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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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Mar 13, 2018

Last week I conducted my drawing for the giveaway of Ari Weinzweig's pamphlet entitled "Bottom Line Change: A Recipe for Effective Organizational Change." My winner appears to be out of pocket and I won't hear from them until later this week. In the meantime, I've been reading the book and listening to the previous episodes to prepare for a big project at my work.

Please rate the show. Also, go comment and join the email group at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode140

Mar 6, 2018

This is an interview with Anne Claire Broughton, owner of Broughton Consulting, LLC.

In this 2016 interview we talk about ingenuity of all people, transparency, healing, purpose, and Open Book Management vs open book reporting.

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode139 and Remember to leave comments. Also join the email group. I will be drawing for a booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig. I will draw from all those who are a part of the email group as of March 6, 2018.

Feb 28, 2018

Gauri Thergaonkar was the Community Manager for ZingTrain when I recorded this interview. Gauri helped me to set up many of my interviews with the ZCOB team and has since moved to India. [powerpress] I decided it was time to turn the mic to her. In this conversation we cover the following:

  • Grant your team their adulthood
  • Open Book Management
  • The importance of vision

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode138 Remember to leave comments. Also join the email group. I will be drawing for a booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig. I will draw from all those who are a part of the email group as of March 6, 2018.

Feb 21, 2018

I'm not going to talk about backs or cars and proper alignment. Instead, in this "Best Of" episode I'm sharing my 2016 talk with George and Mollie. They're employees at Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor and talk about a variety of subjects. The one that stood out to me was the importance of aligning your policies and practices with your vision and purpose.

Remember to leave comments at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode137

Also, join the email group while visiting the site. I will be drawing for a booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig. I will draw from all those who are a part of the email group as of March 6, 2018.

Feb 14, 2018

James Goebel at the time of this interview was COO and Co-Founder of Menlo Innovations, a software development company based in Ann Arbor Michigan. 

His topics included:

  • Hope, Processes, and Fear in the Workplace
  • Everybody as Manager Open Salaries
  • Open Interviews and Diversity

Remember to go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode136 to leave comments. Also go there to join the email group. I will be drawing for a booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig. I will draw from all those who are a part of the email group as of March 6, 2018.

Feb 6, 2018

BLC or Bottom Line Change. 

Positive effects of an effective change process:

  • Reduce stress
  • Teaching everyone leadership because there’s a plan to implement
  • Save time on the back-end by spending it on the front

Go to the Inspired and Intentional site for this episode to see how you can win a ZingTrain booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig.

InspiredandIntentional.com/episode135

Anyone signed up for the email group will be eligible for the drawing February 6, 2018 to March 6, 2018.

Jan 30, 2018

Don't worry, you won't have to dust off your math books. This equation is pretty simple to learn, though more possibly more challenging to live out day-to-day.

Ari shares what the formula stands for and how it not only help change effectively happen in your organization but also help engage your team to contribute to the overall success of the company. 

Go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode134 to comment and join the community. 

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Jan 23, 2018

How do you handle an employee complaint about equipment, processes, policies, etc? Many organizations have a “suggestion box” program. But often times the ideas don’t go anywhere. What does this do to employee engagement?

What if you had a defined process for creating change that could be initiated by anyone, even the newest employee, in such a way that ideas are properly vetted and and also properly rolled out to ensure success? Many employees just want to know they’re heard and their ideas are considered fairly. In addition, if they can be taught the right way to introduce organizational change, you’ve now given them a skill the can use in their jobs now, in the future, and in their world outside of work.

Listen as Ari Weinzweig and I talk about the basics of Bottom Line Change.

Tell me about how you introduce change at your organization in the comments in the comments at the blog. 

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Jan 17, 2018

Listen in to this Best Of episode as Jamie Pritscher shares how she helped to lead a family business to change to a more engaging culture.

Then she shares what it's like to start a company with a focus on open book and employee engagement.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode44

Jan 2, 2018

In the previous episode we talked about giving your employees the best present, your best self. Now let’s look at helping them start the new year on the right foot.

This episode is focused on that manager or owner who are wanting to begin to move their organization to one that balances profit and people. One that begins to engage their people at a new level.

Join us over at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode130 to comment, join the community, and find links and resources.

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