Live Like a Leader John Bates - Executive Speaking Success

Today, I am joined by my good friend John Briggs. He is the founder of InciteTax and the author of the 3.3 Rule—how to avoid burnout and improve employee retention. You can find the book on Amazon. We dive into John's book and his totally new way of thinking about productivity and work.

We talk about being a leader, the history of the 40-hour work week, how the research supports giving your team breaks, the importance of taking a break and not "doing" anything during that break, sprinters, joggers and zen masters, how taking good care of your employees and implementing the 3.3 rule can feel very vulnerable as a business owner, but how science shows it's better for everyone.

We also talk about the amazing results of deep listening and I know you're going to love hearing what John has to share.

Today, I'm joined by Jack Skeels. I think you'll love his natural enthusiasm and the secrets he shares.

He is the author of UNMANAGED, the CEO of AgencyAgile, a former RAND senior analyst, and a two-time Inc 500 award-winning entrepreneur.

We talk about how easily management is misunderstood and the many pitfalls of being a bad manager. He offers a lot of great ideas for being a better manager including the power of learning, the importance of powerful questions and we have a very valuable, wide-ranging, and fun conversation that crosses into parenting, business, and life.

It was very fun and informative!

Ryan Englin is the CEO and founder of Core Matters and the author of "Hire Better People Faster," which describes his proven process for helping entrepreneurs fix their hiring woes. He is also the host of the Talent Tacklebox Podcast.

We discuss how people are the core of your business and how important the hiring process is, the importance of communicating and setting expectations with people who are applying for jobs with your organization, defining "culture" more specifically and usefully, making the "trades" cool again, the leader's journey from head to heart, and a lot more.

Ryan is a wealth of information and I love the perspective and clarity he brings! I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Barry Moltz is a Starship Commander and small business expert, his latest book is Change Masters - How to Actually Make the Changes You Already Know You Need to Make... Family Business... The Family Business Book, How to Get Rich AND Get Along!

We talk about communication, IBM's 80's Charm School, the importance of getting past your self-criticism and watching videos of yourself, Zen Meditation, how past relationships show up in business relationships, and the importance of dealing with them. We talk about the importance of hiring for cultural fit, not just skills fit, and we talk about a lot more.

Barry is funny, quick, and has great insights for business owners and leaders and I think you'll love him! Find him at barrymoltz.com

Don Schmincke is an explorer, scientist, and researcher. He is also just a lot of fun to talk with.

In our conversation, I failed to ask a lot of questions, like how were you invited into the African Tsonga tribe? Or, tell us about the hard problems of missile guidance... The good news is that we did talk about a lot of his interesting observations about business and management.

We started out talking about the failure rates of most management theories and why they fail? We talk about how most people are teaching leadership wrong and the difference correcting that makes.

We talk about how Steve Jobs could be a great leader even though he was "a jerk" (people follow the STORY the leader represents), strategy vs. tactics, winners and losers, and what winning means. We also discuss tribal human grouping instincts, symbols, rituals, magic, and more! It's a rollicking conversation I think you'll enjoy!

Ken and I talk about the time he got drunk and lost his corporate job, the time he lost everything in the dotcom collapse, and how his self-worth was tied to his net worth and what he finally learned from that.

We also talk about meaning in life, our beliefs and their relationship to reality, our long history of being "biologically human," leadership, communication, presentation, the power of the word and public speaking.

We all need connection, community, and meaning - and it's very fun to talk with Ken about all of this.

He mentions Marissa Pier and we talk about "incantations." He also mentions Recovery 2.0 by Tommy Rosen. Ken shares a lot of his Insightful Vulnerability™ and I follow suit talking about my Mormon upbringing, ice cream and alcohol, losing my dotcom company and more. It's a wonderful conversation and I think you'll really enjoy!