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The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 418: Ten Minutes with Joe MontiTen minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.
Today Jonathan chats with Saga Press editorial director Joe Monti who has worked with some of the best writers and artists in science fiction and fantasy and has worked as a literary agent and as a book buyer for a major book chain. In a serious mood, they talk about the impact of the Great and Terrible Pause on book publishing, what...2020-05-1417 min
Wrestling With Chaos0060 WWC Recession Prep - processes and employeesThis episode is the first in a series on preparing for the next recession, “Recession Preparation - Processes and Employees.” The entire teamCMC contributes their expertise: • Gary Monti: change management, business analysis/planning, people & politics, project management • John Riley, Agility expert • Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource expert The conversation was based on a point-counterpoint approach, i.e., which is more significant during a recession, a bad process or a bad employee? For this argument the definition of “recession” provided was, “A shrinkage of sales.” John started the conversation by saying organizations frequently want to cut employees were cut products in preparation for re...2020-03-301h 06
Wrestling With Chaos0059 WWC Influence People by Brian Ahearn - Book ReviewIn this episode I review “Influence People: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade That Are Lasting and Ethical,” written by Brian Ahearn. In addition to influencing people in general, information is provided for those who need to improve their sales cycle. His approach is very practical, laying out key principles and associated acronyms that can be used to practice sharpening you ability to influence people. His overall tone is about helping the read as an entire person, not just one aspect. The work is based on solid research. He boils the information down to 7 key shortcuts which basically are sound prin...2020-02-2526 min
Wrestling With Chaos0058 WWC Coaching vs Therapy - Dr. Katherine Barteck, PsyD, InterviewThis episode is an interview with Dr. Katherine Barteck, PsyD, about the differences between counseling and coaching. She starts with definitions of therapy and coaching. Counseling, or therapy, is about taking an in-depth look at what is creating the current problems. The person can benefit from psychotherapy without necessarily having a diagnosis. Simply having the desire to explore one's past is efficient to gain benefits from psychotherapy. Also, the person who lacks a specific diagnosis may be going through a stressful period and needs help in sorting things out. The therapeutic process can be used to directly impact behaviors...2020-02-111h 08
Wrestling With Chaos0057 WWC Address Fear, Organize Your Business - Britanny Dixon InterviewThis episode is an interview with Brittany Dixon of Process for Profit. and continues our look at the relationship between fear and bad habits (see the previous article, Fear and Bad Habits - Give Yourself A Break and/or listen to the previous podcast of the same title) . Specifically, we dive into addressing obstacles fear creates which leads to wasting time, lowered efficiency, and an aimlessness in terms of moving one’s business forward. Brittany is an Operations/Efficiency expert. Brittany went from event organizer to home organizer to business organizer. She found she loved organizing everything "behind the cu...2020-02-0330 min
Wrestling With Chaos0056 WWC Fear and Bad Habits - Give Yourself a BreakIn this episode the relationship between fear and bad habits and the importance of going easy on yourself are covered. You may notice that when trying to break a bad habit resolution fades and suddenly you're back to the bad habit maybe even more so than before the resolution. There's a good reason for that in this podcast is going to cover that issue. We will look at the chain of events that goes into the creation of a bad habit with a special focus on how bad habits interlock and are mutually reinforcing, making it difficult to shift...2020-01-3022 min
Wrestling With Chaos0055 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 12 - Small Steps to An Agile StrategyThis podcast covers Chapter 12, “Small Steps To An Agile Strategy” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. The authors start the chapter by stating a good Flow workplace is one that challenges the idea of big strategy and grand plans. The new method is to build strategy from small steps. How to achieve that will be covered in this chapter. The first problem pointed out is that the core elements that people focus on in strategy and planning are necessary but nowhere near suf...2020-01-2421 min
Wrestling With Chaos0054 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 11 - Broadening Your Personal Development GoalsThis podcast covers Chapter 11, “Broadening Your Personal Development Goals” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. I would have to say if I had a favorite chapter so far this might be it! To quote from the authors, "Flow stands for empowerment. Real empowerment puts responsibilities onto your shoulders. It gives you more liberty, more uncertainty and more need to challenge yourself to grow. You are in charge of more than you realized." The authors feel that Flow is in stark contrast to colla...2020-01-2313 min
Wrestling With Chaos0053 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 10 - Customer Feedback WallThis podcast covers Chapter 10, “The Customer Feedback Wall” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. The Flow Customer Feedback Wall is an additional powerful tool for bringing different parts of the business together in search of customer success. It is a venue for everybody to observe customer opinions and to participate in discussions about what has value for them. That helps focus on the personalized approach of "market-of-one." THREE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF CUSTOMER-CENTRICITY authenticity is critical inappropriately representing the customer voice. This can be a...2020-01-2210 min
Wrestling With Chaos0052 WWC Women In Agile Meetup - Men Are Invited!In this podcast I give my reflections on attending my first Women in Agile Meetup - one of two men to attend. The podcast is divided into two broad categories: - what I will call the human condition, and; - gender differences First off, it was a very valuable experience. The presentation was good and the experience, overall, was positive. I am glad I attended. The presentation was on emotional intelligence and team safety which the speaker felt was not complete unless vulnerability was included. It got my attention because vulnerability is one of the number one topic that...2020-01-2123 min
Wrestling With Chaos0051 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 9 - Reinventing RolesThis podcast covers Chapter 9, “Reinventing Roles” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. Flow is based on a belief in multidisciplinary people, not just multidisciplinary teams. This is critical when practicing business agility in order to avoid the confusion associated with the approach of one person-one discipline. By having multidisciplinary people the boundaries (maybe the walls) that exist within an organization can be dissolved to some degree. Critical to the process of developing multidisciplinary people is removal of the gap between product managers...2020-01-2012 min
