Eight Hour Grind

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Are you ready to take a leap of faith into entrepreneurship or start a new career? With burnout being the highest rate it’s ever been at 80%, it’s no wonder HR professionals are looking to tread new paths. Whether those changes are as simple as changing employers or something more drastic, the mass exodus is happening, and today, we are going to be talking about what that means, where they are going, and how these trends could change HR in ways we've not seen before.

Our next guest, Leang Chung, is a brave soul who decided to do something drastic and take the road less traveled in the middle of the pandemic. She is encouraging her peers to consider the same calling in stepping away from the way things are and instead focusing on the way things can be. She is passionate about helping mid-career women see the path and take hold of their destiny. With over 15 years of HR leadership and executive coaching experience, Leang will share important career advice you won’t want to miss.

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 When to know you are ready for a career change
📑 Making the first move – what that looks like and where to start
📑 Setting yourself up for #success – maintaining your new lifestyle, overcoming setbacks, and pivoting confidently

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Communication skills are a must for any successful individual. They allow you to connect with others and influence decisions that may impact your work life and the world at large as well as helping to create change when necessary. Public speaking is one of the most dreaded forms of communication. Glossophobia or speech anxiety affects people everywhere – over 77% of people have some level of anxiety about public speaking. For most of us, it can be daunting challenge to get up in front of others when you're terrified! From our elementary school days to adulthood, everyday interactions between coworkers can quickly turn into a nightmare if you don't master some of these skills; yet, most of us do not know how, or do not take the time to practice our communication and public speaking skills on a regular basis. Today our guest, Brendan Kumarasamy, will give us insight on ways we can take practical steps to get started getting comfortable with public speaking. He created a channel to help people like you and I gain the confidence needed to step up and deliver and present with smooth efficiency. 

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 Squashing imposter syndrome
📑 Tips for presenting yourself confidently
📑 Daily exercises to master public speaking

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There is a high likelihood that most of the greatest, life-changing, and transformational ideas never see the light of day. This is because many people are too afraid or do not know how to act on their ideas and it's likely that most of those life-changing ideas will come from advancements in technology. To get those ideas to the forefront, we desperately need to change our current system and allow for the best ideas to make it out of the idea stages. How do we do this? We need to deconstruct and redesign how our great ideas receive attention by bringing these advanced technologies into reality through collaboration. 

Today’s guest, Jared Yellin, is a non-technical tech founder who found a way to scale his original tech company with ZERO dollars invested to over 40,000 paying users from around the world. He has even partnered up with Real Estate guru Grant Cardone to make this happen. Jared has declared his plan to build, scale, and sell 10,000 tech companies in 10 years. From one ambition to the next, he is making waves and not apologizing for it. 

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 How to build your brand
📑 Leveraging partnerships to create relationship capital
📑 Freedom in work and freedom at home; how to achieve both successfully

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Have you ever experienced a life altering moment? An accident, a cancer scare, or the sudden loss of a loved one? Suddenly everything that is important comes into focus. Like life has slowed down to a crawl and clarity is the byproduct. Many of you have had these experiences, while others have not, and yet, until you do, you never truly know what is real and what isn't. Who your real friends are, who is going to show up when you're down, answer your call when everything is broken, or show up to the hospital when you're sick or unconscious. 

Today, we were going to talk about what that looks like. When you lose everything, and you've surrounded yourself with people who aren't really in it for you, people that leave you undelivered in your darkest moments. But better than that, we’re going to talk about redemption. How you can rise from the ashes and thrive again. This could be your story, and for our next guest, it is his story. Brian Esposito is a true rags to riches story that could have ended in unfortunate tragedy, but ended up being a wake-up call that has led to new blessings and opportunities. He is the founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises that currently has over 65 entities within it and over 150 joint ventures that have been accumulated around the world over the last 20 years. In 2020, he was named as one of the World’s Top 10 CEO’s. Although these are impressive, he would argue that none of these are his greatest triumph. No, coming back from a tragic and near-death experience put things in perspective and would be his greatest accomplishment to date. 

