The D.FINED ENGAGEMENT BOOKCAST with Doug J. Fine
By Doug Fine
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The D.FINED ENGAGEMENT BOOKCAST with Doug J. FineJan 01, 2020
D.FINED Engagement BookCast with Paul Higdon, Author of Hope and a Future: Life, Survival, and Renewal on the Streets of an African Slum
Paul met a teenage boy of 17 at an orphanage in Niurobe, Kenya. As he was leaving John Maina said, "Never forget me." Paul Higdon never did forget and went back to the slum where he had met John. John was found in short order and their reunion was the beginning of a new and true family relationship for John and Paul. Paul is now John's father, his wife Linda is now John's mother. Paul's book is dedicated to telling John's life story from being orphaned at the age of 5 and living his life on the streets of Africa's fifth largest slum, until today.
In this BookCast Paul Higdon and Doug Fine talk about the book and just after that they have a conversation with John Maina all the way from Africa. There are points of inspiration, points of HOPE, points of RENEWAL. Join them in learning about John's life journey and how he is doing today! We also have the privilege of speaking to a friend of Paul's, Tom Gikunda. Tom tells his amazing story about how he began saving street boys from the slums and giving them everything they need for a successful life.
Find the book Hope and a Future here: https://tinyurl.com/mdnvvpv6 All the proceeds for Hope and a Future go to Little Boost Children's Fund, a charity that Paul founded to help the neediest . You will learn a lot at Little Boost's website and learn more about Tom's place, Hope House Street Boys Home. There are ways to donate to help Tom directly. Go to: https://www.littleboostchildrensfund....
D.FINED Engagement BookCast with Tom Peters discussing his book "Extreme Humanism."
This is a conversation that I would have never dreamed possible. I got to spend some time with the great Tom Peters, one-on-one speaking about things and ideas and experiences that he and I are passionate about when it comes to leadership, workplace culture and environment, and other stuff too. He was gracious and kind and generous with his time. That’s who he is. In the beginning of this BookCast I introduce Tom Peters and I share the influence his books and thinking have had on my own work and how I attempted to make a positive humanistic difference at every place that I worked and everything I did. When I read Tom Peters he would inspire me to, in some ways, throw caution to the wind and try new things to make things happen in perhaps unconventional ways. Speaking with a true business hero of mine was such a treat. I hope that you will enjoy our chat and, most important, begin to learn from Tom Peters via his books, his training, and the amazing resources that he provides on his website. Thank you Mr. Peters for this once-in-a-lifetime privilege.
Find all of his books on Amazon.
Find more at www.tompeters.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast with Tracy Maylett, Author of Engagement MAGIC and The Employee Experience
In this BookCast Tracy and Doug Fine talk in depth about his two books. Discussing Engagement MAGIC, Tracy disputes the myth of awful employee engagement in today's workplaces. It's not as dire as you might hear about. Actually, Tracy's data show engagement to be stratified in to 4 levels. But common understanding claims that a mere 25-30 are fully engaged in their jobs and the rest are disengaged. Tracy explains how a simple look at work groups will dispel any notion that 70% of the country are disengaged at their work. We also discuss other important aspects of engagement: That it is a 50-50 proposition, that there is a data-driven model that, when understood, can help leaders and their teams better understand and participate in working towards their own engagement - it's the MAGIC model and you will come to understand the role it plays in organizations that want to amp up engagement. Speaking about Tracy's 2nd Book, The Employee Experience, he shares that most organizations are looking in the wrong place to improve their customers' experience. The main thing that brings about a great customer experience, is designing the best employee experiences across the board in everything that occurs. Delighted customers come from delighted and nurtured employees. There is a connection with the MAGIC Model here too. Highly engaged employees will have the best Employee Experience. We unpack a lot in this BookCast and we think it can help in meeting your employee engagement, employee experience, and customer experience goals and objectives.
Tracy is the CEO of DecisionWise and has over 25 years of consulting experience and organizational measurement and improvement activities world-wide.
You can find out more about Tracy and his company and work here:
decision-wise.com (Company Website)
Employee-X.com (Company Website)
engagementmagic.com (Company Website)
Twitter: @TracyMaylett
The D.FINED Engagement BookCast with Shane Metcalf, Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer at 15Five
This is Shane Metcalf's and my follow-up conversation about 18 months after our first chat in 2019. We focus on the ups and downs and the challenges he and his company experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the aftermath of the George Floyd murder and what they did to keep their noteworthy company culture strong while meeting their business objectives. Shane speaks of the influences he had that molded his thinking about organizational culture and leading people in a way that honors their individual traits and talents while encouraging them to become their best and highest selves both at work and in life. Some of those influences will surprise you, by their unconventionality. They might literally blow your mind as some might say.
Here are some ways that Shane can be found:
Twitter: @shane_metcalf
Email: shanermetcalf@gmail.com
HR Superstars Podcast: https://www.15five.com/podcast/
Best Self Management Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
The latest D.FINED Engagement BookCast Interview with Teresa O'Kane, Author of Safari Jema
Safari Jema translates to "Good Journey," and Teresa provides the background and specifics of a very good journey that she made with her husband in Africa. Her book's subtitle is "A Journey of Love and Adventure from Casa Blanca to Cape Town."