Wrestling With Chaos0050 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 8 - Value, The Anti-Plan and TestingThis podcast covers Chapter 8, “Value, The Anti-Plan and Testing” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. The chapter opens with obstacles to the creation of value: 1. Searching to save costs rather than creating value; 2. Failing to truly understand value until we fully understand what customers will buy, enjoy, and share; 3. Planning too much and not testing enough. The authors turned their focus to the issues associated with planning, where planning is inappropriately used as a quality control tool. In the end this can crea...2020-01-1713 min
Wrestling With Chaos0049 WWC 12 Steps Flow - Ch 7 - Agile C-SuiteThis podcast covers Chapter 7, “The Agile C-Suite” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. If you follow my podcast you'll know this is one of my favorite chapters because I'm all about whether or not senior management aligns with what it takes for the team to get the work done by practicing servant-leadership with the team, turning power and resources over to the team so they can get the job done. This is critical because in complex situations, which essentially is what Flow is...2020-01-1612 min
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Wrestling With Chaos0048 WWC Women In Agile - Carina Silfverduk InterviewIn today's podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion about Women in Agile and Agility itself with Carina Silfverduk, an Agile Practice Lead at CAS. The basis being creating abundance in business through compassion, empathy, and discipline. Carina leads the local chapter of Women in Agile, working at the national level with the Executive Sponsors Natalie Warnert and Deema Dajani. Carina opened our discussion stating that men are welcome since this is a group focused on maximizing diversity in the creation of better solutions. The group is also meant to provide a safe space for women to seek support and...2020-01-151h 07
Wrestling With Chaos0047 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 6 - Value-Seeking BehaviorThis podcast covers Chapter 6, “Creating Value-Seeking Behaviour” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. This chapter answers the question, "How do we seek value is continuous activity without a spreadsheet, value proposition or a conventional ROI?" This is done by going deeper into the Flow Value Stack introduced in the Introduction. The key is weaving value into everyday activities rather than being a separate event. The importance of how a customer is viewed along with the corresponding segmentation is critic...2020-01-1427 minWrestling With Chaos0046 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 5 - Anti-Project Thinking and Business AgilityThis podcast covers Chapter 5, “Anti-Project Thinking and Business Agility” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. This chapter argues that Agile techniques could be improved by moving away from Epics and User stories to Flexible Business Goals, Areas of Work, and Units of Work. The reason for this is workplaces change with regards to technology and market dynamics. The situation is highly complex with multiple intangible assets such as relationships with customers. There also is the vast array of digita...2020-01-1432 min
Wrestling With Chaos0045 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Chapter 4 - Visualize WorkThis podcast covers Chapter 4, “Taking Advantage of Visible Work” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. This chapter deals with introducing visible, observable, work. This is the cornerstone for new organizational culture. It provides a framework for collective intelligence and matrix innovation which requires many granular decisions which everyone can see. By having a wall with Post-Its everyone can see the decision points and play a key role based on their know-how. A key component of Flow is s...2020-01-1428 minWrestling With Chaos0044 WWC Sales, Growth, and Recessions - James Rores InterviewIn this podcast I interviewed James Rores, founder of the Floriss Group and who is a consultant who specializes as a growth multiplier by practicing and teaching sales as a leadership competency - essentially sales transformation. We discuss Sales, business growth, and dealing with recessions. He started his career working with venture-backed groups, learning how to sell items people didn't know existed for problems they did not know they had. What became transformational was his realization is inside life had to match his outside life. He set out on a path of personal transformation. Learning t...2020-01-1444 min
Wrestling With Chaos0043 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 3 - Disrupt WorkThis podcast covers Chapter 3, “Disrupting The Cadence of Work” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. Chapter 3 deviates markedly from the traditional Waterfall approach. A visual approach is used with Post-Its on the wall and no extensive, traditional documentation. All functionalities, including Finance, etc., are included. Communication is brief via Tweets, use of the phone, etc., to create energy in the team and avoid the stodginess of traditional approaches. Work is divided into 2 day chunks by apply CATE from Chapter 2: C...2020-01-1415 min
Wrestling With Chaos0042 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - A Review - Chapter 2Today’s podcast covers Chapter 2, “The Customer in the Agile Business” of “12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility,” by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. From my perspective, this chapter is all about the need for complex adaptive systems pulling in information and responding in a real-time manner to customer needs. See what you think. Key points from chapter 1 are brought forward: matrix innovation critical non-essentials and marginal gains value-seeking culture Flow Value Stack For more on the Introduction and Chapter 1 go to episode 0037 of Wrestling w...2020-01-1418 minWrestling With Chaos0041 WWC Business Agility - Rich Thiel interviewRich Thiel, Business Agility consultant and CEO of The Noble Foundry, discusses the importance of emotions, relationships, trust, and vulnerability in order to successfully provide solutions to customers problems when leading an Agile transformation. We met at the Flow Academy workshop conducted by Fin Goulding and Haydn Shaughnessy at the Business Agility Conference Midwest that past Nov 4-7, 2019. The workshop is based on their book 12 Steps To Flow. The discussion is quite rich since Business Agility is based on key concepts from complex adaptive systems and complexity science and describes a frame of mind used when the rules fall...2020-01-141h 01
Thrive and Connect0059 Thrive and Connect – Joy and Life’s Bookends – Birth and Death
Continuing from episode 0058 , Death and Holidays, this podcasts discusses Joy and how it can be experienced even when there are difficulties present. At the core, viewing life as existing between book ends, birth and death, and accepting the impermanence allows for participation in life in a direct, open manner. This lays the groundwork for connecting and experiencing joy.
