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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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Jun 28, 2016

Enterprise social networks, user interface, performance management, and human centered design. These are all topics Kevin Jone and I discuss in this 3rd and final episode with him.

 

Kevin Jones works with companies to help them reimagine and change the way they work, operate, and how they engage their employees.  The only way to do this is to challenge the status quo.

Kevin is an advisor, international speaker, and videographer, his expertise lies in organizational strategy, Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs), initiative adoption, and bringing the best out of employees.  He focuses on the human side of business and technology. Kevin’s clients include NASA, Lowes, JCPenny, Dell, and many other well known companies.  He’s authored two e-books, and produces videos that help communicate how we can challenge the status quo.

 

Questions

What technology could you implement that would improve the communication between teams at your company?

 

Do you really need to be doing everything you’re doing? Are there policies or traditional activities that could be dropped? What could you do to free up time to begin redesigning your workplace?

 

Are your employee surveys designed for the employees or managers?

 

What can you do to bubble up ideas for a new culture at your company?

 

Notes taken during editing

 

Resources

Kevin Jones at vinjones.com - https://vinjones.com/

 

Employee Engagement measurement tools at viaPing - https://viaping.com/

 

Kevin Jones interview on the Switch and Shift podcast The Rebel Leader, Our Complicated Fascination with Employee Engagement - http://switchandshift.com/fascination-employee-engagement

 

XPlane works on organizational design. http://www.xplane.com/

 

Barry Wehmiller Leadership Institute - http://www.bwleadershipinstitute.com/

 

Notes taken during the editing of the podcast

Q- we do things that keep us busy - cut it and need to trim it.

 

Traditional ways are working for you right now. But how can it be better?

 

User Interface and User Experience - how could you use design principles to alter the way your work is done? How your organization is structured?

 

How can you look at your performance management processes differently

 

Human centered design.

 

Portrait Artist - I discovered Meredith Binnette at her school’s senior art show. She's recently graduated high school and is pursuing art in college. Meredith, good luck in your pursuits.

The Inspired and Intentional business show is about those at the vanguard of a movement of business, government, and nonprofit leaders who believe work can be better...different.

 

You can run a business or organization that:

Affirms people

Is financially solid

Inspires your community

Operates openly with excellence

And

Communicates a clear, consistent vision

 

Now let’s be inspired.


The Inspired and Intentional podcast/business show is copyright 2016 by it's owner.  The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech.

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