Career Blindspot

"If you're being too practical in certain areas, chances are you're not seeing all the details." - JK

CBQ: Are you OVERLY practical in certain areas?

Function/Form, Objective/Subjective, Profit/Creative

For all my practical peeps out there, there's always something to learn from the creators. Their big picture view and visualizing capabilities can connect the dots that function and objectivity might not do as well.

• Long term v short term ROI.
• "Their" Obsession are YOUR IMPROVED results.
• Unseen Details, can seem like a WASTE.

"The smart places leaders] have a social media policy in place." - Vincent Orleck

CBQ: What social media app best represents you?

Nothing is private anymore and there's nobody better than President of social media club PHX, Vincent Orleck, to tell us all about it. Listen as he describes the exploding nature of social media platforms today as he gets into employee vetting, relating and engaging to grow your audience, and as a consumer, asking yourself, what's in it for me?

• Social media policies
• Company associations
• Being genuine and relating to others

"Learn from the hater, learn from the opponent." - JK

CBQ: What does your worst hire say about you?

Learn from the haters. They know how to dish out their frustrations but do they know how to repurpose them? To be clear on your brand to attract the job-seekers who actually want to be there. Rethink what your haters may be telling you!

• Know YOUR Unique Cultural Ingredient
• Negative Feedback can be Positive
• Positive Spin ATTRACTS cultural NEEDS (not always fit)

"I'm not trying to lead them in a good way, I'm simply trying to NOT lead them in the way that I was poorly led." - Nick Tantillo

CBQ: "Who did you admire as a leader?"

Founder of Tantillo Productions, Nick Tantillo, discusses how he invests in and trains his employees by putting their happiness first.

• We talk podcast production, the onboarding process, business development and everything in between.
• Find out how his high standards for himself influence his leading style and proper on boarding correlates to his prioritizing his team's happiness.
• Don't be afraid to say no to things you don't want to do.

www.tantilloproductions.com

"Where do others need you?" - JK

CBQ: "If you knew that a person meant well, what do you want to do for them?"

First we discussed the 3 desirables of high performers, then we dared explored the idea of 2 out 3 combos and now we finish off with what YOU/LEADERS can do to help others fill the gap.

• Grateful - Lead the gratefulness
• Thoroughness - Raise/Hold the Expectation
• Capable - Proper Training

"Everyone can only be so smart but you can always be curious, and curiosity is better than being smart." - Lawrence Taylor

CBQ: Would your highschool self consider yourself cool?

Lawrence Taylor, Executive Board Member of Barrie House Coffee, discusses how his curiosity, preparation and maybe a little luck led him to this field. Join us as he explains the significance of his role, not only in making strategic decisions, but holding the responsibility to represent black people in a historically monotone board.

3 Takeaways

• Put yourself in positions to learn and absorb information
• Stay curious and never be afraid to ask questions
• Companies perform better with diversity and inclusion

"As a leader, are you aware of what they're missing?"

CBQ: "Is two out of three really not that bad?"

Summary:

Between being capable, thorough and grateful, having two out of the three ain't too bad. Each has their trade offs, but you can work with what they got...sometimes.

• Capable/Thorough - NOT Grateful
• Capable/Grateful - NOT Thorough
• Thorough/Grateful - NOT Capable

In the 3rd and final epvisode, find out what you do when you have these gaps.

"Find out who you are and do it on purpose." -Dolly Parton

CBQ: "In 2020, what has been your best or worst habit that you implemented?"

Understanding that there is more to life than what your body looks like is what self discovery facilitator, Kourtney Thomas, preaches. Along with implementing body neutrality and mindfulness, she works with women to have a better relationship with themselves, their goals and their careers. Today, we discuss topics of body image in the workplace, the disconnect between actions and goals and what the industry has been selling that negatively impacts consumers' mindset.

Recognize your own personal bias and learn how it may be showing up in the workplace The health and fitness journey isn't balck and white and you are not just here to have a certain type of body Be mindful of what you enjoy and do that

www.kourtneythomas.com

"If you can zero in on where the real area of concern is, you're going to get your high performers." - JK

CBQ: "What is their problem?"

Introducing(Revisiting?) three big desirables:

• Capable- Can they actually help me?
• Thorough- Are they going the extra mile?
• Grateful- Are they positive and do they have a good attitude?

Follow up for ep 2of3, to explore the different combinations and which to look for when hiring.

"What SHOULD you think about "personality" in the workplace?"

Juan gives his quick 2 cents on the TRAILER for HBO's latest documentary - PERSONA.