Insane Transformation

In this episode Mike iarossi talks about how to accelerate your innovation efforts using a systematic innovation technique called separation in time.

In this episode, Mike Iarossi asks the question: how many attempts should we make to solve a problem? What is the number we’re searching for? Do we stop after 5  attempts, how about 5000?

In this episode, Mike Iarossi shares a business technique that can be used within your home to de-clutter things and create a more efficient use of space.

In this episode, Mike Iarossi shares an experience he had with a former colleague and talks about the power of optimism and how even something as simple as keeping your car clean will teach other people how to treat you and ultimately make your life a whole lot easier.

In this episode Mike Iarossi asks the question: who is responsible for doing the thinking when it comes to understanding how to move forward on a service innovation? Hint, hint, it’s not the customer.

In this episode Mike Iarossi and Matt Wilson continue their chat about leadership.

Mike takes a hard run at defining the entities and attributes that characterise good leadership in this five-point list beginning with a pre-supposition: A good leader is one who modifies the current state. As opposed to maintaining it.

1. The leader must provide an unambiguously clear definition of purpose…as in moving away from the current state and towards the future state.

2. The leader must disseminate this clear unambiguous view of both the beacon on the hill and the path one must walk in order to arrive at that beacon.

3. The leader must possess a precise understanding of the current capabilities and technologies of their team or organisation and augment or develop as necessary.

4. The leader must inspire and achieve sufficient change through the actions of their team. Action is key here. No action, no change. 

5. The change that the leader brings about must be an improvement! Not all change is an improvement. 

Mike takes a hard run at defining the entities and attributes that characterise good leadership in this five-point list beginning with a pre-supposition: A good leader is one who modifies the current state. As opposed to maintaining it.

1. The leader must provide an unambiguously clear definition of purpose…as in moving away from the current state and towards the future state.

2. The leader must disseminate this clear unambiguous view of both the beacon on the hill and the path one must walk in order to arrive at that beacon.

3. The leader must possess a precise understanding of the current capabilities and technologies of their team or organisation and augment or develop as necessary.

4. The leader must inspire and achieve sufficient change through the actions of their team. Action is key here. No action, no change. 

5. The change that the leader brings about must be an improvement! Not all change is an improvement.

In this episode, Matt Wilson and Mike Iarossi go in depth into one of our listener’s questions arising out of the episode on Leadership. We tackle the challenge of passing on feedback to a manager…and how to do it without losing your job.

In this episode, Matt Wilson and Mike Iarossi discuss mental imagery and the use of PETTLEP to improve performance while facilitating workshops, business meetings, and a whole lot more.

In this episode, Mike hops up on his soapbox to chat about the chain of competency and asks the question: if you were a frontline team member, should your team leader, supervisor, or manager be able to perform your role just as well as you, if not better.

From high up on his soapbox, Mike Iarossi shares his views on values and how even something as simple as making the herculean effort to reciprocate a smile can say more about your organization’s values than anything printed in a deck.