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Most people live their lives using a dull blade, hoping to make it through to another day. Even a thousand dull blades would be no match for One Sharp Sword!
One Sharp Sword is about breaking free and cutting through the veil that holds us back from living fully into our own truth. Who would you be if you weren't listening to someone else's voice? What job or career path would you be on? Where might you be living? Who would you surround yourself with? What would you eat? What music would you listen to? Better still, what music would you play?
Dr. Pernell (also known as "Dr. P") brings you his insights and interviews guests who have had their own significant breakthroughs. Here, you're certain to come away inspired, ready to sharpen your sword. Be sure to get your weekly breakthrough with Dr. P, every Tuesday right here! One Sharp Sword!

OneSharpSword Dr. Wayne Pernell

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Most people live their lives using a dull blade, hoping to make it through to another day. Even a thousand dull blades would be no match for One Sharp Sword!
One Sharp Sword is about breaking free and cutting through the veil that holds us back from living fully into our own truth. Who would you be if you weren't listening to someone else's voice? What job or career path would you be on? Where might you be living? Who would you surround yourself with? What would you eat? What music would you listen to? Better still, what music would you play?
Dr. Pernell (also known as "Dr. P") brings you his insights and interviews guests who have had their own significant breakthroughs. Here, you're certain to come away inspired, ready to sharpen your sword. Be sure to get your weekly breakthrough with Dr. P, every Tuesday right here! One Sharp Sword!

    Interview with Hugh Ballou

    Interview with Hugh Ballou

    What does a musician and conductor know about leadership? My guest, Hugh Ballou, sees his work at conducting transformations. He defines what leadership is and isn’t and what components go into great leadership. His company, SynerVision is a crossover between synergy and vision. Here are some key points. Listen in for more!

     


    Leadership isn’t dictatorship - the leader is an influencer! 
    In an orchestra, the leader knows the score and everyone playing knows their part 
    Infrastructure is everything, what you’re playing is almost secondary
    It all comes together - through practice, performance, clarity, and community
    BIG LEADERSHIP LESSON: Rather than tell people what to do, state your expectation and your availability to mentor. THIS IS A PARENTING TIP, TOO. (Just be sure you’re walking the talk and not asking others to do as you say, not as you do.)
    THE CULTURE IS A REFLECTION of the leader!
    Rehearse Excellence
    Four foundational leadership principles:

    Vision = The Score

    Be ready to articulate the vision

    Relationships and Building a Team

    Hire The Best

    Systems - create systems that help your team do their jobs

    That includes the way you run meetings (bad meetings kill productivity)

    Value the Rests

    You can’t drive and push all the time. You’ve got to create emphatic balance through clarifying punctuation. 



     

    Find more about Hugh at:

    www.AboutHugh.com

    www.HughBallou.com

    And for a free, 31-day leadership program, 5 minutes/day, go to www.BetterLeader.me

    • 44 min
    Interview with Hesha Abrams

    Interview with Hesha Abrams

    Can you get excited about conflict? 

    There’s an old movie from 1950 that caught my attention. It predates me, but still enchanted me. The play-turned-movie is Harvey. The main character, Elmer P. Dowd, finds people in an uproar talking about what he believes in. Elmer’s response, “Oh an element of conflict in any discussion is a very good thing. It shows everybody is taking part and nobody is left out. I like that.” 

     

    Hesha Abrams is an attorney-turned-mediator, something she’s done for the past three decades. Her wisdom is epic and has lessons we can all learn from.

     

    Conflict resolution has shortcuts. Mediation is about talking to work out deals. The idea of “win-win” doesn’t work because there’s all too often someone’s ego involved. There’s either fear or a desire to dominate. That never makes for an equitable win-win. Logic, reason, and rationale do not solve problems. 

     

    Key points from this episode with Hesha Abrams: 


    Problems are solved at an emotional level. 
    Even economic decisions are managed emotionally
    People might not be playing to win, but they ARE playing not to lose. (Note: think about that for your own life)
    Some people want to be right; most people do not want to be wrong. (The embarrassment might imply being outcast and ultimately alone.)
    Look for/listen for the power dynamic in any interaction
    Language matters - 

    Request permission
    Ask if the other person would “like” what you’re offering

    “May I share a story with you? Would you like it if I shared….”


