Pocket Sized Pep Talks

Pocket Sized Pep Talks

By Rob JollesBusinessEntrepreneurshipMarketingManagement
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Pocket Sized Pep Talks episodes

  • Stick Your Landing When You Close A Presentation!
    It happens so often. You’ll see a gifted speaker working hard in a presentation. Slowly but surely, he or she will capture the room and inspire the audience. Then, when it’s time to leave, with the audience breathless, the speaker will fumble the final few words. In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you’ll not only hear what I mean, I’ll show you exactly how to fix this.
    6 min
  • Trust The Plan

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • What led Greg to write Trust the Plan and how is it different from other business / management books.
    • The definition of Demand Management.
    • How leaders can foster trust. 
    • How organizational leaders build and maintain trust that will extend from the leadership team down through the chain of command.
    • How businesses commonly confuse “plans” and “goals."
    • Why is it important to keep internal “customers” in mind when developing a company demand plan.
    • The ramifications of a lack of transparency when gaps develop between demand projections and business goals.
    • Vital questions company leadership should ask itself every month as it reviews its demand plan and goals.  
    • A few takeaways from Greg's book.

    Learn more at:

    www.gregspira.ca. 

     

    41 min
  • What in a Name? Everything!
    Traveling through Africa I met a lot of wonderful people, but one street vendor stood out above the crowd. He stood out simply because of his name. In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk I’ll not only tell you his name, I’ll tell you the lesson behind it!
    5 min
  • The Power Of Trust

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • What drove him to write this book, and the unique nature of the book.
    • How trust is the most under-leveraged impact-maker in the business world today, and why Zain feels this is such a blind spot for many.
    • The fact that we're not in the manufacturing, services, transportation, business; we're in the people business.
    • A basic framework for building trust grounded on proven principles in the social sciences, ancient wisdom, and modern-day management principles.
    • The mistake most business leaders and managers make focusing on classic tactical elements, like operational, and financial, and forget that the most important job they must do is earn and retain their stakeholders’ trust.
    • The fact that once trust is broken, although it can be difficult, it CAN be repaired.

    To learn more about this guest:

    PHONE 312-953-3405

    EMAIL [email protected]

    WEBSITE: shapiroraj.com and zainraj.com

    SOCIAL MEDIA: 

    https://www.facebook.com/zainrajmarketer/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainrajinfluencer/

    @rajzainul on Instagram

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainrajinfluencer/

    42 min
  • It's All About The Details
    While I was preparing for a training workshop in Boston, I had an interesting exchange with a client. This client wanted to make sure that everything was planned correctly, and they worried that they were bothering me with the details. Bothering me? In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk I'll remind you how obsessing on details is far from bothersome!
    6 min
  • Better Decision... Faster!

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • About his book, Better Decision, Faster
    • More about his process to drive purposeful action called the, "Head + Heart = Hands Equation."  
    • How you can apply the Head-Heart-Hands Equation to help you as a leader.
    • How his process can help you become more confident in your decision-making.
    • Some common themes elite performers and great leaders have in common.
    • If you could master one thing in life, what would it be.
    • What those who struggle with self doubt can do to reduce the stress, and anxiety that comes with it.
    • Some common issues that work for and against some of the leaders of NFL franchises.

    Learn more at:
    https://www.paulepsteinspeaks.com/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulepsteinspeaks/
    https://www.instagram.com/paulepsteinspeaks/

    Mention the name of this podcast, and take Paul's Confidence Quiz located on his website for no charge!

    41 min
  • Price Vs Performance
    Talking with a man in Erie, Pa. about having his house painted made me angry. He told me the painter pushed back when asked to finish the job correctly because he felt he had not been paid enough to do the job. In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you’ll hear my reaction - and it's not pretty!
    5 min
  • An Obsession For Implementation
    I don’t work on a whole lot of Request for Proposals, but as I worked through a recent proposal, my words kept drifting back to the same thing; implementation. In this Pocket Sized Pep talk, you’ll understand why I tend to get a bit carried away with this word!
    5 min
  • The Art of Creativity in Presentations

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • How Scott single-handedly changed the term “value added” in the financial industry by creating presentations and programs that provided a dramatic shift to how all supporting companies added value to their relationships.
    • Some of the strengths Scott brings with on stage.
    • Tips on how to get out of the box and be truly creative when you speak.
    • Examples of creativity from numerous presentations.
    • Explaining how, “If you stick to the facts, the facts don’t stick," and what that truly means.
    • Why those in business often struggle with the title of ‘sales person’ but need to be reminded they are involved in conversations of persuasion every day. 
    • The role of language in advisor communications.  They matter!
    • A conversation about how his book, "Story Selling for Financial Advisors" and the key to bringing in stories when you speak.  
    • The value of being "fanatically curious."  
    • If you could go back and talk to a young, Scott West.
    • Advice for those who need to be in front of an audience and are considered introverts.

    To learn more about this guest:

    Email: [email protected]

     

    42 min
  • A Tribute to Lee Jolles: King of the Lions
    Another Father’s Day has come and gone, and I find myself thinking of my father who is no longer with us. In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, I’ll tell you a bit about him. Maybe it will allow you to reflect on your father or someone you love.
    9 min

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Join professional speaker and five-time bestselling author Rob Jolles as he takes the mic to host Pocket-Sized Pep Talks! This dynamic show delivers concise, impactful messages designed to inform,…