We cover a lot of territory in this BookCast: why her and Scott chose the unconventional life of travel adventuring, individual stories about their over- land experiences in Africa in a span of 10 months, and the feelings and emotions that Teresa shares in thinking back on this time of her life. I hope you enjoy this BookCast. It's the first one that I've done with the author of a book that is not related to concrete subjects in the business or personal finance realm. Engagement with life is what we have here and that falls very much in line with the mission of these D.FINED Engagement BookCasts.
Enjoy!
Find Teresa's Book Here: https://tinyurl.com/3fa3vfk4
And here is Teresa's Blog: http://teresaokane.blogspot.com/
She keeps her blog updated regularly about her life with Scott and their amazing adventures.
D.FINED Engagement BookCast with "Betting On You" author Laurie Ruettimann
Laurie Ruettimann authored "Betting on You: How To Put Yourself First And (Finally) Take Control Of Your Career."
Doug Fine and she had a wide-ranging discussion about her book and the things in her life and career that let up to it. This is a book that Laurie wished something like it had existed in her early career as an HR professional. The workplace can be pretty awful at times and even toxic to people, doing real harm with their health, well-being, and family life. But Laurie advocates, even while admitting that reality, that people can improve their work lives by improving their overall outlook towards themselves which includes wellness, personal and career growth, self-leadership and taking better risks.
Their discussion includes ideas about setting healthy boundaries with work and having a rich and almost unrelated personal life as opposed to the 100% Productive All-The-Time ethos that can exist for some in these times. Laurie calls that "hustleporn." It can also coincide with working people thinking about themselves too much and some needing to be 'on" 24/7. "Always thinking about myself is a terrible place to live," she shares.
The fundamental premise of "Betting On You" is fixing yourself before you can do anything effective about fixing your work life or work in general. Hers is an action-oriented book which requires doing things rather than merely thinking about things. I know you will enjoy this bookcast and I strongly encourage you to buy the book and give it as a gift to friends and especially to those who are new entrants to the ever-changing world of modern work and workplaces.
Find Laurie Here: https://laurieruettimann.com/
It's Not Them It's YOU - Final Episode (8!) with Laura Sukorokoff - Wrap Up
In our final episode Laura and I talk about the overarching theme of her book, It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Breakup" With Their Managers and What To Do About It.
Good positive relationships between managers and employees are the key to any organization's success in meeting their goals, serving their customers, and making sustainable profits. An important foundation to those relationships are regular 1:1 meetings between individual employees and their manager.
These meeting are not merely a "check-in" to see how things are going with specific tasks, goals, or projects. Of course those are important to discuss. But effective 1:1s go much deeper than that. These meeting should be seen as almost "sacred" time between people and distractions and interruptions should be minimized. Managers will need to practice supportive attending skills which includes active listening, proper sitting arrangements, and enough time to build better trusting relationships. Laura's book offers many great questions that a manager can use to help them in having rich, effective, and meaningful 1:1s. 1:1s are NOT meeting for meetings sake. Rather they are the means to build strong partnerships and mutual satisfaction and engagement between a manager and a team member.
We discuss the overarching theme of the book, R-E-S-P-E-C-T, which coincide with the seven leadership traits that Laura's book emphasizes - Relationships, Empathy, Support, Promotion, Empowerment, Consideration, and Trust. Laura explains that the first trait, respect, is woven through all the others traits.
Many thanks to Laura Sukorokoff for giving of her time and leadership expertise to me and the listeners of the D.FINED Engagement BookCast.
Here's a link to Laura's book. It will greatly benefit a manager / leader at any stage of their career. We think it would be a great addition to a management library. https://tinyurl.com/y3fe2k2c
Laura can help you personally or bring her expertise to your workplace.
Her Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Her LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Her email: laura@cchangelearning.com
BookCast w/ Author Laura Sukorocoff - It's Not Them, It's You - Ep. 7 - Tom and Trust
Doug Fine and Laura Sukorocoff talk about the final Leadership trait covered in her book, "It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break Up" With Their Managers and What To Do About It." That trait is "trust."
She tells the true story of Tom who, like most people, began his new job with high enthusiasm. It was a good fit and he believed that he could learn and grow a lot working from the owner of a small training company. However it was not long before there were signs that Tom joined a company that might not have been financially strong enough to support him as an employee. Tom's trust in the company and his manager was being eroded by a series a things that happened to him. Although Tom enjoyed the work, promises made to him were not fulfilled and his manager was becoming unreliable and untrustworthy. Tom had to look for another job as a result.
Laura emphasizes that you cannot have a effectively operating organization without sufficient trust between the people and especially between a manager and her team. There are significant business costs associated with a low trust work environment. Especially now, in a global pandemic, foundational physical and safety needs are being threatened by companies towards their people. Things are particularly uncertain now and it is extremely important to maintain mutual trust to weather the storm together.
Another aspect touched upon in this conversation are actions to take when a manager does or says something to damage trust with their people. Laura lays out the steps that must occur for there is to be a chance that trust can be reestablished.
Here's a link to Laura's book. It will greatly benefit a manager / leader at any stage of their career. We think it would be a great addition to a management library. https://tinyurl.com/y3fe2k2c
Laura Sukorocoff can help you personally or bring her expertise to your workplace. She helps everyone she encounters to grow!
