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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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Feb 25, 2016

James Lehman, Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader, and a Life & Career Transition Coach,  changes it up a bit and we discuss his book and what he’s focused on right now. It’s a slight diversion from the main topic of Inspired and Intentional business. However, it is about self management of your career which does align with employee accountability and engagement in their own career.

Maneuvering Your Career, Career Transition, Unemployment, career change, professional coach, Human Resources Transformation, James K Lehman
Maneuvering Your Career, Career Transition, Unemployment, career change, professional coach, Human Resources Transformation, James K Lehman

This 4th and first Thursday episode James will cover:

  • Creating a career plan like a business plan.
  • Why managing your career will become even more important in the “gig” economy.

[powerpress]

Questions for this episode:

As a leader, how could you take the topics about career management and help your team take more command of their careers? Would this help your company?

If you’re undergoing a career transition, what could you do to take  control over your career so you can find a place of meaning and purpose?

Perhaps coaching could help. With that in mind, James offered up an opportunity for one listener to take a free Energy Leadership assessment with an evaluation with James after he receives the results. I will accept entries during the next two weeks, from February 23rd to midnight March 5th. Go to inspiredandintentional.com/energy to register for the drawing.

Thank you so much for listening/reading and until next time, be inspired and intentional.

James K. Lehman is an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader, and a Life & Career Transition Coach. After starting his career as a CPA, he transitioned into consulting, and then HR, focusing on HR Transformation.

James is the author of "Maneuvering Your Career - 20 Strategies to Prepare You for Voluntary (or Involuntary) Career Transition."  He is a SPHR, a Certified Professional Coach, and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner.  He also serves on the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) Board of Directors .

Podcast worldview:

Gallup says 70% of US employees are disengaged from their work. This causes, what Ari Weinzweig calls an energy crisis in the workplace. Lost innovation, productivity and profits. Not to mention the tolls on the communities.

There are companies and organizations working to improve this. they are creating more open and collaborative work environments. They are realizing that treating people with dignity and providing meaningful work can be done while also running a financially solid organization.

My hope with this podcast is to inspire leaders, entrepreneurs,  and those coming into leadership through transition, to make intentional choices to balance profit and social impact.

The inspired and Intentional podcast is copyright 2016 by its owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

Resources and Housekeeping

Website - http://inspiredandintentional.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ToddAReed

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddareed

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Inspired-and-Intentional-1658283491074728/?ref=hl

I’ve been asking for reviews of the podcast. While this is still important, my new call to action for listeners and readers is subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher. A couple weeks ago I mentioned that I would have a drawing when I reached 100 subscribers. This isn’t an easy number to get at this point. Instead, my critical number will be when my episodes average 200 downloads. Right now, they’re at 51. When they hit an average of 200, I’ll have a drawing for a book on this topic.

If you’re already subscribed, thank you and share this with as many of your peers who you believe would benefit. If you’re not subscribed, click here to s

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-intentional-business/id1049626659?mt=2

James Lehman’s website, Maneuvering Your Career. - http://www.maneuveringyourcareer.com/index.html

Ari Weinzweig and Zingerman’s - Creating Good Organizational Energy

Ari Weinzweigh and Zigeman’s - Creating Good Energy -

Anese Cavanaugh - Author, speaker, advisor and creator of the IED method. IEP is the energy, intention, and presence that is a key to success as a leader in your professional and personal life.

Feb 23, 2016

In this week's podcast, James Lehman will cover:

  1. Strategies for overcoming the GAIL energy blocks.
  2. Aspects of a good manager/leader as defined by Gallup.

Questions for this episode:

  1. He spoke to a variety of ways you could overcome the energy blocks. Which one can you do today begin improving your leadership energy?
  2. Increase consciousness of energy levels
  3. Reframe thoughts - is what I’m thinking true?
  4. What can you do to help someone else?
  5. Acknowledge the GAILS and meet them face to face.
  6. Ask for input and validate.
  7. Journaling - why are you angry? why am i a victim? what is triggering this?
  8. Visioning a future - How would my day be different if I went in to serve my team?
  9. Coaching can also help.

With coaching in mind, remember, James offered up an opportunity to take the Energy Leadership assessment with an opportunity to get a free evaluation with James after he receives the results. I will accept entries during the next two weeks, from February 23rd to midnight March 5th. Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/energy to register for the drawing.

Thank you so much for listening and until next time, be inspired and intentional.

Resources & Housekeeping

I’ve been asking for reviews of the podcast. While this is still important, my new call to action for listeners and readers is to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher. A couple weeks ago I mentioned that I would have a drawing when I reached 100 subscribers. This isn’t an easy number to get at this point. Instead, my success metric will be when my episodes average 200 downloads. Right now, they’re at 51. When they hit an average of 200, I’ll have a drawing for a book on this topic.

