Don’t shoot for the stars. In this episode, I speak with Matt Johnson, Founder, and CEO of Pursuing Results. We talk about what self-awareness means to him, and specifically, we get into why it’s best to look at goals as minimums and not maximums. He explains a method for productivity, accountability, and self-awareness reflection that gave me pause, even though conceptually, I’ve heard it before. He also described how this method of setting goals creates more freedom in his life, while still driving productivity.
Author: Laura Gallaher
Life After a Failure Goes Viral
– On this episode, I speak with William Hung, who you all probably know as the guy who sang “She Bangs” for his American Idol audition back in 2004. Today William is focused on helping others feel like and become champions by choice. He talks about his own attitude towards “failure” and looking at the bright side of life. Truly an inspiration and somebody who knows how to make lemons out of lemonade!
What Does It Mean to Have the Gallaher Edge?
Vulnerability shows up in so many ways in everyday conversations with work teams. Read here about one of my personal experiences of being really vulnerable, getting a negative reaction, and what all of that meant for me, and for the team.
Matt Dunsmoor is an Igniter at Start with Why – Simon Sinek’s company. He was introduced to Simon’s work while working at Zappo’s, and today he is an Igniter. We talk about the importance of starting with why, Matt’s proudest moment at Zappos and why direction is more important than destination.
Vulnerability shows up in so many ways in everyday conversations with work teams. Read here about one of my personal experiences of being really vulnerable, getting a negative reaction, and what all of that meant for me, and for the team.
A Simple Way to Increase Your Own Resilience
A powerful, simple thing to do every day to dramatically increase your own resilience.
In this episode I speak with Jason Polstein about how he applied self-accountability as a concept inside his organization in the face of major loss. He also describes how growth mindset has changed his language and how staying open to possibilities preserves brainpower. We end with discussion of how Star Trek and Neil deGrasse Tyson changed how he thinks about how he communicates.
The Competitive Edge Every Leader Wants
In this episode, I speak with Mike Morris, CEO of Topcoder. Topcoder has grown and seen tremendous success, yet Mike knows the team is capable of even more. We talk about creating peer-to-peer accountability on the team, the importance of looking in the mirror, and how critical it is to let go of predispositions about people, and instead ? believe in their ability to learn and grow.
Say Yes To Yourself
Say yes, and your life will improve. If you have seen Yes Man with Jim Carrey, you might have garnered this lesson already. But that is only one lesson of dozens that Bob Kodzis drops in this episode. He’s a performer, instructor, facilitator and consultant, or truly – whatever he wants to be.
You Want Me To Do What?
Aaron LeClair values transparency, openness and relationships with people above all else. So what to do, when he finds himself in an organization asking him to go against those values? In this episode, we talk about his experience in this space, what he learned, and we even dive into an example of this misalignment that included yours truly.