With the current low unemployment rate, do you hire at a 70% fit versus a preferred 90% fit? Listen to today’s episode to find out how the answer to this question can affect short-term solutions vs. long-term problems.

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Are your employees and staff empowered to make decisions? Do they feel a sense of ownership of their position, the organization’s values, and customers? Listen in as Dawn Shuler talks about her experience at a popular grocery store chain, and how they empower their employees.

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As managers and leaders, it is our duty to make our expectations clear to the nth degree. You may think that it’s up to your employee to figure out what to do, but that’s not how it goes. It is YOUR responsibility as a manger and leader to ensure that your team and staff understand what you expect of them. Are you up to the challenge?

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Dawn Shuler shares a powerful metaphor to help distinguish the people in your life, who drains energy, who gives you energy, and how much effort you should put toward them.

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In this modern age of smart phones, remote sharing applications, remote team workspaces, we tend to always be on.  While we can feel more productive as a result, there is a cost to always being on.  Listen in to today’s episode as Dawn Shuler talks about the costs to today’s always-on technology as well as boundaries to set around it.

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There are plenty of times when people say something in a certain way, but they’re actually asking for something else or meaning something else.  What if we could all be more honest and direct? Listen in as Dawn Shuler shares four examples of language that is hiding some other meaning.

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In somewhat of a departure from pure organizational and business topics, Dawn Shuler shares the power of recording your own affirmation manifesto. Listen in to her personal affirmation manifesto and start creating your own.

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I recently heard a fellow trainer and coach say that core values is a trend; everyone is doing it.  As a company devoted to the Deeper Why and core values, I really had to think about this.  A trend can be a fad, or it can be an indication of something here to stay.  How do core values show up for your organization?

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In all areas of life, personal and professional, if we experience pain, it’s a signal that something is wrong.  Maybe it’s a one-time thing, or maybe it’s a pattern.  So then what?

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For engaged and productive employees, they’re looking for three things:  trust, fulfillment, and acknowledgement.  Listen in to today’s episode as Dawn Shuler talks more about how those three things show up as well as a challenge for all of us.

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