandemic (they actually earned a Resilience Award as a result of their efforts)
How they are handling the Great Resignation
Their emphasis on their High 5 core values
How to determine a potential new hire’s culture fit from the beginning of the process
Onboarding and...2022-07-1532 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 218 - People Teams - Interview with Elliot EpsteinDawn talks with Elliot Epstein from Lightyear Health. They discuss his dedication to attracting and hiring good people, and their business practices that include managerial training, check-in surveys, unconscious bias training, etc. Elliot has found that more diverse and inclusive teams have better outcomes, and it trickles down to the health of their patients.
About Elliot:
Elliot has dedicated his career to building and scaling People teams in technology-enabled, mission-driven organizations. He’s currently the Chief People Officer & Chief Administrative Officer at Lightyear Health — which brings expertise in pain management, rehabilitation, and behavioral health to long-t...2022-06-1747 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 218 - People Teams - Interview with Elliot EpsteinDawn talks with Elliot Epstein from Lightyear Health. They discuss his dedication to attracting and hiring good people, and their business practices that include managerial training, check-in surveys, unconscious bias training, etc. Elliot has found that more diverse and inclusive teams have better outcomes, and it trickles down to the health of their patients.
About Elliot:
Elliot has dedicated his career to building and scaling People teams in technology-enabled, mission-driven organizations. He’s currently the Chief People Officer & Chief Administrative Officer at Lightyear Health — which brings expertise in pain management, rehabilitation, and behavioral health to long-t...2022-06-1747 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 218 - People Teams - Interview with Elliot EpsteinDawn talks with Elliot Epstein from Lightyear Health. They discuss his dedication to attracting and hiring good people, and their business practices that include managerial training, check-in surveys, unconscious bias training, etc. Elliot has found that more diverse and inclusive teams have better outcomes, and it trickles down to the health of their patients.
About Elliot:
Elliot has dedicated his career to building and scaling People teams in technology-enabled, mission-driven organizations. He’s currently the Chief People Officer & Chief Administrative Officer at Lightyear Health — which brings expertise in pain management, rehabilitation, and behavioral health to long-t...2022-06-1747 min
Mainely MattersAndy Silvernail, Founder, Chair & CEO of 5 Nails, LLC On Overcoming AdversityFrom humble beginnings to one of the top CEOs in America---Host Rob Carmichael talks leadership and overcoming adversity with former Bucksport resident, Andy Silvernail, Founder, Chair & CEO of 5 Nails, LLC2022-06-1545 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 217 - Your need to feel competent and relevantEveryone wants to be seen, heard, and acknowledged. This applies to you, your family, and your colleagues. And, everyone wants to feel relevant and competent, especially in the workplace.
Competent: You feel (and others see you as) good at what you do.
Relevant: You’re important and you matter.
You can identify when someone isn’t feeling competent or relevant; they may interrupt, be the class clown, try to prove they’re right, or interject with their experiences. We can combat our own need, and recognize it in others.
Ways to combat...2022-05-2022 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 217 - Your need to feel competent and relevantEveryone wants to be seen, heard, and acknowledged. This applies to you, your family, and your colleagues. And, everyone wants to feel relevant and competent, especially in the workplace.
Competent: You feel (and others see you as) good at what you do.
Relevant: You’re important and you matter.
You can identify when someone isn’t feeling competent or relevant; they may interrupt, be the class clown, try to prove they’re right, or interject with their experiences. We can combat our own need, and recognize it in others.
Ways to combat...2022-05-2022 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 216 - 6 regular habits to promote forward motionWhen you have the right people in the right seats doing the right things, your business thrives. But how do you make sure that your people are working together at their top performance?
Forward motion is the goal of everything an organization does. Here are 6 regular practices for leaders to implement with their employees for continuous forward motion:
Groundhog Day exercise: After a project ends, discuss how you would do it differently if you had to do it again.
Weekly coffee talks: Members of your team can come talk to you about anything as a check-in.
D...2022-05-1716 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 216 - 6 regular habits to promote forward motionWhen you have the right people in the right seats doing the right things, your business thrives. But how do you make sure that your people are working together at their top performance?
Forward motion is the goal of everything an organization does. Here are 6 regular practices for leaders to implement with their employees for continuous forward motion:
Groundhog Day exercise: After a project ends, discuss how you would do it differently if you had to do it again.
Weekly coffee talks: Members of your team can come talk to you about anything as a check-in.
D...2022-05-1716 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 216 - 6 regular habits to promote forward motionWhen you have the right people in the right seats doing the right things, your business thrives. But how do you make sure that your people are working together at their top performance?
Forward motion is the goal of everything an organization does. Here are 6 regular practices for leaders to implement with their employees for continuous forward motion:
Groundhog Day exercise: After a project ends, discuss how you would do it differently if you had to do it again.
Weekly coffee talks: Members of your team can come talk to you about anything as a check-in.
D...2022-05-1716 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 215 - Change is hardChange is uncomfortable by nature. We are programmed to stay safe, so change looks like risk. However, there are times when not changing is more dangerous than staying the same. Sometimes we have to go against our fight, flight, or freeze instincts, and make a choice.