Her email: laura@cchangelearning.com
Episode 6 With Author Laura Sukorokoff - It's Not Them, It's You - We meet Caitlin and Talk About Consideration
I continue my fun and informative conversations with Laura Sukorokoff about her recent book, "It's Not Them, It's YOU: Why Employees "Break-Up" With Their Managers and What To Do About It."
Leaders of people, most often called managers, need important so-called "Soft-Skills" to move a business forward. Laura is an expert in leadership training and she brings the wealth of her experience to this book. Caitlin took pride in her work. She had an "ownership" mentality in her part-time retail setting. She was an expert in the products sold, the customers loved her and they kept coming back for more - to see Caitlin and to spend money!
But something happened that popped Caitlin's balloon. It was her leader's treatment of her. She soon ended up saying she was going on an extended vacation and never came back, even though she was wanted back. Caitlin's manager showed little consideration for her and you will learn the details in our discussion. Laura uses real-life people and stories to make her leadership lessons speak to all levels that can use the help that her book provides.
First, here's a link to Laura's book. It will greatly benefit a manager / leader at any stage of their career. https://tinyurl.com/y3fe2k2c
Second, contact Laura, she can help you personally or bring her expertise to your workplace. She helps everyone she encounters grow!
Her Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Her LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Her email: laura@cchangelearning.com
Episode 5 With Author Laura Sukorokoff - It's Not Them, It's You - We meet Elton and Talk About Empowerment
The subtitle of Laura's book is "Why Employees "Break Up" with Their Managers and What To Do About It."
This episode we talk about Elton and his situation. He gets a new manager who disregards any work and any accomplishments of Elton's team the minute he arrives. So off to a bad start. On top of that, new manager is a classic micro-manager. Laura and I talk about what the natural consequences are when a manager micromanages. Eventually people shut down, and in frustration, stop exercising any individual initiative. They only wait for the next order to be told what to do, and how to do it by the boss. The complete opposite of micromanaging is to empower people to unleash their ideas, innovations, problem-solving abilities, and engagement. We briefly discuss the legendary culture at Zappos and how empowered people make dedicated and long-term employees, even in their call centers. Call centers are notorious for high turnover, miserable management, and awful work environments. Laura and I think the Episode with Elton just might be our favorite of our time together so we hope you enjoy!
Here's a link to Laura's book. It will greatly benefit a manager / leader at any stage of their career. https://tinyurl.com/y3fe2k2c
Here are ways to get in touch with Laura:
Her Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Her LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Her email: laura@cchangelearning.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - IT'S NOT THEM, IT'S YOU with Author Laura Sukorokoff - Ep. 4 - Meet Percy and Learn About Promotion
In this BookCast we talk again with Laura Sukorokoff, author of "It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break-Up" With Their Managers and What To Do About It."
We discuss the story about Percy who hired on to a company and a manager that had a plan to advance him up in the company and Percy was excited and eager for more responsibility. It did not turn out that way for Percy for a number of reasons. Percy was primed for promotions that never came, actually through no fault of his own.
Laura shares the Leadership Trait of "Promotion," what it means and why it is very important to some people. Laura Sukorokoff is a champion of 1:1 regular conversations between managers and employees and advocates that they become a required KPI (Key Performance Indicator) that a manager is accountable for. Regular conversations that build relationship would have benefited both Percy and his manager. They are crucial in getting things done and for a manager to know what's really happening on their team.
Engaged employees that have good relationships with managers help companies 1) Keep good performers, 2) raise productivity, 3) boost customers service and loyalty, 4) increase revenue, and 5) build better work cultures.
Get Laura's book from Amazon here:
Here are ways to get in touch with Laura: https://tinyurl.com/y28w5lq6
Her Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Her LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Her email: laura@cchangelearning.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - "It's Not Them, It's You"- Ep. 3 with Author Laura Sukorokoff - Simone and Support
In this episode we continue our BookCast series with Laura Sukorokoff, Author of It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break-Up" With Their Bosses and What To Do About It.
Simone was a highly sought after recruit to an important role. The company quickly shuffled Simone to begin reporting to a manager that told her at their very first meeting, "I don't want you on my team. I never asked for you."
That manager was a bully boss. He lacked basic respect for people. He was completely lacking in support for Simone and she left that company at the one-year mark. In this discussion Laura Sukorokoff advocates for managers to get along with their people even though they may not even like them. The expectation of every manager towards their team members is to pay them basic respect. Unfortunately some organizations view their people as just resources similar to things like office furniture. Simone's story includes how "HR" added to Simone's lack of support with the advice they gave her.
We also touch briefly on the importance of self-awareness in managers. Here's a link to Laura's book. It will greatly benefit a manager / leader at any stage of their career.
Find the book here: https://tinyurl.com/y3fe2k2c
Here are ways to get in touch with Laura:
Her Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Her LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Her email: laura@cchangelearning.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - IT'S NOT THEM, IT'S YOU With Author Laura Sukorokoff - Episode 2 - Emily and Empathy
Doug Fine meets again with Laura Sukorokoff, Author of "It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break-Up' with Their Managers and What To Do About It."
