Inspired and Intentional Business Podcast - Open Book Management, Business Vision, Employee Engagement, Balancing Profit and Social Impact (Todd Reed, Curator, Creator, and Conspirator Balancing Profit and Social Im)

This is the first podcast feature episode. I want to highlight podcasts that I believe will benefit those that listen to Inspired and Intentional.

Joe Sanok

This episode went longer than I'd planned. But that's ok, 'cause you're going to get some great small business/entrepreneur advice as well as learn about another podcast to add to your playlist.

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Join me for the 3rd part of my conversation with Amy Emberling, Managing Partner of Zingerman’s Bakchouse and Candy Manufactory. This week we’ll talk about:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

A process for nurturing change within your organization

Succession planning and what keeps Amy inspired to keep improving

Here are the questions for this week’s episode:

1. Amy said that they’re more innovative than entrepreneurial at this stage of the business, because entrepreneur to her implies more risk and boldness. When they innovate, they’re not putting the business at risk as much. At what stage is your company? Do you need to take a few more risks?
2. Amy talked to bottom line change. Their process, as outlined in the interview (I know there’s more involved here, get one of Ari’s books and see all the details.). Big thing I got from this: if you have an idea for a change realize that you’re going to need to sell this idea to the interested parties. (Maybe teach your team sales and negotiations even if that’s not their primary role.)
1. Make the case for the change you are proposing. (Who, what, when, where, and why. IE the reasons you want or believe this change needs to happen.)
2. Create a draft vision for it. Remember, this means: what does it look like after the change is in place.
3. Start shopping it around and sharing it with people. I believe the current buzzword for this is socialize the idea. This step should reveal the inevitable resistance to the proposed change. You want resistance because if there’s no resistance then people may not be paying attention or they don’t care how it is. Resistance shows a commitment and engagement to the process.
4. Once the idea has some energy and acceptance, gather a “microcosm” of people from around the organization to help you determine who to tell about the change and how to tell it. This is your marketing team. They help reveal the parties that this may affect that you’ve not thought of.
5. Develop first steps and start the change.

Throughout the process, people will challenge it to see if it fits the vision of the company and business unit.

3. What inspires you to keep improving? Or, are you inspired to keep improving or innovating. She talked about new ideas just coming to her all the time. Do you have that? If not, how can you re-engergize that within yourself?

4. Have you consider succession planning and the future of your organization? How can you continue the vision?

I would love to see your answers at one of the many Inspired and Intentional outlets:

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You can get hold of Amy by emailing her at aemberling@zingermans.com or by calling the bakery at 734-761-7255.

Martin Seligman - http://www.amazon.com/Flourish-Visionary-Understanding-Happiness-Well-being/dp/1439190763

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Thank you for listening and until next week, be inspired and intentional.

Align Purpose and Policies

Mollie and George - Menlo Innovations Pt 1

Join me in a conversation with another pairing from Menlo Innovations, Mollie Callahan, High Tech Anthropologist and George Lund, Software Developer.

In this episode we get to know their journey from academia to private business and in the discussion you can hear a little about how Menlo is different. We also talk about alignment, i.e. do your policies align with your purpose?

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We continue the replay series of the ZingTrain webinars with, "5 Fantastic Tips To Meet Your Annual Targets". This is information that can help for-profit, non

Listen to this webinar replay to get the ZingTrain and Zingerman's take on Open Book Management. Hopefully they'll answer most of your questions. If you have any other questions, go to the website and comment or to the ZingTrain page.

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Join me for the 2nd part of my conversation with Amy Emberling, Managing Partner of Zingerman’s Bakchouse and Candy Manufactory. This week we’ll talk about:

Training systems

Culture and pulling dissenting opinions to make the team stronger.

Having the difficult conversations.

Keeping excitement and focus for a long term vision.

Here are the questions for this week’s episode:

1. She talked about a training compact and setting clear expectations for the new hires. Also, that training is a two-way street and both parties are responsible. Do you have a system for new hires to take responsibility for their own training. More importantly, are you able to adapt to the various ways people learn.
2. Amy presented a couple ways to get dissent to bubble up in the company. Either a “working, not working” set of questions during meetings. Or, to hold an open forum where ideas are presented and then teams share their likes and dislikes, thus allowing anonymity. What have you done that has helped bring up a diversity of viewpoints in order to get to the most unique and strongest ideas?
3. In regards to your process for discipline/performance reviews - do you consider the following:
1. The dignity of the person?
2. How would you like to leave?
3. What would like the story to be?
4. Do you want to tell people or have us do it?

4. Keeping the momentum up for a long term vision. How can you break down your vision into smaller bite size pieces to keep the momentum and focus on the long-term goals?

I would love to see your answers at one of the many Inspired and Intentional outlets:

You can find show notes, the questions, at inspiredandintentional.com/episode008. While there you can also sign up to be kept up to date on the latest podcasts and happenings in the world of Inspired and Intentional business news.

I can also be reached on Twitter @ToddAReed, on LinkedIn at LinkedIn.com/in/toddareed, and on Facebook, search for inspired and intentional.

You can get hold of Amy by emailing her at aemberling@zingermans.com.

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One last favor, reviews and ratings really help other leaders looking for a podcast to inspire them. Please take a moment to review this podcast on iTunes or stitcher. There are links from my website to help you do this.

Next week we’ll continue our talk with Amy Emberling. She’ll cover entrepreneurship vs innovation, a process for organizational change and introduce me to Pavlova.

Thank you for listening and until next week, be inspired and intentional.

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Sit back and enjoy.

This is my repodcast of my interview with Matthew Bodary, Zingerman’s Coffee Company Account Manager.

