Bold Business Podcast

Our happiness is relative because what makes us happy isn’t the same for everyone. That’s a common myth. Busting through to talk about our core strengths - our super powers - and how to own them. The question they are answering: What’s your super power and how did you discover it? This Leaders Discuss program is hosted by Jessica Dewell, the panel includes: Joel Dawson, Carmen Rojas, Geoffrey X Lane, and Christine L Bowen. Starting The Conversation…

• Happiness and core innate strengths.
• What’s your super power and how did you discover it?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Pannel: Carmen Rojas, Christine L Bowen, Joel Dawson, Geoffrey X Lane

What You Will Hear:

Super powers make us happy and bring us success.

Our beliefs and life approach are influenced by our strengths. They come easy to us.

How our strengths may also be a weakness.

Accept the way we are. Don’t give too much away.

Know when to share opinion. Ask for permission to share opinions.

How to control strengths and understand weakness to fully show up.

Use our own reaction and experience to choose what we must do - even if that intimidates others.

Gratitude, honesty…and we are the example.

Our values and our super powers. Panelists share their top 1-2 personal values.

Take responsibility for your core strength.

Process takes patience.

Be real.

Responsibility is owning ourselves and how we choose to act.

Notable & Quotable:

Carmen Rojas: My super power is a weakness at times, and I see things in a very matter of fact way.

Christine L Bowen: My values are my super powers.

Geoffrey X Lane: What [people] want to to have a real connection with you.

Joel Dawson: We all have a  [superpower] gift.

Carmen Rojas: Tricky when we are the only one in the room that thinks a certain way.

Geoffrey X Lane: What I see isn’t necessarily the truth, but I’m good at reading what’s going on.

Christine L Bowen: Carmen cracked me up. I’m an artsy visual communicator.

Joel Dawson: I worked harder than the ordinary person to build my skills.

Jessica Dewell: Consciously choose our strength, living our quest and standing in our power.

Carmen Rojas: If I have to tell [my son] to be himself, I have to be myself too.

Christine L Bowen: It’s a daily effort to be in full alignment.

Joel Dawson: I’m proud to say I have core values because at one time I didn’t have any.

Jessica Dewell: It is not always easy to live with the values we’ve chosen (in the spectrum of definitions) - we must be responsible.

Geoffrey X Lane: Never ever squash [your superpower].

Resources:

• Giraffes Can’t Dance

Tags: super power, success, philosophy, illusion, Super Friends, Xmen, different, show up, literal, complicated, awareness, challenge, permission, unique, learning, self care, service, willing, motivation, control, power, being in own power, sales, clients, client acquisition, hypocritical, help, model, watching, leader, leadership, meditation, profound respect, polarized, golden rule, effort, forgiveness, non-judgement, humane

Standards are given to us, and we can make our own. With a basic human need to be accepted, we adopt others standards, sometimes before figuring out of we believe in them. It's constant and conscious work to belong and have our own identity. Hosted by Jessica Dewell, this Leaders Discuss panel features Lynn Abate Johnson and Christine L Bowen where we consider the question: How do we decide what our standard is?

Starting the conversation…

• Standard means:
  • Noun: a level of quality or attainment. an idea or thing used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluation.
  • Adjective: used or accepted as normal or average.
• How do we decide what our standard is? How do we live to that standard?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Christine L Bowen, Lynn Abate Johnson

What you will hear:

Each panelist starts setting standards with core values.

Virtue and value are interchangeable.

Manageable number of values - articulated and memorable.

Personal experiences about discovering personal core values.

Answers to the question: How do you set your standard?

Our internal dialog can get in the way of transitioning from meeting to meeting.

Know our priorities. It takes time to figure that out.

Judgement is not a bad thing.

Results aren't immediate. It might take a long time to recognize forward movement is happening.

Systems are necessary and allow us to keep our standard and realize the benefits.

What are the key concepts to building systems for support.

Help ourselves first, then can help others.

