The People Catalysts

Want to know how to get things done three to eight times faster and not lose the engagement of your people? Join Allen Fahden and I in The People Catalysts Podcast’s part one of getting things done.

To get three to eight times more effective, you need to find a Mover. This is a person who uses the boundaries between people of different strengths to move the team ahead. If you don’t have this person, nothing of value gets done.

Find a Mover, use the WHO-DO Method, and change becomes your ally. Listen and learn in a way that’s fun and fascinating.

WHO TEACHES YOU THE WHO-DO, AND WHY SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO THEM?

Anyone who knows Karla Nelson describes her as an experience. She is as close as a human being can ever be to a human doing. It’s simple. She finds an idea that’s different and valuable, and then she builds it with a team. Swiftly, and relentlessly. She does this by a rare process of how to fit people together, that goes far beyond just connecting them. Karla has built several businesses since her early twenties and learned that in business and in life, “Relationships Are Everything.” And now she has put it all in a form that’s easy to learn and use: The People Catalysts.

When the world zigs, Allen Fahden zags. His first book introduced the unifying theory of creativity. Using his own method he created the one-book bookstore, and got media exposure in front of 50 million people without doing anything. Next, he launched the first strength-to-strength work process that gets three to eight times more done in less time. He beat Gallup and the Strengths Finder by five years. One company used his method to take their division from $20 million to $60 million in two years, while the rest of the company was flat. His clients include Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and dozens more.

Between them and their team, Karla and Allen have used the WHO-DO Method with 25 of the Fortune 100 and dozens of mid market companies and startups. Typically, The WHO-DO Method cuts 50-80% off cycle time and produce better results with happier people. The Who-Do Method’s client list includes Target, Best Buy, Disney, Comcast, 3M, Amazon, General Mills, HP, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Cargill, Chase, US Bank, State Farm Insurance, IBM and many other corporate market leaders.

• Getting things done faster and being more effective at the same time
• Finding and talking to the Movers when you’re looking to get things done
• The magic question to ask both employees and clients to identify if they are a Mover
• Where to look for your Movers and how to communicate with them
• One of the first things that a Mover wants to know
• Why Movers love relational connections
• Setting up the inbox/outbox for the Mover, Shaker, Prover, and Maker
• Ways people can disrupt a process based on just their strength
• The process of shifting gears from the idea phase to the implementation stage
• The importance of staying in your lane and sticking to your strengths

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

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On this episode of The People Catalysts Podcast, you’ll learn how to create transformational change in your organization no matter if you’re a Fortune 100 leader or just launching your startup.

Ron Carucci is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. He has a thirty year track record helping some of the worlds most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership. From startups to Fortune 10s, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, he has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, and has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Businessweek, Smart Business, and thought leaders.

• Ron’s background and how he found his way into behavioral science
• The importance of having a strong, cohesive team
• What you need in order to accomplish transformational change
• How self-development and self-awareness are not “self” activities
• How the internet is changing the landscape of how we initially connect with clients
• The importance of navigating conversations from online to offline
• Why you need to set healthy boundaries with your client relationships
• Why a leader needs to be able to bear the burden of their own transformation as well as everyone else’s
• A relationship that significantly impacted Ron’s life
• Why you need to spend less time worrying about what other people think
• The four differentiating capabilities that set successful leaders apart from others

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/navalent
• Free eBook: www.navalent.com/transformation

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

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You won’t want to miss this episode of The People Catalysts Podcast as we interview Ken Baker. He’s an international design expert and Principal for Gensler for 20 years. He’s going to share with us how relationships and design intersect as well as the two things you must do to make relationships the cornerstone of your business and life.

With experience in both office interiors and product design, Ken Baker (IIDA, Associate AIA, RIBA, SBID, Associate ASID) understands the inside and out of the architecture and design field. Ken has been a Gensler Principal for 20 years and is currently serving as a member of the Gensler Management Committee.

As a Co-Managing Principal of Gensler’s Southeast Region and past Co-Managing Principal of Gensler’s U.K., Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Gulf Regions, Ken is considered a global expert on workplace design and planning, particularly for law firms.