We exist in two zones:
The Comfort Zone
The Magic Zone
These two zones don’t touch each other. You must step out of the comfort zone to get to the magic zone, where great things happen. To make progress, you need to make some kind of change.
All...2022-05-1311 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 215 - Change is hardChange is uncomfortable by nature. We are programmed to stay safe, so change looks like risk. However, there are times when not changing is more dangerous than staying the same. Sometimes we have to go against our fight, flight, or freeze instincts, and make a choice.
We exist in two zones:
The Comfort Zone
The Magic Zone
These two zones don’t touch each other. You must step out of the comfort zone to get to the magic zone, where great things happen. To make progress, you need to make some kind of change.
All...2022-05-1311 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 214 - Add neuro-diversity into your DEI efforts - Interview with Katherine McCordI had an amazing interview with Katherine McCord, founder of Titan Management, and a champion of neuro-diversity in the workplace. Do you know 30% of the population has some form of neuro-diversity? Listen in as Katherine and Dawn discuss:
What neuro-diversity is
The advantages to having neuro-diverse people on your team and why you REALLY want them
How you can hire (or not exclude) neuro-diverse people
How to design your application process, including interview standards
About Katherine McCord:
In 2014, with global best hiring practices and true diversity hiring as her driving forces, Katherine, a neuro-diverse woman herself, launched...2022-05-1026 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 214 - Add neuro-diversity into your DEI efforts - Interview with Katherine McCordI had an amazing interview with Katherine McCord, founder of Titan Management, and a champion of neuro-diversity in the workplace. Do you know 30% of the population has some form of neuro-diversity? Listen in as Katherine and Dawn discuss:
What neuro-diversity is
The advantages to having neuro-diverse people on your team and why you REALLY want them
How you can hire (or not exclude) neuro-diverse people
How to design your application process, including interview standards
About Katherine McCord:
In 2014, with global best hiring practices and true diversity hiring as her driving forces, Katherine, a neuro-diverse woman herself, launched...2022-05-1026 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 214 - Add neuro-diversity into your DEI efforts - Interview with Katherine McCordI had an amazing interview with Katherine McCord, founder of Titan Management, and a champion of neuro-diversity in the workplace. Do you know 30% of the population has some form of neuro-diversity? Listen in as Katherine and Dawn discuss:
What neuro-diversity is
The advantages to having neuro-diverse people on your team and why you REALLY want them
How you can hire (or not exclude) neuro-diverse people
How to design your application process, including interview standards
About Katherine McCord:
In 2014, with global best hiring practices and true diversity hiring as her driving forces, Katherine, a neuro-diverse woman herself, launched...2022-05-1026 minCompany culture | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minLeadership | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minSuccess | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minright people | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minProductivity | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minManagement | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minTeams | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minEmployees | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 213 - Rockstars: the antidote to mediocrityA lot of employers think that they’re stuck with the employees they have, and they must make do. But it is crucial to have rockstars as a part of your team, and it makes a huge difference. It is a must-have.
The CEO of Netflix had to lay off a third of his employees. He divided his team into 2 groups:
High producing, a pleasure to be around, amazing employees
Less amazing, complaining, needed a lot of hand-holding, adequate employees
So he fired a third of his workforce, and waited for the repercussions. However, he found...2022-05-0313 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 212 - Our assumptions get in the wayDiversity encompasses many aspects of identity, including the ways we process the world.
There are 7 different ways of processing information:
Verbal/linguistic,
Mathematical/logical
Musical/audio
Kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Visual
A commitment to diversity and inclusion in your business has to include your hiring process, and your hiring team needs to be trained to work with people who communicate differently than they do.
It’s easy to assume that everyone has the same amount of energy and priorities as you do, but that’s not the case. Your colleagues and staff may not be fu...2022-02-1812 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 212 - Our assumptions get in the wayDiversity encompasses many aspects of identity, including the ways we process the world.
There are 7 different ways of processing information:
Verbal/linguistic,
Mathematical/logical
Musical/audio
Kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Visual
A commitment to diversity and inclusion in your business has to include your hiring process, and your hiring team needs to be trained to work with people who communicate differently than they do.
It’s easy to assume that everyone has the same amount of energy and priorities as you do, but that’s not the case. Your colleagues and staff may not be fu...2022-02-1812 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 212 - Our assumptions get in the wayDiversity encompasses many aspects of identity, including the ways we process the world.
There are 7 different ways of processing information:
Verbal/linguistic,
Mathematical/logical
Musical/audio
Kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Visual
A commitment to diversity and inclusion in your business has to include your hiring process, and your hiring team needs to be trained to work with people who communicate differently than they do.
It’s easy to assume that everyone has the same amount of energy and priorities as you do, but that’s not the case. Your colleagues and staff may not be fu...2022-02-1812 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 211 - Quitting bonuses, stay interviews, and the big pictureWhat do you need to put in place so that you don’t have constant employee turnover? Quitting bonuses and stay interviews are a good idea. But what about the big picture? Company culture, collaboration, and creativity are all big picture items that are hard to measure, but are important to make your business thrive.
