We are always online, always stimulated. Apps that attempt authentic experience fail ... but your phone can alert you to gamble on Dave & Buster's games. (You read that correctly.) 

How can your employee experience engage such online, overly stimulated workers? There are four keys. ... 

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"You know, we're just not reaching that guy." -Gary Larson's The Far Side

Mike shares the story of a client who had a huge opportunity to take sales and performance to the next level. He did all the right things ... why weren't his people doing the right things?

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A classic American novel spells out the philosophy that many have in the workplace. If your workplace struggles with politics, retaliations and victimhood, Mike and Mark have a reset. 

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Mike and Mark have heard it before: "We're always coaching around here." What if we told you that talking isn't necessarily coaching? And that there are five different types of talks you must have in order to drive performance?

Your hosts reveal Gallup's clear findings in this episode. 

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Mark's kids experience that rite of passage for swimmers everywhere: the DQ judge.

It's a reminder that "clarity is kindness." It is too late when your people are facing the judge. If you don’t hold your people to the standards, the judge will. 

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Have you ever found yourself torn between two options? Whether it's goals, priorities, paths, values or something else, maybe you need to stop choosing and start living in the tension! Mike and Mark share success stories from individual clients all the way up to global corporations who manage tension.

Mike asked our AI overlords, "What advice would you give a new manager?" Do the answers line up with Mike and Mark's coaching? 

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Mark shares the story of what happened when an intern opened up to a room full of professionals. Are you willing to say you don't have it figured out? Your future growth--and success--may depend on it. 

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If you are trying to reach a goal, congratulations! Now let's talk about your activities, habits and lead measures--which are all the same thing. 

Learn more about "Atomic Habits" by James Clear here. (And here's a documentary short about Mark's papaw, country and bluegrass artist Red Harrison.) 

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