Shows
The John Poelstra Show100: Your Four-Year-Old SelfBrad Solomon and I set off on another unplanned exploration into what's present to us in the moment, including sharing childhood pictures of ourselves.
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2021-01-1850 minThe John Poelstra Show99: Exploring The Coaching Habit with Ken DreyerKen Dreyer and I discuss The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. Our conversation evaluates the book and examines Ken's experiences putting it to work.
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2020-11-1447 minThe John Poelstra Show98: Full Catastrophe Living and a Shelf Full of BooksBrad Solomon and I talk about all the books we've started and not finished, what the full catastrophe of life is and how implementing what you know is more powerful than continuing to acquire more knowledge.
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2020-10-2345 minThe John Poelstra Show97: CHOOSING in an “I Don’t Know” WorldBrad Solomon and I explore the power of choosing, experiments, discipline, habits and what we are making of the time that is COVID-19.
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2020-10-1037 minThe John Poelstra Show96: The Power of a Heart at PeaceAlexis Monville and I discuss The Anatomy of Peace, a pivotal book in my own personal transformation and path to discarding judgement.
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2020-09-2047 minThe John Poelstra Show95: Journaling to Save the DayHere's how I salvaged a day that might have turned out very differently though the simple act of writing down what was going on in my head.
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2020-09-0407 minThe John Poelstra Show94: Choosing Outside of FearOn his birthday this year, Rick Tamlyn committed to a whole year of not making any decisions from a place of fear. That reminded me of other things he taught me and the power of making choices.
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2020-08-0819 minThe John Poelstra Show93: Giving Feedback and Taking ResponsibilityAlexis Monville and I reflect on a time I gave feedback that was not well received and what we both learned from it. Hopefully you'll learn something too.
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2020-07-1835 minThe John Poelstra Show92: Understanding and Using ArchetypesMeg Buzzi, Tina Robinson and I explore archetypes and their usefulness on Massively Useful Thing.
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2020-04-2523 minThe John Poelstra Show91: Not the Remote Work Yann Toutant EnvisionedYann Toutant and I explore what it means to work remotely in a time of Covid-19 and what we are taking from it.
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2020-04-1954 minThe John Poelstra Show90: Being an Intrapreneur with Yann ToutantYann Toutant returns to share more deeply from his life and what's next having stepped down as CEO of his previous company. We talk about intrapreneurship, when to break the rules, sailing and more.
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2020-04-0454 minThe John Poelstra Show89: More Being and Less ReadingMore on what I'm learning and how I am being as a result of consuming fewer books and less information.
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2020-02-2022 minThe John Poelstra Show88: Owning Your ClarityAnthony Ongaro interviews me about finding clarity, making lasting changes and how I got into this thing called coaching. It's a rebroadcast from his video podcast in 2019.
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2020-02-111h 12The John Poelstra Show87: Getting a Coaching Session Back on TrackHere are some ways to get back on track when your coaching session has lost its way.
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2020-02-0115 minThe John Poelstra Show86: Twenty Six Day Road TripHere's what happened and what I learned from our cross-country road trip in August of 2019
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2020-01-2629 minThe John Poelstra Show85: My Book Reading FastThis episode explores the new approach to reading books I adopted in July of 2019. Since then I have completed less than five books, a time period during which I would have probably completed twice as many.
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2020-01-1922 minThe John Poelstra Show84: Why I’m Not Planning 2020Sometimes the end of one year and the start of a new one is a good time to take stock of things. For 2020 I'm not feeling the need.
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2019-12-2211 minThe John Poelstra Show83: Slowing Down, Saying No and Taking Full ResponsibilityHere's what I've been up to from August to November 2019 and what I'm learning.
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2019-12-0924 minThe John Poelstra Show82: How I Came to Coaching and How it WorksVinod Jain leads this conversation where I share the path that led me to coaching, what I believe about certain things, and how coaching works.
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2019-10-2455 minThe John Poelstra Show81: Five Days of My Own (Un)ProductivityI don't have a typical work week. However, here's one I chronicled and reflected on with Mike Vardy as an experiment for his podcast.
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2019-07-301h 00The John Poelstra Show80: Working Remote on Purpose with Yann ToutantYann Toutant believes companies can be more innovative by creating and working as remote teams. Our conversation explores Yann's journey and what he's learning.