People are looking for work that has purpose, and they want to have impact in the world. And rigorous hiring processes ensure that your company has the people who really want to work there. Listen in as Dawn explains how to achieve this...2022-02-1512 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 211 - Quitting bonuses, stay interviews, and the big pictureWhat do you need to put in place so that you don’t have constant employee turnover? Quitting bonuses and stay interviews are a good idea. But what about the big picture? Company culture, collaboration, and creativity are all big picture items that are hard to measure, but are important to make your business thrive.
People are looking for work that has purpose, and they want to have impact in the world. And rigorous hiring processes ensure that your company has the people who really want to work there. Listen in as Dawn explains how to achieve this...2022-02-1512 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 211 - Quitting bonuses, stay interviews, and the big pictureWhat do you need to put in place so that you don’t have constant employee turnover? Quitting bonuses and stay interviews are a good idea. But what about the big picture? Company culture, collaboration, and creativity are all big picture items that are hard to measure, but are important to make your business thrive.
People are looking for work that has purpose, and they want to have impact in the world. And rigorous hiring processes ensure that your company has the people who really want to work there. Listen in as Dawn explains how to achieve this...2022-02-1512 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCHow do you measure successful projects and people?How do you measure results and success in regard to your team and projects? If you don’t know the answer, then your team members aren’t able to perform to your standards.
What quality do you look for in your team members? For example, does “on time” for you mean on the due date, or the day before? That definition needs to be clear for your employees.
How do you measure projects? If the client is a repeat customer? A lack of things going wrong?
The only way to have great people on your te...2022-02-1112 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 209 - The importance of employee engagement - Interview with Donna CuttingWhy is it necessary to engage your employees? I spoke with Donna Cutting, the founder of Red-Carpet Learning Worldwide.
We discussed:
Confusing tools of recognition with valuing employees
What does NOT make people feel valued
Importance of involving all employees in creating a positive culture
The #1 thing employers can do right now
Listen in as we discuss employee engagement and company culture.
About Donna Cutting
Donna Cutting is an organizational culture consultant who works with mission-driven leaders to help them create cultures of happy people who deliver red carpet customer service. S...2022-02-0834 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCAll people issues are communication problemsAt The Shuler Group, we believe that most people issues are communication problems. Here are a few people issues that are actually communication problems at their root:
Unconscious expectations
Unclear expectations
Stuff that gets in the way
Not truly listening
Having different definitions
Being caught in your own movie in your head
Dysfunctional communication styles
Listen in as Dawn elaborates on these communication problems.
Referenced episodes: Are you listening to respond or understand?, Just when you think you’re communicating clearly…, Two tools to move your organization forwardThe post Episode 208 – All people issues are commu...2022-01-2812 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCNot slowing down is destroying your communicationGoing too fast and rushing to get things done is detrimental to functional communication. If you have particular needs, slow down the process, and make sure both parties are clear. We all come from a different frame of references, and taking the time to communicate will help your business thrive.
Listen in as Dawn presents three examples to demonstrate the importance of slowing down.
Referenced episode: Two tools to move your organization forwardThe post Episode 207 – Not slowing down is destroying your communication first appeared on The Shuler Group LLC.2022-01-2114 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCIf X Then YWhat does it mean to take initiative? Is it just looking at what’s needed and taking the action? Well, it’s more than that.
There’s 2 pieces to taking initiative:
Thinking strategically: asking the right questions, determining solutions.
Feeling empowered to take action: external permissions, company culture that supports these decisions.
Having an employee who takes initiative, solves problems, and thinks critically is gold. Having a company culture where taking initiative is modeled and encouraged allows the organization to thrive. Listen in as Dawn defines strategic thinking, and discusses company culture.
The post...2022-01-1812 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCIf X Then YWhat does it mean to take initiative? Is it just looking at what’s needed and taking the action? Well, it’s more than that.
There’s 2 pieces to taking initiative:
Thinking strategically: asking the right questions, determining solutions.
Feeling empowered to take action: external permissions, company culture that supports these decisions.
Having an employee who takes initiative, solves problems, and thinks critically is gold. Having a company culture where taking initiative is modeled and encouraged allows the organization to thrive. Listen in as Dawn defines strategic thinking, and discusses company culture.
The post...2022-01-1812 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCTop 10 ways to drive your rockstars awayRockstars are the people that you want on your team: the people who will help your business thrive. But how do you attract these people, and be sure that you aren’t pushing them away?
Dawn explains the 10 things companies do that drive rockstars away:
Micromanaging
Not appreciating your rockstars
Not including rockstars in the vision
No advancement
Shutting down your rockstars
No mentoring
Ignoring the importance of self-care
Not knowing your rockstars’ strengths
Underpaying
Lack of honest feedback
The culture of an organization determines if it will attract rockstars, or drive them away. Listen in as...2022-01-0713 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCTop 10 ways to drive your rockstars awayRockstars are the people that you want on your team: the people who will help your business thrive. But how do you attract these people, and be sure that you aren’t pushing them away?
