Thought Leader Life

Refine your service offerings and approach with proven strategies that will enable you to meet your growth targets. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Andy Goldstrom (https://aha.pub/AndyGoldstrom), Managing Partner at Midcourse Advisors, TechStars Atlanta Mentor and a university instructor.  Based on his background as a two time Inc. 500 entrepreneur and executive, he has learned how to exploit opportunities and minimize costly errors.  From these experiences, he developed a proprietary system called Business OffenseTM that gives business leaders the blueprint to accelerate success.

One of Andy’s recent success stories involved repositioning a real estate firm’s value proposition that enabled them to win two multi-million dollar accounts within 90 days. Andy is a strategic thinker, a detailed leader and a consummate professional.

If you are a leader of a service-based business and experiencing challenges that prevent growth and success, consider reaching out to Andy Goldstrom by visiting his website http://midcourseadvisors.com/ and going to https://aha.pub/AndyGoldstrom.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* Service-based business leaders who are struggling to achieve their goals, overcome issues and mistakes and finding themselves stuck should reach out to Andy Goldstrom. #GrowthStrategy https://aha.pub/AndyGoldstrom

* If you are questioning your strategic direction and want an actionable plan that will work, I can help you drive the right path to elevate your business. #GrowthStrategy #StrategicPlanning http://midcourseadvisors.com/

* Is your team struggling to reach your targets? My role is to guide you to develop the right solutions that address problems customers need and target, focus and win business through proper targeting and sales execution. #GrowthStrategy #SalesEffectiveness http://midcourseadvisors.com/

* I can evaluate your operations by quickly assessing challenges and effectively implementing tactical priorities to ensure success in your business. #GrowthStrategy #operational excellence http://midcourseadvisors.com/

* Do you wonder how to best manage your cash flow and invest in the right opportunities? I can help you determine the highest impact, easiest implementable investments.  #GrowthStrategy #FinancialManagement https://aha.pub/AndyGoldstrom

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Find clarity and perspective through leadership coaching. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Marcia Reynolds (http://aha.pub/MarciaReynolds), the president of Covisioning, a leadership coaching and training firm. She has provided coaching and training in 41 countries and is recognized by global gurus as the number-three coach in the world.

Through speaking, training, and coaching, Marcia helps senior executives, leaders, and coaches hold powerful and effective conversations that change people’s minds, hearts, and behavior. She can help you increase emotional intelligence, engagement, and results.

If you need clarity and perspective so you can figure out what you need to move forward as a leader, consider reaching out to Marcia Reynolds by visiting her website, https://covisioning.com, and going to http://aha.pub/MarciaReynolds.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* Senior executives who need clarity and perspective so they can figure out what they need and want should reach out to Marcia Reynolds. #LeadershipCoaching https://covisioning.com @MarciaReynolds

* Many executives have so much going on in their lives. Their heads are full and they can’t see their way forward. I can be your #LeadershipCoach and help clarify the decisions right for you and your business. https://covisioning.com @MarciaReynolds

* You have goals to achieve but are unable to move forward.  I can help you figure out the issues that are blocking you and how to resolve them. #LeadershipCoaching https://covisioning.com @MarciaReynolds

* Senior executives want positive results from all interactions. Employees want to be dealt with in an engaging way. I can help you hold powerful and effective conversations that can change employee behavior. #LeadershipCoaching https://covisioning.com @MarciaReynolds

* Being one of the first in the world to earn the designation of Master Certified Coach and having a doctorate in organizational psychology gives me the experience to help you gain clarity and perspective as a leader. #LeadershipCoaching http://aha.pub/MarciaReynolds

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Manage employee problems through an objective HR lens. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Cornelia Gamlem https://aha.pub/CorneliaGamlem, who has years of experience working with a Fortune 500 company at the operations and corporate level as well as with small businesses. She is skilled in human resource and business practices, policy and management development in a variety of firms and industries including privately held firms and nonprofits.

Cornelia co-authored The Manager’s Answer Book, The Big Book of HR, The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book and The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook. Those are all great resources for managers, business owners and HR professionals. She is passionate about helping CEOs and HR professionals with issues such as diversity awareness, workplace harassment, conflict management, performance management, effective interviews, team building and affirmative action.