He has designed over 10 million square feet of corporate headquarters and offices for law firms and financial institutions, and is one of Gensler’s major Global Account holders, managing relationships with clients such as Sidley Austin, LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; JP Morgan Chase, and Barclays Capital worldwide. Ken is also a leader in Gensler’s furniture and product development practice and frequently speaks about the power of design at industry events around the world.

A fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Building Museum, Ken is passionate about producing design solutions that optimize trends that align with clients core objectives.

• Why Ken refers to entrepreneurs as client relationships leaders
• Why listening and collaborating are keys to building a team
• The value of allowing people to focus on their passion and what they’re good at doing
• How Ken and his team use ‘visioning’ to help their clients interpret their ideas into design
• The four work modes that people typically fall into
• The benefits of using benchmarking in a professional firm
• Why relationships are the cornerstone of both business and life
• Why the social dimension of work is very important
• Why you need to have a sense of urgency when working with a client, no matter how big or how small the task
• Listening to your client without thinking about how you’re going to respond

• Website: www.gensler.com

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

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Don’t miss this episode of The People Catalysts Podcast with guest Andy Molinsky. Andy is going to share with us a new strategy to help you step outside your comfort zone, rise to the challenge, and build confidence.

Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. Andy received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and M.A. in Psychology from Harvard University. He also holds a Masters Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a B.A. in International Affairs from Brown University.

Andy’s work helps people develop the insights and courage necessary to act outside their personal and cultural comfort zones when doing important, but challenging, tasks in work and life. His research and writing have been featured in Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, Psychology Today, the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, NPR and Voice of America.

Andy was awarded as a Top Voice for LinkedIn for his work in education. His first book, Global Dexterity (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013), received the Axiom Award (Silver Medal) for Best Business Book in International Business & Globalization and has been used widely in organizations around the world, including Boeing, AIG, the US Air Force Academy, and the Clinton Foundation, among others.

His new book, Reach, was published with Penguin Random House in January 2017. He teaches, consults, and lectures widely to university and corporate audiences.

• Identifying why it’s important to work with a team or in a group setting
• The challenges that people face in stepping outside of their comfort zones
• The different personality types and roles that can be found in a group
• Comfort zone barriers that come up when interacting with people
• Some tips to apply if you are uncomfortable when it comes to networking
• Why it’s important to set doable goals for yourself
• How discovering the fields of organizational behavior & social psychology changed Andy’s career path
• How to facilitate positive and effective change
• The power of connecting something to a real, meaningful purpose
• Keys to stepping outside of your comfort zone
• One thing that people tend to overlook with themselves

• Website: www.andymolinsky.com

• Free Guide: 10 cultural codes from around the world
• Free Guide: 10 powerful questions for stepping outside your comfort zone

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

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Don’t miss this episode of The People Catalysts Podcast with guest Bernie Swain. Bernie is going to share with us how he co-founded the leading US speaker’s bureau that’s represented three US presidents, five prime ministers of Great Britain, and countless American and world leaders by putting people first and making every decision in their business about relationships.

Inspired by his high school football coach, Bernie planned on a career in college athletics. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from George Washington University. In the last few months of graduate work, he met his lifelong partner, Paula, a special education teacher. The two of them started a family during Bernie’s five-year tenure as GWs Assistant Athletic Director. Bernie and Paula’s friend, Harry Rhoads, sent them the note that inspired all three of them to turn their lives upside down. They quit their jobs to start a lecture agency without experience, without a plan, and without a single client.

The trio started Washington Speakers Bureau from a small supply closet belonging to Chuck Hagel, who would later become Secretary of Defense. For eighteen rocky months, they sat in that closet with their savings running out, unable to compete against the dozens of established agencies up and down the east coast.

In just eight short years, WSB became the top agency in the world. Then their growth and their reputation expanded.

Over the last thirty-five years, WSB has represented three US Presidents, five prime ministers of Great Britain, countless American and world leaders, business and economic visionaries, authors, media personalities, and sports legends.

Today, Bernie remains Chairman of Washington Speakers Bureau. He travels with Paula, his wife for 42 years, and spends time with their 3 children and their families, including one new grandchild. Bernie also speaks and writes extensively.