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This is the first in a series of 16 ZingTrain webinar replays. They've been kind enough to give me permission to present these on the channel and I've curated 16 of the episodes into 4 distinct series that will help you change and intentionally create an inspiring culture.

This one covers mindfulness.

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How do you handle an employee complaint about equipment, processes, policies, etc? Many organizations have a “suggestion box” program. But often times the ideas don’t go anywhere. What does this do to employee engagement?

What if you had a defined process for creating change that could be initiated by anyone, even the newest employee, in such a way that ideas are properly vetted and and also properly rolled out to ensure success? Many employees just want to know they’re heard and their ideas are considered fairly. In addition, if they can be taught the right way to introduce organizational change, you’ve now given them a skill the can use in their jobs now, in the future, and in their world outside of work.

Listen as Ari Weinzweig and I talk about the basics of Bottom Line Change.

Tell me about how you introduce change at your organization in the comments in the comments at the blog. 

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This, the last part of Series One of our business deep dive is episode 5, The Zingerman's Approach to Visioning. This brings it more in line with using it to help you vision for your business. This is featuring the ZingTrain team and not Ari, so you will get a bit of a different perspective.

Take notes and start visioning a brighter future for your people, your teams, and you organization. (I basically said the same thing last week, but I stand by it. : )

Resources

The main Business Deep Dive page where you find links to the original files, slides, etc to the webinars.

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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.

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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.

My 2nd featured podcaster is Shawn Murphy of the Rebel Leader podcast. He's talking to leaders who are working to change the way business is run. Go check him out.

The Rebel Leader Podcast on iTunes.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rebel-leader-podcast/id1086483346?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Switch and Shift, Shawn's primary website for his business and podcast. http://switchandshift.com/

Diving into the principles of servant leadership with the ZingTrain crew. When I think of servant leadership I think humility, and putting the organization first, the team second and the individual (myself) third. Therefore, when I will look for ways to serve those around me before I consider my needs.

I won't always succeed, but if I intentionally pursue this line of thought, I should be a better asset to the organization than if I were strictly thinking of myself first.

Take some good notes and enjoy:

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Resources

The main Business Deep Dive page where you find links to the original files, slides, etc to the webinars. http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive

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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.

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.

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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.

In this part 2 of 3 episodes with Charlie Frank, Founder and Managing Partner for the Zingerman’s Candy Manufactory, gets excited about his move away from worrying about his stage of life and loving the moment where he is in life and how much there is to do.

Show notes, comment, and join the community at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode54

It’s the day after Xmas and all through the office, not a creature is stirring, not even a boss…

Anyway, I’m not going to rewrite the entire story to fit my podcast, but I did wan to take this Tuesday, following Christmas and the next, following New Years to reflect and look forward.

This week, I’m thinking about mindfulness and your team. In the context of culture and work: mindfulness basically means that you look inward and with intention bring your best self to your work and interactions.

Join me for this short episode and go over to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode129 to join the email community, comment, and find links and resources.

I'm not going to talk about backs or cars and proper alignment. Instead, in this "Best Of" episode I'm sharing my 2016 talk with George and Mollie. They're employees at Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor and talk about a variety of subjects. The one that stood out to me was the importance of aligning your policies and practices with your vision and purpose.

Remember to leave comments at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode137

Also, join the email group while visiting the site. I will be drawing for a booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig. I will draw from all those who are a part of the email group as of March 6, 2018.

James Goebel at the time of this interview was COO and Co-Founder of Menlo Innovations, a software development company based in Ann Arbor Michigan. 

His topics included:

• Hope, Processes, and Fear in the Workplace
• Everybody as Manager Open Salaries
• Open Interviews and Diversity

Remember to go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode136 to leave comments. Also go there to join the email group. I will be drawing for a booklet on Bottom Line Change by Ari Weinzweig. I will draw from all those who are a part of the email group as of March 6, 2018.

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.

The summer chill continues with this replay of my interview with Kathryn Wagner. At the time of the interview, she was a new employee at Zingerman's Coffee Company.

Enjoy and I hope your summer is chill.

To join our community, to see show notes, and to see the archive of past shows, please go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode76

Katie Frank is a ZingTrain consultant and trainer. In part 2 of my discussion with Katie we deep dive into what ZingTrain does, but to me it is really a discussion of some steps people can take to start making a more intentional and inspired workplace.

This is cliche but you have to be the change you want. Blahhhh. As much as I don’t want to admit it, it’s true. If you’re a cog in your machine, you can make a difference where you are and Katie, by explaining some of the work ZingTrain is doing, gives some great tips on ways to move the needle. Even if the change is within yourself and by extension, your family isn’t that a step worth taking? She admits that it’s tough for middle managers to make these changes in a larger context. However, I want to encourage you that change is possible, again, even if it’s within yourself and your small circle of influence. How can you make your circle more inspiring, caring, human, and impactful?

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode63 to join the email community, find takeaways/show notes, and other resources.

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.

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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.

In this episode Kieron Hales, Managing Partner of Cornman Farms, will go into more of the philosophies of running an event space and working farm. It’s cool to hear his passion to run a purpose, people, profit driven business that equals his passion for food.

Join the conversation, see links for books mentioned and join our email group at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode88

Here we are for part 2 with Anese Cavanaugh, as she  continues her discussion of Intentional Energetic Presence and her book Contagious Culture.

Anese is devoted to helping people show up and bring their best selves to the table in order to create significant positive impact in their lives. She is the creator of the IEP Method® , an advisor and thinking partner to leaders and organizations around the world, and author of Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives.

We’ll see you on the other side of the conversation with our round of questions.

Social Shareables - Takeaways from part two with Anese,

When addressing culture, it is an inside out approach. Leaders, look inside and then move out.