If you are trying to manage employee problems, and are not being successful, you should consider reaching out to Cornelia Gamlem by visiting her website http://www.bigbookofhr.com and going to https://aha.pub/CorneliaGamlem.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* CEOs and HR professionals who are trying to manage employee problems, and are not being successful, should reach out to Cornelia Gamlem. #HRManagement http://www.bigbookofhr.com @bigbookofhr

* If employee behavior is less than desirable in the workplace, how do you get to the bottom of it? Finding the root cause may require interviewing people and discovering the background of what the issue is. #HRManagement http://www.bigbookofhr.com @bigbookofhr

* When dealing with employee problems, you need to bring somebody in from the outside. I have no preconceived notion of what is going on in your org and I can help you look at your employee behavior objectively. #HRManagement https://aha.pub/CorneliaGamlem

* Behavioral problems can be very disruptive and can affect everyone. The root cause is not always apparent. This is where Cornelia comes in with an objective lens. She can help you find a solution to manage your employee problems. #HRManagement https://aha.pub/CorneliaGamlem

* Many times, employee problems can be prevented by policies that make sense to everyone in the org. I can help make sure that your policies and practices are aligned with your company’s mission and culture. #HRManagement https://aha.pub/CorneliaGamlem

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

The Internet: A platform where people can connect to thrive. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Mei Lin Fung https://aha.pub/MeiLinFung, who co-founded the People Centered Internet with Vint Cerf so that everyone can have access to the opportunities that are made possible when people are connected. Mei Lin is a technology pioneer working to ensure that technology works for humanity in future generations.

Mei Lin specializes in working with people in communities to form learning networks in order to visualize, voice, take action and make their dreams come true. Her goal is to set up trading posts on the Internet frontier where people from different networks can exchange experiences and knowledge and find friends and fellow travelers.

If you are concerned about the direction of the Internet and want to do something to make sure it fulfills its promise, consider reaching out to Mei Lin Fung by visiting her website https://peoplecentered.net and going to https://aha.pub/MeiLinFung.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* People who are concerned about the direction of the #Internet and want to do something to make sure it fulfills its promise, should reach out to Mei Lin Fung. https://peoplecentered.net @MeiLinFung

* The #Internet is being used for all kinds of purposes. Oftentimes, it is used in a negative way. But do you realize that we have a great potential for changing this direction to a positive? https://peoplecentered.net @MeiLinFung

* I helped to invent CRM back in the early 1990s. I believe in using the #Internet and #Technology to help businesses understand their customers better and to build stronger relationships. https://aha.pub/MeiLinFung

* I studied under two Nobel Prize winners in addition to the inventor of the Black-Scholes options pricing model. This gives me the perceived credibility to help my clients do something about the direction of the #Internet and #Technology. https://aha.pub/MeiLinFung

* I feel I have a responsibility to speak up about changing the direction of the #Internet and #Technology. I am determined to use my intellect, voice, and heart to make sure that the world is a better place for future generations. https://aha.pub/MeiLinFung

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Improve yourself in the workplace through change management. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Bernadette Boas (http://aha.pub/BernadetteBoas), founder and CEO at Ball of Fire Consulting.

Bernadette conducts change management consulting to members of a team or organization who are highly productive but are struggling with their peers and how they get along with other people in the workplace. She has over 25 years of experience helping people overcome personality challenges, as well as her own story of how she became a better version of herself, both professionally and personally.

If you recognize someone in your organization who is highly productive yet happens to be toxic to others and needs to undergo #ChangeManagement, consider reaching out to Bernadette Boas at http://balloffireconsulting.com/ or http://aha.pub/BernadetteBoas.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* HR and direct managers who need help with a team member who is highly productive but struggles with communication, teaming, and delegation should look at the work of Bernadette Boas. #ChangeManagement http://balloffireconsulting.com/ @BernadetteBoas

* Those who have undeniably great potential at work but irritate the people around them, who are then unwilling to work with them, should undergo a rehabilitation program. #ChangeManagement http://balloffireconsulting.com/ @BernadetteBoas

* HR and direct managers will see that the investment in rehabilitating their team members is worth it once they transcend from what they were to become a highly productive person. #ChangeManagement http://balloffireconsulting.com/ @BernadetteBoas

* In order to find the right program for them, I assess people on where they are and how they perceive themselves, followed by a series of more questions. It is a process that came out of my own experience. #ChangeManagement http://balloffireconsulting.com/ @BernadetteBoas

* Assessing people by asking deep questions can get take the convo to both a comfortable & uncomfortable degree. But I always start with a foundation of trust, confidentiality & support to help them become better. #ChangeManagement http://balloffireconsulting.com/ @BernadetteBoas

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Understand motivation to reach your goals and achieve greater success. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Susan Fowler (http://aha.pub/SusanFowler), who is the co-founder and senior consulting partner at The Ken Blanchard Companies, Out of the Box Learning Inc., and Leadership Legacies LLC.