Dawn explains the 10 things companies do that drive rockstars away:
Micromanaging
Not appreciating your rockstars
Not including rockstars in the vision
No advancement
Shutting down your rockstars
No mentoring
Ignoring the importance of self-care
Not knowing your rockstars’ strengths
Underpaying
Lack of honest feedback
The culture of an organization determines if it will attract rockstars, or drive them away. Listen in as...2022-01-0713 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCPeople Processes Performance Pt 2When you have the right people in the right seats, doing the right things at their top performance, the organization thrives. People, processes, and performance are three legs of a stool that work together for a company’s success.
It’s hard to tell from the inside when you aren’t meeting these needs, so Dawn breaks down each category.
People – Do you have the right people? Are they engaged? Do you have the right culture? Are you hiring rockstars?
Processes – How do you do what you do? Does everyone know their primary responsibility? Is it clear who o...2022-01-0409 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 203 – What you don’t know about HR could hurt you – Interview with Edgar Ndjatou of OfficiumWhoever said HR was boring?! I had an engaging conversation with Edgar Ndjatou, Principal of Officium, which was chock-full of great information. In listening to this episode, you actually get a roadmap to successfully navigate HR and employment issues.
We discussed:
The biggest HR challenge facing small businesses
The Great Resignation (yes, it’s real)
What the healthiest organizations do
Trends in hiring and retention
The biggest mistake companies make in terms of HR
The #1 thing companies can do to attract and retain great talent
Make sure you listen in to help you create your hir...2021-10-1300 minProductivity | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 203 – What you don’t know about HR could hurt you – Interview with Edgar Ndjatou of OfficiumWhoever said HR was boring?! I had an engaging conversation with Edgar Ndjatou, Principal of Officium, which was chock-full of great information. In listening to this episode, you actually get a roadmap to successfully navigate HR and employment issues.
We discussed:
The biggest HR challenge facing small businesses
The Great Resignation (yes, it’s real)
What the healthiest organizations do
Trends in hiring and retention
The biggest mistake companies make in terms of HR
The #1 thing companies can do to attract and retain great talent
Make sure you listen in to help you create your hir...2021-10-1300 minLeadership | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 203 – What you don’t know about HR could hurt you – Interview with Edgar Ndjatou of OfficiumWhoever said HR was boring?! I had an engaging conversation with Edgar Ndjatou, Principal of Officium, which was chock-full of great information. In listening to this episode, you actually get a roadmap to successfully navigate HR and employment issues.
We discussed:
The biggest HR challenge facing small businesses
The Great Resignation (yes, it’s real)
What the healthiest organizations do
Trends in hiring and retention
The biggest mistake companies make in terms of HR
The #1 thing companies can do to attract and retain great talent
Make sure you listen in to help you create your hir...2021-10-1300 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 203 – What you don’t know about HR could hurt you – Interview with Edgar Ndjatou of OfficiumWhoever said HR was boring?! I had an engaging conversation with Edgar Ndjatou, Principal of Officium, which was chock-full of great information. In listening to this episode, you actually get a roadmap to successfully navigate HR and employment issues.
We discussed:
The biggest HR challenge facing small businesses
The Great Resignation (yes, it’s real)
What the healthiest organizations do
Trends in hiring and retention
The biggest mistake companies make in terms of HR
The #1 thing companies can do to attract and retain great talent
Make sure you listen in to help you create your hir...2021-10-1300 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 202 – Are you listening to respond or to understand?We’ve recently been doing some training on active listening. What makes it “active” instead of “passive” is the listener’s presence and intent. Active listening is listening to comprehend, understand, learn, and only respond when it’s appropriate. When we wrapped up the training, I found a quote that I really liked: “When we don’t push our agenda to feel competent, we can better listen to other person’s desires.” I think this encapsulates active listening perfectly.
Listen in as Dawn discusses active listening and how listening to respond can be obstructive to effective communication.
Other podcast episo...2021-08-0311 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 202 – Are you listening to respond or to understand?We’ve recently been doing some training on active listening. What makes it “active” instead of “passive” is the listener’s presence and intent. Active listening is listening to comprehend, understand, learn, and only respond when it’s appropriate. When we wrapped up the training, I found a quote that I really liked: “When we don’t push our agenda to feel competent, we can better listen to other person’s desires.” I think this encapsulates active listening perfectly.
Listen in as Dawn discusses active listening and how listening to respond can be obstructive to effective communication.
Other podcast episo...2021-08-0311 minStrengths-based workplace | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 201 – Star Trek RockstarsMy husband Mark and I are huge fans of the Star Trek franchise, from classic Star Trek all the way to modern films. We’ve recently watched the first of the Star Trek remakes, and it occurred to me that part of the reason Star Trek resonates with me is that the crew members of the starship Enterprise reflect ideal workplace dynamics. Each crew member is outstandingly good at what they do and is willing to go the extra mile to get things done. They’re all Rockstars, and Rockstars make the seemingly impossible challenges possible.