We all have superpowers and have an impact on those around us. Choose today how you will use them.

Is the way I show up

Is the way I talk to myself

Is the way I talk to other people

Is the way I take care for myself

Is the way I regard others

...helping me have the impact I want to have on the world? If, “no”, then there is beautiful work to be done there.  

Showing up for yourself means you share the idea in a meeting when you normally wouldn’t share.

Make your next meeting more productive: make it shorter and make an agreement to have no phones in the meeting.

Questions for entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers

Do you believe you have superpowers? IE, do you truly believe you impact those around you with your attitude and energy?

How can you approach your next meeting with intention that will affect the energy of you and your team?

Share your responses on the comments section of the blog or on social media. You can find the blog at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode26

Remember to subscribe to the podcast via itunes at

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Join us next week as we wrapup our conversation with Anese Cavanaugh. Until then, be inspired and intentional.

Resources

Anese Cavanaugh.com - http://www.anesecavanaugh.com/

Contagious Culture Book - http://www.amazon.com/Contagious-Culture-Intentionally-Organization-Thrives/dp/1259584577/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455686232&sr=8-1&keywords=contagious+culture

Top secret resources page - http://IEP.IO

Anese’s resource kit - http://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/resourcekit

Busy Blog Post - http://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/from-anese/busy-work-life-balance

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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.

Now what? Even if you have a great team, there are times when issues come up that disrupt what you're trying to achieve together. In this 8th ZingTrain webinar replay, the crew covers how you can work through these problems.

Go to the Business Deep Dive page at http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive on the site to get links to all the webinars for their slides and other downloadable resources for you to start working through those tough relationships at your organization.

Thank you ZingTrain for letting me rebroadcast these webinars.

With July 4th coming up, I started thinking about this topic of Independence and as it usually goes, several items of interest came to my attention that made me think of this topic, declaring your independence from independence to interdependence.

See notes, links to stories and posts mentioned in the show. As well find links to join the new Facebook Group.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/independence

I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve O’Rourke VP Business Development, and Chad Schubert Director of Internal Operations, both of MicroGrid Energy. In the 3 episodes with them, we discuss Triple Bottom Line, B Corporations, and how both these affect the day-to-day at this solar and energy management company.

Notes, Links, and Bios
http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode72

Is there a way to look at your work as purpose and not so much transactional?

What is your work climate?

Notes Taken during the editing.

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Work can be a source of joy. Working for a paycheck is transactional. What is it that you’re doing that is meaningful to you and purposeful to others? Don’t focus on joy directly. You focus on the things that help that feeling emerge. Knowing your work has meaning usually brings joy.

Meaningful work means you're getting something from the work being done.

Meaning - you get the satisfaction of doing the work for yourself.

You can find purpose in any kind of work.

Find purpose in what you’re doing and move from the transaction.

Company culture vs Company Climate

Company Culture - How things get done around an organization. Also the basic assumptions how the organization works.

Netflix - don’t have limits on vacation time and don’t have a policy on travel expenses. Assumption is made that people can be trusted.

This is why culture is so challenging to change. Because, often they’re based on deeper seated assumptions on human behavior and interaction.

Climate is what it’s like to work somewhere. (Hay group?) More influenced by someone’s immediate leader. How your leader shows up at work.

70% of the work experience is determined on your direct management experience.

Great company culture is not a millennial thing, but a human thing. However, 71% of millennials cite meaningful work as a priority.

Social Strategy  - Open, transparent - our brains are wired for connection and this is why social media is so popular. Create rich strong relationships within the workplace.

To thrive in this social environment - where are they creating social connections and being transparent.

Strengths - what energizes me and what I’m good at doing. Understanding strengths to make connections and open.

Shawn Murphy is the CEO and Founder of Switch & Shift, a boutique consultancy and advisory firm dedicated to developing and advancing positive organizational business and leadership practices.

He’s been recognized by Inc.com and The Huffington Post for his work on developing leaders for the future of the work. Shawn was hand picked to be part of IBM’s elite Futurist Group that advises and gives input on topics related to new ways to work.  You can listen to Shawn interview with his business partner business and thought leaders in their weekly podcast, The Rebel Leader.

Shawn holds a MBA from Drexel University, LeBow College of Business, and a Bachelor’s in Organizational Behavior from University of San Francisco.

Shawn’s debut book, The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone (AMACOM), shares path-breaking beliefs and simple techniques to help leaders at all levels positively shift how people not only perform but how they feel while at work. You can also read Shawn’s weekly column, “Positive Business,” on Inc.com.

Resources

Strengths Scope - http://www.strengthscope.com/

Strengths Finder from Gallup - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/

Shawn’s company, Switch and Shift: http://www.switchandshift.com

Shawn’s podcast, The Rebel Leader: http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst

Shawn Murphy on the INC. website: http://www.inc.com/author/shawn-murphy

Shawn’s Email: shawn@switchandshift.com

Vision, Diversity of Perspective, and You. Gauri Thergaonkar Pt 03 Episode 59

They talk about staff partners and getting a diversity of opinion/viewpoint. How could you get this in your company?

Do you have a process to help your team members understand their role in the bigger vision that will be in line with their own vision?
Do you have a vision for your organization that everyone understands?

Have you considered creating a leadership development “course” for your organization’s leaders that teaches, opens eyes, and inspires?

I would love to see your thoughts below in the comments at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode59

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Todd

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Growing Your Business While Staying Small

Join me for the next four episodes as I speak with Tom Root, Managing Partner, Zingmerman’s Mail Order. Also continuous improvement leader and creator of a business maker space called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI. 

In this episode we talk about the concept of managing partners and how they choose to create a new business to help keep their businesses small. Yet at the same time, growing the number of businesses to give their employees more opportunities.