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My wife, Jeny, lost her father 4 days ago and 2 days ago her mother went into hospice. In this episode I reflect on how it’s hit me.
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Wrestling With Chaos0040 WWC Flow Academy - Fin Goulding & Haydn ShaughnessyFlow in Business Agility is discussed with Fin Goulding and Haydn Shaughnessy of Flow Academy. The discussion is quite rich since Business Agility is based on key concepts from complex adaptive systems and complexity science and describes a frame of mind used when the rules fall apart or there simply are no rules. The discussion points are as follows: Haydn started by stating his work with new technologies and their business applications. This includes disruption. Fin is a technologist having worked with financial institutions and then switched to the dot com world. Together they’ve created a unique per...2019-11-3031 minWrestling With Chaos0039 WWC Sales Copy That Works- Interview With Lee_RowleyIn this podcast Interview Lee Rowley (http://leerowley.com/), copywriter, discusses how you can get clarity on growing your business by focusing on what it takes to generate good sales copy. Lee makes some excellent points as to do’s and don’t’s when it comes to copywriting: If stressed, a good copywriter can help you find a path back to simplicity. The writing is only 10% of what copywriting is about. It’s mastery of the 90% below the waterline that is critical. It is much more than “deja moo,” where one has seen this bull (use of stand...2019-11-1952 min
Wrestling With ChaosIs My Business A Reflection Of Me?In this podcast Gary Monti, Jeffrey Cochran, and John Riley with Center for Managing Change discuss how your business is a reflection of you and how you view and interact with the world. They also provide tips for what to do so that you can get focused, get on track, and get profitable growth. Points covered include: Jeffrey started the conversation with the need for a consultant to think about where they are with their OWN business. There’s a need to walk the walk. John talks about needing to level-set before even doing a s...2019-11-191h 04
Lee After DarkLee After Dark Ep9: Gary MontiOn this episode of Lee After Dark, Gary Monti joins Lee Rowley for an insightful discussion on secular Buddhism, letting go of attachment to outcomes, and embracing past hurts to welcome each day with hope, clarity, and inner calm. If you're a stressed-out entrepreneur, don't miss this conversation!
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More episodes at www.LeeAfterDark.com.2019-11-0926 minWrestling With Chaos0037 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - A Review - Introduction and Chapter 12019-11-0137 minWrestling With Chaos0036 WWC Agility vs Waterfall vs Product Management - Dan Roman InterviewIn this second interview with Dan Roman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dansroman/) and I (https://www.linkedin.com/in/garywmonti/) cover potential religious wars between various methodologies…Waterfall, Agility, Product Management, (and a new methodology not mentioned in this podcast, Business Agility, as exemplified in Flow), as well as whether or not there is value in gaining certification in the various methods. The podcast is sponsored by the Business Agility Conference Midwest being held November 6-7, 2019 in Columbus, OH. A form-follows-function approach is used in determining the value the various methods can provide in given situations. This includes use...2019-10-281h 31Wrestling With ChaosProduct Management - Part 2 - Interview with Brett BuchananIn Product Management - Part 2 my interview with Brett Buchanan, Product Management Consultant continues. Essentially, the Product Manager and the team have work with complexity to solve a jig-saw puzzle where the pieces aren’t initially designed, their shape may change over time, and stakeholders are pushing on the development with their own agendas. First, though, Brett explained the foundations of Product Management starting with the movement from Business Analysis (BA) to Agility with Product Management using Scrum. Agile allows for uncertainty, learning, and shifting your plan. This is more realistic than having a Product Requirements Document (PR...2019-10-241h 12Wrestling With ChaosValue Success and Joy - Jeffrey Cochran and John RileyToday’s episode in a panel discussion on Value, Success, and Joy with John Riley, An Agile coach and consultant (https://www.readysetagile.com/), and Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource consultant (https://www.hrperspectives.org/) in terms of self, family, business, and your customer. At the core the customer focus answers the question “Who’s the customer and what problem do they have that needs solved?” The importance of collaboration and negotiation are discussed along with the damaging effects unresolved personal biases can have. This rolls into a shared vision within the team and with the customer...2019-10-161h 21Wrestling With ChaosAgility vs Waterfall vs Hybrid - interview with Dan RomanDan Roman, PMP, PMI-ACP, shares his thoughts on deciding how best to move an IT project forward. Rather than being wed to one methodology he uses a form-follows-function approach because of the realities that must be addressed with a project of any complexity. Topics covered include: Agility vs Waterfall vs Hybrid The Triple Constraint Projects vs Product Development: releases vs incremental sprints When agility does and doesn’t work Agile Enterprise vs Enterprise Agility Risk Management: politics, superheroes, failing forward, and managing an agile team Dan closes out with a reference to the seminal article by...2019-10-1433 minWrestling With Chaos0032 WWC Product Management - Brett Buchanan2019-10-031h 13Wrestling With Chaos0031 WWC Business Agility Midwest ConferenceIn today’s episode I interview Bart Weaver, Charlie Kennedy, and Brian Link - founders of the Business Agility Midwest conference to be held in Columbus, Ohio, Nov 5 & 6, 2019. Below are the timestamps for the subjects covered as well as links to the conference web site and to the monthly Meetup in Columbus, OH. Access the conference web site directly for any comments or questions, https://businessagilitymidwest.com/, or you can contact me at https://www.ctrchg.com/contact/ timestamp (start) notes 00:00 Conference promo 01:18...2019-09-1836 minWrestling With Chaos0023 WWC Is Your Business Haunted2019-01-2519 minThrive and Connect0057 Live Your Dreams – An Interview With Mr. JimTo keep your dreams alive you must live them, according to our guest, Jim Friel. Over his long and interesting life he
has learned to maintain an optimism by accepting life as it is, meeting new people, exploring opportunities, and extending discipline and kindness wherever he can, be it a village in Thailand or a cafeteria full of energetic but a bit unruly elementary students who benefit from his belief in them and his encouragement for them to believe in themselves.
