Hack the Process: Mindful Meaningful Progress on Your Plans

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 paradigm shifts, accessibility, workplace sabotage, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/paradigm-shifts-accessibility-workplace-sabotage-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

For the upcoming Thinkers50 2019 Awards, Steve Goldbach, Tiffani Bova, Christian Terwiesch, and Safi Bahcall have all been shortlisted. Congratulations!

Media

RVN TV Women in Business from RadioVision Network puts the spotlight this week on Kesha Moore, who spoke about her life, health, career, and how she went about building her business, Life in Focus Coaching.

Stopping sabotage in the workplace is not easy, and according to Joy Wiggins and Kami Anderson, many times it’s women tearing other women down when they should be lifting each other up. Kami and Joy discuss the importance of female unity on the Central Valley Business Times Podcast.

It’s the third year of Side Hustle Pro, the podcast hosted by Nicaila Matthews-Okome, and for the anniversary episode, Nicaila breaks down the five lessons she’s learned while running and growing her business.

Looking for great employees can be costly and time-consuming, but Omar Zenhom wants to help you out by sharing 5 ways to save when hiring on a new episode of the $100MBA Show.

Writing

There is a lot of value in designing products for accessibility and inclusivity, and Andi Galpern underscores them in her new article for Adobe.

SaaStock has posted a list of the wonder women of revolutionary SaaS growth and marketing, in which you’ll find a couple of Hack the Process guests, Tara Hunt and April Dunford.

Writer’s block can be a painful and unavoidable trap for novelists, so Tom Corson-Knowles has put together a list of 70 writing prompts to give you some writing inspiration whether your genre is fantasy, thrillers, or mystery.

According to LeadBoxer’s Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn Lead Generation, B2B companies who use LinkedIn for lead generation should consider trying LeadFuze, co-founded by Justin McGill, as an improved version of LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator tool.

Recommended Resources

In the new episode of The GaryVee Audio Experience, Gary Vaynerchuk has a conversation with YouTube’s Head of Culture and Trends, Kevin Alloca, about making better videos. Gary has been mentioned in Hack the Process interviews with Malek Banoun, Tara Hunt, and Zack Friedman.

Ray Dalio, who was mentioned by Ricky Yean, writes about his observations on the paradigm shifts that have influenced the marketplace over the years, and how it’s essential for business investors to identify and navigate through them to maintain success.

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What if you could get someone famous to promote your product or service? That's the dream of influencer marketing. But getting in touch with those influencers, and making the relationship meaningful, is complicated. That's what Morgan Kling, CEO of CloutHQ, specializes in helping business-to-consumer companies accomplish. In this episode of Hack the Process, Morgan tells us what drew him to the field of influencer marketing early in life, how he leveraged his youth and curiosity to nurture connections with other young founders, and why he decided to skip college and go directly into the world of entrepreneurship.

For all the links check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/morgan-kling-helps-you-leverage-the-clout-of-influencers-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

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Contemporary Coworking, Prolific Podcasting, Subscriber Segmentation, and More in Process Hacker News

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 contemporary coworking, prolific podcasting, subscriber segmentation, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/contemporary-coworking-prolific-podcasting-subscriber-segmentation-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/.

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Events

Catch Jenny Feinberg in the Castro Art Walk in San Francisco, as she showcases her vibrant, expressive paintings on August 1.

Seerfest 2019 is a one-day digital marketing event on October 3 in Philadelphia, where April Dunford will be a speaker. All sales from the tickets will go to Hopeworks Camden, an organization set up to help the youth of Camden, New Jersey achieve technology skills and job opportunities.

Media

In a world where working remotely at home is starting to be more common, why is coworking still valuable? You’ll hear about it in an interview with Alex Hillman on the Building Remote Teams Podcast.

On the Inspired Money Podcast, you can find out more about Engel Jones and how he launched his record-setting podcast with the goal of having thousands of meaningful conversations with folks.

Bill Wooditch pays a visit to the Breakfast Leadership Podcast to discuss his book, Fail More, and how failures can be used as foundations.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Safi Bahcall discusses why he thinks Richard Branson and Elon Musk have outdone NASA.