Get over yourself and ask for help.

Checks and balances to know where to look and who to rely on.

Notable & Quotable:

Christine L Bowen: I'm always challenging the status quo.

Lynn Abate Johnson: I was raised with productivity as a standard.

Christine L Bowen: When I realized I couldn't answer … Who am I? …I started to court myself to learn more about me.

Lynn Abate Johnson: I take pride in investing in myself. It's my continuing education.

Lynn Abate Johnson: When things happen in life that throw us off course, we can get back on track easier [with standards].

Jessica Dewell: Priorities are the vibrant threads we weave into the tapestry of our life.

Christine L Bowen: My mission is to rewire, reset our creative mindset.

Christine L Bowen: Challenge what we are thinking.

Lynn Abate Johnson: Celebrate the differences and the world would be a better place.

Lynn Abate Johnson: Small wins matter too.

Jessica Dewell: I can only look at things from my perspective and decide if I want to do it (or not).

Christine L Bowen: My mom is wise.

Christine L Bowen: Give ourselves the conscious space and feel the feeling to move on.

Lynn Abate Johnson: We determine our identity.

Jessica Dewell: There are systems to our relationships, and how we build them.

Christine L Bowen: I built the courage to allow people to see what I'm working on and not fear being judged.

Lynn Abate Johnson: Even if I could do everything by myself, I wouldn't want to - it's more fun to work with other people.

Resources:

• https://hbr.org/2016/07/the-family-dynamics-we-grew-up-with-shape-how-we-work
• https://hbr.org/2011/12/i-dont-understand-what-anyone.html#.Tt2Ayx2oJO4.twitter

Tags: living, standard, concept, love, entrepreneur, virtue, value, core values, self discovery, stagnation, development, personal development, improvement, qualify, objectively, guidance, help, productivity, time management, priorities, challenge, think, gratitude, celebration, freedom, celebration, systems, support, responsibility, clarity, relationships, fun, leader, group

Standards are given to us, and we can make our own. With a basic human need to be accepted, we adopt others standards, sometimes before figuring out of we believe in them. It’s constant and conscious work to belong and have our own identity. Hosted by Jessica Dewell, this Leaders Discuss panel features Lynn Abate Johnson and Christine L Bowen where we consider the question: How do we decide what our standard is? Starting the conversation…

• Standard means:
  • Noun: a level of quality or attainment. an idea or thing used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluation.
  • Adjective: used or accepted as normal or average.
• How do we decide what our standard is? How do we live to that standard?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Christine L Bowen, Lynn Abate Johnson

What you will hear:

Each panelist starts setting standards with core values.

Virtue and value are interchangeable.

Manageable number of values - articulated and memorable.

Personal experiences about discovering personal core values.

Answers to the question: How do you set your standard?

Our internal dialog can get in the way of transitioning from meeting to meeting.

Know our priorities. It takes time to figure that out.

Judgement is not a bad thing.

Results aren’t immediate. It might take a long time to recognize forward movement is happening.

Systems are necessary and allow us to keep our standard and realize the benefits.

What are the key concepts to building systems for support.

Help ourselves first, then can help others.

Get over yourself and ask for help.

Checks and balances to know where to look and who to rely on.

Notable & Quotable:

Christine L Bowen: I’m always challenging the status quo.

Lynn Abate Johnson: I was raised with productivity as a standard.

Christine L Bowen: When I realized I couldn’t answer … Who am I? …I started to court myself to learn more about me.

Lynn Abate Johnson: I take pride in investing in myself. It’s my continuing education.

Lynn Abate Johnson: When things happen in life that throw us off course, we can get back on track easier [with standards].

Jessica Dewell: Priorities are the vibrant threads we weave into the tapestry of our life.

Christine L Bowen: My mission is to rewire, reset our creative mindset.

Christine L Bowen: Challenge what we are thinking.

Lynn Abate Johnson: Celebrate the differences and the world would be a better place.

Lynn Abate Johnson: Small wins matter too.