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2019-07-0655 minThe John Poelstra Show79: Preparing For Your Next Job InterviewHere are some different ways to prepare and think about your next job interview--as the interviewer or the interviewee.
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2019-06-2331 minThe John Poelstra Show78: Building and Leading Effective Remote TeamsAlexis Monville, Michael Doyle and I talk about working effectively with remote teams when meeting in person is not possible-- a topic that came up as we collaborated on version two of Alexis' book Changing Your Team From the Inside.
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2019-05-2853 minThe John Poelstra Show77: Second ChancesThis episode explores the book A Second Chance by Catherine Hoke, my interest in law enforcement and the complexities of incarceration.
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2019-05-1139 minThe John Poelstra Show76: How to Create Thoughts and Feelings That Serve YouThis riff explores the power of thoughts on feelings and how asking better questions yields better thoughts.
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2019-04-2719 minThe John Poelstra Show75: Live Coaching: Why Your Values Matter and How to Find ThemThis in-depth episode explores personal values through conversation and live coaching with Michael Doyle.
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2019-03-231h 16The John Poelstra Show74: Creating an Unbroken Chain of Gratitude with Kate DixonKate Dixon and John explore Kate's discovery of gratitude journaling, all the benefits it has provided, and the impact it's had on John.
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2019-03-0947 minThe John Poelstra Show73: Exploring the Ego with Michael DoyleThis conversation with Michael Doyle (former colleague at Red Hat) explores what we found in Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday and reflect it back on ourselves.
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2019-02-161h 00The John Poelstra Show72: Stranger-Talking Across America with Carolyn CampbellCarolyn Campbell explains the fascinating journey she's on to understand rural America by listening to the people she's sent to by others. I met Carolyn as my first coach several years ago.
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2019-01-191h 11The John Poelstra Show71: Latest Learnings & ChallengesHere are a few things I've learned in the past few months.
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2019-01-1328 minThe John Poelstra Show70: Walking in Dead Man’s Forest with Michael MarvoshThis deep conversation with Michael Marvosh explores meaning and life lessons with prompts from nature and our own life experiences.
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2018-12-2253 minThe John Poelstra Show69: Do You Have a Time or Mission Problem?Here's a short riff on a section from Time Warrior by Steve Chandler about alleged "time management" problems.
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2018-12-0808 minThe John Poelstra Show68: Getting to Know Vinod JainVinod Jain works as a technology and management consultant in Northern Virginia. In this conversation we explore how get got to where he is today and the personal journey he is on.
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2018-11-2439 minThe John Poelstra Show67: October 2018–Changes, Beginnings, Endings and MoreHere's what happened and what I learned in October 2018, a couple of which were the culmination of how the year started.
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2018-11-1820 minThe John Poelstra Show66: Plugging Leaks to Focus and ExecuteIt's easy to get off track and lose focus. Here are some of the ways I have been attempting to sharpen my focus and execution.
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2018-11-0421 minThe John Poelstra Show65: Leading From Within with Stephani Roy McCallumStephani Roy McCallum is a leader who helps people have difficult conversations. In this conversation she navigates a deeper of understanding of what leadership really is and how to be an effective leader.
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2018-10-2149 minThe John Poelstra Show64: September 2018 LearningsHere's a recap of the things that happened in September 2018 and what I learned from them.
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2018-10-1324 minThe John Poelstra Show63: Changing Teams From the Inside with Alexis MonvilleAlexis Monville from the Red Hat Engineering Leadership team joins me to talk about his experiences leading, developing and changing teams. He's also the author of a new book: Changing Your Team From The Inside.
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2018-09-2258 minThe John Poelstra Show62: Summer 2018 LearningsSummer 2018 was a busy time with lots of trips, continuous learning and new ways to grow.
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2018-09-0832 minThe John Poelstra Show61: Getting to Know Kathy JorschEnjoy this wide ranging conversation with author, singer, business owner and entrepreneur, Kathy Jorsch.
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2018-08-2541 minThe John Poelstra Show60: Setting a Present and Future FocusIt's easy to get stuck in the past, and yet there's not much it gives us. Here's an encouragement to live in the present and look to the future.
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2018-08-1107 minThe John Poelstra Show59: Better Ways of Learning with Dave Stuart JrThis conversation explores teaching, experiential learning, leadership and so much more with Dave Stuart Jr. These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most is his latest book.