Writing

Why do you need to segment your subscriber list and what’s the best way to do it? Brennan Dunn has come up with a beginner’s guide to help you out.

When your boss betrays you it can change our career outlook, and most times, it’s for the worse. In a new HBR article, Ron Carucci offers ways to avoid the risk of becoming someone you don’t want to be.

Some folks still prefer physical books over ebooks, and Curtis McHale is one of them. He also names a few book titles important enough to buy in hard copy.

Recommended Resources

Sean Ellis, who was referenced by Vinay Patankar and Maneesh Sethi, is working with Itamar Gilad to present the Breakout Growth Workshop in Barcelona on October 1. The event hopes to accelerate value delivery and achieve breakout growth for both new startups and established companies.

On October 3, TEDxSan Francisco will be featuring a wide range of speakers, including Lauren Kunze, who was mentioned by Loic Le Meur, and Kimberly Bryant, who inspired Michelle Kim.

Here is a list of interesting UX folks you can follow on Twitter, and one of them is Laura Klein, who was recommended by Rich Mironov in his Hack the Process interview.

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If you keep getting the same lemons out of your traditional life choices, it might be time to try making some financial lemonade. That’s how investor and executive Zack Friedman like to look at it, and what he advises the folks who read his articles on Forbes or attend one of his presentations. Zack also has a new book, The Lemonade Life, with stories and tips about the aspirational life and how everyone can lead it. In this Hack the Process interview, Zack will tell us how he juggles his writing and speaking career with running a company, why he decided to leave a comfortable CFO role to become an entrepreneur, and what qualities he looks for in a daring disruptor.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/zack-friedman-turns-lifes-lemons-into-lemonade-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 revolutionary pleasure, intellectual yoga, mindful kids, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/revolutionary-pleasure-intellectual-yoga-mindful-kids-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/

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Events

You can now enroll your kids in the Mindful Arts for the Classroom, a ninety-minute online workshop set to happen on August 18 for children to learn mindfulness habits taught by Andrew Nance.

Link up with the international design community at Joint Futures from September 3 to 5 in Helsinki, Finland and catch Jina Anne as she hosts the conference and runs a design workshop.

From September 13 to 14, the 2nd Annual Mindfulness in Society Conference will be held at the NHTI Campus in New Hampshire. Integrating mindfulness with higher education, they will be featuring authors and speakers in the field of mindfulness like Rhonda Magee.

Media

On the Live in the Feast Podcast with Jason Reznick, Tom Morkes dives into generosity and how he uses his pay what you want pricing scheme to grow his audience.

Listen as career coach EB Sanders and podcast host Paula Jenkins discuss how you can feel joy by designing a career and life that works for you on the Jumpstart Your Joy Podcast.

Writing

The generation gap seems to be dividing us all, but in Brian Solis’s latest article, he suggests that older generations should be more understanding of millennials and centennials and collaborate instead of contradict.

It’s possible to build solidarity among women in the workplace with these five actions proposed by Joy Wiggins and Kami Anderson on Young Upstarts.

After dropping by a bookstore and discovering a book named Pleasure Activism, Daniel Coffeen felt compelled to express his views on why pleasure is revolutionary.

For the new graduates, Serenity Williams has published a list in Forbes of the best business books for recent graduates, including Nine Lies About Work, a book co-written by Ashley Goodall.

Improve your decision-making with an easy process recommended by Julian Hayes in his recent Inc article.

Recommended Resources

Charles Eisenstein, whom Jenny Feinberg mentioned in her Hack the Process interview, plans to present Metaphysics and Mystery, an online course set to engage the mind in unorthodox and outstanding ideas, which they describe as intellectual yoga. The course goes live on August 12.

Get to spend an evening opening your hearts and minds to Cheri Huber at Practicing in Difficult Times in Pennsylvania on September 1. Cheri was discussed by Mike Massy and Kate Swoboda.

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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 harassment, emptiness, nightmare clients, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/harassment-emptiness-nightmare-clients-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/.

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Media

Online harassment is the topic for author, speaker, and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter on The Anatomy of a Strategy Podcast with Tara Hunt and Carlos Pacheco. Hear how much representation matters in marketing, especially when reaching out to certain demographics.