Remember to go to http://inspiredandintentional.com to join the community, see show notes, and to listen to past episodes.

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This is the 3rd of 4 episodes with James Goebel, COO and Co-Founder of Menlo Innovations. Menlo is a software development firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan that has the mission of “ending human suffering in the world as it relates to technology™.”

Part 3 highlights
Open Salaries
Diversity of Thought and Demographics
Interviewing the Menlo Way

Show notes, links to resources, join the Inspired and Intentional Community - http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode51

During my interview with Charlie Frank, Founder and Managing Partner for Zingerman's Candy company, he explained to me how one of the ZZang! Bars is made. An interesting, quick, talk on a subject for which I have ZZero knowledge.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/candy

Todd A Reed, creator of the Inspired and Intentional business podcast introduces himself and purpose of this adventure. He covers what's inspired him, like Open Book Management, Jack Stack, Ari Weinzweig, Zingermans, Zappos and others.

I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve O’Rourke VP Business Development, and Chad Schubert Director of Internal Operations, both of MicroGrid Energy. In the 3 episodes with them, we discuss Triple Bottom Line, B Corporations, and how both these affect the day-to-day at this solar and energy management company.

Please join the Inspired and Intentional community here.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode73

What is Open Book Management? Gauri Thergaonkar Pt 02 Episode 58

What is your company doing right now:
Open Book Management (OBM)?
Open Book Reporting?
None of the above?
What area of your books could you open up and start getting team input?
How could opening up the planning, forecasting and reporting of your financials to your team affect your organization?
What’s holding you back?

I would love to see your thoughts below in the comments at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode58

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Todd

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The Power of Humility in Growing A Great Culture Episode 56 with Chris and Mike, Menlo Innovations, Part 2

To give me a piece of your mind, show notes, and to join the community go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode56

Copyright 2016 Todd A Reed

In part 2, Ari shares his thoughts on comparing organizational design to graphic design using the 3 Cs. Content. Composition. Contrast. And the importance of undertaking them in the right order.

Go see show notes etc at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode43

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Round up of the latest blog posts, books, podcasts, and other media featuring organizations that are inspiring their teams and being intentional in making work...work.

Check out the blog post for links and show notes at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode48

Join the community at http://inspiredandintentional.com/joinhttp://inspiredandintentional.com/episode48

What? For real? Most of the time, I believe most of think "effective" and "performance review" don't belong together. The team at ZingTrain share, through this webinar, their thoughts on ways to improve on this procedure that both managers and their employees dread.

Go to the Business Deep Dive page http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive on the site to get links to all the webinars for their slides and other downloadable resources.

Thank you ZingTrain for letting me rebroadcast these webinars.

I'm excited to continue with my conversation with Matthew Bodary, Account Manager for Zingerman’s Coffee Company.

This week Matthew we’ll cover topics like

• Employee training
• Visioning
• Meetings
• What is employee engagement?

1. Is your training given context? Is it explained why it’s there, what it’s about? Is it organized and easily tracked so they and their team know where they are in the training cycle?

2. Visioning - Are you and your people very clear on what success looks like in  your organization?

3. Meetings - are your’s focused, everyone prepared, expected roles, set agendas, starting on time, and have clear objectives?

4. Engagement - He said, “Picturing yourself sharing in the creation of something special.”- Again with the clear vision, where your organization is going and what it will look like. Can your team see that, understand, and see how they fit into that and what role they can contribute to be part of something bigger than themselves?

I would love to see your answers at one of the many Inspired and Intentional outlets:

You can find show notes, the questions, at inspiredandintentional.com/episode12. You can find links to the coffee he mentioned Honduras Pablo Paz coffee that was partially funded by Aldea Development. While there you can also sign up to be kept up to date on the latest podcasts and happenings in the world of Inspired and Intentional business news.

I can also be reached on Twitter @ToddAReed, on LinkedIn at LinkedIn.com/in/toddareed, and on Facebook, search for inspired and intentional.

You can get hold of Matthew by emailing him at mbodary@zingermans.com.

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One last favor, reviews and ratings really help other leaders looking for a podcast to inspire them. Please take a moment to review this podcast on iTunes or stitcher.

Thank you for listening and join us next week as we wrap our conversation with Matthew. Until next week, be inspired and intentional.

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I'm taking a break for a couple weeks to enjoy the summer. Here are some podcasts, books, and some thoughts on meditation that can help you create the kind of organization that you want to see.

See links to the podcasts and book sites at
http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode75

Kathryn Wagner is a recent graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Marketing. She joined Zingerman’s Coffee House 5 months prior to our interview. After typing up that title for the blog/podcast, I felt kind of guilty because I only partially buy-in to the labels we give the different generations. There are characteristics. However, Kathryn in no way was here to represent a generation. She was asked 5 minutes before we interviewed to chat with me and she said yes. That all said, I did bring up the "M" word to get her thoughts on the matter.

Questions and Reflections - http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode47

As with most of the people I meet at Zingerman's, she's thoughtful, insightful, and an absolute pleasure to speak with.

I also thought during her and many other interviews that I don't want to overwhelm you with Zingerman's people. This team they have there is so nice and the systems/culture they have in place is something special. But it's not perfect and it's not necessarily the end-all-be-all. I share these stories to inspire you that there is another way. What, from what they're sharing can you adapt, not adopt to your business?

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Questions.

Does your interview process allow you to represent your company as your really are? Does your interview process allow the candidates allow them to be themselves?

This is not something you can fake - but do candidates feel welcome when they’re in for their interviews?

Would you allow a 5 month employee to represent your company to the “media” without prep or practice?

You have the ability to “make it right” with a customer. Do you give your people this ability?