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2018-07-2051 minThe John Poelstra Show58: No ExcusesThis short riff considers what it might look like to live a life of "no excuses." It was inspired by a story about Navy SEAL training combined my list of beliefs which center around personal ownership.
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2018-07-0706 minThe John Poelstra Show57: Manifesting with Nancy JamiesonNancy Jamieson and I explore her interest in podcasting by sitting down to record an episode. We talk about her experiences how she believes life works.
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2018-06-3036 minThe John Poelstra Show56: Figuring Out What You Want with Tina RobinsonTina Robinson is back to delve into the often murky topic of figuring out what we want. Together we share some ways to get clearer.
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2018-06-2348 minThe John Poelstra Show55: Getting Comfortable Being UncomfortableOver the past couple of months I've been learning by doing, living more from my heart than my head, and learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Next month I'm teaching an in-person class on how to create a podcast in Portland, Oregon, and I hope you'll join me.
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2018-06-1718 minThe John Poelstra Show54: Each Day Counts with Greg DeKoenigsbergLong time Red Hat colleague Greg DeKoenigsberg and I talk about managing our time--how we get off track and how we fight against letting it happen.
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2018-06-0846 minThe John Poelstra Show53: Follow Your Inklings & Capture Your BeliefsIn this episode I share the experience of following an inkling I had and the ways I was rewarded. I also share a simple process for capturing your beliefs.
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2018-05-3125 minThe John Poelstra Show52: Understanding ADHD with Ryan McRaeRyan McRae helps adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) live more effectively. Ryan explains how ADHD affects his life, how he deals with it, and the benefits he's found from having it. He also explains how he helps people live above it.
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2018-05-2645 minThe John Poelstra Show51: Email is OverratedJoin me in this riff about email handling and getting your important work into the world.
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2018-05-2025 minThe John Poelstra Show50: How to Break Up with the Unhelpful Parts of Your BrainIn this episode I read a letter I wrote to myself encouraging me to keep showing up while calling out the things I to need stop doing. I encourage you to write your own Dear John letter and break up with the unhelpful parts of your brain and share it with me.
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2018-05-1212 minThe John Poelstra Show49: Is Coping a Cop-out? with Tina RobinsonJohn and Tina Robinson, CEO of WorkJoy, LLC, explore the notion of "coping" and nuances of what it means as it relates to handling situations or problems in our lives. Sign-up to join John at a virtual live event to discuss this topic more and be coached around something you're coping with.
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2018-05-0538 minThe John Poelstra Show48: Practical Password Security with Josh BressersEnjoy this conversation with Josh Bressers, product security at Elastic and former colleague at Red Hat. Josh answers my questions about password management, general computer security and what matters (or doesn't) in today's predominantly online world.
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2018-04-2834 minThe John Poelstra Show47: Expanding Perspectives Around TimeHere's a riff on what I've been learning since the last update and my challenge to consider different perspectives around the notion of time.
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2018-04-2120 minThe John Poelstra Show46: Theme Your Way to Greater Productivity with Mike VardyMike Vardy from The Productivityist shares practical details about his approach to planning and managing the things he wants to accomplish through the use of themes, modes and energy levels.
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2018-04-1450 minThe John Poelstra Show45: Restarting is Key to Long Term SuccessGetting off track happens in just about every area of life. It’s inevitable that things are going to get off track and not go as planned. The key to overall success is how you get going again when you have a setback. Here are some ideas to get you restarted.
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2018-03-3118 minThe John Poelstra Show44: Seeking Truth and Living Uncompromised with Ron RenaudThis conversation with Ron Renaud (coach, author, podcaster, and trainer) explores the topics of truth, freedom, personal growth, taking responsibility and more.
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2018-03-2137 minThe John Poelstra Show43: Riding the Roller Coaster of FebruaryIn February I learned to embrace the emotional roller coaster of building your own business. I was surprised how quickly a "low" could turn into a "high" and then back into a "low."
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2018-03-1129 minThe John Poelstra Show42: How to Move Forward When Visibility is LimitedHow do you move forward when you aren't sure what to do next? How do you escape the trap of continuing to need more information before you make your next move? You move.
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2018-03-0318 minThe John Poelstra Show41: What I Learned in Month #1 of The ExperimentHere’s what I learned, experienced and accomplished as I push forward to build a business around personal development.
