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Inspired and Intentional Business Podcast - Open Book Management, Business Vision, Employee Engagement, Balancing Profit and Social Impact

In the United States, according to Gallup, nearly 70% of employees are not engaged in their work. Disengagement negatively affects profitability and productivity. I believe there are 3 ways businesses can improve engagement. One, they inspire with a clear vision. Two, they practice open-book management. Three, they intentionally build collaborative, accountable, strength-focused teams. My intention is to inspire owners considering a new way to run their business and to encourage those currently fighting the good fight to balance profits and social impact. Let’s be inspired. The show will touch on business strategy, vision, internal communication, finance, accounting, organizational development, team-building, marketing, sales, and operations. Inspirations for the show include The Great Game of Business, by Jack Stack; Zingermans Community of Businesses, Ari Weinzweig, Paul Saginaw, Small Giants by Bo Burlingham, Open Book Managment by John Case, Zappos, and others.
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Aug 30, 2016

Round up of the latest blog posts, books, podcasts, and other media featuring organizations that are inspiring their teams and being intentional in making work...work.

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Aug 23, 2016

Kathryn Wagner is a recent graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Marketing. She joined Zingerman’s Coffee House 5 months prior to our interview. After typing up that title for the blog/podcast, I felt kind of guilty because I only partially buy-in to the labels we give the different generations. There are characteristics. However, Kathryn in no way was here to represent a generation. She was asked 5 minutes before we interviewed to chat with me and she said yes. That all said, I did bring up the "M" word to get her thoughts on the matter.

Questions and Reflections - http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode47

As with most of the people I meet at Zingerman's, she's thoughtful, insightful, and an absolute pleasure to speak with.

I also thought during her and many other interviews that I don't want to overwhelm you with Zingerman's people. This team they have there is so nice and the systems/culture they have in place is something special. But it's not perfect and it's not necessarily the end-all-be-all. I share these stories to inspire you that there is another way. What, from what they're sharing can you adapt, not adopt to your business?

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Questions.

Does your interview process allow you to represent your company as your really are? Does your interview process allow the candidates allow them to be themselves?

This is not something you can fake - but do candidates feel welcome when they’re in for their interviews?

Would you allow a 5 month employee to represent your company to the “media” without prep or practice?

You have the ability to “make it right” with a customer. Do you give your people this ability?

Are you providing opportunities for millennials?

Is your company compassionate with your people? Do you care?

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Notes

Quote - 10 minutes - What’s really going on at Zingerman’s? Oh, people believe in you.

Systems and Culture Gap - Need to look this up.

It doesn’t really matter how the employee feels. There’s no emphasis on why the product is great. You don’t really know why you’re supposed to be selling something.

We talk Millennials. “I don’t want to pour myself into something and then leave, just to leave.”

Making it right doesn’t cost money. The mistake is what cost the company money.

Perspective on Open Book Management - there’s nothing to hide. There are no secrets. “There’s no uneasiness on what the numbers might be, you know what they are.”

How does OBM, Open Book Management, affect her day-to-day job? She’s in charge of social media and it helps her connect what is happening in the sales side of things to help her decisions on what to promote.

One suggestion for someone in a position where the company isn’t in alignment with your values. Perhaps start with personal vision, your passions, and caring for yourself.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode47

Aug 17, 2016

This, the last part of Series One of our business deep dive is episode 5, The Zingerman's Approach to Visioning. This brings it more in line with using it to help you vision for your business. This is featuring the ZingTrain team and not Ari, so you will get a bit of a different perspective.

Take notes and start visioning a brighter future for your people, your teams, and you organization. (I basically said the same thing last week, but I stand by it. : )

Resources

The main Business Deep Dive page where you find links to the original files, slides, etc to the webinars.

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Aug 16, 2016

My title is somewhat a paraphrase of what Anese Cavanaugh means when she talks about Intentional Energetic Presence. Instead of me trying to explain it, listen to this, my final repodcast of the summer.

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Aug 10, 2016

Here we get Ari's views on visioning, background, and thoughts on how to do it. Visioning is for business planning and personal planning.

Sit back, take some notes and start visioning a great future.

 

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Aug 3, 2016

Diving into the principles of servant leadership with the ZingTrain crew. When I think of servant leadership I think humility, and putting the organization first, the team second and the individual (myself) third. Therefore, when I will look for ways to serve those around me before I consider my needs.

I won't always succeed, but if I intentionally pursue this line of thought, I should be a better asset to the organization than if I were strictly thinking of myself first.

Take some good notes and enjoy:

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Resources

The main Business Deep Dive page where you find links to the original files, slides, etc to the webinars. http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive

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Aug 2, 2016

Another repodcast (or should I say reToddcast?). This time Jamie Pritscher shares her experience sparking change to happen at a company called Tasty Catering. She then talks about beginning a new company called Neuphoriq Marketing. She's got a great spirit and shares some great stuff. Get your notepads out. This is all three episodes in one straight shot.

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About Jamie Pritscher

Jamie Pritscher is an award-winning entrepreneur committed to excellence, professionalism, positive workplace culture and exceptional client experiences. In addition to positions as Director of Communications at full-service caterer Tasty Catering, Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of creative marketing agency nuphoriq and Co-founder and CEO of socially-responsible high-end gift company That’s Caring, Jamie is also an active speaker and volunteer in the community.

Show page - http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode44

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