Speak Up! Effective Communication

A perfect compliment for an individual and for small businesses is to be a better communicator. Craig O'Neill exemplifies influence and leadership in helping people find their fullest potential as communicators. “Speak Up!” is a podcast that clearly focuses on learning to communicate more effectively so that we can influence positive change in all our interactions.

  1. 2d ago

    We Have the Checklist. We Do Not Have the Communication [E105]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode In our episode today, I want to talk about something that's been sitting in plain sight in most automotive service facilities: we've built the checklist half of a good inspection, but we've never built the communication half. I open with a simple observation from a recent workshop, timing how long a vehicle actually sits between drop off and the moment a wrench turns. What I found is that busy people at every step can still add up to a slow, isolated process for the client, and that isolation costs us more than time. It costs us accountability. From there I get into what I've learned to call silent disengagement, the narrow, task-locked focus that looks exactly like good work from the outside, but quietly misses things that fall outside a specialist's lane. I share two examples that show what that costs, one from a recent onsite consultation involving a tire job and a missed tie rod, and one from my own history as a transmission specialist. I lean on Atul Gawande's research from The Checklist Manifesto throughout, including the surgical checklist trial at the University of Toronto and his four expectations of true professionalism, closing with why AI voice dictation is about to reward the exact verbal habit our industry has let go quiet. Word of the Day: Articulate. This word does double duty. As an adjective, it means expressing yourself clearly and effectively. As a verb, it carries two jobs: to put an idea into words, and, in anatomy and mechanics, to form a joint that lets two parts move together. The etymology is interesting on this one - as it plays well to the point I want to make. I genuinely hope you find this topic, and where it is leading us, intriguing! I also once again, insist that you pick up Atul Gawande’s book - the Checklist Manifesto - How to get things right. Let it challenge you on EVERYTHING, as it has challenged me. Sincerely, Craig O'Neill SOURCES Gawande, A. (2009). The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. Metropolitan Books. Harper, D. (n.d.). Articulate (v.). Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved July 2026, from etymonline.com/word/articulate Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    We Have the Checklist. We Do Not Have the Communication [E105]
  2. Jul 20

    From Fixer to Connector: Leading Through the Catalyst of Growth with Nick Pope [E104]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode In our episode today: I'm so grateful that I was connected with our new friend, Nick Pope, and had the opportunity to share this conversation with you. Nick has an awesome story growing up in the industry, which parallels a lot of what I’ve heard from others experiences, including myself, as ones who grew up in the bays and then evolved by necessity into leaders in the organizations that we work for. I quickly found common ground with Nick, as he articulated well what is often true - that it is in discomfort, maybe even after pain or loss, that we find the catalyst for change in our careers. Nick and I went rather deep into this topic, touching on parenthood, leadership, friendships and faith, and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. I think you will too. You'll get to know a little bit more about Nick, and hear why being a connector is one of the most valuable things that we can learn as leaders, for the betterment of our industry, our families, and our own personal communication and leadership skills. Nick book recommendation cited in the show: The 16 Irrefutable Laws of Communication by John Maxwell (I ordered my copy already!) Our WOTD: Catalyst Catalyst (noun) A person or thing that causes change or action, often without being changed itself in the process. In chemistry, a substance that speeds up a reaction without being consumed by it. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Nick as much as I did. I’ll be eager to have him back on the show! Sincerely, Craig O’Neill Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    From Fixer to Connector: Leading Through the Catalyst of Growth with Nick Pope [E104]
  3. Jul 13

    From Boeing to the Service Bay: The Power of Checklists [E103]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode I introduce a rather enjoyable topic for myself as an aviation history buff, specifically a World War II aviation history buff, we’ll be talking about lessons from the fateful story of the Model 299. It's a chapter that's cited in an amazing book that I read, which I'm highly recommending to all of our listeners. The book is "The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right" by Atul Gawande. This book is revolutionizing my approach to the automotive repair facility processes that I teach. Captures a sense of where I see things headed, as we are entering an era where technology can finally converge with the power of checklists. Gawande specifically cites two modes of failure in the topic of necessary fallibility: Ignorance and Ineptitude. Ineptitude is also our word of the day. Noun. lacking in fitness or not suitable to the time, place, or occasion Ineptitude deals with the topic of knowing but not doing. It's the very thing that makes us human. It's the very thing that dictates we must have processes to compensate for that fallibility. I hope you find this topic as intriguing as I do, and you'll stick with me to hear the directions that I think this topic should lead us in. Sincerely, Craig O’Neill Sources: Gawande, A. (2009). The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. Metropolitan Books. Boyne, W. J. (2013, August). The Checklist. Air Force Magazine, 52–56. Pronovost, P., Needham, D., Berenholtz, S., et al. (2006). An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU. New England Journal of Medicine, 355(26), 2725-2732. Haynes, A.B., Weiser, T.G., Berry, W.R., et al. (2009). A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population. New England Journal of Medicine, 360(5), 491-499. Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    From Boeing to the Service Bay: The Power of Checklists [E103]
  4. Jul 6

