As you check out the title of this month’s Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS Podcast: Vault of VOIDS!... I will bet you have never seen those two unique words used “connectively” before! Right?

Well this month I try to place necessary attention on the extra-curricular quality-driven services/product VOIDS that are not stressed nor given timely attention in the workplace and/or by employees. So as a result… these VOIDS tend to find their way into unimportant vaults that take away their opportunity to be recognized as SPECIAL!

It is hard to explain the Podcast’s goal in this short intro… but the discussed examples hopefully bring home a special LEARNING MOMENT. 

 Enjoy the listen. 

Often people in charge talk strongly about encouraging people to think more creatively and cause new idea generation. However, most employing units don’t take example-setting steps to “show” this commitment and move toward Creating A MAKERSPACE!

This month’s Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS podcast is all about the purpose and potential value of Creating A MAKERSPACE within your home and workplace. The podcast discussion tries to explain the what/where/why/when and how questions in relation to MAKERSPACE development. But the bottom line is that Creating A MAKERSPACE can be a steady solid return-on-investment action. 

Enjoy the listen. 

It is with a feeling of qualified satisfaction that I share this final podcast for the year 2025. Working With People is a simple sounding topic… but as we all know, in real life, it contains a large list of leadership challenges. Are some challenges fun to take on… Yes! But do we mostly deal with the more complex personal side… also Yes! 

Well my Working With People podcast tries to offer five simple but specific “words of advice” in this topic area. Will they help… yes… but the five are just a beginning. 

Enjoy the listen and the holiday season. 

It is always extra special to prepare the November 15th Inspiring Innovations, Inc. Learning Moments Podcast! Whether it’s because of my hunting blind recording location or just remembering some of my Dad‘s traditions, the messages I prioritize just seem a little more personally important. 

“Positioning” Through Innovation & Entrepreneurship is a professional activity that will make a positive difference no matter your employment responsibilities. Scheduling time to consider: Customers Then - Customers Now, Communication (2 Elephants in the Room), Partnering In & Across Boundaries, Creating An Idea Mill, Building Non-Traditional Products/Services and using PROFESSIONAL DISCOMFORT via Continuous Improvement… are all priority “Positioning” categories to consider! 

Have a fun listen and we will discuss more next month. 

This month’s Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS podcast is all about trying a “Weights” system to improve your life and workplace decision-making process. Is the podcast message a little confusing… yes…but so is basic decision-making. Does every decision include “weight” factors that vary based on the occupation you have, the business you own, how old you are, where you live and the people you trust to give you great advice? I told you the podcast makes you really think!!

My 1-5 Weighting System recommendation does not make decision-making much easier. However, I believe it will give you insight as to what factors most influence a certain decision. Then YOU have to decide if you are giving all considerations a fair contribution to the decision… or just one or two major ones. 

Enjoy the listen a couple times! 

When you think about professional development, sometimes you need to look in the mirror and consider you… your business… your organization’s current and long-term value in the marketplace. Are your services… products needed, and growing… or fading and sliding toward that “obsolete” category?! 

This Building Indispensability podcast is meant to encourage everyone to self-check their value in the workplace and customer needs arena. This assessment should be a. natural business/organization/personal exercise to ensure appropriate changes and progress actions are taken to continually place your group in that “you can’t be successful without me” category! 

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This Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS podcast is all about doing a honest assessment of the positive - progressive - future-minded messages you and your organization convey to everyone… everyday. Think about all of the different ways we communicate today and then consider the confident quality of each message delivered by your company. Are they (the messages) Sending Progressive - Initiative Messages that instill a future growth mindset?  

This self assessment action would not be easy… nor just a one-time activity. It must be an ongoing continuous improvement “habit”! 

As I have done in the past… I have tried to share potential hours of discussion issues into just 10 minutes. Hopefully this Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS podcast helps everyone better prioritize in this critical communication area. 

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 This month my Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS are totally... completely and happily all devoted to INNOVATION. It is a professional development area I have prioritized my entire career. 

Specifically, the podcast discusses the importance of actions required when Retaining a "SPIRIT" of Innovation in your everyday lifestyle. The suggested actions are not totally new or unique… however they require regular attention to make INNOVATION a true "way-of-life"! 

Enjoy the listen. 

As I have mentioned a number of times… I never really know where an inspiration for a LEARNING MOMENTS podcast may come from. But this month, I hope you can tell Homework-FOREVER was driven by the students in every one of my college classes!

Hopefully when they/you listen to this fun and important life-long applicable message… everyone will understand my Homework- FOREVER “position". And take note that I recommended a second-listen during my special podcast “DISCUSSIONIST” time. My hope is that you will take steps to truly personalize the podcast’s individual growth value.

 This month’s Inspiring Innovations LEARNING MOMENTS podcast is all about progressively dealing with Unhealthy Professional Competition. As the title suggests, motivation and encouragement brought on by competition in the workplace may bring about good results… however, there are often “unhealthy” outcomes too. 

Decline in creativity, reduction in production, and less project collaboration are all examples of Unhealthy Professional Competition outcomes. They may occur in a subtle fashion or be hidden behind/within other regular organizational functions. 

I tried to do my best to cover this topic in a concise way… but addressing Unhealthy Professional Competition requires more than a few minutes. 

Enjoy the listen!