In a new episode of the Mom is in Control Podcast, Heather Chauvin reminds you to face your challenges and do the work. Never second-guess your worth, and remember that you are enough.

Do you sometimes feel unmotivated and empty? Listen to Byron Morrison present three ways to reignite your passion and purpose.

Writing

The Launch Pad Foundation was created by Anne Driscoll and Chris Schultz to close the gaps in connectedness and support, and to increase entrepreneurial opportunity. You can read more about Launch Pad Foundation’s goals in this recent Medium post, and find out how to get involved.

One of our newest guests on Hack the Process, Zvi Band, shares his thoughts about taking a step back from self-promotion after releasing his book, Success is in Your Sphere.

Why shouldn’t you filter out nightmare clients?Mark Silver explains his reasoning, and what you should do instead, in a new blog post.

Pace Smith has a new blog post on Facebook telling readers about a transphobic experience and being misgendered while at the hospital for leg surgery.

Response Source is an online platform for journalists to connect with folks who have stories to share, and according to Alistair Clay’s blog post, it’s the perfect way to get media coverage when you’re on a budget.

Frank Strona has posted an article looking back and reflecting about diversity and gay life in 1976, and how some things have not changed.

Loonshots, a book by Safi Bahcall, has been named as one of the best management books for entrepreneurs and executives in a Forbes article by Tom Pauli.

Recommended Resources

After the death of Bozoma Saint John’s husband, she reveals how she overcame fear, and how her daughter gave her strength. Sasha Ariel Alston lists Bozoma as one of her role models.

Michael D. Watkins, whose book Pam Wasley recommended, guests on the Strong Suit Podcast to reveal the secrets of how to master your next career move and to discuss his recently-published book, Master Your Next Move.

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Blockchain, The Dark Web, Overconfident Co-Workers, and More in Process Hacker News

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 blockchain, the dark web, overconfident co-workers and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/blockchain-the-dark-web-overconfident-co-workers-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/.

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Events

Tickets for Clarity 2019, led by Jina Anne, are selling out quick! Grab yours today and be a part of this design systems conference, scheduled for August 19 to 21 in San Francisco.

The How to Web conference is coming to Bucharest, Romania on October 30 and 31, and they’ve just announced that one of our latest Hack the Process guests, April Dunford will be among the keynote speakers at the event.

Congratulations to Process Street and founder Vinay Patankar for being one of the winners of the SaaStr Startup Pitch Competition by Ingram Micro Cloud at the recently concluded SaaStr Europa 2019!

Media

On Trend Following Radio, Christian Terwiesch and his co-author, Nicolaj Siggelkow, explain what a connected strategy is and how you can convert customer transactions into long-term relationships.

Listen to some laid-back chat between Hampton Catlin and Michael Lintorn Catlin as they talk about gay pride, the dark web, and their friend Melissa Barnes, after whom they named their latest cocktail.

Stephanie Scapa talks about the best tools to master contract negotiations on the Negotiate Anything Podcast.

Writing

Why does philosopher-turned-brand-strategist Daniel Coffeen find blockchain exciting? Read about how his life has been influenced by the evolution of computer technology.

Have you heard of The Pareto Principle? You can use this 80/20 rule to manage time, enjoyment, and business. Find out how in this blog post by Tom Corson-Knowles.

How do you work with someone who thinks they’re always right? Ron Carucci co-wrote an article with Jarrod Shappell for HBR exploring ways to deal with an overconfident co-worker.

In a write-up on the Manager’s Club, Ron Lichty was named among 13 engineering leaders to follow on Twitter.

Recommended Resources

Adam Carolla is Unprepared is a show featuring comedians Adam Carolla and Adam Ray, and it will be happening at the Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon on July 19 and 20. Jason Hsiao mentioned Adam during his interview.

If you’re in Sydney, Australia, you can drop by The Growth Faculty to listen live to Brene Brown, who was mentioned by Heather Chauvin and Kate Swoboda, at the ICC Sydney Theater on July 31, as she talks about leadership, courage, and her new book, Dare to Lead.

