Create your own competitive advantage.  This week, Pat and the team discuss unwritten rules, agility, and courage.  

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

Pat's book, The Advantage: https://www.tablegroup.com/product/the-advantage/

This week's unpaid ad: https://tinyurl.com/CuttingEdgeFirewood

Which bubbles are you a part of?  This week, Pat and the team discuss the existence and implications of 'bubbles' as they relate to industries, expertise, and technology.  

Register for Industry Webinars: https://tinyurl.com/IndustryWebinars

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

Related Episodes: https://tinyurl.com/PatronSaintoftheIgnorant

Please don't actually smell your customers.  This week, Pat, Cody, and Beau discuss why being in close proximity to customers and clients is necessary if we want our products and services to hit the mark.

The Working Genius Assessment for Students: https://www.workinggenius.com/students

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

The concepts of trust and conflict in the workplace are still just as simple as they were two decades ago.  This week, Pat and the team discuss their thoughts on 'psychological safety'.  

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

This week's unpaid ad: https://turo.com/

'Eavesdropping' is a part of our organization's culture, and it helps our team stay on the same page.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the merits of having strategic conversations within earshot of your colleagues and giving others the opportunity to clue in to the content of your meetings.  

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

This week's unpaid ad - LOGE Camps: https://www.logecamps.com/home

Related Episodes:

167. The Never-Ending Meeting: https://www.tablegroup.com/167-the-never-ending-meeting/

191. When Gossip is Good: https://www.tablegroup.com/191-when-gossip-is-good/

Strategic mistakes are not the root cause of business failure - they're a downstream symptom of organizational dysfunction.  This week, Pat and the team conduct a forensic analysis of businesses successes and failures including Ford, United Airlines, and Hertz.  

Hertz CEO Resigns After Big Bet on EVs Fails to Pay Off: https://tinyurl.com/HertzCEOResigns

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

For most of us, virtual meetings are now a regular part of our workday.  This week, Pat and the team take a forensic look at video conferencing and discuss some simple recommendations for improving our approach to virtual meetings.  

Summary Article - 8 Limitations and 4 Recommendations:  tablegroup.me/zoomarticle

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

What's it like leading a large organization, and how is it different if that organization is a church? This week, Pat and Cody are excited to be joined by good friend and special guest host Craig Groeschel.  Craig is the founder and pastor of Life Church, the host of The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, and the bestselling author of many books related to leadership, faith, and everything in between.  

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/CGroeschelLeadershipPodcast

Craig's Newest Book, Think Ahead: https://www.craiggroeschel.com/books/think-ahead

Life Church: https://www.life.church/

Batman needs Robin, and the same sentiment is true in all types of organizations.  This week, the team talks about the importance of the second in command, both in their relationship to the leader and to the success of the team.  

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

NFL Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-are-you-ready-for-some-football/id1474171732?i=1000625628299

To listen to the 3-Minute Reset: https://3minutereset.org/

Implementing strategy requires difficult decisions.  This week, Pat and the team discuss the importance of strategic anchors, and the type of courage that leaders must have in order to make sure their employees are rowing in the same direction.  

To listen to the Working Genius Podcast: https://www.workinggenius.com/podcast

To listen to the 3-Minute Reset: https://3minutereset.org/