After a few minutes talking about the woeful state of good training and preparation for a management roles, Laura and Doug get to the crux of the episode discussing a very good employee named Emily. She suffered an unfortunate injury and she could not work at 100% for a period of time. Her manager displayed a clear lack of empathy, and Emily began to feel lost and alone on her work team. Laura shares why empathy is a key trait that managers need to have if they want to get the best work from people. But in workplaces where human-centered leadership is not practiced often a manager's response to a vexing issue for an employee is "Suck It Up and Deal." Empathy from a manager towards their people is important because they need to be interested in what is happening in their peoples' lives. Again, regular relationship-building 1:1 meetings with people is the surest way that relationships can grow and empathy for people can be discovered by knowing them better.
Here's how to get to know Laura:
First, here's her book: https://tinyurl.com/yydgmxxg
Laura’s Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Laura’s LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Laura’s email: laura@cchangelearning.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast With Author Laura Sukorokoff - It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break Up" With Their Managers" and What To Do About It -- Rosalie's Story
Meet Laura Sukorocoff, author of It's Not Them, It's You: Why Employees "Break-Up" With Their Managers and What To Do About It. We briefly discuss whyt Laura wrote this book and her need to help leaders keep their employees highly engaged and delivering great results in their work. The book is story-based and each story conveys a real-world work experience of a real person. Today's discussion is about Rosalie's experience and what happened to change her from a high-performing contributor to spending company time looking for a better job. Positive relationships are key between bosses and their people. Laura provides a vital practice for manager that will build and sustain strong relationships with their team members.
Laura’s Website: https://www.cchangelearning.com/
Laura’s LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/laurasukorokoff
Laura’s email: laura@cchangelearning.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast with Author Trish Tagle - Everyone Knows You Suck - Pillar 4 - "Trust"
Our fourth and final episode with Trish Tagle covers the concept of TRUST between a manager and their people and teams. Trish conveys a story where a silly little demonstration of hierarchy within a company had a new team member wondering if she made the right choice to join this company. We also explore when a senior executive does something that no credible leader should ever do - that is, fail to defend their team in response to false allegations about them that were political in nature. Something that led to the situation was also pointed out - the failure of the leader came from them not knowing the real work of the team in order to push back on the criticism.
I hope you enjoyed this 4-Episode series with Trish Tagle, author of Everyone Knows You Suck - Bad Boss Stories - A Succinct Guide.
You can find Trish here: www.trishtagle.com
You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Knows...
0 CommentsD.FINED Engagement BookCast with Author Trish Tagle - Everyone Knows You Suck - Pillar 3 - "Think"
Trish Tagle is the author of Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories - A Succinct Guide.
In this episode she and I discuss two sub-topics under the third Pillar of her book - "Think." The sub-topics are "Countenance" and "Freedom." Having an appropriate countenance means a leader is not going to blow their top in anger or yell at people, especially people on their team. Trust in a leader can be immediately lost if they do. There is a better way - communicate in a manner to get your message across and don't attack the person, attack the problem together. Also, a leader does not have to yell to damage a relationship with someone. Just providing inappropriate and cutting feedback will do the job too.
In our discussion about freedom Trish explains that once a good foundation is provided to a team member a manager should let their people do their jobs - give them the freedom and autonomy that allows them to get to the goal their own way. Freedom is the polar opposite of micromanaging. We also discussed how it is important for a leader to keep learning from the people that do the work. There are many ways to do it - engagement happens and the best ideas can arise when employees are asked for their ideas about a project, initiative, a problem, etc.
Find Trish here: www.trishtagle.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU SUCK - With Author Trish Tagle - This Episode: "Teach"
This is the second episode of our BookCast review with author Trish Tagle. We are discussing her book, "Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories: A Succinct Guide."The second pillar in the book is "Teach" and our discussion focused on two aspects of "Teach," The Fish Philosophy and Feedback. In a very short period of time we talk about cross-training, making yourself redundant, promoting from within and asking for feedback from the people you manage. Trish is a no-nonsense BS Assassin and her advice to Bosses is clear and unambiguous. There is a lot of learning to be had from this episode. Enjoy!
Trish Tagle's contact info: www.trishtagle.com
email: info@trishtagle.com
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D.FINED Engagement BookCast - "EVERYONE KNOWS YOU SUCK" with Author Trish Tagle - "TRUTH"
Trish Tagle is a speaker, business efficiency expert, author, and consultant... and is a straight-shooter in all of those roles. In our first discussion about her book, Everyone Knows You Suck: Bad Boss Stories: A Succinct Guide, you will learn why she wrote the book and how it can benefit a manager at any stage in their career development. In this episode we discuss a few things that fall under the first pillar, Truth. The concepts of 'Fairness" as well as "Saying I Don't Know" are discussed. You will note the depth of Trish's experience in helping leaders perform better. I hope you will invest in the time to get to know about Trish's thinking and approach to business relationships that lead to winning performance.
Find out more about Trish and her work here: https://trishtagle.com/
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - With Author of BELONGING FACTOR, Devin Halliday - Chapter 11
We have come to the conclusion of BELONGING FACTOR: How Great Companies and Great Leaders Inspire Loyalty, Build Community, and Grow Profits. In this episode we cover some highlights of Chapter 11 - A Practical Approach to People, Process, and Profits.
According to Devin, here's the thing: it is people that deliver business or organizational result. Nobody else. So leaders at every level need to make people their first priority, and the rest will take care of itself. Focusing on people's abilities and their needs will win every time. Devin shares a couple of real-life stories of this principle that gave him a personal experience from which to draw from. We also discuss The Belonging Factor Podcast which actually began before the book. His guests are diverse and exceptional, so we include the link to his podcasts below. Finally, in closing, you get to hear the talented drummer that is Devin Halliday at episode's end. Rock On Mr. Halliday!