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 How to put together a brand
📑 Leaving your mark in your career journey
📑 Accelerate professionally despite adversity

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People in a well-functioning work community have been shown to be more productive and innovative. At the same time they feel safer, and in turn feel healthier. They have clarity in their objectives and are balanced in their roles and responsibilities. All of this creates an environment where people feel like welcomed members of a team that has a vested interest in their community’s success. Now, having this type of community increases your chances against unnecessary and unproductive adversity. Today we are going to be talking with a very inspiring individual that wanted to change the landscape and allow others into her community to learn from her struggles. For Julia Taylor, her goal is to empower as many women as she possibly can to see others succeed where she had to struggle. This teaching community instructs women and giving them the opportunity to develop the skills they need for personal and professional growth in an industry that hasn’t been inclusive of her, or others like her.

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 How to say yes to new skills without the constraints of physical location
📑 Finding your tribe
📑 Investing in your community for personal and professional growth

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We all know the value of a good first impression, however it seems we are actually having fewer and fewer opportunities to do that in an authentic way. Often our first impressions online are based on pictures, credentials, job titles, and 280 characters. But there are so much more to humans that cannot be found on our resume. Our guest today, Jeff Bitton, is seeking to bridge that gap and the disconnection between human connection and our current hiring practices. Current founder and CEO of Pitch59, a platform that allows people to pitch themselves, their services, or their costs, Jeff based his work on the idea that people hire people that they know, like, and trust. By allowing users to pitch themselves, they can add an element of personal touch to their online presence.

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 How to #hire or #gethired with a simple 59-second pitch
📑 The power of humanization for #hiring processes
📑 Are resumes dead? How you can differentiate yourself from other candidates

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#AI is creeping into every part of our lives today, some would say it is too much and yet others see it as a way to push the human race forward – like it or love it, it is here to stay. We see some compelling evidence how AI and #machinelearning can be used to create better system for assessment. There are now new assessment technologies that allow companies to publish their own adaptive exams using the same algorithms used by industry leaders all around the world. By using these proven technologies, like response theory, computerized adaptive #testing, and multi-stage testing, there is so much potential at our fingertips. The end results in numerous advantages including shorter tests, increased accuracy, improved data #security, and enhanced exam engagement. The potential of adaptive assessments is limitless, helping teachers, students, and employees’ better assess and adapt to an ever-changing world where high-quality skills are critical to success. Our next guest, Nathan Thompson, has a PhD in psychometrics and is on a mission to improve the quality of assessments by building better systems. He is a big believer that bad tests, make bad decisions. 

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑What is digital assessment?
📑 Quickly develop items, publish tests, deliver tests, and provide meaningful results using digital assessment
📑 How to improve online testing with engaging item types, adaptive testing for smarter/shorter tests, item response theory, and more

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Today’s business environment is intensely competitive, therefore managing the performance of employees plays a vital role in meeting company objectives, keeping them engaged, and being able to take appropriate action to help employees when they are not performing at their best. Utilizing  business intelligence data to measure targets and demonstrate new opportunities is an effective way of measuring and motivating your employees. Without performance management, there is no way of knowing how you’re performing and would be difficult to adjust your targets or strategy for hitting goals. Today our guest, Ben Eubanks is a father of four, author, podcaster, and researcher. He spends his days learning about how technology can be used for the good of organizations and their employees. We’ll be discussing some of the simple, yet effective approaches high performing companies do differently to measure performance and what you can do to implement different strategies quickly and effectively. 
 
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Even with the best of intentions, we have a propensity to gravitate towards those that look and think like us. It takes a solid leader to allow people in their circle who think differently and challenge the status quo. But embracing this can change the fabric of a company, their culture, and spark new creativity and innovation that breathes life into an organization. According to multiple studies, diverse teams produce 19% more revenue and inclusive teams make better decisions 80% of the time. Our next guest is on a mission to increase the number of women working in the tech industry, so much so that his existing team is 80% women. His most notable awards include Business Week’s “Young Entrepreneur”, and Revolution Magazine’s “Top 50 Most Influential People.” An engineer by profession, Raj Anand has founded three startups, raised capital, and taken one venture from zero to acquisition. Listen in as he discusses the importance of women in the workforce and the value they bring to your company. 

In this episode we cover the following topics:

📑 Why your team needs diversity
📑 Benefits of remote work and flexibility for your employees
📑 How to hire based on your company core values

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