Are you providing opportunities for millennials?

Is your company compassionate with your people? Do you care?

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Notes

Quote - 10 minutes - What’s really going on at Zingerman’s? Oh, people believe in you.

Systems and Culture Gap - Need to look this up.

It doesn’t really matter how the employee feels. There’s no emphasis on why the product is great. You don’t really know why you’re supposed to be selling something.

We talk Millennials. “I don’t want to pour myself into something and then leave, just to leave.”

Making it right doesn’t cost money. The mistake is what cost the company money.

Perspective on Open Book Management - there’s nothing to hide. There are no secrets. “There’s no uneasiness on what the numbers might be, you know what they are.”

How does OBM, Open Book Management, affect her day-to-day job? She’s in charge of social media and it helps her connect what is happening in the sales side of things to help her decisions on what to promote.

One suggestion for someone in a position where the company isn’t in alignment with your values. Perhaps start with personal vision, your passions, and caring for yourself.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode47

Scott Monette is the founder of 100% Wine. His company was created because he has a son living with disabilities and he saw a need for more job opportunities for people in this population group. We’ve talked about his inspirations and how he is intnetional. In this part we’ll discuss the business benefits of running a company with this intention. In addition he’ll share his vision for the future and his challenge to growing the company.

To join the conversation, the Facebook group, and the newsletter community, go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode83

Grant Your Team Their Adulthood - Gauri Thergaonkar Pt 01 Episode 57

Questions for you to consider:
Are you, are your people doing the right work they’re meant to do?
Does your work allow your team to be the best them?
Does it allow them to know the part they play? (Can it work at a huge company?)

I would love to see your thoughts below in the comments at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode57

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Thank you,
Todd

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In this, part 3 of 4, with Tom Root, he shares the benefits of using Open Book Management (OBM) in your company.
Tom is Managing Partner, Zingmerman’s Mail Order, continuous improvement leader and creator of a business maker space called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI.
Remember to go to
http://inspiredandintentional.com to join the community, see show notes, and to listen to past episodes.

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In this part 4 of 4, Tom Root shares advice on adapting your culture…find a purpose. He shares how they orient and work with 500 part-timers over the holiday rush. And he discusses how open book management, the Zingerman processes/recipes all contribute to lean-like practices.
Tom is Managing Partner, Zingmerman’s Mail Order, continuous improvement leader and creator of a business maker space called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI.
Remember to go to
http://inspiredandintentional.com to join the community, see show notes, and to listen to past episodes.

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Here we get Ari's views on visioning, background, and thoughts on how to do it. Visioning is for business planning and personal planning.

Sit back, take some notes and start visioning a great future.

The main Business Deep Dive page where you find links to the original files, slides, etc to the webinars.

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ZingTrain shares in this 10 webinar replay how they have created a system to facilitate change in their organization. This system makes sure it's in alignment with the great vision and purpose, gives it a process to test, implement, and communicate to the team/community.

Go to the Business Deep Dive page http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive on the site to get links to all the webinars for their slides and other downloadable resources.

Thank you ZingTrain for letting me rebroadcast these webinars.

Last week I conducted my drawing for the giveaway of Ari Weinzweig's pamphlet entitled "Bottom Line Change: A Recipe for Effective Organizational Change." My winner appears to be out of pocket and I won't hear from them until later this week. In the meantime, I've been reading the book and listening to the previous episodes to prepare for a big project at my work.

Please rate the show. Also, go comment and join the email group at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode140

Chris Dimock, Co-Founder of Elation, had tried conventional wisdom in running his business and was getting average results. He says, "I was running a normal company." He thought there must be a better way. After talking with another local business person, he had a humbling experience because he realized that the results were related more with HOW he thought than some kind of simple behavior change.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode79 for show notes and to join the community

Scott Monette is the founder of 100% Wine. His company was created because he has a son living with disabilities and he saw a need for more job opportunities for people in this population group. This conversation reveals that running a company with intention doesn’t mean that it will be easy. You will be confronted with your ideal and the challenges of the real world.

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode82 to join the email group, to find the link to our Facebook group.
Remember to rate and review us on your favorite podcast app.

In the first 8 months Ji Hye, founder and managing partner of Miss Kim, has learned the great responsibility of being a leader especially in regards to: the importance of personnel energy in the workplace, the impact of the hiring process, and gratitude (even in the smallest of details.) In this final last episode with Ji Hye, you will hear about the results of her work thus far in her new restaurant.

You’ll hear how she’s grown and how her inspirations and intentions are affecting her business.

I would love to see your comments below, on our Facebook group page, or in an amazing review on your favorite podcast app.

Go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode86 to learn more

Thank you to all my listeners, guests, family, and friends who support the podcast.

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/2016Thanksgiving to read some articles on gratitude and to join the Inspired email Community.

This is the 2nd of 4 episodes with James Goebel, COO and Co-Founder of Menlo Innovations. Menlo is a software development firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan that has the mission of “ending human suffering in the world as it relates to technology™.”

Part 2 highlights:
How do you know if you’re right?
Team closeness is more mental than physical
Everybody as manager

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode50 - sign up for the newsletter, leave comments, pictures, and suggest new guests.

Don't worry, you won't have to dust off your math books. This equation is pretty simple to learn, though more possibly more challenging to live out day-to-day.

Ari shares what the formula stands for and how it not only help change effectively happen in your organization but also help engage your team to contribute to the overall success of the company. 

Go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode134 to comment and join the community. 

Please rate, review, and share the show on your favorite podcast app. 

