10x Talk

In this episode Joe Polish interviews Cameron Herold, author of Meetings Suck, the founder of the COO Alliance and the man behind 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Unlike a lot of his modern contemporaries, Cameron believes that meetings aren't just important, they're integral to the success of any company, in any industry. Meetings only lose their value when they're not properly executed. During today's interview, listen as Joe and Cameron discuss the readily repeatable formula to the successful meeting. A formula that can be used to get people, money, and ideas optimally aligned for maximum benefit.

Here's a glance at what you'll learn from Cameron in this episode:

• Why Cameron wrote his book "Meetings Suck: Turning One Of The Most Loathed Elements Of Business Into One Of The Most Valuable"
• Good Meeting, Bad Meeting: 8 easy to spot differences between good and bad meetings
• The perfect time of day to run meetings is _____ a.m. and _____ p.m. Here's why...
• World Class Meetings 101: Strategies for running meetings as great as some of the best companies in the world like General Electric, Starbucks, and more...
• The "5 Minute Buffer" rule that makes every meeting more functional
• Cameron lays out his step-by-step system you can use for turning any meeting into a high leverage, high value company activity
• One of the best ways to enhance company culture, quickly get your team on the same page and get more done in your business
• The RIGHT way to set a meeting agenda and the exact steps to take when a meeting gets derailed
• How to know whether you should have an in-person meeting or a virtual meeting
• Lessons from Sprint to Middle East Monarchies: Cameron shares how his clients have transformed their meetings
• The 4 Types of Meetings: What they are, how they work and how to run each of them
• How to decide who should be in what meetings and the Personality Profiles every leader should know about
• The "Post It Note Exercise" you can use to generate breakthrough ideas from your team members
• How to set up your meetings for success, create accountability and have the most effective meetings possible
• 3 strategies you can use during meetings to increase team engagement, clarity and commitment

Shownotes and links from this episode can be found at: http://www.10xtalk.com/88

In this episode of 10xTalk, enjoy an excerpt from Shannon Waller's presentation from the Genius Network Annual Event. Listen as Shannon shares her Strategic Coach expertise and insight to help you and your team cultivate the Entrepreneurial Mindset and find alignment between your goals as the entrepreneur and the reality of your team.

Here's a quick glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• 12 strategies to help team members succeed in an entrepreneurial business and have the most fun, fulfilling, and rewarding experience of their working career.
• How to get your team to free you up, leverage you, and protect you.
• How to create a highly productive team without inducing anguish.
• How to help your team adopt an entrepreneurial attitude so they can better understand the entrepreneur and develop strategies to be successful.
• Learn the characteristics and ways of thinking of the most successful entrepreneurial teams and how to use them to increase your value and fulfillment.

In this episode of 10xTalk, Dan and Joe talk with David Berg, an entrepreneur who ended up becoming a dominant force in the healthcare space. Today, David's companies have about 2000 employees and have helped to "revamp the healthcare delivery system." Listen as these three brilliant business minds discuss David's entrepreneurial spirit and his vision for the future of small business and healthcare.

Here's a quick glance at what you'll learn in this episode:

• David Berg explains how he's transforming the healthcare industry
• Health care, Administration and Waste: What every entrepreneur needs to know about the health care system
• A 10x technique for attracting the top talent in your industry to work with you
• How to create a high-quality healthcare experience for your team and comply with Obamacare for as little as $0
• A solution that could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars and give your company a 10x advantage

In this 10x Talk, Dan Sullivan talks through the most important lessons from his bestselling book, The Laws of Lifetime Growth. Dan is a veteran of coaching and business-building who has distilled his knowledge into ten simple laws. Listen in and learn how to think about success in a new way - and how to ensure that your future keeps getting bigger.

Here's a quick glance at what you'll learn from Dan in this episode:

• 5 simple ways to always make your future bigger than your past
• How to experience more accomplishment, satisfaction, meaning, and progress
• Dan shares how to surround yourself with contributors and up-level your performance
• Why continually increasing your appreciation can create more success
• How to get the most out of every situation and grow 10x

Human Progress and The Case For Fossil Fuels | Alex Epstein

Here's a quick glance at what you'll learn from Alex in this episode:

• How to genuinely transform the world for the better
• Promoting Human Progress: The 4 timeless principles that drive success
• The way to gain more clarity in any situation and reach the truth
• A method to determine what is good and not just popular or fashionable
• How to intelligently pursue activities that lead to human flourishing
• 3 action steps for becoming 10x more influential in the world

• Erik shares how to communicate your most important messages to your most important audience in a way that is impossible to misunderstand
• One of the most powerful, scientifically validated ways to engage your clients
• The Psychology of Engagement: What every entrepreneur needs to understand about marketing their company and delivering solutions
• Steps you can take to vet a production company before hiring them
• Effective Communication Made Simple: Getting a friendly, fun, effective video created for your business that causes people to know, like and trust you
• The quickest and easiest way to differentiate yourself from competitors
• "We've never met a control we weren't able to beat": The Draw Shop makes a bold promise about the results they can deliver for your company
• The Power of Clarity: A strategy you can use that increased one business owners revenue $250,000 within 90 days
• Do THIS before, during and after you make sales if you want happy customers who refer more business to you
• Erik talks about some of his favorite Draw Shop success stories
• An enhancement tool your company can use to increase the production and effectiveness of your team
• Getting into the minds of your prospects and becoming the only product or service they want to buy

Show Notes:

• The number one mistake entrepreneurs make when they sell their company that destroys their confidence
• Getting Back In The Saddle: What entrepreneurs should do within one year of selling their business
• How to create and grow a brand new company where you spend all your time in activities you find fascinating and motivating Dan shares what to do when you feel busy, stressed or overwhelmed so you experience greater freedom
• The Gravity of Entrepreneurial Life: How to keep your entrepreneurial muscles strong and stay in the game

Episode 80 Show Notes:

• Recommender Science: One of the most powerful, profitable, difference-making success forces
• Dan shares the difference between a recommender and a deal maker
• How to understand, engage and multiply the recommenders who quietly grow your business
• The unique way recommenders get rewarded and create value in the world
• Creating and expanding your environment so great things happen all around you
• One of the most powerful, positive, forward moving activities you can engage

Show Notes #79: Genius Network Presentation from Vishen Lakhiani

• This episode is a Genius Network Presentation from Vishen Lakhiani titled, How To Get Great People To Work For You.

Show Notes #78: Genius Network Presentation from Bo Eason

• Discover how every story is personal and how to use that to connect with your ideal customer
• Why people don't buy the idea, they buy the story attached to the idea
• 3 Critical Steps to Apply Your Personal Story
• Be personal with your story (The more personal, the more universal it is)
• Why telling your personal story liberates the audience
• The most effective ability every leader must have