Reality Check with Craig Price

Ty Bennett (@TyBennett on twitter) joins host Craig Price to discuss his book Partnership is the New Leadership. Leadership is something many people want to have but often their style can be less effective than they want. Benevolent dictators and force of personality can only work with a few. How can leaders be more effective? By partnering with their employees, of course. Craig and Ty discuss how leadership with short term goals can reap quick rewards but have long-term side effects (few that are good), how commitment between employee and employer is a two-way street and how they both agree that motivation is overrated.

You can learn about Ty and his new book Partnership is the New Leadership at http://leadershipinc.com 

APP BONUS: Read the 1st chapter of Partnership is the New Leadership!

Helene Segura (@LivingOrderSA on twitter) joins host Craig Price to discuss inefficiency. "Who's got time to listen to a podcast?" you may be asking yourself. If you just asked that, you may not be as efficient as you think! Helene calls in to discuss her new book "The Inefficiency Assassin: Time Management Tactics for Working Smarter, Not Longer" and explains to Craig that efficiency isn't always getting as much done as possible. It's often getting the right things done in the right order. They also talk about how to set priorities, getting your email under control, how Craig thinks being "busy" is the new martyrdom and much, much more. You need to make time and listen to this episode!

Helene be found at http://theInefficiencyAssassin.com and her book is in bookstores everywhere.

APP BONUS: A special PDF of goodies just for Reality Check listeners!

Mary Kelly, Phd (@marykellyspeaks on twitter) joins host Craig Price to discuss her book "Why Leaders Fail". There are plenty of books on how to lead but they often leave out the most important part: What happens when what you're doing isn't working?.  Thankfully, Mary and her writing partner for this book Peter Stark (no known relation to Tony or Ned) decided to write "Why Leaders Fail: 7 Prescriptions to Success" to help understand common themes to leadership failure. Craig and Mary talk about being popular vs. being a leader, having vision, why Ted Williams was a great leader as a player but not so much as a manager and how corporations need more empathy. A 20 year naval officer, Mary understand leadership and with a PhD in economics she know business. Add the two and you have a powerful combination you need to listen to if you want to improve your leadership skills!

You can learn more about Mary at http://productiveleaders.com as well as pre-order "Why Leaders Fail".

APP BONUS: You can download a book club guide / worksheet to help you become a better leader too!

Richard Zimmerman of Orangutan Outreach (@redapes on twitter) talks with host Craig Price about orangutan rehabilitation. As any listener or follower of the podcast knows, Craig is a huge supporter of orangutans and Orangutan Outreach. He even goes so far as to sell calendars to raise money for them each year. Due to the massive fires that have devastated much of the orangutan's habitat in Indonesia, many of the rescue centers Richard and Orangutan Outreach support are being flooded with survivors, specifically abandoned or orphaned orangutan babies. So much so that they need to add additional housing and facilities as quickly as they can. One partner in particular The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Center is in dire need so Richard is raising money for a new baby house! Craig and Richard discuss the fires, the current situation on the ground but more importantly, the two go over what happens to the orphaned babies who are put through orangutan rehabilitation, how they go through Baby School and Forest School learning how to be wild orangutans and are eventually released into better, more protected habitats away from people. Once you hear the plight of these wonderful animals, you won't be able to ignore what's going on in their native home.

You can learn more about Richard and Orangutan Outreach as well as donate to the new baby house at http:/redapes.org/BOS

Jeff Civillico (@JeffCivillico on Twitter) joins host Craig Price to chat about headlining Vegas. It's a road trip as Craig heads west on vacation to Sin City. Vegas, Baby, VEGAS! While in town, Craig stopped by the famous Flamingo Hotel & Casino and talked with juggling phenom Jeff Civillico right before his own one-man clean comedy show. They discuss how Jeff went from unknown performer to headlining a Vegas hotel, the need to create your own opportunities, the differences between Vegas audiences compared to traditional crowds, Jeff's new TV show Las Vegas Good News and how Vegas is such a useful proving ground for working talent. Unlike a casino, you can't lose listening to Jeff and Craig!