Jessica Dewell: I can only look at things from my perspective and decide if I want to do it (or not).

Christine L Bowen: My mom is wise.

Christine L Bowen: Give ourselves the conscious space and feel the feeling to move on.

Lynn Abate Johnson: We determine our identity.

Jessica Dewell: There are systems to our relationships, and how we build them.

Christine L Bowen: I built the courage to allow people to see what I’m working on and not fear being judged.

Lynn Abate Johnson: Even if I could do everything by myself, I wouldn’t want to - it’s more fun to work with other people.

Resources:

• https://hbr.org/2016/07/the-family-dynamics-we-grew-up-with-shape-how-we-work
• https://hbr.org/2011/12/i-dont-understand-what-anyone.html#.Tt2Ayx2oJO4.twitter

Tags: living, standard, concept, love, entrepreneur, virtue, value, core values, self discovery, stagnation, development, personal development, improvement, qualify, objectively, guidance, help, productivity, time management, priorities, challenge, think, gratitude, celebration, freedom, celebration, systems, support, responsibility, clarity, relationships, fun, leader, group

Every email, every phone call, every meeting…every interaction you choose to have. When we are not all in, when our mind is somewhere else - the people around us know. As a society we shrug it off, but it's a missed opportunity. It's a missed connection. We lost a bit of credibility (not being in the meeting with them). We lost a bit of influence (we didn't value their time). We lost a bit of relationship (they may not think they can count on us). Today's Leaders Discuss program hosted by Jessica Dewell features Geoffrey X Lane, Keri Jaehnig, and Ande Lyons talking about How to show up.

Starting The Conversation…

• Every email answered, every phone call picked up, every meeting attended… we chose.
• How do you know when you are interacting with someone and they are not showing up?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Geoffrey X Lane, Keri Jaehnig, Ande Lyons

What You Will Hear:

What not showing up looks like and feels like.

Overused words of transparency and authenticity - what they really mean.

How we show up is tied to our personal conditioning.

Take our experience and can we step into the roles we choose.

Set of skills we must learn and develop to fill the role of leader.

Confidence is a practicable skill.

Honesty is a skill and a value.

There is a fine line between skills and values - can they be both?

How showing up relates to our personal experience.

The stream of interruptions and how interruptions are handled (and planned for).

Books for building skills to show up.

What the telltale signs are to not showing up.

Tips to shift and get attention back on the interaction.

Notable & Quotable:

Keri Jaehnig: Can you feel the vibe?

Ande Lyons: It's a leadership role - to keep people engaged.

Geoffrey X Lane: When pressure to show up, it's easy to go into our shell - what the other person wants us to be.

Ande Lyons: It takes a lot of inner work to show up in a way that's meaningful.

Keri Jaehnig: It takes confidence in who we are to let people react to us.

Geoffrey X Lane: When a business only speaks to the business, the dollar becomes most important.

Jessica Dewell: I can learn a new skill by taking steps to understand how to do it - to make it second nature.

Jessica Dewell: Practicing skills amplify our innate strengths, find our suppressed skills, and add the skills we want.

Andy Lyons: We are whole as children, then life happens - and we are in repair.

Keri Jaehnig: Our society has conditioned us to STOP showing up. Every person is responsible for themselves and the results.

Keri Jaehnig: Sometimes showing up can be dangerous - from our own experiences.

Geoffrey X Lane: I decide what distractions are and prevent them so I fully show up.

Ande Lyons: Set up boundaries ahead of time.

Jessica Dewell: I use ThinkTime to do what the business needs - things that have otherwise would be set aside for lack of time that have concrete results.

Geoffrey X Lane: Know personalities - pre-business to figure out if there is a value match.

Keri Jaehnig: Sometimes ask a shocking question to get them back in the moment. Be a good steward of the conversation.

Ande Lyons: Consider the constraints, and forced to work with people that aren't in complete alignment with. That's ok. We can still work together.