    W.I.N.S.: Your 4-Step Guide to Effective Delegation with Kent Bullard [E102]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode We're continuing with a string of excellent guests, and we have a returning friend and friend of the show, Ken Bullard. Our topic is delegation. If you're one of those folks that has a hard time delegating, because maybe you just think you can do it better and faster yourself, this is an episode for you. Kent has immersed himself into this topic and has some wonderful material, of which we are bringing a sample to our audience, "Delegation WINS." Kent worked through an example that I gave him of my recent experience with delegation, And we worked straight through Ken's model, discussing: WINS, what the win looks like, the impact of the delegation, non-negotiables, and how to support the people we're delegating with. The Word of The Day: Verb (or an intransitive verb) Delegate 1 to entrust to another delegate authority delegated the task to her assistant 2 to assign responsibility or authority a good manager knows how to delegate “Delegate” in my view has never meant transferring ultimate responsibility. It means bringing someone in to act, while you remain accountable for the outcome. If you find this topic as helpful as I found it enjoyable. Sincerely, Craig O’Neill Kent Bullard: https://lp.wearetheinstitute.com/, kent@wearetheinstitute.com Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    W.I.N.S.: Your 4-Step Guide to Effective Delegation with Kent Bullard [E102]
  5. Jun 29

    Podcasting 101 with Carm Capriotto [E101]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode Joining me on the show is podcast pioneer and CEO of the Automotive Repair Podcast Network, Carm Capriotto. Carm has been instrumental in my career and professional development. Starting at the point when I became a listener of Remarkable Results Radio while being coached by Bob Greenwood. And in this episode, I get to talk with him about the milestone of achieving 100 episodes, and learn more from him about his experiences. We talk about his favorite episodes, the direction of the industry, and get to hear some of his stories and heart for the listeners, who this is all for. This episode is an excellent reminder on the value of listening to learn, just one thing so you can implement it, and that applies neatly to our topic of communication and leadership. Our Word of The Day: Milestone: Noun A significant point in development. Thanks to our sponsors and our listeners for helping us get this far. As anyone knows from education, 101 is just the beginning. Plenty more ahead! Thanks for listening! Take good care. Sincerely, Craig O’Neill Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    Podcasting 101 with Carm Capriotto [E101]
  6. Jun 22

    Milestone Episode 100 with Lucas Underwood and David Roman [E100]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode In our episode today: It is my great joy to welcome my friends and well-known podcasters, Lucas Underwood and David Roman, as my guests on Episode 100! Why is this special? I had the distinct privilege and honor of being David and Lucas' guest for their 100th episode of the "Changing the Industry" podcast. Which is why today's word of the day is reciprocity. The quality or state of being reciprocal: mutual dependence, action, or influence In our conversation, we talk about… well… everything. It’s kind of how things go with these two! Technician pay, owner attentiveness, communication, anger, and social media. Positive changes they've observed in the industry, as well as some of the trends and challenges that we're facing now, including human attention. I particularly enjoyed getting their thoughts on the topic of altruism. We wrapped up with some book recommendations. At the end of the day, my favorite thing about this episode is that while, yes, we celebrate episode 100, I get to do so with people who I’ve celebrated with on theirs. Returning that gesture is a real joy. I hope you enjoy listening in on this conversation and that you, too, feel like you're part of the conversation aligned towards positive change in our industry. Sincerely, Craig O’Neill Changing the Industry Podcast: https://changingtheindustrypodcast.com/ Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    Milestone Episode 100 with Lucas Underwood and David Roman [E100]
  7. Jun 15

