The People Catalysts

Who are the superstars on any team?  Those with an affinity and ability for what they do.  Who else is on your team?  What makes someone a Struggler, a Misfit, or just plain Dead Weight? This is part 3 of a 3-part series: “Affinity + Ability = Achievement”.

What do you enjoy vs. what are you good at?  That is your affinity vs. your ability.  You need both to truly succeed.  Michael Jordan was one of the greatest NBA players of all time.  How’d he do in baseball?  Your ABILITY is as important as your AFFINITY.  We talk about ABILITY today in part 2 of a 3-part series: “Affinity + Ability = Achievement”.

What do you love and what you love doing?  Just because you love baseball does not mean you would love to be an accountant for a baseball team.  What do you have an affinity for?  This is part 1 of a 3-part series: “Affinity + Ability = Achievement”.

You won’t want to miss this episode of The People Catalysts Podcast as David Mead shares his story and more.  10 years ago, David’s employer brought in a little-known speaker, at the time, Simon Sinek, to train their team. David “Got” what Simon was teaching after only one session.  In response to David’s enthusiasm, Simon asked David what he was doing at 5AM ‘before his REAL job’…and the rest is history.  David worked with Simon and Kim Harrison for a couple of years on the first iteration of the online WHY discovery course.  They are still together at https://startwithwhy.com/.  Listen in to hear all about David, the man who is known as the “HOW” to Simon Sinek’s “WHY”, and “The Golden Circle.”

Movers, Shakers, Provers, and Makers.  We need them all at the right time.  Who are they really?  This is the fourth in a four-part series that will go in depth on the strengths and characteristics of each of the four strengths.  In this episode, Karla interviews Allen Fahden on what it means to be a Maker.

Movers, Shakers, Provers, and Makers.  We need them all at the right time.  Who are they really?  This is the third in a four-part series that will go in depth on the strengths and characteristics of each of the four strengths.  In this episode, Karla interviews Allen Fahden and Kevin Nothstine on what it means to be a Prover.

Movers, Shakers, Provers, and Makers.  We need them all at the right time.  Who are they really?  This is the second in a four-part series that will go in depth on the strengths and characteristics of each of the four strengths.  In this episode, Karla interviews Allen Fahden on what it means to be a Mover.

Movers, Shakers, Provers, and Makers.  We need them all at the right time.  Who are they really?  This is the first in a four-part series that will go in depth on the strengths and characteristics of each of the four strengths.  In this episode, Karla interviews Allen Fahden on what it means to be a Shaker.

It's not the notes that make the symphony, it's the spaces between the notes. It's the same thing in business. It's the spaces between technology and sales, between operations and sales. To get new technology adopted to get integrated in a sales process, it has to revolutionize the way work is done. Sales is usually the early adopters and operations is usually the later adopters. There's that big chasm there, that big conflict. Author and consultant Allen Fahden teaches on how you can manage that boundary and do it well with the Who-Do method so it doesn't turn into an argument between sales and ops and so you can get your projects done on time, get paid on time, and get your cash flow going.

The ideation of adopting new technology is that 15% of the population will say yes to an idea right away, but after you've got it working, it’s time for implementing the technology and making iterations going forward. The early adopters are usually the ones who are open to using the new process and the late adopters are the ones who push back. The paradox is the more slowly you teach it, the faster it gets done. The most important thing is you don’t leave them alone with just a manual, and that you don’t quit because after all, it is a process. Discover methods to ensure, regardless if it's your team or your client, that the technology you’ve developed is going to be used.