The Messy Mind Podcast

Is Your Supplier Diversity Manager Your Friend… or Foe? Tammy dives right into this topic candidly explaining the difference between friend (Focused Direction) or Foe (Unguided Distraction). Listen in as Tammy shares her experiences with working with Supplier Diversity Managers (SDMs) and offers tips on how you identify whether you have a friend or foe.

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In honor of National Black Business Month (August), Tammy shares the thoughts which swirl in her head as a black mother and small business owner in America. It's taken her quite some time to express these thoughts and get through recording the episode, but she hopes to shed some light on what she imagines if she could.

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As the founder, CEO, and Chief Relationship Officer of NEXlevel Consulting, Tammy's mission is to: iNspire positive change in an I.T. environment, Empower you, as a technical professional with the tools and skills you need to effectively communicate, and finally to help the organization eXcel in each aspect of the change. Her emphasis is on creating a foundation for success based on relationships and strong communication planning.

Tammy LOVES helping I.T. Professionals! After working in I.T. environments for over 20 years, she know Tech professionals desire to build their communications skills to facilitate success.

After years of working with CIOs, I.T. Managers and Tech consultants, she and her team have experienced working with I.T. professionals who when asked to explain technical functionality, let's say to HR, their levels of anxiety shoot to 100! They, of course, know the functionality, along with their audiences, but they struggle with the best way to present the information.

Listen in as Tammy explains why she's starting a membership site, who can benefit from joining, and what you will gain as a founding member of the site.

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Would you be offended if someone called you something you weren't? If a person didn't know what you did and tried their best to make sense of your role, would you take the time to explain?

Listen in as Tammy explains what she does and a snippet of her industry which came about after an introductory meeting with a local organization.

You'll want to tune in and hear how Tammy's profession was compared to a completely different, yet interesting industry!

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Have you ever been in a situation where everyone is executing an action plan, but no one has taken the time to pause and assess what is truly needed? After years of supporting clients with system implementations, Tammy and her team have seen this type of action! However, if you can take the time to pause and assess what is needed in "the space", you'd be amazed at how the actions you take are truly aligned with what people need and want.

Listen in as Tammy provides you with the steps she and her team take to conduct readiness assessments in 4 areas and the critical questions to ask before you spring into action.

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Throughout the years, Tammy and her team have supported clients by developing and implementing training strategies and plans for change initiatives and transformation projects. Listen in as Tammy offers a positive approach to discussing the reasons why your training efforts will go right.

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For the first time ever, we were ghosted! Ghosted? Tammy didn't even know what the term meant until she did a Google search and had to face the reality: A prospective client had ghosted her company, Nexlevel Consulting Services!

Listen in as Tammy breaks down 4 steps to ensure they are never ghosted again. She also references an article regarding ghosting: A Nearly Bulletproof Way to Deal With Prospects Who Ghost Your Proposals | Inc.com

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Do you know the questions to ask when drafting your communications? If you want to determine what to communicate, when to communicate, how to communicate and to who, these 4 questions should be at the forefront in each communications, especially the ones you want to invoke action!

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Have you ever encountered a team or dealt with a situation where someone has brought your team into their organization to provide a specific service, but they had a much different, unique perspective or really an expectation on the type of services you were to provide?

In this episode, Tammy shares a story on how one of their clients, a Chief Information Officer (CIO), in particular, has great visions of what Tammy and her team should be doing for the organization.

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Have you ever had a situation where you were eager for someone to share information, but they kept saying, "You don't know what you don't know!" And didn't share a single piece of useful information? Instead of getting frustrated, there is a way you can get the information you desire!

Listen in as Tammy discusses her recent experience of this situation and how she handled it.

Although the small business community who are in the government contracting space was in Tammy's mind when she spoke about this topic, they are elements you may find useful in your own industry and path!

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