Resources:

• Everything I learned I learned in Kindergarten
• 7 Habits of Highly Successful People
• The ONE Thing

Tags: mindfulness, togetherness, pressure, personal honesty, confidence, observe, skills, experience, authenticity, value, risk, danger, responsible, results, boundaries, think time, office teams, remote teams, mentorship, masterminds, time, attention, self respect, steward, vulnerability, ability to share, rapport, empathy, effort

Every email, every phone call, every meeting…every interaction you choose to have. When we are not all in, when our mind is somewhere else - the people around us know. As a society we shrug it off, but it’s a missed opportunity. It’s a missed connection. We lost a bit of credibility (not being in the meeting with them). We lost a bit of influence (we didn’t value their time). We lost a bit of relationship (they may not think they can count on us). Today’s Leaders Discuss program hosted by Jessica Dewell features Geoffrey X Lane, Keri Jaehnig, and Ande Lyons talking about How to show up. Starting The Conversation…

• Every email answered, every phone call picked up, every meeting attended… we chose.
• How do you know when you are interacting with someone and they are not showing up?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Geoffrey X Lane, Keri Jaehnig, Ande Lyons

What You Will Hear:

What not showing up looks like and feels like.

Overused words of transparency and authenticity - what they really mean.

How we show up is tied to our personal conditioning.

Take our experience and can we step into the roles we choose.

Set of skills we must learn and develop to fill the role of leader.

Confidence is a practicable skill.

Honesty is a skill and a value.

There is a fine line between skills and values - can they be both?

How showing up relates to our personal experience.

The stream of interruptions and how interruptions are handled (and planned for).

Books for building skills to show up.

What the telltale signs are to not showing up.

Tips to shift and get attention back on the interaction.

Notable & Quotable:

Keri Jaehnig: Can you feel the vibe?

Ande Lyons: It’s a leadership role - to keep people engaged.

Geoffrey X Lane: When pressure to show up, it’s easy to go into our shell - what the other person wants us to be.

Ande Lyons: It takes a lot of inner work to show up in a way that’s meaningful.

Keri Jaehnig: It takes confidence in who we are to let people react to us.

Geoffrey X Lane: When a business only speaks to the business, the dollar becomes most important.

Jessica Dewell: I can learn a new skill by taking steps to understand how to do it - to make it second nature.

Jessica Dewell: Practicing skills amplify our innate strengths, find our suppressed skills, and add the skills we want.

Andy Lyons: We are whole as children, then life happens - and we are in repair.

Keri Jaehnig: Our society has conditioned us to STOP showing up. Every person is responsible for themselves and the results.

Keri Jaehnig: Sometimes showing up can be dangerous - from our own experiences.

Geoffrey X Lane: I decide what distractions are and prevent them so I fully show up.

Ande Lyons: Set up boundaries ahead of time.

Jessica Dewell: I use ThinkTime to do what the business needs - things that have otherwise would be set aside for lack of time that have concrete results.

Geoffrey X Lane: Know personalities - pre-business to figure out if there is a value match.

Keri Jaehnig: Sometimes ask a shocking question to get them back in the moment. Be a good steward of the conversation.

Ande Lyons: Consider the constraints, and forced to work with people that aren’t in complete alignment with. That’s ok.  We can still work together.

Resources:

• Everything I learned I learned in Kindergarten
• 7 Habits of Highly Successful People
• The ONE Thing

Tags: mindfulness, togetherness, pressure, personal honesty, confidence, observe, skills, experience, authenticity, value, risk, danger, responsible, results, boundaries, think time, office teams, remote teams, mentorship, masterminds, time, attention, self respect, steward, vulnerability, ability to share, rapport, empathy, effort

Don't fall into this trap: Reliable and INCOMPLETE information. When we have trusted avenues to find information, we become comfortable with them. The more comfort we have the bolder we become. The bolder we become the more we might think we don't need to seek out corroborating data. And we wonder why we were blind sided by a problem or encounter problem after problem. This Leaders Discuss program with Tom Rhodes and Mani St. Victor hosted by Jessica Dewell asks the question: Where do you find unusual and reliable information?