Listen in a...2021-07-2711 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 201 – Star Trek RockstarsMy husband Mark and I are huge fans of the Star Trek franchise, from classic Star Trek all the way to modern films. We’ve recently watched the first of the Star Trek remakes, and it occurred to me that part of the reason Star Trek resonates with me is that the crew members of the starship Enterprise reflect ideal workplace dynamics. Each crew member is outstandingly good at what they do and is willing to go the extra mile to get things done. They’re all Rockstars, and Rockstars make the seemingly impossible challenges possible.
Listen in a...2021-07-2711 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 201 – Star Trek RockstarsMy husband Mark and I are huge fans of the Star Trek franchise, from classic Star Trek all the way to modern films. We’ve recently watched the first of the Star Trek remakes, and it occurred to me that part of the reason Star Trek resonates with me is that the crew members of the starship Enterprise reflect ideal workplace dynamics. Each crew member is outstandingly good at what they do and is willing to go the extra mile to get things done. They’re all Rockstars, and Rockstars make the seemingly impossible challenges possible.
Listen in a...2021-07-2711 minProductivity | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 200 – Do you have an A Player organization for your A Player people? Interview with Doug Brown of Business Success FactorsI had a stimulating conversation with sales expert and author, Doug Brown of Business Success Factors.
As someone who has been working in business since he was three years old (really!), Doug had some great insights.
Here are a few things we covered:
The need for alignment between A Players and A Player environments
How you know if you have an A Player organization
Biggest mistakes companies make when hiring
How magical things happen when you have the ideal team
The importance of systematic and strategic processes on an organization in general, even in sal...2021-07-0646 minBusiness relationships | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 200 – Do you have an A Player organization for your A Player people? Interview with Doug Brown of Business Success FactorsI had a stimulating conversation with sales expert and author, Doug Brown of Business Success Factors.
As someone who has been working in business since he was three years old (really!), Doug had some great insights.
Here are a few things we covered:
The need for alignment between A Players and A Player environments
How you know if you have an A Player organization
Biggest mistakes companies make when hiring
How magical things happen when you have the ideal team
The importance of systematic and strategic processes on an organization in general, even in sal...2021-07-0646 minManagement | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 200 – Do you have an A Player organization for your A Player people? Interview with Doug Brown of Business Success FactorsI had a stimulating conversation with sales expert and author, Doug Brown of Business Success Factors.
As someone who has been working in business since he was three years old (really!), Doug had some great insights.
Here are a few things we covered:
The need for alignment between A Players and A Player environments
How you know if you have an A Player organization
Biggest mistakes companies make when hiring
How magical things happen when you have the ideal team
The importance of systematic and strategic processes on an organization in general, even in sal...2021-07-0646 minEmpowerment | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 200 – Do you have an A Player organization for your A Player people? Interview with Doug Brown of Business Success FactorsI had a stimulating conversation with sales expert and author, Doug Brown of Business Success Factors.
As someone who has been working in business since he was three years old (really!), Doug had some great insights.
Here are a few things we covered:
The need for alignment between A Players and A Player environments
How you know if you have an A Player organization
Biggest mistakes companies make when hiring
How magical things happen when you have the ideal team
The importance of systematic and strategic processes on an organization in general, even in sal...2021-07-0646 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 200 – Do you have an A Player organization for your A Player people? Interview with Doug Brown of Business Success FactorsI had a stimulating conversation with sales expert and author, Doug Brown of Business Success Factors.
As someone who has been working in business since he was three years old (really!), Doug had some great insights.
Here are a few things we covered:
The need for alignment between A Players and A Player environments
How you know if you have an A Player organization
Biggest mistakes companies make when hiring
How magical things happen when you have the ideal team
The importance of systematic and strategic processes on an organization in general, even in sal...2021-07-0646 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 198 – Do you have rockstars or rocks on your team?What makes someone Rockstar? What are the qualities of a Rockstar employee?
Rockstars are A players: the people who have the intangibles, those things that you can’t train. They have the passion, energy, drive, initiative, intent, desire to be better and make the company better. It’s what they walk in the door with. To put it simply, they have the “It” factor.
Listen in as Dawn talk about rockstars in the workplace and the first steps you can take to create your rockstar qualities list.
Other podcast episodes mentioned: Are you an A, B...2021-05-0714 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 196 – Passive Modeling vs Active ModelingAs a leader, if you want to cultivate a positive culture or behavior, you have to embody and show it… because any kind of culture or behavior naturally comes from the top down. You have to be a model to your employees and colleagues. You have to be able to walk the walk.
There are two ways to embody your workplace culture or behavior: Passive Modeling and Active Modeling. Passive Modeling is when you’re setting yourself as an example; this can be conscious and unconscious. On the other hand, Active Modeling is when you engage people and ac...2021-04-0920 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 195 – Right person, wrong seatOur focus at The Shuler Group is helping organizations achieve and sustain forward motion through people, processes, and performance.
As for the people part, it’s all about ensuring that an organization has the right people for the right seat. You’ve probably heard me define it before; the right people are those whose goals, purpose, and values align with the organizations. The right seat is when someone is operating in his/her zone of genius.
Ideally, we work towards having the right people in the right seats. We generally recommend organizations focus on getting the r...2021-03-2612 minHiring – The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 195 – Right person, wrong seatOur focus at The Shuler Group is helping organizations achieve and sustain forward motion through people, processes, and performance.