Devin Halliday would love to hear from you and he invites you to hunt him down to build a new professional relationship and become an ally in bringing a stronger sense of belonging to your life and work.
The Belonging Factor Podcast: https://anchor.fm/belongingfactor
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - BELONGING FACTOR with Author - Chapter 10
My discussion with Devin Halliday covers a thought experiment that he recommends in this Chapter, "What Would Your 12-Year-Old Self Think?" When we are 12 we think in binary terms. Is something good or bad?; should I do this or not?; Is it cool or uncool? Devin encourages us to use a simple binary choice method that will help your company or workplace quickly make some decisions about whether you are living up to your stated values of quality, service, work environment, and other things you say you want to be. It works on a personal level too. This simple thought experiment, when done honestly, can keep a person and an organization on track or help it course correct if things have gone side-ways in terms of living up to stated values. We also take a little time to discuss other ventures Devin has including his Ally Cooperative. You will find it interesting to say the least. Devin Halliday would love to hear from you and he invites you to hunt him down to build a new professional relationship and become an ally in bringing a stronger sense of belonging to your life and work.
allycooperative.com (Company Website - Discussed in this episode)
Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites:
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - BELONGING FACTOR with Author Devin Halliday- Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of BELONGING FACTOR is titled Operational Objectives (Do Not Equal) Organizational Values. There is a distinct difference between an organization's operational objectives and their organizational values. However, if operations can be guided by, and in sync, with core values that's when wonderful things start to happen for team members, customers, and other stake holders. Too often though, values can be on the wall, in the handbook, and summarily ignored. Devin Halliday has a unique way to help the readers of BELONGING FACTOR understand the benefits to everyone with business objectives overlap with each other and drive each other. Devin would love to have you contact him to discuss his book or for any other reason. He is the Chief Belonging Officer of Rudiment Solutions. Let me count the ways you can be in touch with Devin:
Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites:
allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - BELONGING FACTOR - Chapter 7
Devin Halliday and Doug Fine discuss some highlights of Chapter 7 of BELONGING FACTOR - "A Case for Belonging in A Brand." They discuss the incredible story of SJC Drums of which Devin is a faithful customer and a raving fan and part of a special community known as the "SJC Family." SJC Drums are hand-and-custom-made for their customers. Their drum are of premium quality, are legendary, and they are not inexpensive. Devin describes how SJC Drums builds a community that is "beyond loyal." There are many lessons and inspirations that organizations and businesses can take away from this BookCast and the book, BELONGING FACTOR. We hope you enjoy!
Just for fun, let's start you with the website of SJC Drums. You'll pick up their vibe. https://www.sjcdrums.com/
You can access Devin in a number of ways and he would very much welcome your questions, inquiries, and helping you in any way he can. He's good people!
Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites: allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - BELONGING FACTOR - Chapter 8 - With Author Devin Halliday
Devin Halliday and Doug Fine discuss Chapter 8 in BELONGING FACTOR - Authenticity and Other Sh%t to Consider. Values and Behaviors within an organization or business should, at best, be aligned as close as possible. When there is a big disconnect between what is professed and what is practiced, that's when the problem arise. They touch briefly on organizational culture requires constant maintenance and attention and culture is manifest in actions performed rather than words that we say. Aligning words and actions and things we say with things we do is authenticity and without it your brightest and best people will begin planning their exit to join a culture with more integrity and promise.
You can access Devin in a number of ways and he would very much welcome your questions, inquiries, and helping you in any way he can. He's good people!
Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites: allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast with BELONGING FACTOR Author, Devin Halliday - Chapter 6
Devin and Doug discuss a little bit about Chapter 6 in Devin's book, BELONGING FACTOR: How Great Brands and Great Leaders Inspire Loyalty, Build Community, and Grow Profits. At first they have a good exchange about "great leaders." Doug is skeptical of that description and Devin explains why he included it in his book's title. Chapter 6, which is titled "A Case for Belonging in the Workplace," includes a real-world story of a steel company top executive that evolved from "walking the shop" to "talking the shop." This practice made a profound difference in his leadership and in the tenor and engagement of his people. You can access Devin in a number of ways and he would very much welcome your questions, inquiries, and helping you in any way he can. He's good people!
Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites: allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
Conversation with BELONGING FACTOR Author, Devin Halliday - Chapter 5 - The Belonging Factor Explained
This week's episode touches on Chapter 5 of BELONGING FACTOR: How Great Brands and Great Leaders Inspire Loyalty, Build Community, and Grow Profits. The chapter covers the five characteristics of the Belonging Factor and we touch on the necessity for everyone in an organization to work each day to align what they do with the values that have been decided on. Organizational values are the things that people live and breathe as it relates to their work, their co-workers, their leaders, and their customers. You will gain a bunch of wisdom and guidance about this from Devin and his book.
Devin would very much like to hear from you. Here are a few ways to track him down:
Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites: allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
Doug Fine and Author Devin Halliday discuss Chapter 4 of BELONGING FACTOR
Doug and Devin talk about parts of Chapter 4 of BELONGING FACTOR: How Great Brands and Great Leaders Create Loyalty, Build Community, and Grow Profits. In the chapter Devin includes his vision for an ideal work place or organization. We wonder together what leaders and team members should DO NOW to get there because the future can't wait. Devin will you why.
