Chip talks about the power of accountability to reaching goals and maintaining progress. He also tells a fun story about a bald eagle that thinks he’s a chicken!

How secure is your business? Greg Schneider can help you find out. He has 20 years of experience in military, law enforcement, and international security operations. He now runs a security consulting company called Battle Tested Solutions. Greg shares tips that many companies have probably never thought about. Interesting jobs Greg has had: Israel Defense [...]

Martin Luther King Jr. day was this Monday. Chip talks about what made Dr. King an effective leader.

Chip and Randy discuss an Inc.com article entitled Mark Zuckerberg s Secret to Extremely Loyal Employees Will Work for Any Size Company The article talks about the fierce loyalty Facebook employees have towards their leader, Mark Zuckerberg. Every Friday, Mark has a Q and A session with all 16,000 employees. He’s completely open and transparent. Sometimes he [...]

Randy and Chip interview Design Inc. Founder and CEO Marc Hemeon. His company connects designers with people and companies in need of their work. Marc co-founded North Technologies with tech celebrity Kevin Rose. Formally, Marc worked as a designer at YouTube and Google. Marc has extensive experience starting companies and working for some of the [...]

Ray Aldrete is CEO and Founder of Top Tier Performance, a business consulting firm based in Southern California. Ray has worked to improve companies for over 20 years. He’s worked most of his career in prestigious universities, including Yale. Ray talks with us about identifying bad leaders and fixing toxic working environments. Check out the [...]

Chip and Randy are in the studio talking about the Five Leadership Roles. They define all five, talk about how they work together, and give tips to develop your weak areas. The five roles are: Architect Standardizes and documents processes and procedures Aligns system to strategies and vision Challenges practices that are not consistent with [...]

Today’s show is a continuation of a conversation with Dr. Chris Meyer. He’s an Associate Professor of Management at Baylor University. Chris does research around negotiation. We talk about cultural considerations, being authentic, the joint gain mentality, and the negotiation gender gap. More insights from Dr. Meyer: Need to be an authentic negotiator to be [...]

We talk with Mike Goossen, Founder of Columns 4 Success, a consulting company based in Fresno, CA. Mike is also a 360 Solutions Strategic Partner. He joined us on episode 16 of the podcast, so go back and have a listen. Mike’s a CPA with an extensive financial background so we asked him on to [...]

Chip and Randy are in the studio today discussing the four stages of adult learning and how to apply them to workplace team dynamics. These stages are: Unconscious Incompetence – You aren’t aware of inappropriate or ineffective workplace behaviors. Conscious Incompetence – Your efforts at change are intentional, planned, and practiced as you begin to [...]