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2018-02-1728 minThe John Poelstra Show40: How to Make Networking HumaneThis episode explores the balance between honoring people and expanding professional opportunities in the context of networking. I also share my best advice for approaching networking events if you dread or dislike them.
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2018-02-0438 minThe John Poelstra Show39: Are You Ready for the Changing Nature of Work? with Stephen WarleyLearn how saving more money isn't always the answer and what's possible when you look at something as an experiment. Stephen Warley also explains his belief that the nature of work is changing.
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2018-01-0142 minThe John Poelstra Show38: Taking a Break & Experimenting with Self-EmploymentToday John and Alene Gabriel talk about how she quit her corporate job to go out on her own as a coach and how John is pursuing a similar, but different path.
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2017-12-2130 minThe John Poelstra Show37: How I Use Trello to Manage Tasks and TodosThis episodes looks at how I use Trello to manage my tasks and todos.
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2017-12-1126 minThe John Poelstra Show36: Get More From Your Coaching Session With an AgendaIf you want to have the best coaching session possible, prepare an agenda in advance. Not sure what to put on your agenda? Here are some ideas.
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2017-11-2516 minThe John Poelstra Show35: Questions to Ask About Meetings You Want to HoldYou're thinking about holding and facilitating a meeting. Here are some questions to determine if it is a good idea and how to plan for success.
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2017-11-1919 minThe John Poelstra Show34: Create New Instead of Revising OldAsking one question is more powerful than asking three. Creating a new blog post is often better than polishing an old one.
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2017-11-0517 minThe John Poelstra Show33: Eleven Things I Learned From Installing a New DishwasherI recently installed a new dishwasher and here's what I learned that will hopefully save you more than $150.
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2017-10-2915 minThe John Poelstra Show32: Enable Your Board of Advisors & Fight Your Inner CriticsJohn and Alene Gabriel talk about how to manage our inner critics and the benefits of having your own board of advisors.
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2017-10-2134 minThe John Poelstra Show31: Projects Need Ownership, Not Loss of ControlToday John examines an article titled "Why project managers need to lose control" by Jason Coghlan from opensource.com. John mostly disagrees with this notion, believing that ownership across the team is more important.
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2017-10-1523 minThe John Poelstra Show30: Why Having a Life Purpose is BeneficialThis episode takes an in-depth look at the book Life on Purpose by: How Living For What Matters Most Changes Everything by Victor Strecher.
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2017-10-0833 minThe John Poelstra Show29: Using People Maps to Understand Your ProjectOne of my favorite moments as a project manager was when two people told me it was impossible to draw a picture of all the people working the project. Here's how I did it.
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2017-09-3015 minThe John Poelstra Show38: Reflections on the Book Peak PerformanceThis episode shares the highlights John found in the book Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness.
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2017-09-2412 minThe John Poelstra Show27: Surprising Things About Coaching with Alene GabrielIn this conversation, John and Alene reflect on their experiences with Co-Active coaching, the things they are learning as coaches and what leadership means.
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2017-09-1642 minThe John Poelstra Show26: Just Do SomethingSometimes the best next step is simply to start, even if it isn't the perfect next step.
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2017-09-0906 minThe John Poelstra Show25: How to Find Your PeopleThis episode explores the topic of loneliness, some ideas for "finding your people," and how John found one group of "his people."
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2017-08-1319 minThe John Poelstra Show24: Focusing on What You Can ControlThis episode riffs on my thoughts from reading the book "Fire in My Eyes: An American Warrior’s Journey from Being Blinded on the Battlefield to Gold Medal Victory."
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2017-04-1518 minThe John Poelstra Show23: Task Tracking That’s Not Overwhelming or DepressingThis episode explores the different ways I manage my todo list items and along with techniques I've learned to avoid feeling overwhelmed by them and get more done.
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2017-02-1823 minThe John Poelstra Show22: How to Create and Publish Your Own PodcastThis in-depth episode examines and explains the steps for creating and publishing your own podcast. It looks at the five key ingredients to creating a successful podcast and provides additional resources and recommendations.
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2017-01-211h 00The John Poelstra Show21: What Do You Want?Are you as clear about what you want as you think? This episode explores some ways to get clearer.