As for the people part, it’s all about ensuring that an organization has the right people for the right seat. You’ve probably heard me define it before; the right people are those whose goals, purpose, and values align with the organizations. The right seat is when someone is operating in his/her zone of genius.
Ideally, we work towards having the right people in the right seats. We generally recommend organizations focus on getting the r...2021-03-2612 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 195 – Right person, wrong seatOur focus at The Shuler Group is helping organizations achieve and sustain forward motion through people, processes, and performance.
As for the people part, it’s all about ensuring that an organization has the right people for the right seat. You’ve probably heard me define it before; the right people are those whose goals, purpose, and values align with the organizations. The right seat is when someone is operating in his/her zone of genius.
Ideally, we work towards having the right people in the right seats. We generally recommend organizations focus on getting the r...2021-03-2612 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 194 – Confidence is critical – Interview with Jamie McKinney of Jamie EmpowersDuring this riveting interview with Jamie McKinney, author, speaker, and coach, we talked about the critical importance of confidence as a catalyst to career success.
Listen in as we cover:
Her secret weapon
Estrogen Empires vs. Testosterone Towers
Your personal ETA (Emotions, Thoughts, Actions)
The BAAM method
Confidence and the connection to story
The differences in language and behavior between men and women
The confidence formula
Jamie’s “nails on the chalkboard” saying and her replacement phrase
Her #1 tip in developing confidence
About Jamie McKinney
Jamie Dandar McKinney is the author of the book, S...2021-03-0944 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 194 – Confidence is critical – Interview with Jamie McKinney of Jamie EmpowersDuring this riveting interview with Jamie McKinney, author, speaker, and coach, we talked about the critical importance of confidence as a catalyst to career success.
Listen in as we cover:
Her secret weapon
Estrogen Empires vs. Testosterone Towers
Your personal ETA (Emotions, Thoughts, Actions)
The BAAM method
Confidence and the connection to story
The differences in language and behavior between men and women
The confidence formula
Jamie’s “nails on the chalkboard” saying and her replacement phrase
Her #1 tip in developing confidence
About Jamie McKinney
Jamie Dandar McKinney is the author of the book, S...2021-03-0944 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 193 – How do you ensure you have the right people in the right seats?I consider an organization a living structure, composed of an intricate and dynamic relationship between humans and systems. To ensure an efficient and consistent forward motion, every person in their respective position has to be in the right seat. Having the right people in the right seats is critical to any organization’s success.
So, how do you ensure the right person in the right seat?
First of all, he/she has to be in alignment with the organization’s values and culture. Placing the right person in the right seat is a combination of the p...2021-03-0515 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 192 – People and numbers are the magic – Interview with Janette Gallardo, CFOI had a fantastic interview with Janette Gallardo of Vitta Solutions, a company that offers fractional CFO services to other organizations. While you might not think that numbers, data, and forecasts have anything to do with employee engagement and productivity, you would be mistaken!
Listen in as Dawn and Janette discuss:
The red flags that indicate that employees are not aligned with the direction of the organization
What turnover tells you about your company
How you can measure productivity and engagement
Numbers tell a story!
The story that your organizations five-year vision tells and working backward to...2021-03-0226 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 191 – How do you have those difficult conversations?In any business or professional setting, having difficult conversations is something that a company has to go through. Every business has its problems, and for it to move forward, these problems need to be addressed and discussed.
It’s difficult for people involved in such a discussion not to get defensive, because they’re going to feel confronted. So how do you have these difficult conversations without putting them on the defensive and not making them feel attacked?
When you’re about to engage in a difficult conversation, put yourself in a neutral position, be patient...2021-02-2616 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 190 – When normal is strangeAfter over a year into this pandemic, one of the things that struck me is our view of what’s normal. In just one year, we’ve grown so accustomed to the safety protocols, social distancing, working from home, and other “new normal” things that it becomes a natural part of us and our daily lives. And the things that we usually did in the “old normal” now feel a bit strange: going on a ski trip, traveling with friends, sitting leisurely in a restaurant over a meal, seeing a person without a mask on at the grocery store, or neglectin...2021-02-2314 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 189 – Do the work, show the work, teach the workI firmly believe that everyone in a company innately wants to be of value and wants to see their efforts impact its forward movement. This is especially true in smaller and mid-sized businesses.
No matter what level they’re in the organization, each person must be able to wear multiple hats and know their primary role inside and out. For an organization to succeed, each person should be able to do the work, show the work and teach the work. When these things are in place, it will be easier for someone to work within his or he...2021-02-1614 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 188 – Just when you think you’re communicating clearly…Communication is a fundamental life skill. Effective communication is essential to move any business forward. Without it, there will be confusion and inefficiencies in the company.
Effective communication isn’t just conveying your messages clearly. You also have to take the recipient into account; it is a two-way street. Great communication is something that is shared, felt, and reciprocated by both sides.
In this episode, Dawn shares her insights about communication and three steps toward effective communication.
