Confrontation and handling confrontation is one of the hardest things to get right, not only at work but in life in general.  Because of the awkwardness of confrontation, we tend to not create positive outcomes from our conversations and tend to allow certain answers for solutions to issues that don't create true change. If you want empowered, high performing teams there is a key to creating powerful solutions with your team.
How often have you confronted an employee where they told you they would:

* Try harder
* Do better
* Work on it
* Say they don't know
* Say it's someone else's fault.

None of these solutions create real change and typically end up with you confronting the issue again in the near future. This week's podcast is about how to address these issues and create, efficient, powerful conversations for moving forward with your team when issues come up.
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Business owners are great at hiring people but don't know how to move from the hiring process to creating a group of people who work together towards a common goal in an inspired way.  Business owners are so focused on their own contribution to the mission that they forget about everyone else.  Basically Gladys Knight with the Pips except, in this case, the Pips have zero clue what the moves to the song are.
In case you were wondering about the definition of team. I looked it up.  It says, “A group of people with a full set of complementary skills required to complete a task, job, or project.”
This week's podcast is about how great leaders build teams and grow teams to do their best work. Check out the podcast by clicking the player at the top of the page and make sure you are subscribed to the podcast in iTunes.

I met Eric Hinson and another member of his team, Donovan, at workshop that I presented in Atlanta. I loved their approach to storytelling through video.  I was so impressed with it that I hired them to help me tell my brand story for New Work Revolution.
I asked Eric to come on the New Work Revolution podcast for two reasons.
#1. Most small businesses that I work with struggle telling their story.  You are too close to your story to tell it powerfully.
#2. They have a book coming out that will distill a lot of their storytelling secrets for you to use in your own storytelling journey.  Get access to the first two chapters here. 
In our interview you learn about the Diamond in a Haystack process that Eric's team uses to uncover the hidden gems of your story.  You will learn how to use your story to market your business, particularly through the use of video.
Eric's Story:
Eric began his career at a digital innovation agency where he produced hundreds of videos for a number of global brands. But, he just wasn’t satisfied with the way agencies were doing video marketing and brand storytelling. Later, he found out that B2B companies weren’t so good at it either. In 2012, he launched Explainify, a firm specializing in custom videos that help clients capture attention, motivate action, and drive more sales. Since founding the company, Eric has had the opportunity to assist in the creation of award-winning videos for hundreds of great companies, from early stage startups to Fortune 100s like Pfizer, GE and Tyson Foods.
Check out Eric's most recent article in Entrepreneur.
Also don't forget to click the player above to listen to the entire interview and…..
get two chapters of his upcoming book by clicking the button below.

If you haven't subscribed to the podcast in iTunes, check it out here.  If you are a fan, rate and review the show as well.
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I met Eric Hinson and another member of his team, Donovan, at workshop that I presented in Atlanta. I loved their approach to storytelling through video. I was so impressed with it that I hired them to help me tell my brand story for New Work Revolution.

I asked Eric to come on the New Work Revolution podcast for two reasons.

#1. Most small businesses that I work with struggle telling their story. You are too close to your story to tell it powerfully.

#2. They have a book coming out that will distill a lot of their storytelling secrets for you to use in your own storytelling journey. Get access to the first two chapters here.

In our interview you learn about the Diamond in a Haystack process that Eric's team uses to uncover the hidden gems of your story. You will learn how to use your story to market your business, particularly through the use of video.

“Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.”
–Lao Tzu
There is a tension between serving others and taking care of yourself.  How far is too far in any one direction? Business owners are value creator.  You know how to create value for others.  You are so good at it that you built a business around it.
You're so good at creating value for others that you are:

* Burnt out
* Frustrated
* Disillusioned
* Ready to quit

This week's podcast is gives three tips to be great and stay great at work.  Not just work though.  How to take these same principles and be great in all areas of your life.  For others? Yes. For yourself? Absolutely.
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What do you want from your marriage? What's your approach to raising children and why? What did you do yesterday in your business and why? Most people seldom take the time to ponder the things that they are doing each day and why they are doing it.  They live a life by default and not design. If you listen to this podcast, you are probably not one of those people.  But maybe you are and that's OK.
Today's podcast steps out into the realm of what some people would call fluffy bullshit…philosophy.  In today's economy, you get paid to think.  The old paradigm of following orders continues to get in the way of thinking deeply about the world around us.
What's your philosophy in life, relationships, business, leadership, etc?  I dive into that this week.  Be a philosopher.  Listen to this week's podcast to find out why.  Check it out in iTunes and don't forget to rate the show.  
Photo courtesy of David Marcu, check out his great work here.