First a shout out to a listener…my mother, Connie. She listens sporadically to the show, but she tuned into my episodes with Scott and they really grabbed her attention. She was so excited what Scott is doing that she shared with her local family owned restaurant (I think they might be there everyday) the story of what Scott’s doing. They then got her into contact with their distributor who really caught on to Scott’s vision for creating work for those living with disabilities and they have now brought his wine into their area, a new market for Scott and 100% wine. So cool.

Scott was one of my first guests that I asked what challenge the world could help him with and finding new markets was one of them. Who knew it would be my mom spurring that on! That’s why you put the challenge out there.

Anyway, let’s listen to the full episode with Scott Monette, Founder of 100% Wine, a company dedicated to giving 100% of profits to organizations that are creating meaningful work for the 53 Million Americans living with disabilities. In addition, we’ll hear his thoughts on being a B Corporation.

Be inspired that you can create a business that is driven by a strong calling or purpose.

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"From being Open Book for over a decade, from teaching Open Book to hundreds of seminar attendees, from helping businesses and organizations all over the country to implement Open Book Management, we know this : Open book is all of those things but most of all Open Book is a way of BEING."

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Click here to go to the main Deep Dive page on this site to see a listing of all the shows and their respective links to ZingTrain.

3 Keys to Productivity. Episode 55 with Chris and Mike, Menlo Innovations, Part 1

Show notes, join the community, give me a piece of your mind - go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode55

Copyright 2016 Todd A Reed

In the previous episode we talked about giving your employees the best present, your best self. Now let’s look at helping them start the new year on the right foot.

This episode is focused on that manager or owner who are wanting to begin to move their organization to one that balances profit and people. One that begins to engage their people at a new level.

Join us over at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode130 to comment, join the community, and find links and resources.

Remember to rate and subscribe

In this episode we learn a little about Maggie and her views on why Zingerman’s was such an attractive option for her. We also hear her views on consensus decision making. 

Three questions for you to consider:

1. Maggie talked about believing, as she grew up, that business was inherently a bad thing. What attitudes about work and the workplace does your team bring into the decision making process? 

2. Maggie says, “the leadership determines the culture of the organization.” What elements of the culture, in your organization, reflect this principle? Do these elements hurt or help the organization meets it’s goals?

3. What are 3 areas of your business would benefit from more consensus? I would challenge you to find some that would benefit from getting consensus from the most entry level people you have.

I would love to see your answers at one of the many Inspired and Intentional outlets:

You can find show notes, the questions, at inspiredandintentional.com/episode004. While there you can also sign up to be kept up to date on the latest podcasts and happenings in the world of Inspired and Intentional business news.

I can also be reached on Twitter @ToddAReed, on LinkedIn at LinkedIn.com/in/toddareed, and on Facebook, search for inspired and intentional.

You can get hold of Maggie by emailing her at mbayless@zingermans.com. 

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One last favor, reviews and ratings really help other leaders looking for a podcast to inspire them. Please take a moment to review this podcast on iTunes or stitcher. There are links from my website to help you do this.

Next week we’ll get a little insight to Zingerman’s process for developing new managing partners as a way to create opportunities for their emerging leaders.

Thank you for listening and until next week, be inspired and intentional.

The inspired and intentional business  podcast is copyright 2015 by it’s owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

My time with Anese has resonated with me for weeks. She is a living example of a contagious presence. I’m buzzing as I think about it. Enough gushing, here’s Anese:

Below for blog post:

Anese Cavanaugh is devoted to helping people show up and bring their best selves to the table in order to create significant positive impact in their lives. She is the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence), an advisor and thinking partner to leaders and organizations around the world, and author of Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives. (McGraw Hill, 11/15).

Takeaways from part one with Anese,

Create impact -

How do you make people feel? We’re always impacting those around us.

How we impact ourselves. How we make ourselves feel.

How we impact the world around us. What have I left? What is my imprint?

The importance of words and how it affects how we show up.

Biggest Lesson: eat and serve more ice cream.

Questions entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers

How are you showing up? What does this mean for you?

How intentional are you in the words you use and the impact you’re having on the world around you?

What is a good first step for you to start paying attention to your impact?

Share your responses on the comments section of the blog or on social media. You can find the blog at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode25

Remember to sign up for email updates at http://inspiredandintentional.com/subscribe

Join us next week as we continue our conversation with Anese Cavanaugh. Until then, be inspired and intentional.

Resources

Anese Cavanaugh.com - http://www.anesecavanaugh.com/

Contagious Culture Book - http://www.amazon.com/Contagious-Culture-Intentionally-Organization-Thrives/dp/1259584577/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455686232&sr=8-1&keywords=contagious+culture

Top secret resources page - http://IEP.IO

Anese’s resource kit - http://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/resourcekit

Busy Blog Post - http://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/from-anese/busy-work-life-balance

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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.

Kevin Jones is the featured guest for the next 3 episodes. In this episode we talk about:

Working through the balance of technology and human side of business and how we cap employees potential.

Even though we have the best intentions employees are still  disengaged.

The importance of designing our business for the employees not just the customers.

And one “simple” solution that can help move your organization to more collaboration and engagement.

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

Are your company processes, structure, and culture truly aligned to relinquish some control to allow your team to be more agile?

Do your employees understand the why of their work? The purpose?

What can you do to design your work so that you enable employees to give their best to provide the best product for the cusotmers?

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

http://www.xplane.com/

Notes Taken During Editing

Technology’s advanced but how we design our work hasn’t advanced as much.

Are humans in the workplace just resources simply to be managed?

We’re marginalizing our people and capping their potential because of how we design our work.

Do you want to move beyond corporate zombies and tap into the potential of your employees? Listen here.

How often are you shooting down the ideas of your team members without consideration for validity.

Employee Capping example: Senior leader who is so busy that he doesn’t have the time to respond to the feedback, so people stop providing feedback, next time he asked.

