PDPW Podcasts

Do you know someone who always seems to be "in the right place at the right time"?  Good things always seem to come their way? Is it luck?

Hank Wagner joins us to show how people who enjoy consistent success know how to make great opportunities happen in their lives. Hank shares how you don’t need luck to make good things happen; you just need a strategy. Tune in as he shares the five habits to make more opportunity in your life.

"Respect is a two-way street. If you want to get it, you have to give it." R.J. Risch

It has been said that no matter how smart and skilled you are, it will not matter if your actions are less than desireable.  In this podcast, Hank Wagner talks about respect - a concept referring to the ability to value and honor another person. Aretha Franklin sang about it, we all want it, but more importantly, as Hank points out, we all should be giving it. Giving and receiving respect is win-win and opens doors.

Difficult conversations can be scary. The stakes are usually high and there is a cost of failure; raising everyone’s defenses. In a world that isn't short on controversial issues, do we really ever get anywhere by arguing and destroying relationships? 

Tom Thibodeau shares his wisdom and three practices we should use when approaching difficult conversations. Learning to communicate in a healthy way, by approaching these conversations with compassion, can lesson confrontation, bring communities together and get things done.

When hearing the word "professional", most people would conjure up an image of someone wearing a business suit with a number of certificates hanging behind them on their wall.

Hank Wagner shares his perspective on being a professional and points out that being a professional has more to do with what's on the inside. Hear Hank's five standards of professionalizm.

Who doesn't love a good story?

We connect with friends and family when we share stories. We laugh and cry together. We build compassion, understanding and a widened perspective of what is possible.

Tom reminds us that when we end our day, month, year, or even our career, if we don't have a story to tell - then what do we have? Hear Tom's message on why the heart of telling a story can bring us all together and give us a sense of hope and gratitude.

Tom Thibodeau has been teaching servant leadership for more than 35 years, and during that time he has learned the importance of building a strong community, just like PDPW.

Tom's message this week focuses on how it's a struggle to do it alone and how we are better individuals when we work together and support each other.

We have always heard that the trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Could the same hold true for people?

Our lives are going so fast that we tend to do what is urgent versus what is important. So many of us focus on getting ahead that we don’t necessarily slow down to take time to reflect on what’s going on within us. We need to bring our attention to what’s happening in our lives in a mindful way. A more productive and intentional life can come from going slow.

In today's PDPW Podcast Weekly, Tom Thibodeau, reminds us why it's important to press the pause button in order to take time for self-reflection and to find moments of silence.  To learn more, listen to this week's episode: "Listening to ourselves".

Do you know when to stop talking and start listening?

Listening has become an art, especially In today’s world with smart phones, social media, and the need for immediate responses. It seems we are fast-forwarding through some important moments when we don’t take the time to listen. When you listen, your family, friends, employees and customers feel understood, accepted and heard. Every effective leader is a listener.

In this PDPW Podcast Weekly, Tom Thibodeau, talks about the importance of truly listening to someone and shares three positive benefits of effective listening.

How often are we laughing with the people we love? Is there anything more remembered than those moments of joy?

Studies have shown that when we experience joy, we feel like we can take on new challenges and are open to new experiences. More importantly the presence of joy in our lives has shown to establish greater and more personal connections with others.

A new voice to PDPW Podcast Weekly, Tom Thibodeau, talks about the positive impact joy can have in our lives and why it is important that we convince others to be receptive to and make time for joy.

Does your parents' relationship affect yours?

Research has shown that how your parents interacted with each other can and does have an impact on your own relationship — consciously and unconsciously. Without even realizing it, their relationship became a template of what a marriage looks like.

In this podcast Hank Wagner talks about how you need to evaluate your thinking about your marriage and determine what beliefs are worth holding on to, what you should let go of and what new beliefs for your marriage are possible.  He also reminds us that marriage is the most important team there is because it affects generations. Your relationship is an example for your children.