If you’re already subscribed, thank you and share this with as many of your peers who you believe would benefit. If you’re not subscribed, click here to go straight to iTunes to subscribe to The Inspired and Intentional business podcast.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-intentional-business/id1049626659?mt=2

James K. Lehman is an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader, and a Life & Career Transition Coach. After starting his career as a CPA, he transitioned into consulting, and then HR, focusing on HR Transformation.

James is the author of "Maneuvering Your Career - 20 Strategies to Prepare You for Voluntary (or Involuntary) Career Transition."  He is a SPHR, a Certified Professional Coach, and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner.  He also serves on the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) Board of Directors .

Podcast worldview:

Gallup says 70% of US employees are disengaged from their work. This causes, what Ari Weinzweig calls an energy crisis in the workplace. Lost innovation, productivity and profits. Not to mention the tolls on the communities.

There are companies and organizations working to improve this. they are creating more open and collaborative work environments. They are realizing that treating people with dignity and providing meaningful work can be done while also running a financially solid organization.

My hope with this podcast is to inspire leaders, entrepreneurs,  and those coming into leadership through transition, to make intentional choices to balance profit and social impact.

The inspired and Intentional podcast is copyright 2016 by its owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

Website - http://inspiredandintentional.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ToddAReed

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddareed

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Inspired-and-Intentional-1658283491074728/?ref=hl

James Lehman’s website, Maneuvering Your Career. - http://www.maneuveringyourcareer.com/index.html

Ari Weinzweig and Zingerman’s - Creating Good Organizational Energy

Ari Weinzweigh and Zigeman’s - Creating Good Energy -

Anese Cavanaugh - Author, speaker, advisor and creator of the IED method. IEP is the energy, intention, and presence that is a key to success as a leader in your professional and personal life.

Feb 16, 2016

James Lehman, Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader, and a Life & Career Transition Coach, continues his discussion on leadership energy in the workplace.

Maneuvering Your Career, Career Transition, Unemployment, career change, professional coach, Human Resources Transformation, James K Lehman
James K Lehman
This week James will cover:

The 7 levels of Energy. PDF illustrating the 7 Levels of Energy Chart
Energy blocks in our life as defined by something called GAIL.
[powerpress]

Questions for this episode:

He talks about mindfulness and consciousness and the 7 levels of energy (see below) where do you fall most of the time? If lower, what can you do right now to shift one level higher? The levels are:

apathy
conflict
responsibility - action cooperate and forgiveness
concern for others - action compassion and service
reconciliation
joy and wisdom - not about winning or losing but being in the present and finding joy
no judgement
We have areas in our life that limit our energy, he uses an acronym of GAIL. Which one of these blocks your energy most of the time? Are they true? Who can you turn to that will speak truth into your life?

Gremlins - Buttons that those around us put into us.

Assumptions - Because things have gone a certain way in the past, they may repeat.

Interpretation - An opinion or judgement that you believe to be true.

Limiting beliefs - the beliefs you carry through life hold you back.

I’ve been asking for reviews of the podcast. While this is still important, my new call to action for listeners and readers is to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher. Last week I mentioned that I would have a drawing when I reached 100 subscribers. This isn’t an easy number to get at this point. Right now, downloads will be my key measure. I'm currently sitting at 51 per episode. When they hit an average of 200, I’ll have a drawing for a book on this topic.

If you’re already subscribed, thank you and share this with as many of your peers who you believe would benefit. If you’re not subscribed, click this link to go to the Inspired and Intentional Podcast page on iTunes.


Join me next week as James talks about ways to overcome these GAIL energy blocks. Thank you so much for listening and until next time, be inspired and intentional.

Resources related to this episode:

James Lehman’s website, Maneuvering Your Career.

Ari Weinzweig and Zingerman’s - Creating Good Organizational Energy

Ari Weinzweigh and Zigeman’s - Creating Good Energy -

Anese Cavanaugh - Author, speaker, advisor and creator of the IED method. IEP is the energy, intention, and presence that is a key to success as a leader in your professional and personal life.

Podcast worldview:

Gallup says 70% of US employees are disengaged from their work. This causes, what Ari Weinzweig calls an energy crisis in the workplace. Lost innovation, productivity and profits. Not to mention the tolls on the communities.

There are companies and organizations working to improve this. they are creating more open and collaborative work environments. They are realizing that treating people with dignity and providing meaningful work can be done while also running a financially solid organization.

My hope with this podcast is to inspire leaders, entrepreneurs, and those coming into leadership through transition, to make intentional choices to balance profit and social impact.

The inspired and Intentional podcast is copyright 2016 by its owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

Website - http://inspiredandintentional.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ToddAReed
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddareed
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Inspired-and-Intentional-1658283491074728/?ref=hl
Subscribe on the iTunes page - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-intentional-business/id1049626659?mt=2

Feb 9, 2016

In this episode, James Lehman talks about

  • Organizational Development basics and how it applies to organizations of all sizes.
  • The importance of employee engagement.
  • Creativity, Innovation, and Ideas - the biggest fear of some managers?