Learn how he manages to do all this as life delivers the...2018-12-131h 21Wrestling With Chaos0022 WWC Estate Transition - A Panel DiscussionBusiness has a personal side, especially if it is privately held or family-owned. In line with that we have today’s topic - Estate Transition. We have a panel of experts who represent 3 important professions and who work as a team to help insure your life’s transitions lead to your desired goals. They work with clients to get through the personal challenges along with those associated with possessions, real estate, and financial planning. Our experts comprise: Dawn Lehman of DM Home Transitions LLC Keith Sharick of HER Realtors Parker Salata of Foresters Financial 2018-11-2642 minWrestling With Chaos0021 WWC Innovation - Urko Wood InterviewOur guest is Urko Wood, president and founder of Reveal Growth Consultants. He helps companies find and capitalize on the best opportunities for innovation and growth using the “jobs-to-be-done” (JTBD) innovation approach. His promises to increase new product success rates 2 – 5 times over industry averages to over 80%. As you will see, a key aspect of his success is redefining common terms for innovation. Urko states that if leadership teams want to drive innovation and growth as a repeatable business process, then they must establish a common language and process for innovation. This means getting clear about: Wha...2018-11-241h 35Wrestling With Chaos0020 WWC 8 Elements of Bad Hiring2018-10-251h 01Wrestling With Chaos0019 WWC Your Message, Video, And Social Media2018-10-1832 minWrestling With Chaos0018 WWC Critical Business Thinking- Solutions To The Five Challenges2018-10-0413 minWrestling With Chaos0017 WWC Critical Business Thinking-The Five Types of ChallengesIn this episode I want to talk about the five types of business challenges we all experience. A key component to running your business, a clear head, can be challenging to maintain. This is especially true when experiencing success. This may sound odd but it is the reality of the situation. Growth and profitability take us to the next set of challenges that must be addressed in order to sustain. Being able to focus is essential if problems are going to be solved and success achieved. This blog covers what the appropriate focus is for...2018-10-0212 min
Wrestling With Chaos0016 WWC Victimhood, David Wetmore InterviewToday we talk about victimhood with our returning expert David Wetmore, a life coach with years of experience. David has been a previous guest sharing his knowledge and experience with regards to Life Coaching and Stress Management. David starts by explaining the difference between being victimized and victimhood. One can be victimized once (the act, e.g., breaking a leg) while one can practice victimhood as many times as they like and stay in that state. The key is for the individual to decide if they are in charge of their life or the circumstances and events they experience...2018-09-0938 min
Wrestling With Chaos0015 WWC Authenticity and Brand-Jeff Elder interviewIn today's episode, Jeff Elder, an expert in inbound marketing, returns to talk about authenticity and the use of storytelling and brand development. He will also talk about considerations one must make when looking at the website itself. The first point Jeff makes is the importance of just being oneself, including both the positive and the negative. In other words, stop pretending to be perfect. For example, he inadvertently had deleted his website, and he ended up using that as a learning experience to identify issues that were getting in the way which he needed to address in order...2018-09-071h 10
Wrestling With Chaos0014 WWC Inbound Marketing, Jeff Elder InterviewToday our guest expert is Jeff Elder who works in inbound marketing. Jeff will cover two topics today: • a general understanding of inbound marketing, as well as • his journey from programming to becoming a marketer via web design. Jeff describes his journey to his work as an inbound marketer from way back when. He formed a web design company with a close friend in 2008. Their goal? Commitment to being the best. Eventually during his web design journey, he realized that other factors were entering into the internet, especially with regards to the generation of revenue. This included social media. Jeff...2018-09-061h 10
Wrestling With Chaos0013 WWC Stress Management - David Wetmore interviewIn this, our second interview with David Wetmore, Life Coach, David talks about stress management. In the first podcast, 0009 WWC Life Coaching – David Wetmore Interview, David works to connect what is going on inside the person with what is going on outside the person. David starts by stating stress is a feeling. He uses a metaphor of walking on a board. However, as we raise the board and make it progressively narrower the feeling one gets is what David is calling stress. To support that stress is only a feeling he refers to two people having the same job an...2018-09-0631 min
Wrestling With Chaos0012 WWC Work-Life Balance - Jeffrey Cochran InterviewIn this, our third interview with Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource Consultant (https://www.hrperspectives.org/).The initial interview covered legal classifications for work performed, https://www.ctrchg.com/0002-wwc-are-you-a-solopreneur-or-an-employee/, and assessing if one is a solopreneur or actually an employee. In his second interview, https://www.ctrchg.com/0011-wwc-human-resource-law-jeffrey-cochran-interview/, Jeffrey told us about the importance of complying with Human Resource Laws and some of what to watch for. Today’s podcast was recorded at the gym Jeffrey owns where he takes work-life balance seriously…encouraging his clients to take complete care of themselves, not just their business. This can be t...2018-09-0639 min