Ways to learn more about Devin and how to reach him: Linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites: allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website) devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email devin@rudimentsolutions.com
D.FINED Engagement BookCast - Featuring Devin Halliday, author of BELONGING FACTOR, Chapter 3
Chapter 3 is titled: The Past Informs the Present (My Privilege)
The word "Loyalty" appears in the subtitle of BELONGING FACTOR and Doug and Devin discuss the concept of loyalty as it pertains to working in companies and organizations in these times. Is loyalty even important any more whether on an organization's part or from a team member? Devin explains: "Loyalty in the sense we are talking about, in terms of belonging, is not a one-way street. It's not a pledging loyalty no matter what." Also in this short BookCast, Devin explains his personal discovery of his own "privilege" and the experiences that taught him about it.
Devin's Contact Info:
LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/devinhalliday
Websites:
allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email: devin@rudimentsolutions.com
BELONGING FACTOR with Doug Fine and Author Devin Halliday - Chapter 2
This episode discusses the times we are living in and how organizations will need to adapt to monumental changes taking place. Devin Halliday coins the term "Belonging Deficit" that is common in many people and workplaces. He also provides an excellent definition of "Engagement" which makes tons of sense.
The D.FINED Engagement Bookcast - Chapter 1 of BELONGING FACTOR with Devin Halliday
This episode Doug Fine chats with Devin Halliday about Chapter 1 of his book BELONGING FACTOR - The Importance of Belonging
D.FINED Engagement Bookcast - Doug Speaks to Devin Halliday About His Book Belonging Factor - The Introduction
Devin Halliday is the Founder and Chief Belonging Officer at Rudiment Solutions a cutting edge consulting and advisory firm in Santa Rosa, CA. In this episode we talk about the highlights in the Introduction to Devin's book, BELONGING FACTOR: How Great Brands and Great Leaders Inspire Loyalty, Build Community, and Grow Profits. The book is a short and easy read, but it is packed with insights and support to enable companies and organizations to meet the challenges ahead.
Devin's Contact Info: Websites: allycooperative.com (Company Website)
rudimentsolutions.com (Company Website)
devinhalliday.com (Personal Website)
Email:devin@rudimentsolutions.com
Discover Your Money Temperament with author Ted McLyman
My series of interviews with Ted McLyman starts today. We'll be discussing his book, Discover Your Money Temperament: A Common Sense Guide to Financial Security. Ted starts with the premise that money drives most of us crazy and most of us are not very good with money. That would include me.
Ted and I will be discussing his book chapter by chapter in the coming weeks. The podcasts will be short and manageable for everyone.
This one starts with Ted's Introduction to his book.
If you are interested in Ted's book, and I hope you are, it's available from Amazon.
You can visit Ted's Website here: https://tedmclyman.com/
D FINED Engagement Podcast With Wally Bock
Here's my short-form D.FINED ENGAGEMENT Webcast interview with leadership expert, blogger, and business-book writing coach, Wally Bock. I hope you enjoy it and if you do, please share it with your friends. This man is extremely well-read. Google Wally's Three-Star Leadership Blog and read his regular reviews of the latest business and leadership books being published.
I describe Wally Bock as a "humble sophisticate." He is an accomplished blogger, business-book writing coach, and leadership expert. In this rapid-fire interview Wally shares about his book-writers coaching services and how it all works. He is an amazing person and I'm so happy that he gave me this time to get to know him. Find Wally: Wally Bock's Three-Star Leadership Blog: https://www.threestarleadership.com/
Wally Bock's Writing Edge https://writingabookwithwally.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/wallybock
Email: bock.wally@gmail.com
Twitter: @wallybock
Wally Bock - D.FINED Engagement Podcast "EXTRA"
I describe Wally Bock as a "humble sophisticate." He is an accomplished blogger, business-book writing coach, and leadership expert. In this D.FINED Engagement Webcast "EXTRA" interview Wally shares about his background and the career and where it led him. I loved learning about his mothers and her non-traditional role as a "preachers wife." He also takes being fire once or twice in stride. He is an amazing person and I'm so happy that he gave me this time to get to know him.
Find Wally: Wally Bock's Three-Star Leadership Blog: https://www.threestarleadership.com/
Wally Bock's Writing Edge https://writingabookwithwally.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/wallybock
Email: bock.wally@gmail.com Twitter: @wallybock
Michael Wade - D.FINED Engagement Podcast Extra
This is the "Extra" version of my interview with Michael Wade. We cover lots of ground and he shares his thoughts about a number of things that drive workforce engagement via the MAGIC Model. Michael is a modern day Renaissance Man who estimates reading 50 books a year. His blog, Execupundit.com, has a world-wide readership and is chock full of his insights, book and movie reviews and recommendations, good humor and reasoned opinions about things past and present. Enjoy that blog! So many do. Michael is currently writing his first novel.
Michael is the chief management consultant with Execupundit Consulting LLC in Phoenix. He has advised a wide array of organizations on leadership, management, ethics, and equal opportunity issues for over 40 years. His thoughts on leadership and life can be found at the Execupundit.com blog.
