Work Wherever Podcast

This week, Roy touches on how many try to fix things with people or technology.

Salespeople want you to buy the NEW technology to “make your life easier," but there is no single software streaming service program that will provide you with a better quality of life. Using technology to leverage a refined process multiples production, however, using technology as a solution to poor processes, multiples problems. Similarly, Roy notes the importance of refining the rules and processes before you begin to add more people.

You make life easier, faster, and better by defining who you are, what your core values are, and how to do things.

Tune in for all the gems about processes, people, and technology!

This week’s episode touches on a ”What If” scenario. Roy talks about retirement by generation, with baby boomers currently retiring and Gen Z next in line. For so long the dynamic has been to work hard and then someday... you can live every day like it’s Saturday... and possibly only get to enjoy it for a few years.

Roy speaks on challenging this mindset and taking advantage of the opportunity to go full remote. 

Every day should be Saturday... NOW! 

We should be living... NOW!

You can be successful AND spend time with family. You can be successful AND take vacations. There are career paths where this is possible, that does not require a college degree, but just hard work and dedication! There is a shortage of developers. 

70% believe social security will collapse. So, what are you doing now, to make every day Saturday?

Roy challenges you to start living now!

This episode talks about the future of remote work. Roy covers how this affects the way we build our communities. There are some thought leaders and managers who still believe a 9 hour work day at the office is the only way to be productive. There’s a battle between a grasp for control and innovation. 

2019 was a peak time for studies supporting remote work as the future. Microsoft released  a study in 2018 predicting the same. 

These were all pre-pandemic!

Will remote work be a trend or will it accelerate more than it already has? How will remote work change our communities?

Business culture seems to be the hot topic amongst society as of late. Which brought upon a question; what does it mean to "define a culture"?

Do you know who established the culture at your current employer? 

The widest of spectrums was used in this weeks episode as Roy utilizes examples ranging from the bible to American Football.

Think about the core values that you hold in high regard as well as, and probably even more so, why you hold them in such high regard. 

I challenge you to always be someone that you would want work for.

Just how different are our lives when it comes to our jobs now compared to how they were prior to pandemic?

Roy is joined by April Dunham to discuss just that.

From the stigma that was associated with working from home, how strange it was to receive a call during "dinner hours" as well as the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between then and now. 

My how the world has changed.

I think it's safe to say that there was not a single person on planet Earth who made it out totally unscathed during this pandemic. Many jobs were dissolved after being deemed "non-essential" while others were became over-worked and unable to keep up with demand.

The Real Estate/House Flipping market was no different. This week, Roy is joined by Stag Mountain Properties CEO Nate Hirschberg to discuss how he responded to the constant changing and adjusting required to meet safety guidelines while also remaining profitable. Let me tell you...he does not disappoint or withhold any gems to keep for himself.

That's right, Roy is back! Welcome to the Work Wherever Podcast.

In this debut episode, Roy is joined by a familiar face and podcast regular Katrina Ghazarian. The two discuss the struggles and hurdles that companies and their employees have/continue to face as a result of the Corona virus as well as our attempt to adjust and safely operate during that time.

With much of the country slowly returning to a modified version of what we used to know as normal operations, Roy and Katrina shed light on factors that are causing complications and delays for both the employer and the employees.

So what is business transformation? It’s innovation of your business through technology. Some examples we have seen are; contactless shopping, eCommerce explosion, curb side pick up, virtual events, and my favorite the hybrid-remote workplace.

Hybrid Communication is not a luxury, it‘s a necessity. 

As businesses move to a move hybrid and remote business model, remote communication best practices become ever more important. Roy dives into three tips for both the business manager/owner and the everyday individual to better communicate with co-workers, employees and loved ones.

Communication is one of, if not the most important area of your business and it can help you scale or shut your doors for good. You can never get too good at communication, so much so that one of our core values at Capitol Presence is ”Over Communication”, because ”Secrets, Secrets are no fun.”

Forget the ”loose lips, sink ships” and let your employees know what‘s going on. They will respect you more for it, and work harder and do their part to correct it.