Wrestling With Chaos0011 WWC Human Resource Law - Jeffrey Cochran InterviewToday’s interview is with Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource Consultant (https://www.hrperspectives.org/), and will cover Human Resource Law compliance. Jeffrey specializes in working with small companies. The initial interview covered legal classifications for work performed, https://www.ctrchg.com/0002-wwc-are-you-a-solopreneur-or-an-employee/, and assessing if one is a solopreneur or actually an employee. Jeffrey will talk about the alphabet soup of government regulations. He starts with a caution to all employers when it comes to Human Resource law, if it isn’t documented it doesn’t exist and never occurred. It is important to keep good records. Today’s conversa...2018-09-061h 02
Wrestling With Chaos0010 WWC Business and Tax Law - Demetrius RobinsonToday’s interview is with Demetrius Robinson, attorney, about tax-, business-, and family law as well as work-life balance. In line with that he defines himself as father-husband-attorney-soldier and admits there can be challenges in maintaining a balance. The conversation is far-ranging providing both broad contextual considerations as well as specific advice when it comes to taxes and business law, especially for startups and companies that are expanding. This is reflected in his background. Demetrius has a Masters of Law in Tax. While he does family law, his area of specialty is tax law in business, all of which ca...2018-09-051h 15
Wrestling With Chaos0009 WWC Life Coaching - David Wetmore InterviewToday’s expert is David Wetmore, a life coach with years of experience. David takes an “inside out” approach to coaching. With inside-out we are guided by our internal feelings rather than outside events. One of David’s biggest rewards is seeing a client have that “Aha” moment where they gain clarity and see something that previously was way beyond their reach. David starts by talking about how change and coaching go hand-in-hand. People get stuck when it comes to change and need help. This is especially true when wanting to start their own business. The fear of leaving stability ca...2018-09-0557 min
Wrestling With Chaos0008 WWC IT Cloud ComputingIn today’s episode we continue our discussion with Craig Clawson, IT expert, and the topic is cloud computing (CC). Craig starts off by defining CC as essentially renting IT solutions from other corporations via hosting on the internet for just about any process you can think of. Many startups are using CC because it eliminates a part of the initial capital outlay needed for hardware and software to start their business. This includes a smaller outlay for physical plant needed to house all the hardware. In fact, some company’s entire office is virtual! Cloud services also help with...2018-09-0532 min
Wrestling With Chaos0007 WWC IT Strategic PlanToday’s expert, Craig Clawson, talks with us about strategic planning in IT. Strategic planning is for any size organization and looks 3-5 years down the road as to technology and other needs. Scale, for example, is a critical issue of your company is going to take off. Even if you are dealing with a database of 100 customers are you comfortable you can manage the data? What about data corruption where an employee incorrectly closes a database? Consider a fractional CIO from the beginning. IT Strategic Planning: • synchronizes the planning of technology with the organizations mission • defines the methods of sec...2018-09-0531 min
Wrestling With Chaos0006 WWC IT Outsourcing - Craig Clawson InterviewToday’s expert, Craig Clawson, talks with us about the plusses and minuses of IT outsourcing under a range of situations: 1. owning your own IT function is expensive: ⁃ Manager $100K/yr ⁃ Engineers $60-80K/yr ⁃ Desktop technicians $40-60K/yr ⁃ benefits ⁃ Support tools, monitoring tools, 2. A managed service provider (MSP) can help keep performance up and costs down Craig talks about the differences between and mutual support provided by the C-suite IT CIO, VP, or Director and the operations manager. There are 2 different approaches: 1. Hand off the entire operations to an MSP. 2. The other is maintaining your technology leadership in-house Cra...2018-09-0531 min
Wrestling With Chaos0005 WWC Social Media and NetworkingToday’s expert is Chris Borja, Networking consultant and guru. Chris will talk about what it takes to make lasting connections that provide value. This includes issues of being open, honest, and vulnerable so trust can be generated. It’s this trust that drives building relationships and, ultimately, commerce. Chris talks about his personal journey and how it led to building his business. This includes his initial difficulties with shyness and connecting with others and communicating, which he overcame to become an industry leader in networking. One value of becoming good at networking is the stress of it all can...2018-09-0548 min
Wrestling With Chaos0004 WWC Fractional CFOMike Albert consults as a Fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before diving into the numbers, he starts with the individual, getting to know what they want from life so he can determine what it takes to match the business to the person. Team members then fill the gaps. Mike’s commitment to the whole person is shown in his past ownership of a Cross Fit Gym. Consequently, as a small business owner himself he can empathize with his clients. At the other end of the spectrum he has almost 8 years of experience with Fortune 500 companies. Consequently, he goes back-and-forth by...2018-09-0433 minWrestling With Chaos0003 WWC Small Business Financing2018-08-3125 minWrestling With Chaos0002 WWC Solopreneur or Employee2018-08-3148 minWrestling With ChaosWrestling With Chaos Inaugural Episode2018-08-2118 minThrive and Connect0056 Increasing Productivity – Getting UnstuckProductivity is an ongoing requirement to not only survive but thrive whether in personal life or business. Today’s episode covers requirements for increasing productivity, especially when feeling stuck.
A 3-pronged approach is used based on Gratitude then Hope then, finally, Productivity.