Reach Michael here: linkedin.com/in/michael-wade-450637a
Business: www.execupunditconsulting.com
Email: michael@execupunditconsulting.com
Phone: (602) 510-3881
Amazon links to two of Michael Wade's books:
Michael Wade, Management Consultant, Author, Blogger, and Leadership Expert - The D.FINED Engagement Podcast
Doug Fine describes Michael Wade as a "digital colleague/guru" to him. He's known Michael through his blog, Execupundit.com for many years and they have had a mutually respectful, pithy dialogues back and forth over the years. That Doug has a chance to spend some quality time with Michael Wade was a real treat. This is their rapid fire interview that went a bit longer than usual. It was that good!
Michael Wade is the chief management consultant with Execupundit Consulting LLC in Phoenix. He has advised a wide array of organizations on leadership, management, ethics, and equal opportunity issues for over 40 years. His thoughts on leadership and life can be found at the Execupundit.com blog.
Reach Michael here: linkedin.com/in/michael-wade-450637a
Business: www.execupunditconsulting.com
Email: michael@execupunditconsulting.com
Phone: (602) 510-3881
Shane Metcalf - Chief Culture Officer at 15Five - D.FINED Engagement Podcast Extra
Doug Fine and Shane Metcalf are both in San Francisco and go deeper during this long-form interview. Shane is the Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer of 15Five, a continuous performance management software platform for companies with knowledge workers. 15Five makes continuous employee feedback simple to drive high performing cultures. Shane discusses his background and operating philosophies and practices that help 15Five's client and makes their own workplace and culture extraordinary. How many companies in the world would pay for a ticket to Burning Man for their people? I would venture, only one. 15Five did that. Come to our interview with an open and receptive mind and I think you will really enjoy this interview. You will see the mindset that this young entrepreneur has and how he manifests it in his live and in his business.
15 Five's Website: https://www.15five.com/
Shane's LinkedIn Page: linkedin.com/in/shane-metcalf-55620213
Shane Metcalf, Chief Culture Officer at 15Five - D.FINED Engagement Podcast
Doug Fine joins Shane Metcalf in San Francisco for a rapid fire interview. Shane is the Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer of 15Five, a continuous performance management software platform for companies with knowledge workers. 15Five makes continuous employee feedback simple to drive high performing cultures. Shane discusses the basics of this business as well as advocates for building more human business cultures through all the conversations had within an organization. I think you will really enjoy this interview.
15 Five's Website: https://www.15five.com/
Shane's LinkedIn Page: linkedin.com/in/shane-metcalf-55620213
Julia Wojnar - D.FINED Engagement Podcast
Doug Fine has a rapid-fire interview with Julia Wojnar. She is the Founder of Unleash Your Presence which bridges the gap between executives' brilliant ideas and their ability to communicate them powerfully. She has been a featured speaker and presenter on world-recognized platforms such as Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), and has been cited as an “authority builder” by The Huffington Post. Julia holds a B.S. in Communication Management and Design from Ithaca College’s Park School, has fifteen years of stage experience, and has been featured on outlets such as Thrive Global, iHeartRadio, and numerous podcasts.
Julia's Website: https://www.unleashyourpresence.com
Julia's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliawojnar/
Kevin Buck - D.FINED Engagement Podcast EXTRA
Kevin Buck is a collaborative leadership and executive coach, leveraging more than 30 years of consulting experience to guide organizations through self-transformation. He is the founder and President of Emergent Success in Southern California whose mission is to assist individuals, teams, and organizations in 'co-creating' the optimal conditions for success to emerge. We take a deeper dive into Kevin's background and his career accomplishments. Kevin and Doug were actually undergraduates students of Theology together and do a little bit of reminiscing together. Enjoy this long-form EXTRA version of the D.FINED Engagement Podcast.
You can find out more about Kevin Buck here:
His Website: https://www.emergentsuccess.com/
His LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/emergentsuccesskevinbuck
His Phone Number: 949.309.2780 ex. 201
Kevin Buck - D.FINED Engagement Pocast
Kevin Buck is a collaborative leadership and executive coach, leveraging more than 30 years of consulting experience to guide organizations through self-transformation. He is the founder and President of Emergent Success in Southern California whose mission is to assist individuals, teams, and organizations in 'co-creating' the optimal conditions for success to emerge. -This is our "rapid fire" short-form interview where Kevin speaks about his ideal clients and the problems that he collaborates with them to solve.
You can find out more about Kevin Buck here:
His Website: https://www.emergentsuccess.com/
His LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/emergentsuccesskevinbuck
His Phone Number: 949.309.2780 ex. 201
Kurt Mueller - D.FINED Engagement Postcast "EXTRA"
This webcast "EXTRA" long-form interview goes into much greater depth with Wealth Management Advisor, Kurt Mueller from Appolon Wealth Management. Kurt speaks about his own concerns about his industry and how it is important to asked the right questions of a financial planner before you work with them. He explains the fiduciary relationships that he has with his clients and what that really means. Enjoy this exchange and please consider getting in touch with Kurt for your business or personal financial planning needs.
Find Kurt Here:
Kurt's LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/kurtmueller1
Kurt's address and phone number: 137 Old Market Street Suite 102 Aiken, SC 29803 803-671-8792 (Mobile)
Email: kurt.mueller@apollonwealth.com
Kurt Mueller - D.FINED Engagement Podcast
Doug Fine and Kurt Mueller sit down for a rapid fire interview where Kurt shares the basics of his independent financial advisor business - who his ideal clients are, and what problems that he helps them solve. Learn how to get in touch with Kurt and see how he might be able to help you meet your business and personal financial goals.
