Work Smarter, Not Harder!

Work Smarter, Not Harder!

By Tom OssaBusiness
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Work Smarter, Not Harder! episodes

  • Cynthia Myer - Ridgewood Moving Services Co.
    Tom and Cindy go way back to the mid-2000’s. In this episode, we learn about how Cynthia took over a moving company, and transformed it into an organization focused on the core value of *caring*, for each their, for the customer, and for the community. We also discuss the challenges and benefits of hiring slow and firing fast, to better sharpen organizational focus.
    22 min
  • BCC: The proper way to email groups
    Tom has an ongoing pet peeve with mass emails, and actually emails in general. He hates them. In this episode, he attempts to explain how to use “Blind Carbon Copy”, aka BCC - to message large groups of people, while Irene professionally attempts to keep him calm.
    10 min
  • LinkedIn Success Story: Kristin Olson-Kott, Queen of Wipes!
    Today we have with us a fantastic influencer on LinkedIn, Kristin Olson-Kott! Over the course of her career thus far, she has garnered a huge social media following, simply by being human and authentic. In this episode we discuss her career, some of her success stories on LinkedIn, and the importance of being authentic in one’s social media posts.
    28 min
  • Rockland Famous #9: Gary Lipton

    Gary Lipton Esq. was a prominent Attorney in Rockland County, NY. He passed away in early 2022. This is the last-known interview with him, conducted in November of 2021.

    Gary was born In the Bronx and later resided in Rockland County where he started his legal career. Gary's legal career began in 1977. Over the course of his 44 year long legal career he helped clients providing assistance and advice to countless residents dealing with everything from parking tickets to criminal charges. 

    His latest accomplishments included the publication of two books of poetry. Each book consisted of numerous poems regarding his life, experiences, and family.

    Family was the world to Gary. One of his favorite sayings, which he mentioned after numerous presentations in our networking group ProMetroNet was, "the past is history, the future is a mystery and the present is a gift."

    17 min
  • Make Every Employee Count!
    If you are dealing with multiple employees or contractors, you probably have trouble quantifying some of their work and expectations. In this episode, Irene goes over some important elements to think about when onboarding a new employee, and Tom tells a personal story of when his work didn’t amount to what he was being paid for it…and paid a pretty steep price for it!
    23 min
  • Rockland Famous #8: Steve Eckert

    Tom has known Steve Eckert for nearly 20 years, starting with fitness and boxing bootcamps that he and his partner and wife Eva ran in Suffern NY for several years. Over the past two decades, they have expanded their fitness empire throughout the Hudson Valley, and then across the United States.

    Mr. Eckert is a former Marine, and an avid reader of leadership and personal growth books. In this wide-ranging podcast, we talk about some of the influences for Steve over the years, as well as some basic steps for developing a mindset for "operating to dominate" in every aspect of one's life - both personally and professionally.

    This is also our first video podcast for Rockland Famous! Please let us know what you think, and how we can improve future episodes over time.

    19 min
  • Rockland Famous: Barry Dorfman
    If you have ever been at any major networking or charitable event in Rockland County, it’s likely you’ve met Barry. While he is a seasoned Insurance Broker by trade, the generosity of time that he provides to others shines just as brightly, if not more. As a volunteer for organizations such as Meals on Wheels, VCS, and Rockland YouthFest, Barry helps to organize networking events, dinners and golf outings that benefit numerous established charities in Rockland County. In this episode we revisit the importance of connecting with causes that matter; as a net result this boosts one’s professional career.
    21 min
  • Rockland Famous: Magda Truchan
    Magda Truchan is a living legend of Rockland. And she’s just getting started. Graphic designer and fashionista of North Rockland, she has passionately given her time and energy to help many charitable organizations grow and thrive in the County. This weekend check out one of her passion projects, the Haverstraw Food Crawl!
    19 min

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Get stuff done at work, be effective, get motivated, and maybe even have a few laughs.