Challenges regarding gratitude are discussed with respect to Jungian Type, i.e., Introvert or Extrovert. This is essential since in order to establish hope there is the need to know what tools are available to not only gain a sense of hope but to put that hope into action and increase productivity.
2018-06-2213 minThrive and Connect0055 On the Cusp of Millennial and Gen X – Finding a Path
Today’s interview is with Caleb Belew, voice artist, and we discuss making life decisions when having been born on the cusp between being a Millennial and GenXer…whether or not to conform (live life on the rails) or strike out on one’s own (live life off the rails). While working on that decision life has a way to send one down an unanticipated rabbit hole which can mean having to “forge one’s own rails” and go in your own direction.
In line with all that, Nietzsche’s parable of The Camel, the Lion, and the...2018-05-3148 minThrive and Connect0054 Choosing Opportunity Over Fear Through MeditationA method using meditation is discussed for addressing fear and moving energy into taking action with opportunity.
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2018-05-2011 minThrive and Connect0053 Suffering and GrowthSuffering, expectations, and the paradox of how suffering is associated with growth and abundance are discussed.
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2018-05-1814 minThrive and Connect0052 Faith vs BeliefToday’s episode addresses faith vs belief and the associated challenges. Topics covered include:
3 ways to view beliefs
The power of first simply seeing what is
How the desire for rules can frustrate being present
the power of being present and working with what is
the parable of the poison arrow
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call us at 614-388-8917 and leave a m...2018-05-1253 minThrive and Connect0051 Human Trafficking – Road To Triumph Over Sex SlaveryToday we talk with Mary Gaines (pseudonym) about her road to triumph over having been trafficked for sex. She talks about law enforcement, pimps, friends, children, daily life, and, most importantly, those who came out on the street to connect with her and offer a pathway to recovery.
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call us at 614-388-8917 and leave a mess...2018-05-0542 minThrive and Connect0050 Suffering, The 4 Winds, and BoundariesThis podcast discusses the harm done by getting caught up in the 4 dichotomies that change with the wind. These cause the suffering referenced in the 1st Noble Truth. The dichotomies are:
Pleasure/sorrow
Gain/loss
Fame/lack of recognition
Praise/blame
These are expanded to include the drawing of any boundary with “good”/“bad” on one side or the other. Buddha showed that the lack of boundaries such as these is what allows us to be present in the world and decide accordingly what to do.
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Clic...2018-05-0435 minThrive and Connect0049 Disruption and Ham SandwichesThis episode discusses the importance of paying attention to and appreciating how when making significant changes disruption can show up in the little things — little things that are to be appreciated as an opportunity to drive the change down to day-to-day activities and cement the change.
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call us at 614-388-8917 and leave a message including your name, th...2018-05-0307 minThrive and Connect0048 Podcasting – Finding Your VoiceGary talks about issues associated with “finding one’s voice” when it comes to podcasting. Typical external issues such as equipment, software, hardware are mentioned initially but a deeper dive is done on the internal activities you must do in order to find your voice. Your feedback is important. Choose from the following options: Click on […]2018-04-2816 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0048 Podcasting – Finding Your VoiceGary talks about issues associated with “finding one’s voice” when it comes to podcasting. Typical external issues such as equipment, software, hardware are mentioned initially but a deeper dive is done on the internal activities you must do in order to find your voice. Your feedback is important. Choose from the following options: Click on […]2018-04-2816 minThrive and Connect0048 Podcasting – Finding Your VoiceGary talks about issues associated with “finding one’s voice” when it comes to podcasting. Typical external issues such as equipment, software, hardware are mentioned initially but a deeper dive is done on the internal activities you must do in order to find your voice.
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call us at 614-388-8917 and leave a message including your name, the podcast...2018-04-2816 minThrive and Connect0047 Human Trafficking – Part 1 – GracehavenThis episode begins a new series on human trafficking. If you feel you are being trafficked or are observing suspicious behavior then call 911, say your life is in danger or you are seeing suspicious behavior and you will receive help.
You can also call the National Hotline 888-373-7888. (Might be easier to remember as 888-3737-888)
Today we are talking with Brooke Pollard and Jenn Stokes of Gracehaven, as faith-based recovery shelter for trafficked women in the Columbus, OH, area.
A range of related topics is covered in this introductory...2018-04-1951 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0046 Grief, Freedom, and JoyThrive and Connect is back! Gary talks about the 9.5 month hiatus and getting back on track with the podcast. Grief over changes needed and expectations that were not realized are discussed along with how dealing with the grief leds to freedom, and the simplicity needed to experience joy and to ability to get focused […]2017-09-2232 minThrive and Connect0046 Grief, Freedom, and JoyThrive and Connect is back! Gary talks about the 9.5 month hiatus and getting back on track with the podcast. Grief over changes needed and expectations that were not realized are discussed along with how dealing with the grief leds to freedom, and the simplicity needed to experience joy and to ability to get focused […]2017-09-2232 minThrive and Connect0046 Grief, Freedom, and JoyThrive and Connect is back!
From Grief to Joy!
Gary talks about the 9.5 month hiatus and getting back on track with the podcast.
Grief over changes needed and expectations that were not realized are discussed along with how dealing with the grief leds to freedom, and the simplicity needed to experience joy and to ability to get focused and get back on track.
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se...2017-09-2232 minThrive and Connect0045 Thrive and Connect: Jennifer’s Cancer Journal – Part 2Today, Jennifer wants to continue talking directly about her experiences with cancer and the chemotherapy and the impact they are having on her life.
