The People Catalysts

Sometimes it's just the small things that impact major parts of relationships. Conflict Healer Dave Gerber’s work is around connecting with progressive leaders that want to solve obstacles, people problems and need solutions such as leadership coaching, dynamic training, effective facilitation, mediation and more. Dave and his company will help you grow high performance teams throughout the organization and improve the way people treat one another in the workplace while increasing revenue. Dave will help to give your people the skills to prevent, manage or resolve conflicts while finding deliberate ways to improve culture with conflict solutions that are easy and make sense to implement right away. Listen on to learn more about conflict management from Dave.

Why do 65% of Americans say getting rid of their boss would make them happier than a pay raise?  Via a Gallup Poll: 79% of employees are agnostic (basically, they don’t care), 12% are working for your cause, and 9% are working against you.  This represents a crisis of leadership. We are in the 21st century with a 19th-century work model. If you see your team as a bunch of square pegs and nothing but round holes, DO NOT provide “roundness training!”  The answer: Know what the core nature and strength of work for everyone on your team and make the work fit your team members. Don’t make the team members fit the work.”

• The true story about the employee who did not like their boss, so they got the boss recruited into another company and took their boss’s job
• Why we are moving into the 21st century with a 19th-century work model?
• 100% of the work is made for 1% of the population.
• How one company was able to cut the time required for one process by 67%.
• If you have a square peg and a round hole, you should NOT provide “roundness training.”
• People do not leave companies, they leave managers.
• “You can’t correct 150 years of bad habits with a ping-pong table.”

• Email: [email protected]

Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The second of a 2-part series on turning a new idea into a reality.  We look at using The WHO-DO Method to bring new ideas to life. Specifically, we talk about breaking 150 years of bad habits.  We have some fun stories like “what are my instructions?” and how that was answered by a Shaker, and then a Prover. Also, the big shift in who is on point for the Implementation phase, and how that differs from the Ideation phase.  

• How does the Ideation stage differ from the Implementation stage?
• Why does your team actually work against you when you roll out a new plan?
• Who is the interpreter between Shakers and Provers?
• Who is the interpreter between Movers and Makers?
• Who is on point for the Ideation phase?
• Who is on point for the Implementation phase, and why?
• Why do we have to throw away 80% of the work we do, and how to stop that destructive practice?
• Why when a leader rolls out a new idea, no one adopts it, or they are dragged kicking and screaming through the rollout?

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The first of a 2-part series on turning a new idea into a reality.  We look at using The WHO-DO Method to bring new ideas to life. Specifically, we talk about employing new software, and how to adopt new technology when you are wondering what to do.  We explore the real reason as to why you need each of the four core natures. Each core nature has a built-in paradox that challenges implementing new technology. How does that affect your organization?

New technology can help you automate with new technology, but you must follow 3 steps.  1: Know your objectives and requirements well. 2: Trust your provers to make it better.  3: Use The WHO-DO Method.

• What is the paradox of each core nature?
• Why do Movers like new innovation, but do not want to learn the new systems?
• Why Shakers fall in love, but what is their challenge with new technology?
• Which core nature is required to implement new technology?
• Why are Makers perfectly qualified to implement a new idea, but what is their challenge?
• A Prover is great to implement your new technology, but what do they need completed before they can work for you?

• Email: [email protected]

Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

Episode 38: The Intersection of Strategy and Operations, with Dave Whelan

David Whelan is a seasoned strategy, business development, and management executive building businesses and inspiring entrepreneurs at the intersection of technology, health, and wellness. As a consultant, advisor, entrepreneur, and operating executive, Dave has devoted his career to building successful businesses.

In this episode of The People Catalysts’ podcast, Karla and Dave talk about everything from the intersection of technology, health, and wellness to the “right of passage” in a startup.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• What is David’s story on becoming an entrepreneur?
• The history in the intersection of technology, health, and wellness.
• Dave’s part in the first wearable technology
• How the greatest thing is to make an impact
• What is the intersection of strategy and operations
• What is it like to be a Strategically-oriented Operations Officer or an operationally-oriented Head of Strategy
• Strategically-oriented operations officer or an operationally-oriented head of strategy
• What is the “right-of-passage” in a start-up?
• How can you connect with your team, your clients, and your promoters?
• How do you overcome the challenge of implementing a new idea?
• What is the importance of relationships, especially in the digital age?

Ways to contact Don:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djwhelan/
• About me: https://about.me/djwhelan
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/djwhelan
• Website:  http://www.bespokestrategy.com/

Ways to contact Karla:

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: https://meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The last of an 8-part series exploring how to be a People Catalyst.  In the series we focus on “ME”, your individual core nature; “WE”, two people with different strengths interacting; “US”, a team working together; and “ALL”, how to work as an entire organization.