• How Bernie came up with the title for his book, “What Made Me Who I Am”
• How chances for success and opportunity are available to all of us as long as we can pay attention to turning points in our lives
• How Bernie made the jump from the academic world to being an entrepreneur
• The story of how the top lecture agency in the world, the Washington Speakers Bureau, got its start
• How to quickly establish trust and honesty within a company
• The one thing that is missing in business and life today
• Why we need to pay attention to the opportunities that people in our lives offer us
• How you can reach your full potential in life
• How to determine if someone will be a good fit before hiring them
• The importance of having a good solid foundation

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/BernieSwainAuthor
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bernie-swain-0a704b4

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

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Don’t miss this episode of The People Catalysts Podcast as my co-host, Allen Fahden, and I discuss how to generate big ideas.

Anyone who knows Karla Nelson describes her as an experience. She is as close as a human being can ever be to a human doing. It’s simple. She finds an idea that’s different and valuable, and then she builds it with a team. Swiftly, and relentlessly. She does this by a rare process of how to fit people together, that goes far beyond just connecting them. Karla has built several businesses since her early twenties and learned that in business and in life, “Relationships Are Everything.” And now she has put it all in a form that’s easy to learn and use: The People Catalysts.

When the world zigs, Allen Fahden zags. His first book introduced the unifying theory of creativity. Using his own method he created the one-book bookstore, and got media exposure in front of 50 million people without doing anything. Next, he launched the first strength-to-strength work process that gets three to eight times more done in less time. He beat Gallup and the Strengths Finder by five years. One company used his method to take their division from $20 million to $60 million in two years, while the rest of the company was flat. His clients include Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and dozens more.

Between them and their team, Karla and Allen have used the WHO-DO Method with 25 of the Fortune 100 and dozens of mid-market companies and startups. Typically, The WHO-DO Method cuts 50-80% off cycle time and produce better results with happier people. The Who-Do Method’s client list includes Target, Best Buy, Disney, Comcast, 3M, Amazon, General Mills, HP, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Cargill, Chase, US Bank, State Farm Insurance, IBM and many other corporate market leaders.

• Why you should separate yourself from your competition so that you’re being paid attention to in your marketplace
• How to significantly increase your revenue & profits
• Why you need to spend time thinking about how you can be dramatically different
• The importance of having a method to apply to generating ideas
• Why you should be brainstorming ideas with your team
• The worst thing you can do if you’re trying to generate a big idea
• How fixing processes can cut back on failures
• Top strategies & best practices to help you generate big ideas
• The value of asking yourself, “How would you put you out of business if you were your worst competitor?”
• Using the who-do method to get things done
• How changing one element to the opposite can create a lot of attention

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

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You won’t want to miss this episode of The People Catalysts podcast as Allen Fahden, my co-host, and I discuss how to build cross-corporate teams to be three to eight times more effective with your sales.

Anyone who knows Karla Nelson describes her as an experience. She is as close as a human being can ever be to a human doing. It’s simple. She finds an idea that’s different and valuable, and then she builds it with a team. Swiftly, and relentlessly. She does this by a rare process of how to fit people together, that goes far beyond just connecting them. Karla has built several businesses since her early twenties and learned that in business and in life, “Relationships Are Everything.” And now she has put it all in a form that’s easy to learn and use: The People Catalysts.

When the world zigs, Allen Fahden zags. His first book introduced the unifying theory of creativity. Using his own method he created the one-book bookstore, and got media exposure in front of 50 million people without doing anything. Next, he launched the first strength-to-strength work process that gets three to eight times more done in less time. He beat Gallup and the Strengths Finder by five years. One company used his method to take their division from $20 million to $60 million in two years, while the rest of the company was flat. His clients include Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and dozens more.

Between them and their team, Karla and Allen have used the WHO-DO Method with 25 of the Fortune 100 and dozens of mid market companies and startups. Typically, The WHO-DO Method cuts 50-80% off cycle time and produce better results with happier people. The Who-Do Method’s client list includes Target, Best Buy, Disney, Comcast, 3M, Amazon, General Mills, HP, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Cargill, Chase, US Bank, State Farm Insurance, IBM and many other corporate market leaders.