She is in remission and has 2 courses of chemotherapy left plus radiation. The nausea can be so great that her focus is, at times, just sitting still to avoid throwing up. What makes this especially challenging is that nausea and vomiting are her kryptonite.
Her perception of every day activities has changed. Just trying to get off the couch can be difficult:
The chemo weighs her down making g...2016-12-1339 minThrive and Connect0044 Thrive and Connect: Jennifer’s Cancer Journal – Part 1Our co-host and the General Managing of both Aurelius Press and Center for Managing Change, Jennifer Rojas, has cancer – Hodgkins lymphoma, to be specific. This is the first in a series of podcast cancer journal entries she has agreed to make.
She remarks that up until this disease she has been relatively healthy and feels fortunate for that having been the case. Also, that asking “Why?” doesn’t really go very far. No causal effect has been found.
A small episode of self-pity surfaced because she hasn’t been able to “go out and play” li...2016-12-0656 minThrive and Connect0043 Thrive and Connect: Dealing With Fear of RejectionThis podcast is from a presentation to Awesome Women In Business
A GUIDED MEDITATION
I want you to close your eyes and go back in time
To a time when there was no boundary between your feelings and thoughts and the outside world.
A time when you were free and didn’t have to double-check yourself.
(let a minute go by)
What do you notice about your surroundings?
are you wearing a favorite piece of clothing?
Are you opening a favorite box that contains everything important to you?
Are you at a favorite relative’s ho...2016-11-2937 minThrive and Connect0042 Thrive and Connect: Pain, Reactivity, and MindfulnessOur co-host, Jennifer, talks today about dealing with chronic back pain and how it affects her outlook and ability to be either proactive or reactive to life’s events.
(Her situation takes an interesting twist which will be revealed in a future podcast.)
The four Immeasurables are reviewed along with the power of humility.
She shares her increased empathy for those from her past who lived with chronic pain.
Chronic pain sucks the energy out of a person.
The corrosive effect of the six realms of reactivity (rage, greed, in...2016-11-2253 minThrive and Connect0041 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Converting Negative Energy Into PositiveConverting negative energy to positive is the topic of today’s podcast, the next in a series regarding the power of humility. Your host, Gary Monti, picks up from previous episodes discussing how damaging reactive emotions can be. The 6 reactive emotions are: Rage or hatred Greed Instinct Desire Jealousy Pride The healthy counter to […]2016-07-0318 minThrive and Connect0041 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Converting Negative Energy Into PositiveConverting negative energy to positive is the topic of today’s podcast, the next in a series regarding the power of humility. Your host, Gary Monti,
picks up from previous episodes discussing how damaging reactive emotions can be.
The 6 reactive emotions are:
Rage or hatred
Greed
Instinct
Desire
Jealousy
Pride
The healthy counter to this are the four constructive emotions/behaviors. They are called the four immeasurables and comprise:
⁃Equanimity – being free of prejudice and treating others as equal
⁃Loving-Kindness – dropping barriers and being open to others
⁃Com...2016-07-0318 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0041 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Converting Negative Energy Into PositiveConverting negative energy to positive is the topic of today’s podcast, the next in a series regarding the power of humility. Your host, Gary Monti, picks up from previous episodes discussing how damaging reactive emotions can be. The 6 reactive emotions are: Rage or hatred Greed Instinct Desire Jealousy Pride The healthy counter to […]2016-07-0318 minThrive and Connect0040 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Connection Dissolves Reactive EmotionsIn this episode your host, Gary Monti, continues the discussion of the power of humility in dissolving reactivity by using four other emotions/approaches to life. The six reactive emotions are discussed in greater depth:
Rage
Greed
Instinct
Desire
Jealousy
Pride
The emphasis in this podcast, though, is counteracting reactive emotions through connections – connections with others.
The 6 reactive emotions are traps that over time create a negative karma within which we lose ourselves. A destructive, self-fulfilling perspective is created and we swear it IS the reality of the situation.
