Leadership and management aren't the same, and bosses who get this backwards are often wondering why they can't seem to keep great employees. Are you making this same mistake? We talk about the early days of Good Advice, as well as teaching in Houston, TX almost 15 years ago, in explaining what effective leadership really looks like.

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The Superbowl is over and with it we saw an absolute showcase of one team destroying the other... So from this, what can we learn about B2B sales? We talk shiny objects in content and the silliness around creating virtues and lessons out of nowhere. 

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Russel Lolacher joins the show as the host of the Relationships at Work podcast to talk all things culture and team related. Too many businesses wait until it is too late to not just keep an employee happy... but also usually completely ignore the opportunity to help someone thrive. We talk all things talent and team on today's podcast episode.

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The NBA trade that has rocked the league reminds us of one simple truth. Employee loyalty isn't dead. Instead, business owners are consistently missing the mark on how to appreciate and promote talent. We break down this story and discuss how to hire and keep great employees.

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Costco is in the news this week for increasing their employee pay to over $30 per hour. We talk about what this means for Costco's brand, and why they consistently pay higher than any of their competitors.

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Social media is full of advice on what's worked and what the average business owner should do to grow their brands... But what if this advice doesn't work? Is it something wrong with you, or with the advice? We talk about the fallacy of always sticking to what's worked in the past and why it doesn't always work today.

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Closing the deal means not just saying the right things. Sometimes you say the right thing and the deal still doesn't go through. Why not? On today's episode we talk about the 4 parts of every deal and how great salespeople think of each of these things.

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In this episode back from the early days of the podcast, I talk about the decisions I made with Good Advice and the tension I faced around wanting to eagerly help people without charging the right price. 

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Why doesn't the Good Advice Podcast talk politics on the show? With how politics can affect small businesses... is there a missed opportunity in not talking more about politics? I break down my approach to content on the podcast and how I choose what to talk about on the show.

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In the latest advancement of AI, now companies are creating AI profiles on social media to represent their brands. These profiles give the impression of real people who are living real lives... but they're entirely AI generated. These "AI Influencers" are becoming more common... but are companies going too far? More on today's show.

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