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Kevin Nolan, CEO of Nolan Painting, knows that organization is key to success! 🗂️ Whether it's policies, manuals, or resources, having a well-structured foundation is crucial. Why? Because it prevents issues and eliminates the need for hiring help down the road. Kevin advocates for leveraging the Summit Library to access valuable resources that streamline operations. 📖💼 Remember, structure matters, and you can't scale a company without it. 💪🏢 Learn from the best and take your business to new heights with Nolan Consulting Group! Get more insights from Kevin Nolan. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Last week, on my way back to Boston for Thanksgiving, I finished listening to the Big Dig podcast. It is an excellent series that’s well worth a listen. The podcast provides important lessons on the power of community organizing, examples of how leaders can come from different places in organizations (everyone can lead), how critical negotiation and bipartisanship are to achieving big things, and, much more. Perhaps the most important lesson is that I took is that to achieve big things, we need to play the long game. In the case of the Big Dig, it took decades to complete. There were also many starts and stops, politicals changes, and ups and downs, including mismanagement and cost-overruns. Beyond highlighting this amazing engineering project and a cast of colorful and talented pros who played a role in the project, the producer asks the audience if we’re still capable of doing big things, like major infrastructure projects, in our current political environment? For all of our sakes, we need to commit to working together to take on big challenges. We need to play the long-game and find ways to solve big, intractable problems. Our future depends on it. The team at GBH hit a home run with this pod and I encourage folks to take a listen. https://lnkd.in/gdW_HkUn

This is a must listen podcast for anyone working in HigherEd! Matt Alex I enjoyed your conversation on the critical issue of talent retention in higher education. Your points about the unique challenges faced by higher ed compared to other industries, and the long-term consequences of losing key personnel, were both informative and thought-provoking. Thanks for shining a light on this important topic! #highered #emplyoeeexperirnce #root-cause

The series two report from the L&D Challenges Podcast is out! In this report, we took the best pieces of advice that will help anyone who's struggling to engage deskless workers with learning. From the importance of creating a learning culture to addressing the needs of your workers and more. Download and read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eP2WxpUU #learninganddevelopment #learningculture #workersneeds

Do the math... what's the cost of NOT dealing with the #toxic people in your #culture? The cost is felt in safety, productivity, morale, motivation and more. It's not easy to remove toxic people but it is a #leadership imperative. In this week's Inside Out Culture we are taking the learnings from an extreme example of toxic culture and looking at what we can do differently. Take a listen here or wherever you find your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ee5G7M5r

Time to recall my podcast with Christine Wong where we discuss topics concerning misconceptions when it comes to high performers and best practices to help top performers achieve their goals. You can tune in using this link: https://lnkd.in/d26RrhAv Here's a highlight: Question: I’ve hit a plateau in my performance improvement. What now? (Part 2) Plateaus can be a normal part of a successful learning curve – but sometimes they represent a local maxima or limit on how far our current process for improvement can take us.  There’s no playbook to tell us which situation we are in. Whether we should give our process more time or switch up what we are doing. So I recommend the following: When you identify that you have hit a plateau in your results, rather than immediately switching up what you are doing, give it some more time. Keep investing. Taking the pause before switching keeps you from changing tactics too frequently and losing out on what is a good process or methodology. Simultaneously, you can start to research or learn about other ways you could be working towards improvement. Generate some hypotheses about what kind of change could make a difference in your training or practicing. This prepares you to switch tactics efficiently if and when you decide to.

Interesting conversation about the future of construction in Vancouver, hopefully the VRCA initiatives can help make construction a more desirable industry to get in to. Interesting point James Faulkner made about construction being an environment that fosters reality, something to chew on.

Exploring the nuances of compensating business owners 💼 💸 Beyond the conventional salary, there are strategic alternatives like the loan and dividend approach. This not only streamlines administration but also offers cash flow advantages for businesses. However, navigating this path requires adept cash flow management. Let's delve into the pros and cons together. To hear more from Philip Khao check out the full episode of the Solve2Evolve Podcast Series: https://lnkd.in/g65pQa4c

Yes, you can use science and data to predict which of your teams will struggle and which will perform. Learn how to use those insights to help your teams hit their goals in this HR Tech Spotlight podcast with our very own Mike Sweeney.

In this episode of the Profound Podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Ariane David, PhD, who delves into the principles of non-positional thinking and its profound impact on personal and organizational learning. We explore the four principles of non-positional thinking, beginning with the 'uncertainty principle,' which emphasizes intellectual humility and the acceptance that our perceptions and conclusions might be flawed. This acknowledgment opens the door to 'curiosity,' the second principle, fostering a desire to explore and understand rather than to confirm biases. The discussion progresses to the 'principle of discernment,' where information is analyzed critically to separate useful insights from noise. Lastly, we discuss 'courage,' which is essential for challenging our own assumptions and committing to a path of genuine understanding and improvement . Throughout the conversation, Dr. David highlights the dangers of 'adaptive learning' in organizations—learning driven by fear and survival instincts—which often prevents genuine insight and improvement. She contrasts this with 'generative learning,' which encourages a blame-free environment where mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth and learning, thereby fostering a culture that supports continuous improvement and aligns closely with Deming's philosophy. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your favorite podcasts or using the link below: https://lnkd.in/etbEB6wW