    Look for where it becomes okay to make a deal
    Interrupt strategically: “Do you know what I like/respect/admire about you?”
    Name the emotion
    Validate
    Turn on the give-a-darn meter

    Empower by taking responsibility. Apologize. Request a “do-over.” This gives the other person the power to say yes and allows you to model a culture that you value. 

     

    Hesha and her resources may be found at:

    website:  www.HoldingTheCalm.com And her book: HOLDING THE CALM

    website: www.heshaabramsmediation.com

    LinkedIn: hesha-abrams-esq   https://www.linkedin.com/in/hesha-abrams-esq/

    Facebook: HeshaAbramsHoldingTheCalm     https://www.facebook.com/HeshaAbramsHoldingTheCalm

    You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPcPngGiIF-GlC8w1l3sH8A

    • 53 min
    Interview with Kevin Gazzara

    Interview with Kevin Gazzara

    Having grown up in PA, Dr. Kevin Gazzara had a propensity for taking things apart and putting them back together, it was a natural curiosity that drove him. He found himself organizing events for his friends. And what do you get when you have a curious kid who likes to organize? A focus on business and engineering.

     

    After decades with Intel and other organizations, Kevin took to entrepreneurship. He became an executive coach, putting his experience to great use. His focus: productivity and building teams. 

     

    He believes in action learning, engaging those he teaches to have immediate, practical impact. He looks at six key areas:


    Behavioral styles
    Communication and conflict
    Values and guiding people to their natural place of Flow
    Critical Thinking (so absent and so important these days)
    Leadership Styles
    Motivation & Engagement - here, he notes that you cannot motivate someone else. You can create the circumstances or environment that helps them to feel motivated.

     

    Pain Points in most organizations include:


    Retention (and Kevin notes that this starts with hiring correctly)
    Motivation (and here, Kevin suggests asking a couple of questions so that rewards are unique to the individual - I’d add that this crosses over to family, as well)

    What three things might you like as recognition (surprise, when you really dig, you’ll find it’s not money as #1)
    How do you like that delivered, publicly or privately?
    And a caution NOT to overuse recognition. 


     

    Leadership and management lessons can cross over to parenting if you think about it. I like to build that bridge. We want to build upon values and create autonomy by building mastery and purpose. Along the way, there’s accountability.

     

    The lessons here are great for everyone, from leaders to family members!

     

    Check out The Leader of Oz (Kevin’s book) at www.Coachsultants.com

    Kevin and his team can be found at https://MagnaLeadership.com and Positive Intelligence info is at https://PQTrainingAndCoaching.com 

    And be sure to look for a special gift at www.MagnaLeader.co/GIFT (GIFT is all caps)

    • 53 min
    Interview with Roy Osing

    Interview with Roy Osing

    What’s the ONLY thing you need to know about my guest this episode? Roy Osing is the ONLY author, entrepreneur, and executive leader who delivers practical and proven “audacious and unheard-of ways” to produce high-performing businesses and successful careers.

     

    His focus is on helping build what he calls The ONLY Statement, identifying what makes each individual or business stand out above everyone else. The key here is that if you claim to be The Only one doing something, you’ve basically owned that field. 

     

    His brand (website, book, etc.) is www.BeDifferentOrBeDead.com focuses on differentiation. Roy notes that you have to learn to satisfy clothes in a way that matters to them. Figure out what you need to do “in a superlative way.”

     

    In terms of the norm, common, average, or herd-mentality way, you can either comply with or confront that flow. Roy and I agree that it’s exceptionally important for business leaders and, truly any of us as individuals, to find that natural expression of self. 

     

    While he doesn’t call it this, what his approach gets back to is First Principles: that is, if we look at the current situation and started over with our thinking, not knowing what we know about what society expects of us, how would we approach this for the best possible outcome? How can we do this (whatever “this” is) differently?

     

    I created a bridge in our discussion, noting that this question lands as exceptionally important both in business and in your personal relationships, as well. This is what Roy calls the “Be Different lens.” 

     

    As you look at being different, it’s important to recognize you can niche way down and still have a great business. Roy invites you, the listener, to decide who you’re going to serve (aka, the Target Market). And again, building a bridge from the business world to your home life, that could be a family member (partner, parent, child, etc.). 