Starting The Conversation…

• Comfortable and trusted limit perspective (and may not be credible for everything we go to them for).
• Where do you find unusual AND reliable information?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Tom Rhodes, Mani St. Victor

What You Will Hear:

Where Tom and Mani find unusual information

Skills needed to discover (and trust) what data is needed.

What honest open feedback looks and feels like.

Know what are opinions and what are facts…and know the problem being solved.

Feedback loops pros and cons. (Hint: start with questions and admit mistakes.)

Lead by being present by designing the environment, formality, continuously.

Most important tips to evaluate and build useful feedback loops.

Accountability by communicating and acting on feedback.

Social Media as a tool to facilitate conversation vs the actual mode of communication.

Staying connected and touching base … consistently.

Developing people to know what they want and find out if it's what the company requires too.

Create awareness for learning - give the power to act and see results.

Stories of feedback that we received which caused action at the time and shaped who we are today.

Notable & Quotable:

Tom Rhodes: If you don't ask for honest and real information you won't get it and can't service people on the front line.

Mani St. Victor: Never stop with the first set of results.

Jessica Dewell: Confirmation I don't know what I don't know.

Jessica Dewell: As amazing as Google and social media is, I still use books.

Tom Rhodes: Open the door by asking a lot of questions.

Mani St. Victor: First response to feedback is an emotional one, so look past that.

Jessica Dewell: When we are accountable for the feedback we get, we have to use the feedback we receive.

Tom Rhodes: What we observe in our employees may have nothing to do with business.

Mani St. Victor: Social media provides a way to learn more about people.

Tags: decision making, research, honest, connect with people, human resources, HR, leadership, uncomfortableness, feedback, risk, busy, data, information, unsure, concern, accountability, togetherness, feedback, criticism, present, conversations, comfortable, consistency, connection

Don’t fall into this trap: Reliable and INCOMPLETE information. When we have trusted avenues to find information, we become comfortable with them. The more comfort we have the bolder we become. The bolder we become the more we might think we don’t need to seek out corroborating data. And we wonder why we were blind sided by a problem or encounter problem after problem. This Leaders Discuss program with Tom Rhodes and Mani St. Victor hosted by Jessica Dewell asks the question: Where do you find unusual and reliable information? Starting The Conversation…

• Comfortable and trusted limit perspective (and may not be credible for everything we go to them for).
• Where do you find unusual AND reliable information?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Tom Rhodes, Mani St. Victor

What You Will Hear:

Where Tom and Mani find unusual information

Skills needed to discover (and trust) what data is needed.

What honest open feedback looks and feels like.

Know what are opinions and what are facts…and know the problem being solved.

Feedback loops pros and cons. (Hint: start with questions and admit mistakes.)

Lead by being present by designing the environment, formality, continuously.

Most important tips to evaluate and build useful feedback loops.

Accountability by communicating and acting on feedback.

Social Media as a tool to facilitate conversation vs the actual mode  of communication.

Staying connected and touching base … consistently.

Developing people to know what they want and find out if it’s what the company requires too.

Create awareness for learning - give the power to act and see results.

Stories of feedback that we received which caused action at the time and shaped who we are today.

Notable & Quotable:

Tom Rhodes: If you don’t ask for honest and real information you won’t get it and can’t service people on the front line.

Mani St. Victor: Never stop with the first set of results.

Jessica Dewell: Confirmation I don’t know what I don’t know.

Jessica Dewell: As amazing as Google and social media is, I still use books.

Tom Rhodes: Open the door by asking a lot of questions.

Mani St. Victor: First response to feedback is an emotional one, so look past that.

Jessica Dewell: When we are accountable for the feedback we get, we have to use the feedback we receive.

Tom Rhodes: What we observe in our employees may have nothing to do with business.

