Shut Up and Listen: Talk To Your Customers!

In corporate America, we often get stuck in legacy patterns of activity… we do it because the people before did it and people still want it.

It is hard to shake free of these patterns or at the very least, determine if they are still needed.

But one way to improve and validate your work is to talk to the people who actually consume your work… TALK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS!

How To Have Better Staff Meetings

Staff meetings are important for morale, but achieving a productive session is not always easy.

At times, a staff meeting can be a “check the box” activity, which is ultimately counter-productive.

I have been struggling with establishing good, meaningful meetings for my staff and this video discusses some basic must-haves and some loftier concepts.

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Professionals… Make Your Own Content!

I made a video about staying curious and sharing your knowledge with others.

That video inspired this idea… take your knowledge and make your own content. Build your own library and share it with your co-workers and the world.

Not only does it help your peers, but it makes you a more valuable employee at your company and externally.

This video walks through how and why to make content – and if you like it, please let me know and ask questions!

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Be Curious and Share Your Knowledge!

For business professionals, the end of the year can be a stressful time. It is easy to fall into a funk and lose your passion.

One way to fight the funk is to embrace your curiosity. Seek out new information, read new books, take short classes, watch movies…

But another critical step is to share what you learned with your peers, coworkers, and friends. It will help you get engaged and stay motivated.

Skip Level Meetings – Updated Advice!

The Skip Level Advice video that I published two years ago became very popular! I really appreciate the audience feedback and engagement. However, over the last two years there are some elements of the video that I felt needed correction and additional context.

Part of that new content is an easy template to help organize updates for senior executives that I am happy to share with you.

If you like these Rethinking Data concepts, you can book your own class at Avail Advisors.

FYI – I am not affiliated with Avail (nor am I getting paid to mention them) but I was a student and the class was really good!