Other podcast episodes referenced: Two tools to move your organization forward, Co-create, You need to spea...2021-02-1214 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 188 – Just when you think you’re communicating clearly…Communication is a fundamental life skill. Effective communication is essential to move any business forward. Without it, there will be confusion and inefficiencies in the company.
Effective communication isn’t just conveying your messages clearly. You also have to take the recipient into account; it is a two-way street. Great communication is something that is shared, felt, and reciprocated by both sides.
In this episode, Dawn shares her insights about communication and three steps toward effective communication.
Other podcast episodes referenced: Two tools to move your organization forward, Co-create, You need to spea...2021-02-1214 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 186 – Two tools to move your organization forwardAs coaches, our goal is to equip teams, leaders, and employees with tools, techniques, and strategies to move the organization forward. We want our tools to be effective and powerful so staff can perform at their best. After all, it is what our company is about, instituting forward motion and helping organizations move in a positive direction.
There are two tools that we use over and over with our clients (and internally here at The Shuler Group). One of our clients commented that one tool looks back, and one looks forward. Perfect!
The tool that looks...2021-02-0513 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 186 – Two tools to move your organization forwardAs coaches, our goal is to equip teams, leaders, and employees with tools, techniques, and strategies to move the organization forward. We want our tools to be effective and powerful so staff can perform at their best. After all, it is what our company is about, instituting forward motion and helping organizations move in a positive direction.
There are two tools that we use over and over with our clients (and internally here at The Shuler Group). One of our clients commented that one tool looks back, and one looks forward. Perfect!
The tool that looks...2021-02-0513 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 185 – Not offering remote work options is for the dinosaursOne thing that has been greatly affected by the pandemic is the workplace setup. Most companies have had to tweak operations, and sometimes even to make drastic changes, like going from 100% in-person to 100% remote. Even as organizations think about phasing back into some version of in-person work, it still makes sense to offer remote and teleworking options for your employees’ and business’s health and security.
You can always shuffle a number of your staff to work on-site and remotely, even rotate them if needed. Naturally, these are added efforts for the company, but these are much-needed trade...2021-02-0213 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 184 – People Processes PerformanceThe workforce is one of the greatest resources that an organization can have. So much depends on a company’s employees and staff for it to move forward and uphold its core values. Then there are two other equally important areas: Process and Performance. Strong Processes ensure that roles and responsibilities are clear, and efficient systems are in place. For Performance: are your people working in their Zone of Genius? If their strengths complement their position perfectly, Performance will undoubtedly be high, and output is significantly greater.
These three areas – People, Process, and Performance – are essential to the suc...2021-01-2912 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 183 – Who do your systems serve?Good systems and processes are crucial to the success of any organization. They play a significant role in any organization’s success or struggle. One of the common denominators that hurt operations is when there are inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the system or process. After all, keeping all stakeholders happy and satisfied is a delicate balancing act.
To make the most out of it, here are some great questions that we need to ask ourselves: Why do these systems and processes in your organization exist? What is the end goal? What is the desired outcome? At the end...2021-01-1913 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 182 – You are not the lowest common denominatorA couple of years ago, a magazine I enjoyed reading announced they shifted focus, thus, overhauling their content and a lot of their staff. With that, its quality, in my opinion, has gone downhill. This magazine used to have brilliant content with entertaining articles containing helpful and valuable information. Now, the articles aren’t as dynamic and detailed. I find them quite generic, and there’s not much value in them as before.
I then realized why I am no longer drawn to it; they are writing to the lowest common denominator.
When information is conve...2021-01-1513 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 181 – Engaging International and Remote Groups – Interview with Cedric Nwafor, Founder of ROOTS AfricaIt was a delight interviewing Cedric Nwafor, founder of ROOTS Africa. It’s my pleasure to share his story growing up in Cameroon and touch on things that our organizations have in common like:
Finding the Deeper Why of an organization
Identifying individuals’ Deeper Why
Re-engaging participants, especially in remote groups
Leaders’ roles in discovering the Deeper Why
Listen in as we go through some of the challenges he faces with aligning groups across the globe and some solutions we brainstormed together…. all leading to a more effective and productive organization.
About Cedric Nwafor2021-01-1235 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 181 – Engaging International and Remote Groups – Interview with Cedric Nwafor, Founder of ROOTS AfricaIt was a delight interviewing Cedric Nwafor, founder of ROOTS Africa. It’s my pleasure to share his story growing up in Cameroon and touch on things that our organizations have in common like:
Finding the Deeper Why of an organization
Identifying individuals’ Deeper Why
Re-engaging participants, especially in remote groups
Leaders’ roles in discovering the Deeper Why
Listen in as we go through some of the challenges he faces with aligning groups across the globe and some solutions we brainstormed together…. all leading to a more effective and productive organization.
About Cedric Nwafor2021-01-1235 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 180 – Do you get lost in your passion?When we’re passionate about something, we approach the subject matter with a level of dedication, enthusiasm, and intensity. That amount of attention often translates to good things, especially when your passion aligns with your work or projects.
However, there can be a tendency to get lost in our passion. The further we go down the rabbit hole, the more it can cause a disconnect or confusion in communication. Your colleagues, especially those from another department, may not have the same understanding or may not have your perspective toward the matter.
