Hack the Process: Mindful Meaningful Progress on Your Plans

Student debt is a massive problem in the United States, as college costs continue to rise, and many of the emerging career opportunities are out of reach to people who have no degree. That's why Grant Aldrich's new learning platform, OnlineDegree.com, lets people take many undergraduate college courses for free, online, on their own schedule, with credits that are recognized at over a thousand accredited universities. In this episode of Hack the Process Grant will tell us why he felt it was important to make the all courses and materials free for students from day one, how he validated the concept and built an audience with practically no marketing, and what personal drivers motivated him to leverage his 15 years of startup experience to make college credits more accessible and affordable.

For all the links check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/grant-aldrich-can-cut-the-cost-of-your-college-education-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

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You can listen much faster than you can speak, and you think even faster than that. But according to Oscar Trimboli, author of Deep Listening, the point isn't just how many words you can comprehend in a minute. On this episode of Hack the Process, Oscar discusses what we need to be paying attention to while we're listening to someone speak, why deep listening matters both in our business and personal lives, and how his audacious goal of bringing deep listening to 100 million people has challenged him to speak more.

For all the links mentioned, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/oscar-trimboli-teaches-how-to-listen-deeply-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

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Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got momentum, impactful ideas, terrible leaders, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/momentum-impactful-ideas-terrible-leaders-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

Brian Solis will be one of the keynote speakers at the Future of Marketing Conference on February 19 at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

Media

Malcolm Gladwell has published a new book called Talking to Strangers. Find out what it’s all about as Omar Zenhom breaks down the invaluable lessons he found in there.

Tom Morkes is joined on his podcast by Jonathan Keyser, the CEO of Arizona’s largest tenant rep commercial real estate firm, who talks about how he grew his business, how he trains leaders thru the Keyser Institute, and how you don’t have to be ruthless to win.

Writing

All You Have to Do is Ask, the new book by our latest Hack the Process guest, Dr. Wayne Baker, is now available. Go get your copy today and give yourself permission to ask for the help you want.

Leadership teams can be high-performing powerhouses, but they can also set a bad example in the organization. In Ron Carucci’s new Forbes article, he points out the pitfalls of tolerating bad behavior within leadership groups.

Being a parent is all about great child-rearing, and Maria Dismondy wants to help you out with a list of parenting books to raise kind and caring kids.

Wouldn’t you love to have a one-hour work week? Jon Dykstra weighs the pros and cons if he were to work one hour a week and still try to grow his online publishing company.

Turning Ideas Into Impact is a new book out on the Think Aha website that gathers insights about leadership skills from sixteen women who are Silicon Valley consultants, including the book’s co-author, Kimberly Wiefling.

Recommended Resources

SXSW 2020 is happening from March 13 to 22 in Austin, Texas, featuring speakers Tim Ferriss and Brene Brown, who jointly inspired Hack the Process guests Michelle Kim, Omar Zenhom, Alex Cespedes, Vinay Patankar, Malek Banoun, Heather Chauvin, and Kate Swoboda.

You can now get the expanded version of Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant. Marissa Orr found motivation in Kamal’s books.

Blasting Through Blocks is a new workshop by Julia Cameron, who was mentioned as a resource by Loic Le Meur, Jay Wong, and Heather Chauvin.

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You know that one unobtainable thing you need? You might be able to get it just by asking, according to Dr. Wayne Baker. His new book, All You Have to Do is Ask, can tell you why it works and show you how to do it, based on years of research and work in the field of generalized reciprocity. In this episode of Hack the Process Dr. Baker will tell us how he structures his time to put writing at the start of his day, what surprised him about his initial research into generosity, and why it's important to communicate the meaning of your request for help.

For all the links check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/dr-wayne-baker-encourages-you-to-ask-for-help-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got cool coding, good grades, a cup of tea, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/cool-coding-good-grades-a-cup-of-tea-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

Spend the holidays with new friends by joining Tea With Strangers, created by Ankit Shah to help himself and everyone else get together and connect with new folks.

MarTech, the marketing technology conference, is set to happen from April 15 to 17 in San Jose, and will feature Brian Solis and Nancy Duarte as the keynote speakers.

Media

You can dominate in sales and business with an “Always Forward” mindset. Hear it straight from Bill Wooditch on The Brand Domination Show.