John Lee Dumas recommends these top 7 business podcasts to listen to. Nicole Holland, Tom Morkes, and Nicaila Matthews-Okome have all mentioned listening to John Lee Dumas’ own podcast, Entrepreneur On Fire.

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It's the 21st century, and we all have inexpensive access to clouds full of computing power to help us manage our contact networks. But what good is the information if we don't know how to use it? Zvi Band has spent years helping customers of his Contactually CRM develop and maintain meaningful relationships to further their goals, and he's condensed that learning into a new book, "Success Is In Your Sphere." In this episode of Hack the Process, Zvi will tell us how he went from an introvert who avoided social situations to a networking expert, what relationship building has done for his career as an executive and a speaker, and why it's important to know which of your friends you would be comfortable lending $20.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/zvi-band-can-help-you-leverage-your-sphere-of-influence-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 glass ceilings, organizational phases, superfans, and more.

For all the links, check out the show notes at https://www.hacktheprocess.com/glass-ceilings-organizational-phases-superfans-and-more-in-process-hacker-news/.

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Events

You can catch Ann Mei Chang as a keynote speaker at OpEx DC 2019 Humentum Annual Conference, a gathering focused on growing trust for greater impact, which will happen from July 10 to 12 in Washington, DC.

The Woman Evolve Conference 2019 is all about encouraging ladies to connect, grow, and shatter glass ceilings. Nicaila Matthews-Okome will deliver a workshop at the event, which will take place in Denver, Colorado from July 12 to 13

Register for The Growth Design Series, happening from July 29 to August 1, to increase the membership of the growth designers community and help deliver more value to clients. The event is brought to you by Cascade SF, founded by Andi Galpern.

Product managers, join Rich Mironov for a presentation on “What Do Product Leaders Do?” in Palo Alto on August 7 to learn about how to advance your careers and product leadership skills.

Media

The Effective Founder features Brennan Dunn, who shares about his startup journey from building Double Your Freelancing to RightMessage.

Brian Solis digs into the topic of digital anthropology, how technology has affected everyone’s minds and health, and how he came up with the idea for his book, Lifescale, in a new interview on Mind, Body Spirit with Dr. Kayte.

Aaron Walker is a life and business coach whom Engel Jones has turned to for guidance. Listen to Aaron’s engaging twelve-minute conversation with Engel on the Twelve-Minute Convos Podcast.

Writing

On Best Practices in Human Resources, Joy Wiggins who was recently a guest on Hack the Process with her co-author, Kami Anderson, lists five ways women can go from sabotage to support and help each other instead of showing hostility.

Kimberly Wiefling is a lady badass, and you can read about her inspirations and her passionate, scrappy approach to life on Lady Badassery.

Loonshots author, Safi Bahcall is a physicist and biotech entrepreneur, and on the Outside Voices Podcast, he dives into innovation and the basic phases of an organization.

Recommended Resources

Give It Up by Netroots Nation is gathering folks on July 12 in Philadelphia to help find ways to develop a donor base and directly give to the community. Leslie Mac, whom Michelle Kim looks up to, is going to take part as a speaker.

Product folks, get your tickets for Mind the Product San Francisco, which will run from July 15 to 16 and will highlight some of the industry’s top movers and shakers. Product discovery coach Teresa Torres, mentioned by Rich Mironov is featured as a speaker.

Make sure you preorder your copy of Superfans, a book by Pat Flynn about building your tribe and growing your business, which will hit bookstores on August 13! Omar Zenhom, Paula Jenkins, and Nicaila Matthews-Okome are some of Pat’s own superfans.

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What does it mean to position your business? You probably think you know, but after years as a marketing executive and consultant, April Dunford's fresh perspective might surprise you. In her new book, Obviously Awesome, April digs into the relevance of positioning, and shows us step by step how to execute it and solve myriad business challenges along the way. In this Hack the Process interview, April will tell us how she structures her consulting business to optimize the lifestyle she prefers, why she decided to self-publish her book, and what we can do today to discover the secret sauce that makes our own offerings special.

For all the links, check out the show notes: https://www.hacktheprocess.com/april-dunford-can-help-you-be-obviously-awesome-on-hack-the-process-podcast/

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