    Open 7 Days a Week? The Real Cost of Losing the Weekend [E099]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode In this episode, I take on a question that sits at the intersection of economics, history, and something older than both. Should your automotive service facility be open seven days a week? What about Saturdays? And if you stagger the schedule so everyone still gets their days off, is that good enough? I introduce the concept of the network good, the economic principle that a shared day of rest is worth fundamentally more than a private one, and trace it through one of history's stranger experiments: Joseph Stalin's 1929 attempt to replace the seven-day week with a continuous rotating workweek. He had total industrial authority and a radical design. The thing he was trying to replace proved more durable than his system. We also spend some time with Thomas Cahill's “Hingest of History” series investigating the origins of western thought. Beyond that, you'll even learn a few Russian words, as I found it fascinating how their language had built in, deep meaning that no regime could undo. I hope you enjoy this thought provoking topic, and as a takeaway from this episode, that you will consider carefully the potential consequences for all of your team members before you make a decision on your hours for the weekend. The Word of the Day: Synchrony (noun): The state of occurring or existing at the same time. From the Greek syn (together) and chronos (time). Synchrony is not merely simultaneity. It carries the idea of shared time, time that belongs to a group rather than an individual. Sincerely, Craig O'Neill References Alex Mayyasi, "Why Weekends Are Under Threat," The Hustle. Adapted from Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life (NPR/Rodale, 2024).Cristobal Young and Chaeyoon Lim, "Time as a Network Good: Evidence from Unemployment and the Standard Workweek," Sociological Science, 2014.Thomas Cahill, The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 1998).Psalm 92, A Song for the Sabbath Day. Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    Open 7 Days a Week? The Real Cost of Losing the Weekend [E099]
  8. Jun 8

    The No Shared Urgency Spiral Culture Crisis [E098]

    Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Watch Full Video Episode In our episode today, We explore what happens when a team attempts to adopt change without shared urgency from leadership. Using the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) as our framework, we walk through the load-bearing rungs of the change adoption ladder, name the six personal objections that keep people stuck at the personal rung, meet the four team archetypes present in any change initiative, and trace the stages by which a facility's most committed change agent is quietly worn away when leadership does not carry the flag. Word of the Day: Attrition. Noun. The process of reducing something through sustained pressure or gradual wearing down, without direct confrontation. The six personal objections: Identity threat. Authority resistance. Perceived cost. Loss of informal power. Delegated accountability without authority. Owner ambiguity. The four behavior types: The quitter, the antagonist, the mercenary, and the crusader. Most of us have been all four at different points in our careers. Your culture is determined by the worst behavior that management tolerates. Shared urgency is not a personality trait. It is a leadership responsibility. This episode was inspired by a topic that I'm working with George Kingman on at Advanced Shop Leadership, where I'll be conducting a workshop on June 5 and 6. If these topics are intriguing to you, please reach out, I’d love to chat, and we'll let you know the next chance you have to join us for a live workshop. In workshops we dive further into topics like these. Thanks for listening! Sincerely, Craig O’Neill Thank You To Our Partners AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, InBound, and Service Advisor Training Your partner in technology, Autoflow consolidates your client interactions - before, during, and after the visit to a single thread. An end-to-end CRM for auto repair shops. https://autoflow.com/ Want to see your auto repair shop thrive? Let Shop Dog Marketing be your guide. Our customer-first approach, combined with AI-driven creative content, ensures top rankings. https://shopdogmarketing.com/ Cover your communication needs and revolutionize your auto repair business with AI-driven call analytics from InBound. https://callinbound.com/ Want a more profitable shop? Start with your service advisor. They are the face of your business, the voice on the phone, and the key to every approved repair. Download 'Words That Work - The Service Advisor's Complete Phone Scripts Playbook at https://serviceadvisortraining.com/ Contact Information Email Craig O'Neill: speakup@craigoneill.netJoin Our Virtual Toastmasters Club: https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/ Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/ Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life. https://mattfanslow.captivate.fm/ Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/ The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/ The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/

    The No Shared Urgency Spiral Culture Crisis [E098]

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A perfect compliment for an individual and for small businesses is to be a better communicator. Craig O'Neill exemplifies influence and leadership in helping people find their fullest potential as communicators. “Speak Up!” is a podcast that clearly focuses on learning to communicate more effectively so that we can influence positive change in all our interactions.

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