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2017-01-1609 minThe John Poelstra Show20: How to Block Distracting Sounds So You Can ConcentrateIn this episode I share one of my hacks for creating quiet and peace when I need to concentrate. That hack is ambient water recordings I've made myself.
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2017-01-0709 minThe John Poelstra Show19: How to Succeed as a Remote WorkerPaul Frields joins the podcast to talk about working remotely and what it takes to succeed. John and Paul also discuss some of the misconceptions about remote work and how to overcome them.
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2016-12-2347 minThe John Poelstra Show18: Talking Red Hat, Meetings and Music with Paul FrieldsIn this wide-ranging conversation, John and guest Paul Frields, talk about working at Red Hat, how they got started with collaborative meeting minutes and Paul’s love of playing the bass.
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2016-11-1942 minThe John Poelstra Show17: How to Handle Dominant People at MeetingsThis episode explores some techniques for facilitating meetings with stronger personalities or those that dominate the discussion too much.
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2016-10-3011 minThe John Poelstra Show16: What Could be Fun?Sometimes the best way to get your day out of a ditch is to find something fun. Any amount of fun might be good enough. That's what I explore in this episode.
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2016-10-2206 minThe John Poelstra Show15: Being a True OwnerThis episode explores the topic of personal ownership through the eyes of two books: Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin and QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work by John G. Miller
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2016-10-1531 minThe John Poelstra Show14: What is Good Listening?This episode explores the topic of listening through the Co-Active coaching model and an article from Harvard Business Review.
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2016-10-0818 minThe John Poelstra Show13: Some of My Favorite ThingsThis episode is a collection of some of my favorite things. It was inspired by some similar things I shared in a recent podcast interview on "How to be Awesome at your Job."
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2016-10-0319 minThe John Poelstra Show12: Collaborative Meeting Minutes–Listener Questions and FeedbackThis episode responds to listener questions and feedback from two previous episodes around how to collaboratively create meeting minutes and how a central mailing list repository for meeting minutes works.
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2016-09-1715 minThe John Poelstra Show11: Keeping the Vacation Glow Alive LongerThis episode covers some of my thoughts on a recent return from vacation and how to keep the vacation glow going for as long as possible.
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2016-09-1112 minThe John Poelstra Show10: What’s Your Criteria?This episode explores the benefits for setting and agreeing to criteria before making decisions.
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2016-09-0311 minThe John Poelstra Show9: Coaching Instant TransformationThis episode talks about coaching and uses the recent Netflix documentary “I am Not Your Guru” as the the jumping off point. The documentary examines Anthony Robbins’ “Date with Destiny” event and his approach to helping people change.
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2016-08-2716 minThe John Poelstra Show8: Avoiding the Dreaded Meeting Roll CallIn this episode I share a super easy way to take attendance at meetings--don't! Instead have attendees take do their own check-in by adding themselves to the minutes (in a shared document). Then you can skip asking “who just joined?” twenty-five times.
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2016-08-2111 minThe John Poelstra Show7: How to Invite the Right People to Your MeetingsThis episode examines the process I use and suggest to decide who to invite to specific meetings.
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2016-08-1306 minThe John Poelstra Show6: Status Meeting MorassIn this episode of the podcast my friend Charlie and I talk about the frustration of status meetings. Do you like status meetings?
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2016-08-0612 minThe John Poelstra Show5: Failing by Shipping on TimeThere’s a notion out there that project managers only care about making the schedule. While it’s easy to get fixated on it, the more I work on product releases the less I find myself caring about “the schedule.”
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2016-08-0207 minThe John Poelstra Show4: Ruthless PrioritizationNot too long ago I was in a situation with a very limited amount of time and energy and had to make sure I used every minute and ounce of energy on the right things. Prioritization with Post-it notes and a Sharpie was the solution!
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2016-07-2307 minThe John Poelstra Show3: Avoiding Energy Drain from MeetingsThis episode is a conversation with my friend Charlie about how meetings drain our energy and what we can do to minimize it.
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2016-07-0415 minThe John Poelstra Show2: Dealing with Worry at Software Project MeetingsHere are my thoughts and experiences on how to deal with worries (without solutions) introduced at software project meetings.
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2016-07-0306 minThe John Poelstra Show1: Introducing The John Poelstra ShowThis kicks off the first episode of the John Poelstra Show. I talk about my goals and motivations for doing this new podcast and what I hope comes of it.
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2016-07-0209 min