Find Kurt Here: Kurt's LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/kurtmueller1
Kurt's address and phone number:
137 Old Market Street Suite 102
Aiken, SC 29803
803-671-8792 (Mobile)
Email: kurt.mueller@apollonwealth.com
Devin Halliday - D.FINED Engagement Podcast "EXTRA"
Doug Fine, Principal at D.FINED Performance Solutions, provides a long-form interview with Devin Halliday, speaker, author, consultant and all-around impressive individual. Devin makes his home in Pittsburgh, PA and is the founder and leader of Rudiment Solutions. Devin shares some of his path in becoming an expert in belonging, organizational culture and leadership. He got a bit of a challenge when he was asked to provide his interpretation of an engagement model which includes MEANING, AUTONOMY, GROWTH, IMPACT, and CONNECTION (i.e. MAGIC). He was given a grade at the end!
You can learn more about Devin here: His Press Kit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b...
His LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinhall...
Rudiment Solutions Website: https://www.rudimentsolutions.com/
Find his book Belonging Faction on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/BELONGING-FACT...
Devin Halliday - D.FINED Engagment Podcast
Doug Fine, Principal at D.FINED Performance Solutions, provides a rapid-fire interview with Devin Halliday, speaker, author, consultant and all-around impressive individual. Devin makes his home in Pittsburgh, PA and is the founder and leader of Rudiment Solutions. This interview focuses on the specific help that Devin can provide to clients willing to take their people, products, profits and culture to the next level.
You can learn more about Devin here:
His Press Kit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b...
His LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinhall...
Rudiment Solutions Website: https://www.rudimentsolutions.com/
Find his book Belonging Faction on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/BELONGING-FACT...
D.FINED Engagement Podcast EXTRA with Ted McLyman
Ted McLyman is a,Entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, trainer, Lt Col, USMC (Ret), and Ironman All World age group triathlete. Among the many things he does, he specializes in helping individuals and businesses think about money in a whole different way. Ted also a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. In this "EXTRA" long-form interview Ted speaks about how our brains are wired to deal with money, each in our own unique way. We have emotional connections with money and those connections manifest themselves in our behaviors as we spend and as we save.
Learn more about Ted, his services, and books here: https://tedmclyman.com/
Learn about Money Temperaments: https://tedmclyman.com/money-temperam...
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ted-mclyman
Email: ted@myapexx.com
D.FINED Engagement Podcast with Ted McLyman
Ted McLyman is a,Entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, trainer, Lt Col, USMC (Ret), and Ironman All World age group triathlete. Among the many things he does, he specializes in helping individuals and businesses think about money in a whole different way. Ted also a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.
Learn more about Ted, his services, and books here: https://tedmclyman.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ted-mclyman
Email: ted@myapexx.com
D FINED Engagement Podcast "EXTRA" With Kevin Eikenberry
In this "EXTRA" interview, Doug Fine and Kevin Eikenberry have the time to go deeper into Kevin's career as a leadership development trainer and consultant. Kevin shares from his vast experience in helping organizations develop effective leaders, and, as a result, improve a company's performance through its people.
Kevin can be reached at his website: https://www.kevineikenberry.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevineikenberry
Twitter: @KevinEikenberry
Kevin's Blog: https://blog.kevineikenberry.com/
13 Days to Remarkable Leadership (Free Training): https://www.kevineikenberry.com/sign-...
D.FINED Engagement Podcast With Kevin Eikenberry
Doug Fine and Kevin Eikenberry share a rapid fire interview where Kevin speaks about the basics of his business, The Kevin Eikenberry Group. Kevin is world-know for his leadership training and has authored a number books to help people become effective and caring leaders. You will enjoy this dialog immensely.
Kevin can be reached at his website: https://www.kevineikenberry.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevineikenberry
Twitter: @KevinEikenberry
Kevin's Blog: https://blog.kevineikenberry.com/
13 Days to Remarkable Leadership (Free Training): https://www.kevineikenberry.com/sign-...
D FINED Engagement Podcast "EXTRA" With Jason Lauritsen
Doug Fine and Jason Lauritsen share a free-wheeling time touching on all kinds of topics relating to what we both do and some things about what we know. It's a deeper conversation. Jason is a pro and someone that adds lots of value to his clients. You can just tell. And his advice for people like me: "Keep going." Sage advice indeed.
Here's how you can get in touch with Jason:
Website: https://jasonlauritsen.com. (You can find blog posts and podcasts there too.)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonLauritsen
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonlauritsen
D FINED Engagement Podcast With Jason Lauritsen
Doug Fine and Jason Lauritsen come together for a brief chat about his best (ideal) clients and how he helps with developing higher engagement, more empowered managers and a healthier workplace culture. His gift is helping leaders build organizations that are good for both people and profits. I know you will enjoy this rapid fire webcast. Jason has deep knowledge that works in the real world. He's and expert and I was very fortunate to spend a little time with him.
Here's how you can get in touch with Jason:
Website: https://jasonlauritsen.com. (You can find blog posts and podcasts there too.)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonLauritsen
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonlauritsen