Learn to Win with Derek Lundsten and Todd Staples

Leaders strive to create a culture where people are passionate, motivated and engaged. Putting a positive framework in place allows for an organization, and the people within to be at their very best. Executive Leader & Speaker, Lonnie Mayne, discusses his ‘Red Shoe Philosophy,’ and how it’s used to strategize growth and help you and your company stand out in a competitive marketplace.

– Challenging yourself

– The red shoe philosophy

– The framework to retain people

– The 5 pillars that connect us all

– How to create a FUN environment 

– The importance of being grateful

– 50-year legacy

– Amplifying the positive

Website: LonnieMayne.com

Book:

Red Shoes Living – Lonnie Mayne

Full Transcription Below (timecode may be inaccurate for 2-3 days after original posting):

Derek: (05:09)So Lonnie, I’m super happy that you’re here to talk about your expertise in leadership and culture and skill building and people and humanity in your story. So, and we’re in an awesome location here, beautiful Philadelphia by the stadiums, uh, before tomorrow’s big Spartan Spark Next Leadership event, which I know we’re gonna talk a little about. So thanks for being on the show. Lonnie Mayne: (05:30)Thank you. Thank you. It’s an honor to be here with you. Yeah. We’ve already had some fun times. Yeah, I’m really looking forward to this. Derek: (05:35)Yeah. Awesome. So just why don’t you start off the easy stuff, like tell us a bit about what brought you here to Philly specifically. Lonnie Mayne: (05:41)Yeah. You know, so I’m here, Spartan does a spark next leadership forum. Yeah. The day before the race and the stadium and I, I got involved with Spartan a couple of years ago. I did my first Spartan in Utah. Derek: (05:51)Yeah. Just to remind everyone, Spartan is the race obstacle course rise that incorporates lots of challenges as well as endurance. Lonnie Mayne: (05:58)Exactly. Yeah. It’s huge. And it’s, um, it’s an exciting event. It’s one that’s difficult to train for, but you need to train for it. Yeah, yeah. I think they do over 275 events plus a year all over the world now. And so I heard about it and I thought, I want to find out what this is about. Derek: (

Today, time is a valuable entity. There is an increasing need to schedule every minute of our hectic lives. How do you incorporate special, interesting projects + have fun, along with doing your everyday work?

Digital Strategist & Entrepreneur, Nick Eubanks, discusses an array of topics from creating a good work-life balance to scheduling your time effectively – all while incorporating the insights that he preaches on a a daily basis in his company.

* – How to make people want to stay at a company* – How to turn tricky situations into a WIN* – The evolution of an entrepreneur* – Creating awareness for mental health* – Benefits of a balanced life* – The ultra learning concept* – The big rocks method* – Respect is earned not given* – How to schedule FUN* – The preferred learning method

Website

Digital Strategist + Entrepreneur

Everyone is looking to make some sort of an impact within their life. The Millennial generation especially, is constantly searching to find their ‘why’. We yearn to feel wanted, needed and fulfilled in our daily lives. How you go about achieving your purpose in life, does matter. Chief Sales Officer, Angela Parsons, shares her story, passions and why it is so important to make an impact today.

– If you’re not first, you’re last

– How to WIN in the people industry

– Cultivating FUN in the workplace

– Women in leadership

– How to transcend with user-friendly tech

– Blending work & play

– The future of people fulfillment 

– Don’t take things for granted

– The power of praise

– It’s not where you are, it’s who you’re with

– Taking lessons from others

– Finding your why

– Why you shouldn’t settle

– After school All-Stars

– The importance of passion projects

Website

https://xeleratellc.com

Today’s guest on Learn to Win is Dr. Diane Hamilton, a sought-after expert in emotional intelligence and behavioral science with nearly four decades of real-world experience, Dr. Hamilton is the creator of the Curiosity Code Index™ and the author of four books sold worldwide.

Researcher, author and nationally syndicated radio show host Dr. Diane Hamilton has developed a new assessment to determine the things that impact curiosity, titled the Curiosity Code Index™ (CCI). Praised by CEOs as “the ultimate assessment to help individuals and organizations improve engagement, innovation and productivity.”

The CCI is the first assessment of its kind. After years of research and through interviewing top business thought leaders, Dr. Hamilton has designed this assessment to go along with her book Cracking the Curiosity Code. Hamilton’s research found the key to improving factors associated with productivity, beginning with improving curiosity.

We have all heard the saying, “curiosity killed the cat,” but maybe being curious is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, there are distinct areas of curiosity. Knowing what they are (and what blocks them) gives you more control of your ability to work with them and to harness the power of curiosity in yourself and in your team.

Dr. Diane Hamilton takes a deep dive into the curiosity inhibitors, what they mean and how they can be used to maximize your potential.

–The curiosity scale – The FATE acronym – The struggles of emotional intelligence – How to overcome fear – The four factors that inhibit curiosity – Why we need ‘The Foundation’ – How we are affected by social pressures – The personal SWOT analysis – The corporate ‘Action Plan’ – The assumptions we make – How to create a safe work environment

Websites

https://drdianehamilton.com

https://drdianehamilton.com/curiosity-code-system/curiosity-code-index/

Books

Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential – Dr. Diane Hamilton

https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Curiosity-Code-Unlocking-Potential/dp/164237346X/ref=asc_df_164237346X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266244150619&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9105086514165812810&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9052867&hvtargid=pla-630814403742&psc

It’s Not You It’s Your Personality: Skills to Survive and Thrive in the Modern Workplace – Dr. Diane Hamilton

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-You-Your-Personality/dp/0982742835/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=its+not+you+its+your+personality&qid=1573052728&s=books&sr=1-2

Full Transcription From Our Call (*time code may not match audio):

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Organizations today have purpose statements and core values set in place, but are they effective? More often than not we are not fully committed to these company beliefs. How do we make an impact and reach everyone within the organization? Sales Leadership expert, Lisa Earle McLeod, and VP of Project Management, Elizabeth Lotardo, discuss the importance of practicing the values organization’s preach in order to make them behaviors.

– The 3 tactics of a boutique consulting firm – What is a noble purpose? – How to make a GREAT purpose statement – What role do you play in your organization – The BIG mistakes organizations make with purpose – The difference between purpose & core values – Making core values behaviors – How to make sure purpose is relayed through leadership – How to tell a customer impact story – How FUN at work makes an impact – The sales manager question that changes everything – The metrics to gauge success

Website

https://www.mcleodandmore.com

Books

Leading With A Noble Purpose – Lisa Earle McLeod

Selling With A Noble Purpose – Lisa Earle McLeod

Full Transcription From Our Call (*time code may not match audio):

Todd: (03:51)Fantastic. So what I love to do, just to give whoever’s listening or watching a, you know, little preview right up front about sort of what we’re going to get into, I think it’s really important to know who you two are and a little bit about what you do, but really focus on why, why it is you have chosen this path. And uh, you know, what really drives you to do what you, Lisa: (04:15)yeah. Elizabeth: (04:17)Cool. Well, I think you should go first because you are the, Oh, Jean McCloud and Warren. Lisa: (04:23)Um, I how I got into this, we run a boutique consulting firm and uh, we do three things. We write, we do keynotes and we do consulting. That usually includes a good bit of training content. And how I got into this was I spent many years as a hired gun sales trainer. I was a sales coach for a lot of companies, sales trainer. And one of the things that I realized was underneath all those tactical training skills, there was a human essence that ended up being the make or break thing, that differentiated between average performers and exceptional performers. And I always sort of felt that and did some research on it, did some studies, big long story on that, but ended up identifying this thing called noble purpose and recognizing that that was the thing that drove top performance and also recognizing that a lot of companies don’t know how to instill that in their people. Lisa: (05:30)That companies had really been down this shareholder primacy path, which is, it’s all about the numbers. It’s all about the numbers.

Organizations today have purpose statements and core values set in place, but are they effective? More often than not we are not fully committed to these company beliefs. How do we make an impact and...

Jon Dwoskin is an executive advisor, business coach, and speaker who shifts peoples mindsets, recharge and begin thinking, acting and implementing like the CEOs of their own companies — regardless of their titles.

Starting his career at a young age of 23, Jon created one of the first internet marketing companies in America where he provided online marketing services to giants like Blue Cross Blue Shield and Weight Watchers.

He then went on to create great success at several large organizations holding titles such VP, as Managing Director, COO, and VP. Throughout his 20 years in C-Suite roles, Jon has discovered the common habits that helps leader grow big businesses. 

Join us today to learn what those habits are, and how you can better integrate them into your life so you can build a thriving corporate culture and grow your business BIG.

There were LOADS of great takeaways from this call. Here are some of our favorites:

– How to effectively plan your day

– The trick to making work FUN!

– Using inspiration to be a good leader

– Building a bridge to future leadership

– The pros of mentoring programs

– The importance of understanding your people

– Developing a clear mission & vision

– Creating a specific & measurable plan

– The inside scoop on time management

– Setting the standard for interruption

– Defining the ‘tick’ in your people

Website

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Derek: (00:13)We’re going to need to thank you for your analysis. Jon Dwoskin: (00:20)Are you editing this part out? You know, it is weird because when I clicked in it, I knew it was luminary, but then when I linked into the zoom, I linked into, we scrimmage. So now that I look at it, okay, Derek: (00:35)right. That’s moving forward. Yeah. So that’s clear. We’re just getting going with this. So Jon Dwoskin: (00:41)Hey, it doesn’t, it doesn’t matter to me at all. I, so I think it’s great. Derek: (00:45)Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Um, cameras. [inaudible] okay. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Alright, we’re recording. We’re just gonna go cause that’s not working. So let’s just dive in. Awesome. So welcome. Jon Dwoskin expert business coach leader. Oh, hang on. One sec. Take this is not aimed properly. Okay. You got to stop now. Yep. Yeah. Yeah. So it was an honor to have John [inaudible], a good friend of mine as well as tops on the asker week podcast here. Looking forward to talk with you about how you helped leaders help companies, help people be at their best,

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We’ve all heard the saying “Give someone a fish, feed them for a day. Teach them to fish, feed them for life.”

This approach can be used in the workplace with marketing, operations, sales processes and more, but can it be applied to dealing with a life-threatening condition or illness?

Today, Brooks Bell (one of the foremost authorities on conversion rate optimization) explains how she was not content with a doctor “giving her a fish,” how she approaches CRO, and how she’s using her marketing skills to find answers to difficult problems she’s faced since being diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.

This episode brought up important questions.

Should you leave the research and experimentation in the hands of your doctor, or should you take your life into your own hands?

Listen in on this fascinating interview with Brooks to find out!

Here’s a few highlights from our discussion: 

* – The importance of AB testing* – Be passionate in what you do* – The importance of early age colonoscopies * – The scary statistics of colon cancer* – The diagnosis journey* – The BIG difference between stage 3 & 4 * – Stepping down as CEO* – Why there is limited data on prevention* – Understanding the raw data* – Using persuasive marketing for colonoscopies* – Creating consumer demand* – 50 colonoscopies under 50* – Loving people’s “ASSets”* – The nail biting numbers of colon cancer deaths

FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW (Please excuse any errors, this transcription will be edited and cleaned up within 2-3 days of posting)

Derek:  00:00                         There

is a massive shift happening and the way that we live, work, play and do

business. Join me and our host Todd staples is the interviews the the top minds

and learning human psychology, gamification and training to help you and your

team LEARN to WIN.

Todd:   00:14                         Hey

there, Todd staples here with learn to win. Today we speak with one of the

world’s most well known and successful conversion rate optimization

professionals, Brooks Bell learning how she’s applied her expertise in

conversion rate optimization to learning about fighting and creating awareness

around colon cancer, a life threatening condition that surfaced for Brooks

earlier this year and the millions of other people face. If you are here

specifically for Brooks story about colon cancer, skip right in to 9:20 seconds

of this recording. Otherwise just jump right in to where I’m asking how she

approaches finding answers to difficult problems and empowers others to do the

same. Brooks, your approach to how you do business. I think you called them

your three operating principles. The first one absolutely blew me away and it

We’ve all heard the saying “Give someone a fish, feed them for a day. Teach them to fish, feed them for life.” This approach can be used in the workplace with marketing, operations, sales processes...