Susan is widely known as one of the foremost experts on motivation and personal empowerment. She is passionate about helping managers and individuals gain a better understanding of motivation and how to effectively use it to reach their goals and achieve greater success.

If your team wants to reach out for a goal but doesn’t feel motivated enough to do so, consider reaching out to Susan Fowler by visiting her website at https://susanfowler.com/ and going to http://aha.pub/SusanFowler.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* Managers who are frustrated in trying to motivate their people should look at the work of Susan Fowler. #Motivation https://susanfowler.com/ @FowlerSusann

* If you’re trying to motivate your people, do you know what pushes them to move forward and do better? Do you understand what motivates them? You need to know that before you can boost their productivity. #Motivation https://susanfowler.com/ @FowlerSusann

* After finding out what motivates people, managers and individuals can benefit from creating a motivating environment where everyone is driven to achieve their goals. #Motivation https://susanfowler.com/ @FowlerSusann

* Shifting people’s #Motivation can help them achieve their goals, stop a habit, and live the dream they have always thought of living. Once you understand what motivates people, you can always help them do better. https://susanfowler.com/ @FowlerSusann

* Understanding what motivates people is the core foundation of #Motivation. You can’t motivate them effectively if you don’t know what to do and exactly how to do it. https://susanfowler.com/ @FowlerSusann

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Create more sales and profit through the science of revenue generation. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Rick McPartlin (http://aha.pub/RickMcPartlin), the CEO and president of The Revenue Game, LLC, past fractional chief revenue officer at Tomar Electronics, FMS and Quadras Corporation, advisory board member at Shared Performance, and Vistage speaker.

Rick conducts business strategies consulting services for companies, particularly about revenue generation. He is dedicated to helping his clients and companies fundamentally change the way they generate sales and revenue.

If you’re not managing chaos appropriately and don’t know what #RevenueGeneration strategies do to execute creating more sales and profits, consider reaching out to Rick McPartlin by visiting his website at https://www.therevenuegame.com/ or http://aha.pub/RickMcPartlin.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* Companies that are wondering how to continually, intentionally, and always create more sales and profits should look at the work being done by Rick McPartlin. #RevenueGeneration https://www.therevenuegame.com/ @RickTrg1

* Revenue Science is the context for business. It’s what will create long-term business health. As medical science works for humans, the same kind of discipline in scientific management is needed for companies. #RevenueGeneration https://www.therevenuegame.com/ @RickTrg1

* Knowing this discipline can make companies understand that certain things are supported by science, and makes their world better. It makes their customers know what their value proposition is. #RevenueGeneration https://www.therevenuegame.com/ @RickTrg1

* If companies don’t understand their revenue context, then they’re often working on the wrong stuff. Science helps us understand the difference between “dumb stuff” and the science. #RevenueGeneration https://www.therevenuegame.com/ @RickTrg1

* “Dump stuff” creates the cost of the chaos to produce the revenue. Average chaos for a B2B company is between 20% and 40%. Consider getting an expert to eliminate the “dumb stuff” that holds down your company’s growth and erodes margin. https://www.therevenuegame.com/ @RickTrg1

To learn more about Revenue Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Learn crisis management by thinking differently for lasting success and transformation. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Marcia Daszko (https://aha.pub/MarciaDaszko), a C-Suite leadership transformation consultant, a protégé of Dr. W. Edwards Deming (who co-founded two Deming user groups), and co-founder of the non-profit In2In Thinking Network.

Marcia passionately helps leaders challenge their thinking by guiding strategic innovation and transformation in Fortune 500 corporations and private startups, school districts, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. She has been doing this for more than 20 years.