Mani St. Victor: Social media provides a way to learn more about people.

Tags: decision making, research, honest, connect with people, human resources, HR, leadership, uncomfortableness, feedback, risk, busy, data, information, unsure, concern, accountability, togetherness, feedback, criticism, present, conversations, comfortable, consistency, connection

The more solid we are in what we know, what we have, and what we want, as business leaders, we are poised to achieve the success we want. As John Wooden said: It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it." Common problems around lack of action: the vision is held by a single person, the teams strengths are not put to highest use, and that the processes are locked inside the heads of people (and not documented).

Starting The Conversation…

• Action is subjective.
• We can get lost in concepts when thinking about Intention and Action.

Host: Jessica Dewell Cohost: Stephanie Sims

What You Will Hear:

Mental check - where do you sync up with this conversation or not?

What's missing when we DON'T see results?

Intention around communicating what the company stands for.

Definition of value. How value impacts business.

Effectively delegate and trust work will be completed the right way.

We might be the cause of the problem.

Articulate what the company stands for.

What if? Can we clarify? Are we on the same page?

Solutions come from what's shared with the team solving the problem.

Look below the surface - we have biases.

Sometimes the focus is less on the HOW.

Moving, but not our original path, and if on target to the goals.

Problems - us or them? Leaders keep midrange vision.

Where we start: long long term, immediate tasks, or the systems.

Quote: There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton

Shift and change adaptability is required as a leader - it's an intention.

Our identity and our work as leaders. (Feelings have a place and are useful data to find problems.)

Mission is what we do and how we get it delivered.

Our strengths, our impact. Stress around business reviews (and employee reviews).

Space to develop employees skills and work on their strengths to achieve the mission and long term impact.

Efficiency and optimization are not enough anymore. Useful matters too.

Notable & Quotable:

Stephanie Sims: Intention is one of the central elements of value in your business.

Jessica Dewell: Let's look at what we already have.

Jessica Dewell: Start with a question.

Stephanie Sims: We wall have our own biases. Observe without judgement.

Stephanie Sims: It can be hard to recognize activity (in and of itself) is not always progress.

Stephanie Sims: When you've got things that work well, they still need to go the same direction.

Jessica Dewell: Ask…What has my own experience been?

Jessica Dewell: I see the vision so far out, when we are off track I have confidence the direction work back toward the end game.

Stephanie Sims: When we are used to use every aspect of talent, it is hard to recognize what our best and highest use is.

Jessica Dewell: Someone has to say 'This is what we do.'

Stephanie Sims: We need to know what we want [as leaders] so people can decide if they want it too.

Jessica Dewell: We all have responsibilities, own them.

Stephanie Sims: What do you see that we could do better?

Jessica Dewell: Actions build trust.

Stephanie Sims: Create a space to hear feedback.

Jessica Dewell: Action by itself can gain traction, without intention there is no direction.

Tags: vision, subjective, intention, action, results, decision making, communication, value, leader, effective, observation, data, startup, problem solving, goals, start, startup, details, systems, responsibility, puzzle, ownership, show up, complication, uncomfortable, annual review, review, pressure, development, discussion, pulse, trust, optimization, efficiency, strategy

The more solid we are in what we know, what we have, and what we want, as business leaders, we are poised to achieve the success we want. As John Wooden said: It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.” Common problems around lack of action: the vision is held by a single person, the teams strengths are not put to highest use, and that the processes are locked inside the heads of people (and not documented).

Starting The Conversation…

• Action is subjective.
• We can get lost in concepts when thinking about Intention and Action.

Host: Jessica Dewell Cohost: Stephanie Sims

What You Will Hear:

Mental check - where do you sync up with this conversation or not?

What’s missing when we DON’T see results?

Intention around communicating what the company stands for.

Definition of value. How value impacts business.

Effectively delegate and trust work will be completed the right way.

We might be the cause of the problem.

Articulate what the company stands for.

What if? Can we clarify? Are we on the same page?