There are fo...2016-06-2025 minThrive and Connect0040 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Connection Dissolves Reactive EmotionsIn this episode your host, Gary Monti, continues the discussion of the power of humility in dissolving reactivity by using four other emotions/approaches to life. The six reactive emotions are discussed in greater depth: Rage Greed Instinct Desire Jealousy Pride The emphasis in this podcast, though, is counteracting reactive emotions through connections – connections with […]2016-06-2025 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0040 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Connection Dissolves Reactive EmotionsIn this episode your host, Gary Monti, continues the discussion of the power of humility in dissolving reactivity by using four other emotions/approaches to life. The six reactive emotions are discussed in greater depth: Rage Greed Instinct Desire Jealousy Pride The emphasis in this podcast, though, is counteracting reactive emotions through connections – connections with […]2016-06-2025 minThrive and Connect0039 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Neutralizing the Poison of ReactivityIn this episode your host, Gary Monti, discusses how to neutralize one of the impediments to humility – reactivity. Topics include: The danger or reactivity Definition of humility and its benefits Humility is contrasted with reactivity A range of emotions associated with reactivity and the trouble they can cause Rage Greed Instinct Desire Jealousy Pride […]2016-05-2922 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0039 Thrive and Connect: The Power of Humility – Neutralizing the Poison of ReactivityIn this episode your host, Gary Monti, discusses how to neutralize one of the impediments to humility – reactivity. Topics include: The danger or reactivity Definition of humility and its benefits Humility is contrasted with reactivity A range of emotions associated with reactivity and the trouble they can cause Rage Greed Instinct Desire Jealousy Pride […]2016-05-2922 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0037 Thrive and Connect: Humility – An OverviewOur co-host, Jennifer, listened to the three prior podcasts on humility and today she shares with Gary her view on the topics: Humility vs Humiliation Humility and Abundance Humility and Freedom In thinking about the differences between humility and humiliation real-life experiences bubbled to the surface for Jennifer. For example, her job of 11 years […]2016-05-1646 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0035 Thrive and Connect: Humility and AbundanceHi, and welcome to another episode of Thrive and Connect, the second in a series of podcasts dealing with the power of humility. Today I’ll talk about how the practice of humility can lead to abundance. I am your host, Gary Monti, publisher of Aurelius Press, providing the only Jungian Type assessments, the Majors […]2016-03-1416 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0034 Thrive and Connect: Humility vs HumiliationHi, and welcome to today’s podcast. I am your host, Gary Monti, publisher of Aurelius Press (aureliuspress.com). Today’s podcast is the first in a series dealing with the power of humility. We’ll start with how humility is frequently viewed and confused with humiliation. It would be an understatement to say in today’s world humility is […]2016-03-0913 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0030 Thrive and Connect: Holidays vs Holy Days – Presence vs PresentsGary discusses a personal transformation with regards to the holiday season – switch from holidays to holy days. Rather than promoting a specific religous approach the value of a secular Buddhist practice for improving everyday living is presented. This has led to greater enjoyment of this time of year. His story starts over 23 years […]2015-12-2912 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0029 Thrive and Connect: Majors Jungian Assessments: Foundations – Part 2For more on the Majors PT Elements and PT Inventory go to www.aureliuspress.com/assessments. Gary Monti with Aurelius Press continues the interview with Dr. Mark Majors with regards to Carl Jung, his approach to therapy, and the relationship to psychological assessments. The topics discussed in part one are reviewed. This includes the origins of the assessments […]2015-12-151h 00Thrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0009 Thrive and Connect: Mythic Events – Weddings, Part 2 – Sympathy for the DevilJennifer and Gary discuss weddings and families with Jennifer first talking about a multi-generational family vacation and how behaviors evolve over time. Gary then continues presenting his experience at a wedding and associated behaviors vis a vis the light side vs the dark side. This includes the desire for parental redemption, control, and treating people […]2015-09-0320 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0007 Thrive and Connect: AmbiversionGary and Jennifer discuss the popular topic of ambiversion with Jennifer using herself as an example. Ambiversion arising as an artifact of limits associated with Myers-Briggs assessments is discussed. The roots lie in Jung wanting to know directly what is going on in a person’s mind with the 8 function-attitudes. Myers-Briggs measures whole type, e.g., […]2015-08-2127 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0006 Thrive and Connect: Jung and Bone-in Chicken: Part 2Gary continues the discussion from last week regarding the opportunity to grow and connect through the use of frustrating situations in relationships. The importance of finding the line between the challenge of growth vs the pain of submission is emphasized. Your feedback is important. Choose from the following options: Click on “Send Voicemail” over to […]2015-08-1306 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0005 Thrive and Connect: Jung and Bone-in ChickenListen as Gary discusses a couple arguing over the price of chicken. A deeper dive into the issue is presented which addresses the underlying issue of stress from life’s changes and how the impact is perceived differently depending upon one’s type. Your feedback is important. Choose from the following options: Click on “Send Voicemail” over […]2015-08-0811 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0004 Thrive and Connect: APTi Conference Wrap-Up, The Majors PT Elements Assessment, and Community PromotionAfter an exciting week in Miami at the APTi (Association of Psychological Type-International) convention. Gary and Jennifer discuss their first trip out as vendors plus making presentations. The benefits of getting to talk with other Type-oriented individuals is also discussed. The features of the Majors PT Elements are presented, including: – Highest accuracy for the […]2015-07-3015 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0003 Thrive and Connect: APTi Conference and CommunityJennifer shares her sojourn from Jerusalem through Moscow to New Jersey to (eventually) Miami for the APTi (Association of Psychological Type – International) conference. She discusses the impact of being in survival mode for 5 years leading into a discussion with Gary about personal mythology, the need for abundance and how the conference plays into […]2015-07-1515 minThrive & Connect | Creating Abundance In the Presence of Unfairness Through Self-Awareness0002 Thrive and Connect: The BackstoryJennifer Rojas, an ENFP and the other co-host, tells her background in diversity and fascination with conflict and people’s stories while Gary, an INTJ, shares his path through project management into change management. A cornerstone in their relationship is Carl Jung’s belief that the pain and unfairness of life is to be embraced in order […]2015-07-0621 minThe Coode Street PodcastEpisode 227: Ken Liu, Joe Monti and The Grace of KingsThis week Gary* is joined by award-winning author Ken Liu and Joe Monti, Executive Editor at Saga Press, to discuss Ken's exciting debut novel The Grace of Kings, his forthcoming collection The Paper Menagerie, and much more.
As always we'd like to thank Ken and Joe for making the time to talk to us. And we hope you enjoy the podcast!
The Grace of Kings is in stores next week.* Jonathan missed this episode due to illness.2015-03-291h 08The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 195: Joe Monti and Saga PressThis week Jonathan and Gary are joined by Joe Monti, executive editor of the newly formed Saga Press. We discuss bookselling, the current marketplace, Saga's upcoming books and more.
As always, our sincere thanks to Joe for being part of the podcast. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and we'll see you next week!2014-07-011h 05