Closing the Gap

You may have opened the doors but are your employees ready to comeback. Listen in on my conversation with Chris Powell, CEO Talmetrix on what are business owners, executives and managers facing when the doors open and customers show up. Most of the tips available are focused on physical safety. However engaging employees and getting their head back in the game means you have to re-engage their minds.

Key ideas: How to create the psychological safety necessary for problem solving to occur. What works in the middle of a crisis that will engender the trust necessary for employees to work effectively and customers to buy from your company.

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Pam Brooks, Senior Organizational Development Consultant and CEO of Cornerstone Consulting is a returning guest. In this episode, we do a quick and dirty dive into personality and behavioral assessments and why they often go wrong, how to take the focus off the theory of leadership development to applying the principles in the midst of chaos. Pam shares how she gets current and emerging leaders working together to reflect and expand on what actually works given our each unique situations and background. Need help re-envisioning or updating your leadership development program? Contact Pam Brooks at https://www.ccsuccess.com/ Remember to subscribe so you won't miss an episode.

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Debbie Allen, is a fellow advisor on the C-Suite Network and all I can say is she is a dynamo! Today, she shares her thoughts on why small to mid sized business leaders struggle to achieve success, what are a few practical things you can do to move forward. We also talk about the #imposter syndrome and how you can overcome it. Debbie has been a successful business owner several times over so she has the proven track record to offer sound advice on what it takes to successfully build, expand and sustain a business.

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What do you do when you suddenly find you're the caregiver for your parent? Now that the tables have turned what are the things you need to integrate taking care of your parent(s)? My Guest today is Fern Pressin is an expert at helping you and your company figure out what to do, find and connect to needed resources and support her clients through the ups and downs, joys and sorrow of taking care of a loved one. Learn about the challenges facing caregivers and what your company can do to help you remain productive in the face of one of life's toughest challenges. Fern Pessin wrote I'll Be Right There! A Guidebook for Adult Caring for their Aging Parents and soon will release her second book "I won't be around forever, you know."

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it's hard to stay focused. Your team is counting on you to provide guidance and support. As an executive or manager, your first responsibility is to identify what accomplishments matter most. Here's Denise offering 10 minutes of advice on how you can adapt your communication to ensure your staff is getting the right things done. This episode provides guidance on how to keep your team focused on getting what matters most done.

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It's the 21st century! Time to rethink recruiting. It all starts with a killer job posting. The best talent wants to work for a company that fits their values and makes them feel like they are valued and welcome. Katrina Kibbens, CEO Three Ears Media, is an expert at teaching recruiters and executives how to write the best job postings and rethink their recruiting strategies to attract and retain the best talent.

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Ever taken the DiSC or Myers Brigg Personality Assessment? Afterward, did you know what to do with the information provided? Why are more and more employers using them as part of their selection criteria for new hires, or developing managers? My guest Michael Bouton, President ViaTech Global (www.ViaTechGlobal.com), knows first hand how these tools can be used and misused. Today, we talk about how assessments can identify what gets in the way of high performance and even how to improve your love life.

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When we talk about work/life balance seems like employees are expected to get it right and managers have little to do. What would be different if we recognized we live integrated lives? There's no leaving our personal life at the door. What kind of workplace is needed to achieve high performance and support the needs of high performing employees. My guest Carla Carlisle shares a very intimate story of her journey to find work life integration for herself and her team.

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Before #MeToo Judy’s organization was creating monthly events called Connect LIVE!:tm: which provides ongoing opportunities for women to Connect, Encourage and Inspire each other. The economic downturn of 2008 found Judy questioning what is it she really wanted to do and how to reinvent herself, her career and how she will continue to address women's issues. She shares what happened when a group of committed women work together. When they do Judy says, "all the necessary resources show up. With the right support you can change careers, start a business, gain financial freedom, enhance your spirituality and improve health outcomes." Judy founded ConnectLive and What Women Want which offers both monthly and the national conferences practical every day advice about transitioning to your next greatest adventure.

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Right now the odds are you know someone who’s being battered, verbally or financially abused. The numbers don’t lie. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men. Finding a way to help can be tricky. How we judge each other keeps them from speaking up. My guest Elyshia Brooks is President of BrandNiquely You! Inc., a Personal and B2B Brand Strategy Boutique. Elyshia mentors hundreds of women locally and abroad on personal mastery, self-love and specifically on the topic on Abuse through Domestic Violence and Mental Wealth. She's beautiful, smart, finishing her doctorate at Walden University. She has one adult son who plays professional basketball overseas and she realized it was the opinions of others kept her from telling anyone she was raped and later involved in an abusive marriage. Is your opinion... your words keeping someone from safety?

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