Solutions come from what’s shared with the team solving the problem.

Look below the surface - we have biases.

Sometimes the focus is less on the HOW.

Moving, but not our original path, and if on target to the goals.

Problems - us or them? Leaders keep midrange vision.

Where we start: long long term, immediate tasks, or the systems.

Quote: There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton

Shift and change adaptability is required as a leader - it’s an intention.

Our identity and our work as leaders. (Feelings have a place and are useful data to find problems.)

Mission is what we do and how we get it delivered.

Our strengths, our impact. Stress around business reviews (and employee reviews).

Space to develop employees skills and work on their strengths to achieve the mission and long term impact.

Efficiency and optimization are not enough anymore. Useful matters too.

Notable & Quotable:

Stephanie Sims: Intention is one of the central elements of value in your business.

Jessica Dewell: Let’s look at what we already have.

Jessica Dewell: Start with a question.

Stephanie Sims: We wall have our own biases. Observe without judgement.

Stephanie Sims: It can be hard to recognize activity (in and of itself) is not always progress.

Stephanie Sims: When you’ve got things that work well, they still need to go the same direction.

Jessica Dewell: Ask…What has my own experience been?

Jessica Dewell: I see the vision so far out, when we are off track I have confidence the direction work back toward the end game.

Stephanie Sims: When we are used to use every aspect of talent, it is hard to recognize what our best and highest use is.

Jessica Dewell: Someone has to say ‘This is what we do.’

Stephanie Sims: We need to know what we want [as leaders] so people can decide if they want it too.

Jessica Dewell: We all have responsibilities, own them.

Stephanie Sims: What do you see that we could do better?

Jessica Dewell: Actions build trust.

Stephanie Sims: Create a space to hear feedback.

Jessica Dewell: Action by itself can gain traction, without intention there is no direction.

Tags: vision, subjective, intention, action, results, decision making, communication, value, leader, effective, observation, data, startup, problem solving, goals, start, startup, details, systems, responsibility, puzzle, ownership, show up, complication, uncomfortable, annual review, review, pressure, development, discussion, pulse, trust, optimization, efficiency, strategy

We're always assessing what add-value means to us. And once we know what it means to us, we know how to bring it to our position at work, to model it for others, to build in the expectation of value with each action we choose to take. Because, in the end - it's a choice.

Starting the conversation...

• What does 'add value' mean to you?

Host: Jessica Dewell

Panel: Jason Wiesgerber, Lori Anding

What You Will Hear:

So many choices of the same …. mean that we aren't reaching the people that need us.

Each of us has value, and we have something to add value to each interaction.

A business has its own values - so people can own their own values that the business also has.

Values are part of our choices. What we accept when pushed to do 'more'?

Connections can run deep, if we make an effort.

What do we do when we don't connect with the 'value'?

Established businesses, ice cream, and perceived value.

Serve the people that we have a solution for.

Departments talk to each other so that the message lines up with what is being promised.

Connect actions to words. Recognize when disconnect is happening.

Invite feedback with respect to chain of command.

Impact may not be in ideas, it may be in filling the role we were brought in to fill.

What earned value is.

Notable & Quotable:

Lori Anding: We have so many choices. There must be differences.

Jason Weisgerber: Enoughness is what makes you personally value. Your inherent value.

Jessica Dewell: A business brings many people together.

Lori Anding: When there is love in what is made, there is a vibe that you can feel.

Jessica Dewell: Sometimes it's hard to walk away.

Jason Weisgerber: Amazed at how many people shifted their core identity around cost value.

Jason Weisgerber: This product may not be for you.

Jessica Dewell: Invite feedback. Ask questions.

Lori Anding: In meetings, everyone has a say. Leadership can come from lowest to highest position.

Lori Anding: Everyone has an idea of how to add value.

Jessica Dewell: Avoid the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Pick one idea and follow it through to the end.

Resources:

• Raving Fans
• Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service
• The New Elevator Pitch

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