[powerpress]

Questions for you to consider:

  1. James spoke about HR keeping the C-Level leadership accountable to the behavior reflecting the company values and culture. Do you allow your people to keep you accountable to your core values or will you hold it against them? Do they know they have this freedom?
  2. How are you showing up daily to your people?
  3. As crazy as it sounds, James suggests that some leadership may be intimidated by new ideas because it could lead to problems or failures. Are you truly open to new ideas and experimentation?

James K. Lehman is an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader, and a Life & Career Transition Coach. After starting his career as a CPA, he transitioned into consulting, and then HR, focusing on HR Transformation.

James is the author of "Maneuvering Your Career - 20 Strategies to Prepare You for Voluntary (or Involuntary) Career Transition."  He is a SPHR, a Certified Professional Coach, and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner.  He also serves on the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) Board of Directors.

I’ve been asking for reviews of the podcast, this is still important. However, for the next few months, my goal is to increase the number of subscribers to the podcast. Numbers of subscribers help improve how we show up on search and also to draw in new guests. My first goal is 100, which when reached I will have a drawing for a book on this topic. If you’re already subscribed, thank you and share this with as many of your peers who you believe would benefit. If you’re not subscribed, I’ll provide a link in the show notes or you can go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode18 and clink the link. These links will lead you to itunes where you can subscribe to the Inspired and Intentional Toddcast.

Thank you so much for reading and listening and until next time, be inspired and intentional.

Podcast worldview:

Gallup says 70% of US employees are disengaged from their work. This causes, what Ari Weinzweig calls an energy crisis in the workplace. Lost innovation, productivity and profits. Not to mention the tolls on the communities.

There are companies and organizations working to improve this. they are creating more open and collaborative work environments. They are realizing that treating people with dignity and providing meaningful work can be done while also running a financially solid organization.

My hope with this podcast is to inspire leaders, entrepreneurs,  and those coming into leadership through transition, to make intentional choices to balance profit and social impact.

The inspired and Intentional podcast is copyright 2016 by its owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

iTunes Subscription page - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-intentional-business/id1049626659?mt=2

Website - http://inspiredandintentional.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ToddAReed

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddareed

Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Inspired-and-Intentional-1658283491074728/?ref=hl

Feb 2, 2016

We conclude our conversation with Anne-Claire Broughton. She is Principal of Broughton Consulting, LLC, Durham, NC. Her many publications include the Business Action Guide Series of innovative employee engagement practices (with The Hitachi Foundation). Anne-Claire is active with efforts to educate retiring business owners and their advisors about the possibility of employee ownership as an exit strategy. She also shares innovative employee engagement practices to help business owners thrive. In addition, she is President of EarthShare North Carolina’s Board of Directors, an active amateur musician, and parent of a teenager.

Some of the insights we’ll hear:

  • Seeing employees as a fixed cost vs a variable cost.
  • What are companies doing to differentiate themselves from the business as usual crowd.
  • The importance of training the culture of the company, not just the hard skills.

Questions

Anne-Claire shares several practices of leaders who are running business differently:

Careful hiring

Extensive (intentional) training

Setting up career ladders/paths and promoting from within

Clearly communicating core values and using them as a guide to action

Smart incentive systems that align to the interests of the organization and the employees

Transparency and Open-Book management

Which one of these could you consider to begin using to move your organization forward?

Are you ready to consider your employees as a fixed cost vs a variable cost? If not what parts of this principle could you consider for your business?

How could you begin training your team on your culture?

What books will you assign to your team to read to begin the move forward?

Where’s your heart on this issue?

I would love to see your answers to these questions. You can leave them in the comments on this episodes page at inspiredandintentional.com/episode17, on Twitter @toddareed, LinkedIn @ToddAReed, or on Facebook, search for the Inspired and Intentional page.

 

http://inspiredandintentional.com/

https://twitter.com/ToddAReed

https://www.facebook.com/Inspired-and-Intentional-1658283491074728/?ref=hl

Ratings on iTunes help other leaders find this podcast. Please go to iTunes or Stitcher, post a rating and review and I’ll recognize you on the show, I know right? Thank you for listening and until next week, be Inspired and Intentional.

The inspired and Intentional podcast is copyright 2016 by its owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Gallup reports 70% of employees are disengaged from their work. This leads to high and expensive turnover, poor productivity, and what Ari Weinzweig calls an energy crisis in the workplace. There are companies and organizations out there bucking this trend. By talking with these inspiring leaders, the goal of the Inspired and Intentional podcast is to help you know that you’re not alone. There are others that, not only, want to run a financially solid organization, but  also one that intentionally inspires those on their team and in their community to significance and purpose.

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