• The three main areas that you need to focus on in your relationships
• How to stay away from the “us” vs “them” mentality
• The benefits of replacing “function” management with “role” management
• Why you need to redefine the team from selling a system to helping the customer
• Why you don’t have to employ somebody to work with them
• The common areas that people tend to fail in most
• Why strengths and talent will always beat skills and knowledge
• Using the important phrase “Excuse me, can I ask you for some help?” and the impact that has
• The value of knowing who your team is and what they enjoy doing
• How a person’s strengths coincide neatly with what they love to do
• How it’s not just about the people around you — it’s the chemistry that you have with them

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

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You won’t want to miss today’s guest on The People Catalysts’ Podcast, Dr. John Jackson. John is the President of William Jessup University in California. He is an author, speaker, and industry expert in leadership. Listen in as we discuss his philosophy that everything in leadership rises and falls on relationships.

Dr. Jackson has over 30 years of experience working with executive leadership, churches, and with both non-profit and for-profit organizations. He is a leader, speaker, author, and consultant with proven expertise in strategic leadership, leadership development, financial management, and organizational alignment. Dr. Jackson believes strongly in equipping transformational leaders to influence the seven mountains: family, church, business, education, healthcare, government, and arts to the glory of God. His passion is motivating personal and organizational transformation by leveraging high-capacity leaders in networking environments to extend their reach and results.

• How everything in leadership rises and falls on relationships
• Why creating and building a team is a ‘delicate dance’
• The value of developing trust with people through passion and service
• How to build a sustainable business over time
• Why setting boundaries is important to ensuring a win-win
• Why you need to identify the win and always focus on the mission
• Why having positive drama in a meeting can be beneficial
• What you are required to do as a leader
• The importance of having a mentor in your life

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

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Don’t miss today’s guest on The People Catalysts’ Podcast, author, speaker, and business leader, Bob Burg. Bob is the author of many books on sales, marketing, and influence. Listen in on our conversation of my favorite book of Bob’s and learn how your income is equal to how many people you serve and how well you serve them.

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President.

Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, “The Go-Giver,” co-authored with John David Mann, has sold over half a million copies and it has been translated into 21 languages. It has been released in a new, expanded edition, with a foreword by Huffington Post founder and publisher, Arianna Huffington.

Bob is an advocate, supporter, and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Furry Friends Adoption & Clinic in his town of Jupiter, Florida.

• How shifting your focus from ‘getting’ to ‘giving’ can help make you more profitable
• How we can set ourselves apart from others
• Why all great leaders are always looking for ways to bring value to others
• Moving a person to a desired action towards a specific goal
• Communicating your trustworthiness
• Why people of character tend to be the most influential people
• The best way to find a mentor
• The importance of how you make people feel about themselves
• The single greatest people skill
• Being a giver without being taken advantage of
• Saying no in such a way that the other person feels honored & valued

• Website: thegogiver.com

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

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You won’t want to miss today’s guest on The People Catalysts’ Podcast, Don Osmond. As the son of Donny Osmond, Don learned a lot about marketing growing up in the media and entertainment spotlight. He’s taken those lessons and moved elements of his learnings to the business world. Listen in as we discuss the three key relationship elements you must have in any successful marketing campaign.

Marketing professional, speaker, and writer Don Osmond focuses on authentic marketing to help businesses develop sound branding strategies. Widely regarded as a marketing and communications thought leader, he works with clients to develop the genuine narrative of their companies, which becomes the foundation for their branding and messaging. Son to international entertainment icon Donny Osmond, his approach to marketing incorporates lessons from the entertainment industry. After years of education and experience, he knows firsthand that good marketing requires truth-telling and invitation, not spin. Don believes that authenticity is the only true value proposition that a company can offer, so he serves his clients by developing genuine story-based marketing and authentic marketing strategies. Don lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Jessica and two tiny storytellers-in-training, Truman and Leo. He loves hiking, biking, and camping, all of which are easily accomplished in this city full of green spaces.

• How Don knew he was going to be an entrepreneur
• Why the number of social media followers you have no longer matters
• The power of hearing from a ‘real’ person rather than an automated response
• How catastrophes can be opportunities for great marketing
• The importance of being authentic
• Why integrity, authenticity, and tenacity are important characteristics to look for in people
• Why, as marketers, we need to be able to have conversations with everyone
• Why you need to do the research to find out what’s important to your clients
• The value of being able to tell a story
• The best way to engage with a new potential client
• What the Authentic Marketing Cooperative is and how it brings creative types together
• Why your internal team is critical to any venture

• Website: ozcomm.marketing

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

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