This episode focuses on “Them”.  How we interact with our clients and promoters depending on their core nature.

Listen in as Karla Nelson interviews Allen Fahden on how you can best work with your clients and your promoters.

• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if the client is a Shaker?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if the client is a Mover?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if the client is a Prover?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if the client is a Maker?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if your promoter is a Shaker?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if your promoter is a Mover?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if your promoter is a Prover?
• How do you approach the work of implementing a strategy if your promoter is a Maker ?

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The 7th of an 8-part series exploring how to be a People Catalyst.  In the series we focus on “ME”, your individual core nature; “WE”, two people with different strengths interacting; “US”, a team working together; and “ALL”, how to work as an entire organization.

This episode focuses on “All”.  How we function as an organization.

Listen in as Karla Nelson interviews Allen Fahden on a day can look like when you are task-focused instead of role-focused.

• What is function management vs. role management?
• What does a “task-focused” day look like?
• If you are a Mover, what would an ideal person-focused day look like?
• If you are a Shaker, what would an ideal person-focused day look like?
• In a person-focused day, what would it look like for a Prover?
• What would role-management look like for a Maker?
• Authenticity:  “How can you get meaningful work done when you’re worried about the person in the office next to you?”

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The 6th of an 8-part series exploring how to be a People Catalyst.  In the series we focus on “ME”, your individual core nature; “WE”, two people with different strengths interacting; “US”, a team working together; and “ALL”, how to work as an entire organization.

This episode focuses on “US”.  How we function as a balanced team, and what can go wrong when you are missing key strengths.

Listen in as Karla Nelson interviews Allen Fahden on how a team can best work together.

• What are the hurdles when you don’t have a balanced team?
• When you have a balanced team but are unaware of how to move them through the process or use traditional ways of work, what can happen?
• What is the difference in facilitating a team in the ideation vs. implementation stages of The WHO-DO Method?
• What does it mean for a Mover to “Run Home To Mommy” when working in a team?
• What does it mean for a Shaker to “Run Home To Mommy” when working in a team?
• What does it mean for a Prover to “Run Home To Mommy” when working in a team?
• What does it mean for a Maker to “Run Home To Mommy” when working in a team?
• What is the difference you can expect when working with The WHO-DO Method?

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The 5th of an 8-part series exploring how to be a People Catalyst.  In the series we focus on “ME”, your individual core nature; “WE”, two people with different strengths interacting; “US”, a team working together; and “ALL”, how to work as an entire organization.

This episode focuses on “WE”.  How each of our core natures create either a red light (STOP!), green light (GO!) or yellow light (Caution!).

Listen in as Karla Nelson interviews Allen Fahden in how to ensure you have the proper fit and sequence with your team.

• Why is the Shaker-Prover core nature interaction a red light?  
• Why is the Shaker-Prover core nature a problem?
• What is the solution to the Shaker-Prover combination?
• Why is the Mover-Maker core nature interaction a red light?
• Why is the Mover-Maker core natures a problem?
• What is the solution to the Mover-Maker combination?
• Why is the Shaker-Maker core nature interaction a red light?
• Why is the Shaker-Maker core nature a problem?
• What is the solution to the Shaker-Maker combination?
• Why is the Prover-Maker core nature interaction a green light?
• Why is the Prover-Maker core nature’s a potential problem?
• What is the solution to the Prover-Maker combination?
• Why is the Mover-Shaker core nature interaction a green light?
• Why is the Mover-Shaker combination a green light from start to finish of an idea?
• Why is the Mover-Prover core nature interaction a yellow light?
• Why is the Mover-Prover core nature’s a potential hazard?
• What is the solution to the Mover-Prover combination?

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson

The 4th of an 8-part series exploring how to be a People Catalyst.  In the series we focus on “ME”, your individual core nature; “WE”, two people with different strengths interacting; “US”, a team working together; and “ALL”, how to work as an entire organization.

This episode focuses on The Maker:  What are a your strengths?  What is your peak work? What motivates you?  What work do you need to stay away from?

The Maker is the late adopter who is a doer.  Makers eat checklists for breakfast.  The Makers are the play button on your remote control.  

Listen in as Karla Nelson interviews Allen Fahden as a Maker.

• What parts of the work will bring out your magnificence?
• What should you say “YES” to?
• What should you say “NO” to?
• WHO is your natural inbox?
• WHO is your natural outbox?
• What phase of work do you excel at and what leaves you energized?
• What phase of work drains you?
• What can you do to not take on weak work?

• Email: [email protected]
• Schedule a Strategy Session: meetme.so/Karla-Nelson