Find out who Kimberly Wiefling is and how she uses organizational culture to turn groups into teams in her interview for Heart at Work Podcast.

The Anatomy of a Strategy Podcast, hosted Tara Hunt and Carlos Pacheco, shines the spotlight on Alex Hillman, who shares the history of Indy Hall, Stacking the Bricks, and making a product.

Writing

Read It Forward wants to help you make your community a better place with this list of great reads to uplift and inspire, includingRhonda Magee’s newest book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice.

Ricky Yean put together a newsletter experiment, and in his latest blog post he reveals the reflections and results he found.

Coding is cool according to Sasha Ariel Alston, who is featured on The Renewal Project with her message to little girls, encouraging them to enter the world of tech.

On Michelle Kim’s latest blog article, she compares and contrasts the terms allyship and accomplice, and discusses what it truly means to be an ally.

Contrary to the common wisdom that it’s rarely a good idea to lower your prices, Mark Silver lists a few reasons why it might be okay to lower prices sometimes in his new blog post.

Recommended Resources

Lauren Kunze appeared at TEDxSanFrancisco for a talk on deprogramming homicidal sex robots. Lauren was highly recommended by Loic Le Meur during his Hack the Process interview.

The Lesson to Unlearn is a new essay by Paul Graham, whose work influenced Christina Wodtke, Ankit Shah, and Ricky Yean. In it he shares his thoughts about the contradictory relationship between learning and good grades.

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Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got magic, evolution, transformation, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/magic-evolution-transformation-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

Join Velocity Squared from January 29 to 30 in London to learn how to maintain and manage business growth. April Dunford will attend as a speaker.

Media

In an interview on the WorkTrends Podcast, Steve Farber shares the wisdom of bringing love to work and explains why love is good business.

Ron Carucci pays a visit to the Net Worth It Podcast and discusses how to reignite your dreams when you’ve quit.

Loic Le Meurhas a new shamanic outlook and a new Transformation podcast to go with it.

WAKR News featured David Weinberger to have him share his thoughts on artificial intelligence.

The Product Collective published Rich Mironov’s talk, Intro to Product Leadership, from the recently concluded INDUSTRY The Product Conference 2019.

Writing

Our latest Hack the Process guest, Christina Wodtke has recently published a book called The Team that Managed Itself. Congratulations, Christina!

The London International Development Network’s 34th Weekly Roundup has published their overview of Ann Mei Chang’s book, Lean Impact.

Alistair Clay says the best email signatures can convert customers as part of an orchestrated PR plan. Learn how from his blog post.

Recommended Resources

Capitalism is coming to an end — or perhaps capitalism is evolving. Geoffrey Moore, whose books Zvi Band gathered inspiration from, thinks back to the beginning of capitalism and how it’s been changing continuously to this day.

Mindvalley is presenting a new parenting masterclass to teach parents how to be less reactive so they can bring up confident and authentic kids. Dr. Shefali Tsabary, referenced by Heather Chauvin, and Vishen Lakhiani, mentioned by Michelle Dale will be leading the class.

Nathan Barry, mentioned by Justin McGill shares his excitement about a house he built and the magic of creating.

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Objectives come in all shapes and sizes, and understanding how to measure our movement toward them can be the key to making them add value to our lives. Christina Wodtke has been using objectives and key results (OKRs) to maintain an incredible level of productivity as her interests have led her from corporate Design to academia to publishing, including her new book, a business fable called "The Team That Managed Itself." In this episode of Hack the Process, Christina will tell us how she applies her techniques to improve work satisfaction in the classroom and the office, what people get wrong about gamification when it comes to game design, and why accountability is as important as regularity if you want to make progress on your goals.

For all the links check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/christina-wodtke-can-help-your-team-manage-itself-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

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Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got love, justice, uncertainty, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/love-justice-uncertainty-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

Join Mark Silver for Heart of Business, a one-day workshop on November 8 in Baltimore, Maryland to learn how to combine business with love and see it thrive.

Media

Rhonda Magee’s new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice, is now out. Listen to Rhonda discuss the issues of racial bias and mindfulness on the Tricycle Talks Podcast.

On the What’s Next Podcast, venture capitalist and CEO Jerry Colonna sits down with Tiffani Bova to discuss leadership styles, how to get comfortable with uncertainty, and radical self-inquiry.

