High Impact Leaders

Doug Staneart
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Welcome to High Impact Leaders! Your shortcut to personal growth and career success. Join Doug Staneart for leadership development training that will bring out your inner entrepreneur and make you a fearless leader in today's chaotic business world.

  1. 5d ago

    Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Improving Productivity

    Emotional intelligence in leaders throughout your organization can positively impact your bottom line. This type of skill development can also increase employee engagement and improve morale.  The following will highlight the nuances of emotional intelligence in leaders. We do this in three ways. We identify its importance, explain how to regulate our emotions, and show how to anticipate and respond to others' reactions. Show Notes: Emotional Intelligence in Leaders Will Improve Productivity and Employee Engagement (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/emotional-intelligence-in-leaders-will-improve-productivity-and-employee-engagement/)

  2. Aug 31

    Employee Development Program: Ways to Make Training Stick

    An employee development program only works if the people we are developing actually change what they do at work. Most programs never get that far. The content is solid. The instructor is engaging. Evaluations come back positive. Then Monday arrives, and nothing looks different. What’s missing from most employee training is a way for the participants to create new, more positive habits as they develop new skills.   In this episode, we’ll give you an overview of how to create an employee development program that builds skills and positive habits. This guide will cover three main areas. First, we’ll show you that shorter training sessions over time will improve both retention and application. Next, we’ll show you how to tie the training into real business skills that help the employee improve performance. And finally, we’ll show you ways to get your employees excited or motivated by the learning process. This reduces resistance from them.   So if you are an HR executive who is trying to skill up your employees, or if you are an entrepreneur who doesn't yet have the luxury of turning employee development over to an HR team, these ideas can help make your training programs more cost effective and productive. And if you aren't in HR, and you just want to find ways to make yourself more productive, you can use the same ideas personally. I had an advantage when I started my consulting career, because I started out in an established business surrounded by some of the most successful trainers and consultants in the world. And they taught me this process because the were using it in my development.   When I went out on my own and start my company, for the first couple of years, I used the process just with myself, and my company grew and grew as a result. You can do something similar. Show Notes: Employee Development Program Guide: Ways to Make Training Stick (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/employee-development-program-guide-ways-to-make-training-stick/)

  3. Aug 24

    How to Motivate Your Employees in Hard Times

    Keeping team members motivated during periods of high growth is pretty easy. There's natural excitement around the office. Everyone is busy, and there is energy in the air.   But sooner or later, every business hits a plateau. And getting over that next hump sometimes takes a little time. As a leader, you want to reward your best team members, but what happens when your margins just won't allow additional salary or bonuses?   In our early days, I was investing everything back into my company and sometimes working 60-hour weeks. One morning, my hotshot tech expert came into my office and told me he had accepted an offer from another company. It was a gut punch. He was so young and talented that, in my head, I saw him running our whole marketing team in the near future.   But, unfortunately, I never told him that. We didn't have the margins to expand yet, so I never had those conversations. And when he left, all those growth plans got pushed back another year.   Interestingly, there are a few different ways to motivate employees that cost nothing (except a few moments of your time). And maybe, they'll keep those hotshots in your own company from looking elsewhere.   And if you do these things often enough, your bottom line will likely increase so you can pay your team more as you break through that plateau. Show Notes: How to Motivate Employees Without Paying Them More (https://www.inc.com/doug-staneart/how-to-motivate-employees-without-paying-them-more/91384016)

  4. Aug 17

    Claude Skills Make Sure the Work You Assign Is Done Your Way

    This is week five and the last week of our how to use Claude.AI in your small business series. In the last four weeks we've shown you how to set up Claude and create the connections with your office software. Then, we started using an analogy to explain how Claude is a very competent Executive Assistant. A couple of weeks ago, I explain the different tools that he uses to get the work done for you. Those tools are Chat, Projects, and Artifacts.   Chat is your office intercom system. Projects are the filing cabinets to organize everything. And artifacts are very unique self-service kiosks that you can use to help other team members when you are not available.   Then last week, we talked about the staff that Claude brings with him. So, if Claude is your assistant, then this additional staff are similar to independent contractors that you can hire to do specific jobs.    Cowork is like an independent contractor you can hire for specific projects where you give him instructions and a schedule, and he just does the work and bring back the results to you. But Cowork has to remain in your office (within the files on your computer).    Claude in Chrome, however, is a contractor who can leave your office. He can do research on the web, update your website, or even keep track of what your competitors are doing in real time.   Claude Code is your tech expert who can design apps and fix technical bugs. And then you have a series of experts who join the team in Claude Microsoft 365. You get a pseudo-accountant, writer, and presentation expert there.   So if you missed any of those episode take a few minutes to catch up, because on today's show, I'm going to blow your mind with what really sets Claude apart from the other AI agents out there. It is called a Claude Skill. And it's basically a set of instructions that Claude follows exactly as he accomplishes tasks for you. So, if you have a repetitive task and Claude isn't doing it exactly the way that you want, all you have to do is give additional instructions in the skill, and Claude makes the correct. And he makes the correction every time he completes that same task in the future.   And, if you have a team who each has a unique style that they like to use to complete a task, they can adjust their version of the skill to fit that style. We'll cover all that and more, and then I'll finish by giving you a few easy ways to get started with Claude -- things he can do for you right now that can improve your margin. Show Notes: How to Use Claude AI to Increase Your Margins (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-use-claude-ai-to-increase-your-margins/)

  5. Aug 10

    The Staff that Claude Bring with Him (Cowork, Chrome, Code and 365)

    For the last couple of weeks, I've been sharing with you a series on how to use Claude.AI in your small business. We started with how to set up Claude so he can have access to your system and do work for you.   In that episode, we started using an analogy to explain how Claude is a very competent Executive Assistant. Last week, I explain the different tools that he uses to get the work done for you. Those tools are Chat, Projects, and Artifacts.   Chat is your office intercom system. Projects are the filing cabinets to organize everything. And artifacts are very unique self-service kiosks that you can use to help other team members when you are not available.   This week, we're going to cover the staff that Claude brings with him. So, if Claude is your assistant, then this additional staff are similar to independent contractors that you can hire to do specific jobs.   The titles that Claude uses for these Contractors are Cowork, Chrome, Code, and Microsoft 365. Each of these contractors has a specific expertise, so it's important to explain the different roles that each plays.   Otherwise, it would be like hiring an outside accountant to do technical work on your website.   So today, I explain the different roles, and give you a few examples of how to get values from these different contractors. Show Notes: How to Use Claude AI to Increase Your Margins (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-use-claude-ai-to-increase-your-margins/)

  6. Aug 3

    Understanding the Claude AI Tools - Chat, Projects, and Artifacts

    For the last couple of weeks, I've been sharing with you a series on how to use Claude.AI in your small business. Last week, we went through the set up process and finished by explaining the Connectors.   Just as a refresher, we are using an analogy to explain hoe Claude is a very competent Executive Assistant. And last week, those connectors were you giving Claude the keys to the office and getting him set up as an employee.   This week, I explain the different tools that he uses to get the work done for you. Those tools are Chat, Projects, and Artifacts.   Chat is your office intercom system. Projects are the filing cabinets to organize everything. And artifacts are very unique self-service kiosks that you can use to help other team members when you are not available.   These tools are really cool, and you are only limited by your creativity! Show Notes: How to Use Claude AI to Increase Your Margins (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-use-claude-ai-to-increase-your-margins/)

  7. Jul 27

    How to Setup Claude AI to Increase Profit Margins in Your Business

    Part 1) Setting Up Claude and Connecting It to Your Workspace   Last week, I started a series on how to use Claude.AI in your small business. this week, I'll take you step-by-step through the different parts of Claude, because it can be a little confusing.   But once you understand all the parts and what this AI agent can do for you, you'll start coming up with so many creative ideas to improve performance within your company.   I mentioned in last week's episode how Claude is different from other AI agents like ChatGPT. And one of the things I spent a lot of time on is how Claude has a memory -- it can retain content and instructions from you. SO, once you specify the way that you like things, it can deliver results for you in those ways that you like.   So this week, I'll show you how to set up Claude, how to train it, and what the different parts of Claude are. Hopefully, I can shorten your learning curve a little so you don't have to struggle as much as I did. Show Notes: How to Use Claude AI to Increase Your Margins (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/how-to-use-claude-ai-to-increase-your-margins/)

  8. Jul 20

    What is the Best AI for Small Businesses in 2026?

    About a month ago, one of my executives had me download the Claude.AI app. Since then, it has completely revolutionized the way my small business works.   Interestingly, the thing that won me over wasn’t better content creation or smarter answers. After all, every one of these tools can do that. Instead, Claude pulled off something none of the others could. In under a month, it let me eliminate a position I’d planned to re-hire. And my profit margin went up instead of down.   Just so you know, though, I'm a big fan of AI. I use a lot of different AI platforms for various business processes. But what my team and I have been able to do in the last few weeks is unbelievable. If you miss this opportunity and your competitors capitalize on it, you will be left behind -- and likely in a very, very, very short time. That's how powerful this is!   On this episode, I'm going to give share with you what Claude is, how Claude is different from ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini, and other AI platforms, and a few specific things you can do in your business that will free up a ton of your time. Show Notes: What Is the Best AI for Business in 2026 (Small Businesses)? (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/what-is-the-best-ai-for-business-in-2026-small-businesses/)

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    Doug Staneart
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    2020 - 2026
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