Is your company set up to put caps on people?

Employees, do you want to love your work?

Engagement is more of a personal thing. Does the employee understand the why of their work? The purpose?

The culture is how we work together. The unsaid things. How we interact. How things get done.

1420 Cost of disengagement and bad culture: mediocrity.

When starting a company we design it for customers. At some point, we need to also think how we design our company for the employees.

Q 2100+-  Design to enable employees to  give their best to provide the best product for the cusotmers.

Change means change in the company structure and processes as much as in people.

Change can come from a scary yet simple solution: give up some control.

Do you want your company to be more agile? Release some control and let your people be more agile.

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.

Listen in to this Best Of episode as Jamie Pritscher shares how she helped to lead a family business to change to a more engaging culture.

Then she shares what it's like to start a company with a focus on open book and employee engagement.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode44

The 3rd of 3 in the 4th series in our ZingTrain Webinar Replays. This 4th series is focused on growing opportunities for your employees.
This episode is about giving your employees that aren't part of your ownership group get the same level of input in your larger business decisions.

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive to learn more, find links to slides and resources discussed in the webinar.

Part 4 with Eliott Frick, CEO Big Wide Sky and Jeremy Nulik, Evangelist Prime, Big Wide Sky

What is a business owner to do to make their business more human?

To see show notes, links to the sites mentioned, and to join our fine and lovely email community, go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode71

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.
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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.

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This post continues our ZingTrain webinar replays. This is the beginning of the 2nd series that I've called, Building a Great Team.

The first recording has a crazy echo and we won't replay it here. The 2nd webinar is called 8 Terrific Tips to Tune up Your Team. If you find your team is experiencing the following, then you need to listen for some great ideas to help solve them:

Productivity is down
Energy seems flat
Interpersonal tension is up
“Fun” isn’t a word you’d use to describe coming to work

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive to find links to all the slides and additional materials for this webinar replay.

Unleash The Unlimited Potential of Your Team, Shawn Murphy, Part 2

Questions

Does your company have a set of values that all know to help them be on the same page on how you're going to succeed as a company?

Does your team feel free to contribute ideas?

Switch and Shift - what does the “human side of business” mean?

Notes taken during the editing of the episode

They’re employees are spread out all over the country.

Discussion of how Switch and Shift’s story might help my wife as she structures her business to be family friendly.

Gig economy - flexibility to go where the work is and to help a variety of people who are also working on your gigs.

What is be be do at Switch and Shift. Instead of the normal core values they decided to create this saying as driving values behind their company. Be inspirational. (You know I like that one.) Be Heretical. Do Good. Their guiding principles.

They shape their intentions and decisions. They are also upgrading their values as the company has grown and they believe they need to be more defined and universal.

Lots of companies have financial success without thinking about all this human worth stuff. So why think about it? You remove the lid on performance and make it unlimited. Lift the lid on your team’s potential. People will contribute more when they are valued and allowed to be creative.

Is all this just an attempt by The Man to stick it to employees to get more out of them without more pay or more benefits?

If we and our people are spending so much time at work, shouldn’t we create an atmosphere of positive vibes, solid productivity, and mindfulness about the work being done. You want them inspired so they are open when the cool ideas come at those off work times.

Is this all just a first world problem? No matter where you are in the world, you are working and you want to do something that is meaningful and contributes to a greater many and not just to a few.

Resources

Strengths Scope - http://www.strengthscope.com/

Strengths Finder from Gallup - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/

Shawn’s company, Switch and Shift: http://www.switchandshift.com

Shawn’s podcast, The Rebel Leader: http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst

Shawn Murphy on the INC. website: http://www.inc.com/author/shawn-murphy

Shawn’s Email: shawn@switchandshift.com

This is a rebroadcast, or is that repodcast, of my entire chat with Cindy Stein, Greene County Missouri Auditor.

In this election season, and frankly a season of discontent and anger over government, I felt it important to look at one way of bring trust back to government. Opening up books and being more transparent should be the default of all government, but sadly it's not and we've let it become that way.

But Cindy shows that there is another way and that it can work.

I would love to see your thoughts and comments - go on over to http://inspiredandintentional.com

Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or whatever program you listen on.

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This show is copyright 2016 by it's owner.

The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin McLeod, Royalty Free from Incompatech.

Before we get started, I want to remind you of the drawing we’re having this week. (Of course many of you will be listening to this after the fact, sorry, it’s both the magic and curse of podcasting.) Anyway,  James Lehman, my previous guest offered up an opportunity for one listener to take a free Energy Leadership Index Assessment and phone evaluation with James after he receives the results. I found out it has a value of $419. I am still accepting entries until midnight March 5th. Go to inspiredandintentional.com/energy to register for the drawing.

I’m excited to begin a new 3 part series with Cindy Stein.

Cindy S. Stein, Certified Public Accountant and a graduate from Missouri State University.

Cindy began her career with a local public accounting firm and remained there until her election to Greene County Auditor in 1994.

We’ll be talking with Cindy today about how the Great Game of Business is being implemented in the Greene County Government. Greene County is in Southwest Missouri, the largest town being Springfield. Many of you have heard of Branson, it’s just North of them.

Tweetables - “It’s about the employees and the foundation they have developed and the culture they help foster.”

“We’re not questioning the person. We’re questioning the number.”

Questions for part 1 with Cindy Stein.

1. What area of your government could use a dose of open-book management?
2. Could you implement open-book management before a crisis arises?
3. It’s about the employees and the culture they help foster. Is this true for your government?

Remember, James Lehman, my previous guest offered up an opportunity for one listener to take a free Energy Leadership Index Assessment and phone evaluation with James after he receives the results. I found out it has a value of $419. I am still accepting entries until midnight March 5th. Go to inspiredandintentional.com/energy to register for the drawing.