     

    Then determine what they CRAVE, not what they need. You can, of course take care of the basic needs. And once done, “you’ve earned the right to dazzle.”

     

    THE ONLY Statement and Strategic Game Planning Process is done relatively quickly. 


    How big do you want to be in 24-months (24 thirty-day periods)?
    Where do you make your money? That is, who will you serve and what do they crave?

    Remember, you need to stop thinking about the product or service you offer and focus on what your market needs and craves.

    Create The Only statement to compete and win in your customer groups.

     

    Find Roy at www.BeDifferentOrBeDead.com and at Roy.Osing@gmail.com

    • 45 min
    Interview with Noah St. John

    Interview with Noah St. John

    I often have guests with a similar focus to mine as a way to look at differing approaches. Noah St. John has a great message and has managed to distill it into multiple columns, maximizing how that message gets out.

     

    He’s a best selling author, a speaker, and an executive coach. And, his results are undeniable.

    He went from living literally dirt-poor while growing up to becoming a multi-millionaire by helping others become successful.

     

    He bounced from a suicide attempt to finding his purpose. He’s a writer and a synthesizer of information. He looks for the missing pieces of information that’s out there and offers those in frameworks that anyone can learn from.

     

    His offerings include Power Habits (a book and online course) focusing on the subconscious habits of successful people. One habit he shared with the audience is Asking Empowering Questions (something I discussed in my blog about a year ago, so super important to dive into). There’s a difference between affirmations and asking positive/empowering questions of your subconscious.  

     

    He offers his Seven Figure Expert book for free (just pay his shipping charges) at www.SevenFigureExpertBook.com

    Here, he discusses the inner game and the outer game for selling your guidance as a service. Work on your mindset, then work on your offers, funnels, and getting traffic. 

     

    And Noah invites you to set up a consultation with him at www.BreakThroughWithNoah.com

    And learn more about him and his offerings at www.NoahStJohn.com

    • 35 min
    Interview with Eric Stone

    Interview with Eric Stone

    From an entry level position at Enterprise Rental Car spanning over two and a half decades when he left the company as the Regional Vice President, Eric Stone learned a thing or two about CULTURE.

     

    Through engagement and other key steps, you create Culture Carriers. Look at:


    Time Management and Eisenhower’s grid demarcations of Delegate, Do, Defer, or Delete
    Hiring Practices to include focusing on attitude, effort, and coachability
    Hold regular meetings to highlight desired outcomes, then back fill the calendar with times for training and review. 
    Remember that beliefs lead to behaviors.

    Identify your priorities and keep them in front of your team members.
    Remember that 40% of your team don’t actually know what’s expected of them.

    In exploring corporate culture, investigate the gap between Values and Behavior.
    Whether working in-office, remotely, or hybrid, there are five factors of engagement that need to be focused on:

    Relationship with the manager
    Understanding of requirements
    Having and utilizing the proper tools and tech
    Personal and Professional Development
    Reward systems

    Because there’s no pressure relief for those working remotely (and hybrid/remote), the stress and anger felt on one day could well carry over to the next day. Leaders need to be the pressure-relief and support.

    Calendar time for engagement; that’s the core of leadership

    Explore, “What works? And what can we do better?”
    Measure workplace culture via:

    Engagement
    Experience
    Ethics & Behavior balanced against Values
    Sales
    Retention
    Growth

    FRAMEWORK of the Hourglass

    Discovery - pull information
    Orchestrate - formulate and roll out priorities
    Training
    Assessment & Measurement
    Balance Mission, Vision, and Values against Policies and Procedures


     

    Find Eric Stone on Linked In and Instagram (ClearPathVentures_) and pick up his book Jumpstart Your Workplace Culture wherever books are sold!

    • 49 min

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59 Ratings

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Relaxed and laid back

Dr. P’s relaxed and conversational style lends itself well to enjoyable education session.

NYPD writer ,

Excellent podcast

As a guest, I enjoyed the style of this show. Dr. P is a samurai among podcast hosts who asks thought-provoking questions while covering important topics.

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must listen 🎧

wayne has used his sharp sword for cutting jokes and sawing his wife in thirds 😉

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