To learn more about Marcia Daszko, go to https://aha.pub/MarciaDaszko. If you need strategic thinking and planning, visit https://www.mdaszko.com/, where you can also connect with Marica and discover new perspectives.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* Managers and leaders from any field who are in crisis and not even aware of it or any individual whose life has been stable for too long and realizes that there’s something they could be missing out on should reach out to Marcia Daszko. https://aha.pub/MarciaDaszko

* If you’re struggling or just feel frustrated at trying to solve problems for long periods of time, I can help you take a look at your situation and come up with ideas so we can work together for solutions. #ThinkDifferent https://www.mdaszko.com/ @MarciaDaszko

* Sometimes, organizations are close to bankruptcy or don’t know how to save their company, but their data has been showing it for a while already. I can use available information to improve your business early on. #ThinkDifferent https://aha.pub/MarciaDaszko

* Is your business currently facing a crisis and you’re open to learning? With my background in corporate communications and marketing and consulting, I can help you accelerate your leadership with successful results. #ThinkDifferent https://aha.pub/MarciaDaszko

* Leadership with systems knowledge is important so the team understands the essential things that should be done to make all things work together. Are you looking for strategies to #ThinkDifferent in the face of crisis? https://www.mdaszko.com/ @MarciaDaszko

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Leverage your high-value property to help win the fight against human trafficking. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert Mitzi Perdue (https://aha.pub/MitziPerdue), the founder and chairman of Win This Fight (WTF), an organization whose purpose is to stop human trafficking.

Mitzi enables wealthy donors to convert high-end jewelry or works of art into cash that they can donate to the anti-trafficking organization of their choice. She does this through an auction where the auction house has agreed not to charge a commission.

If you want to #Donate to a charity that you care about but do not have the budget to do so, you should consider reaching out to Mitzi Perdue by visiting her website, http://www.winthisfight.org, and going to https://aha.pub/MitziPerdue.

Here are a couple of AHA messages from this episode:

* People who want to #Donate to a charity that they care about but do not have the budget to do so, should reach out to Mitzi Perdue. http://www.winthisfight.org @MitziPerdue

* Human trafficking is a huge worldwide problem. There are 40M people suffering. You can make a difference by converting your high-value property to cash to #Donate to anti-trafficking orgs. http://www.winthisfight.org @MitziPerdue

* Millions of people endure incredible suffering due to human trafficking. The good news is that you can do something to help stop this. You can leverage your high-value property to #Donate to the cause against human trafficking. http://www.winthisfight.org @MitziPerdue

* Auctions convert high-value items into cash. Leverage your high-value property through our auctions. We enable you to #Donate the entire amount to the anti-trafficking org of your choice. http://www.winthisfight.org @MitziPerdue

* I have done fundraising my whole life and have been involved in many charities. This gives me the credibility to help you leverage your high-value property to #Donate to the anti-trafficking org of your choice. https://aha.pub/MitziPerdue

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.

Bridge the gap between strategy and execution with increased organizational collaboration. This episode features #ThoughtLeader and #Expert, Ed Brzychcy https://aha.pub/EdBrzychcy, who coaches business leaders with his consulting firm, Blue Cord Management, so that they can build more robust, agile and collaborative teams in their organizations.

Ed Brzychcy is a former U.S. Army Infantry Staff Sergeant who served three combat deployments during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He draws on lessons he learned while leading teams of soldiers in the military. Ed is passionate about helping executive teams bridge the gap between strategy and execution by increased organizational collaboration.

If you want to bridge the gap between strategy and execution within your org, you should consider reaching out to Ed Brzychcy by visiting his website: https://www.bluecordmgmt.com and going to https://aha.pub/EdBrzychcy.

Here are a few AHA messages from this episode:

* Executive teams who want to bridge the gap between #StrategyAndExecution within their orgs, should reach out to Ed Brzychcy at https://www.bluecordmgmt.com @bluecordmgmt

* If your new strategic venture or org is struggling, do you know where the problem lies? The first place you will need to search is the gap between your #StrategyAndExecution. https://www.bluecordmgmt.com @bluecordmgmt

* Bridging the gap between #StrategyAndExecution requires tearing down barriers between executives and employees. You need to increase collaboration across the org so that all levels are more effective. https://www.bluecordmgmt.com @bluecordmgmt

* Strategic initiatives are based on the info that your executives have on hand. But do you know that the situation on the ground may be completely different? You will need to bridge this gap between #StrategyAndExecution. https://www.bluecordmgmt.com @bluecordmgmt

* Serving in the US Army Infantry and leading teams of soldiers in the military gave me the credibility to help executive teams bridge the gap between #StrategyAndExecution within their orgs. https://aha.pub/EdBrzychcy

To learn more about Thought Leadership and how it can help you be successful, visit: https://thoughtleaderlife.com/.