Hear about the future of augmented reality and the challenges it may introduce straight from The AR Girl herself, Galit Arie, as she chats with Tara Hunt and Carlos Pacheco on The Anatomy of a Strategy Podcast.

Co-authors Steven Goldbach and Geoff Tuff guest on the Healthy Paranoia Podcast to discuss how companies should prefer taking risks over the usual norms in business.

Writing

Coworking is a lot more common nowadays, and Alex Hillman shares his observations about changes over the years from the first to the third wave of coworking.

The finalists for the 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature awards have been announced, and several books by Hack the Process guests made the list, including Everyday Chaos by David Weinberger, Loonshots by Safi Bahcall, Connected Strategy by Christian Terwiesch and Nine Lies About Work by Ashley Goodall. Congratulations!

On the KM World blog, David Weinberger calls on the people of the web to bring back true blogging and the raw and real, non-promotional, community-centered essence of it.

Recommended Resources

Watch Yuval Noah Harari and Steve Pinker face off in a conversation about human nature and the challenges to the intellect of the Western world. Harari is an author Maneesh Sethi referenced, while Pinker was mentioned by Marissa Orr.

Jack Kornfield, who inspired Loic Le Meur has a new course on Udemy called Mindfulness Meditation with Jack Kornfield, which is on sale until November 9.

Simon Sinek, who was recommended by Alex Hillman, went on The School of Greatness Podcast with Lewis Howes to break down how to win using the power of the infinite mindset. Lewis Howes’ podcast is also an inspiration source for Malek Banoun and Paula Jenkins.

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Companies and careers can both follow very different paths depending on the factors that motivate them. But according to Bill Schaninger, co-author of Beyond Performance 2.0, if all we track are short-term performance wins, we're not setting ourselves up for sustainable health, and he has decades of research to back that up. In this episode of Hack the Process, Bill will tell us why it's essential to start with aspirations instead of fears when driving cultural change, what differentiates companies that achieve sustainable success, and how his own unconventional background and education helped him thrive at McKinsey for almost two decades.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/bill-schaninger-takes-companies-beyond-performance-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

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Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got lucid dreams, coworking artists, cultural branding, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/lucid-dreams-coworking-artists-cultural-branding-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

On Sunday, October 20, I’ll be at Silicon Valley Code Camp in San Jose, California to talk about the Agile Extreme Programming Dojo I coach for software development teams, designed to improve both quality and joy. Use the code green-10 for a discount on the already low weekend registration.

Media

Learn about designing tech events as Cascade SF’s founder, Andi Galpern shares some of her stories and experiences on The freeCodeCamp Podcast.

News Up Now published a feature on Andrew Nance and his new children’s mindfulness book, The Lion In Me!

As a guest on the Did You Know Podcast, Daniel Coffeen chats freely about the inhibitions of academia, free speech, cultural changes, and the importance of branding in culture movements.

Listen to Morgan Kling explain influencer marketing and its halo effect on brand awareness on the RBOA Video Podcast.

On the $100MBA Podcast, Omar Zenhom breaks down how Netflix became successful and tells us three things we can learn from the movie-streaming subscription company as a business.

Have you heard about lucid dreaming and sleep yoga? Hear Andrew Holecek, a Tibetan Buddhist, explain these practices to Lisa Dale Miller on the Groundless Ground Podcast.

Writing

If you’re considering working remotely, Frank Strona has written up a few good reasons why you should totally go for it.

Jenny Feinberg is one of the artists interviewed for a Forbes article about how co-working can be the future of art.

Data science, once a domain of pure analysis, is starting to be more deeply integrated into product design, and Rich Mironov has some product management tips for data science projects.

For Indy Hall’s 13th anniversary, founder Alex Hillman shares how he shrunk his coworkers, ordering custom-made Lego figures sporting the Indy Hall hoodie, and using them as giveaways for the anniversary party.

Recommended Resources

Catch Malcolm Gladwell, who was mentioned by Josh Haynam, in London at the Southbank Centre on November 25 and the Manchester Opera House on November 28 for his Talking to Strangers UK book tour.

Josh Linkner, who was mentioned by Tiffani Bova, has posted an article laying out his 5×5 decision model, a structure that asks five different questions in five different time frames about the impact of any decision.

Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.