You can find more about Jeff and all his shows (TV and Vegas) at his website http://jeffcivillico.com.

Doug Devitre (@DougDevitre on twitter) calls host Craig Price to discuss remote selling. Selling is hard. It's hard face to face, it's hard on the phone. It's just hard. Especially if you can't physically get to where your client is. Thankfully, Doug is on the podcast to discuss his book Screen to Screen Selling: How to Increase Sales, Productivity, and Customer Experience with the Latest Technology.  Facetime is not just something we need with clients, it's something we use to talk to them! Doug and Craig talk about turning presentations into visual conversations, how to best interact with clients when there are so many applications to choose from (hint: Use what they use!!) and why the almighty bandwidth is so important.

You can learn more about Doug at his self-titled website http://dougdevitre.com/ and you can pick up his book at amazon.com or wherever quality books are sold.

APP BONUS: Read the first chapter of Screen to Screen Selling: How to Increase Sales, Productivity, and Customer Experience with the Latest Technology.

Alan Cerny (@NordlingCS on twitter) joins host Craig Price to discuss their 2016 Oscar Predictions. Season 6 starts off like it has the last 5 years, with Craig and Alan predicting their choices for the 2016 Academy Awards, lamenting non-nominees, why someone should have or shouldn't have been nominated as well as who they think WILL win and who they think SHOULD win. It looks like a rather boring year at the Academy in which Craig rants against Rachel McAdams, both Alan and Craig take issue with Leonardo Dicaprio's snot-bubbled grunting and their mutual love of Mad Max: Fury Road.

Also, past guest and friend of the show, Thom Singer is in the middle of his annual fundraiser (all February) for the Kate Singer Endowment for Cranio-Facial Research. It’s a good cause and the money goes to the Dell Children’s Medical Center out of Austin and Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. Please consider donating by clicking here to donate.

Alan Cerny (@nordlingAICN on twitter) and host Craig Price breakdown Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  A very merry Christmas bonus episode to you! Normally bonus episodes are exclusively for the app but since it is Christmas....a present for you all! Craig and Alan talk spoilers! Lots and lots of spoilers! And Han Solo! And Rey & Finn! And Kylo Ren! What they thought of the new characters, the old faces and what happens all rolled up into one Star Wars holiday special episode. Sorry...no Itchy or Lumpy!

You can read Alan's initial review at Ain't it Cool News

Alan Cerny (@nordlingAICN on twitter) joins host Craig Price for their 2015 Holiday Movie Preview! Alan and Craig are at it again, looking forward to the holiday season's movies which include more than just Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Alan tries to validate his love of Rocky movies and his excitement for Creed, Craig wonders if anything will worth seeing before December 18th, the importance of journalism, why make remakes and where to see movies in 70MM.

Movies in this episode include (with scheduled release dates):

Already in Theaters: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

Already in Theaters: Spotlight

November 25: The Night Before

November 25: Creed

November 25: Victor Frankenstein

December 11: In the Heart of the Sea

December 18: Sisters

December 18: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

December 25: Concussion

December 25: Daddy's Home

December 25: Joy

December 25: Point Break

December 25: The Hateful Eight

Michele Payn-Knoper (@MPaynKnoper on twitter) returns to talk  to host Craig Price about food myths. Food is a strange thing. It's so important to our survival but the average person doesn't take the time to know how it gets to the store or know who the people behind the scenes really are. Of course, when a well planned marketing campaign comes out or a new study arrives, everyone has comments, even if they don't quite know the science behind the situation. Michele and Craig discuss if bacon is cancerous, why and when hormones are used, the truth behind antibiotics as well as talking about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and why Great Pyrenees puppies are awesome (to have as pets, not to eat!). With the holidays coming up, we'll dispel some food myths so the only worry you will have is how much pumpkin pie you should eat!

You can learn more about Michele and her corporation Cause Matters at http://causematters.com