This isn’t to d...2021-01-0812 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 179 – What is your queen bee role?I’ve been reading a book by Michael Michalowicz called Clockwork. (He is also the author of Profit First, a book that I thoroughly loved.) In Clockwork, Mike Michalowicz compared a company to a beehive. In a beehive, each bee’s job is its primary role plus protecting the queen bee role. Like in a company, aside from what you do in your position, each individual has a major part in protecting and upholding the company’s queen bee role, as well as its core values.
Listen in as Dawn Shuler gives an in-depth discussion of the “queen bee...2021-01-0512 minTraining | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 174 – Right people in the right seats – for realOne of the most rigorous processes a company goes through is recruitment. Regardless of whose perspective, several boxes need to be checked to ensure we get the right person for the position or land the perfect job as applicants. Recruiting and qualifications go beyond what’s in the resume. Yes, credentials and skills are essential, but often overlooked are the intangibles. Character, inquisitiveness, and enthusiasm are equally important qualities that need to be carefully considered. A lot of these qualities are not measured or conveyed in a resume.
A person showing genuine eagerness, curiosity, and confidence toward th...2020-12-1113 minskills | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 171 – Is your training just checking a box?In organizations/companies, training is something that we go through regularly. Be it for operations or human resources, held by the company you’re working on or an external firm, we all experience training in one form or another. Management training, diversity and inclusion training, compliance training may seem superfluous, but we shouldn’t take these for granted.
Often these are treated just like checking a box; we only go through it because it’s required, and then set it aside after and get on with our day.
However, there is a reason why such traini...2020-12-0114 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 148 – Black vs. white. Where is the grey?As CEO of my own company, I’m having difficulty with the stark dichotomy of the political and social climate. Individually, we have our own belief systems. What do we do when we lead an organization of those stark dichotomies?
Other podcast episodes referenced: Insufficient
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Listen in as Dawn Shuler, CEO and Founder of The Shuler Group, LLC, stands up – as insufficient as it might be.
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Why you want to listen:
As a wave-maker, Brian wants to create an impact by challenging the status quo
His take on authenticity and using it as a tool
Who you should work with
Two simple, yet powerfully effective, hacks you can use as a presenter
About Brian Burkhart
Brian is the founder of SquarePlanet that helps people and businesses with gi...2020-05-0549 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 107 – The light bulb has to want to changeOrganizations can have all sorts of problems, from high employee turnover, toxic bosses, departments that don’t communicate across departments, and more. However, if there’s no desire to change, it doesn’t matter if solutions would solve all those problems and provide benefits. It takes courage to be willing to change.
Other podcast episodes referenced: Gap analysis and Interview with Sylvia Henderson, CEO of MindTeam Solutions
Resources referenced: Company Climate InventoryThe post Episode 107 – The light bulb has to want to change first appeared on The Shuler Group LLC.2019-10-0413 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 79 – Interview with Sylvia Henderson on Idea MindTeams – an innovative solution for companiesSylvia Henderson, CEO of MindTeam Solutions
In the last few People Thrive, Companies Thrive podcast episodes, Dawn has been talking about the power of teams, being well-rounded, creating a strengths-based culture, and being positive. Today, she brings it all together in a conversation with fellow CEO, Sylvia Henderson of MindTeam Solutions. Today’s topic: the innovative Idea MindTeam™ platform that enable staff to solve problems, implement ideas, and live the core values of the organization.The post Episode 79 – Interview with Sylvia Henderson on Idea MindTeams – an innovative solution for companies first appeared on The Shuler Group LLC.2019-05-3133 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 51 – Top 5 Books You Must ReadWhether you’re a CEO, business owner, entrepreneur, executive, manager, or leader, these 5 books should not just be on your bookshelf, but you should read them!
Listen in while Dawn Shuler discusses her top 5 favorite books for business:
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Traction by Gino Wickman
The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
How to Change Minds by Rob Jolles
The post Episode 51 – Top 5 Books You Must Read first appeared on The Shuler Group LLC.2019-01-1515 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 42 – 4 Biggest Skills GapsLast month, Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, noted the four biggest skills gaps. In this highly-technological era of artificial intelligence, automation, smart buildings, and more, those gaps are not what you would think. Listen in to find out what they are, and how you can develop those skills within your organization.The post Episode 42 – 4 Biggest Skills Gaps first appeared on The Shuler Group LLC.2018-11-0110 minPodcast | The Shuler Group LLCEpisode 1 – When People Thrive, Companies Thrive Podcast LaunchAs CEO of The Shuler Group, LLC, I am excited to announce the inaugural episode of the People Thrive, Companies Thrive podcast. I will deliver sharp, relevant inspiration and success strategies for CEOs, business owners, founders, managers, and leaders. Learn the importance of aligning your company’s purpose and values with those of your people and employees for greater success. Topics include business success, team building, employee engagement, communication, leadership, values, and more.The post Episode 1 – When People Thrive, Companies Thrive Podcast Launch first appeared on The Shuler Group LLC.2018-03-2915 min