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 100 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, I’ll provide a link in the show notes or you can go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode22 and you may click the link. This link will lead you to itunes where you can subscribe to the Inspired and Intentional Toddcast.

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

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

Resources

http://www.greenecountymo.gov

Moody’s upgrade of Greene County, Missouri - http://www.greenecountymo.gov/files/PDF/file.pdf?id=2159

Greene County, MO Auditor office info - http://www.greenecountymo.org/auditor/index.php

Greene County, Missouri’s Great Game of Government dashboard - https://www.greenecountymo.org/dashboard/ggg.php

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70+ episodes in and it's about time I ask the listeners for some feedback. I'm not expecting answers to all of these from all of you, but I want this podcast and blog to be the best of what I can produce, so I could use some insight. If I were to ask you questions in an interview, here's what some would be.

I look forward to your answers in the comments below or at one of the many other places to reach me at:

inspiredandintentional.com/help
Inspired and Intentional Facebook page
LinkedIn at Todd A Reed
Twitter at @ToddAReed
Email todd at InspiredAndIntentional.com
Or call 636-887-5398

This is the third of three episodes with Ari Weinzwieg, co-founding partner of the Zingerman’s community of businesses. Last week he talked about the 3Cs of organizational design. This week he’ll cover collaboration and support.

The four questions
1. Is fear holding you back from sharing more information with your team, suppliers, and customers? Could your organization benefit from being more open?

2. He talked about collaborative decision making. What are some small steps you could take to begin incorporating more collaboration into the leadership of your company? What people could bring different insight to the decisions you’re trying to make?

3. Along those lines of collaboration - he talked about how Paul and He rarely see eye to eye, but what they do share are values and vision. Is your team on the same page around values and vision?

4. Do you have a community of like minded leaders to support you in your journey? Remember, you are not alone in wanting to create a more engaged, collaborative, and open work place.

You can get hold of Ari by emailing him at ari@zingermans.com. You can find show notes, the questions, at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode003. There you can also sign up to be kept up to date on the latest podcasts and happenings in the world of Inspired and Intentional business news.

One last favor, reviews and ratings really help other leaders looking for a podcast to inspire them. Please take a moment to review this podcast on iTunes or stitcher. There are links from my website to help you do this.

Next week, I start a 3 part series with Maggie Bayless, managing partner of ZingTrain. My time with her will cover topics like consensus (trend), creating new opportunities for your growing people, and the importance of systems. Until then, be inspired and intentional.

The inspired and intentional business podcast is copyright 2015 by it’s owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incomptech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

Cliff Hanger!!! Next week, in our final episode with maggie, we’ll learn how to keep your systems from creating too much corporate bureaucracy.

But for this episode here are three questions for you to consider:

1. The managing partner program - what are you succession plans? I really like how they looked outside of the concept of the deli to create opportunities for advancement. Did you get any new ideas on ways to open opportunities for potential leaders in your organization?

2. Maggie talks about potential managing partners having a vision for where they want the business to be in a certain time period. It got me to thinking - do I have a vision for the business I’m currently in? Do I have one for the podcast?  What kind of vision do you have for your business?

3. What could you learn from taking a class from someone like ZingTrain? I took their class while working at a Fortune 500 electrical/comm data wholesaler and learned tons that we could apply…or adapt for our business. I would encourage you to look them up. (I’m not making anything from this.)

I would love to see your answers at one of the many Inspired and Intentional outlets:

You can find show notes, the questions, at inspiredandintentional.com/episode005. While there you can also sign up to be kept up to date on the latest podcasts and happenings in the world of Inspired and Intentional business news.

I can also be reached on Twitter @ToddAReed, on LinkedIn at LinkedIn.com/in/toddareed, and on Facebook, search for inspired and intentional.

You can get hold of Maggie by emailing her at mbayless@zingermans.com. 

https://twitter.com/ToddAReed

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

https://www.facebook.com/Inspired-and-Intentional-1658283491074728/

One last favor, reviews and ratings really help other leaders looking for a podcast to inspire them. Please take a moment to review this podcast on iTunes or stitcher. There are links from my website to help you do this.

Thank you for the reviews from Jay, Kristy and Anthony Witt, creator of The Champion Entrepreneur - http://tcepodcast.com

Thank you for listening and until next week, be inspired and intentional.

The inspired and intentional business  podcast is copyright 2015 by it’s owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

This is part one of two episodes with Charlie Frank, Founder and Managing Partner for the Zingerman’s Candy Manufactory.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode53

Listen to this webinar replay to get the ZingTrain and Zingerman's take on Open Book Management. Hopefully they'll answer most of your questions. If you have any other questions, comment below.

Click here to go to the main Deep Dive page on this site to see a listing of all the shows and their respective links to ZingTrain.

Tabitha Mason, Managing Partner Cornman Farms - was venue manager when I recorded her. She gets into how she came into the Zingerman’s family and how her husband’s sudden job loss helped them to see the benefits of Open Book Management.

Thank you for your support, remember to join the conversation and community of business leaders wanting to create amazing workplaces to change the world, go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode94.

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Katie Frank is a ZingTrain consultant and trainer. In this episode, Katie will discuss what it’s really like to work at a company like Zingerman’s. She discusses a little about areas they can improve and the toughest part getting used to when she started working there.
She discusses more how Open Book Management affects the day-to-day. She closes this episode with her thoughts on visioning.

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode62 to join our community email list, make comments and find resources.

Join me as I replay my entire session with Ari Weinzweig. This was episodes 1-3.

Comment your ideas for future shows and what you want to hear about.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode41

Dirt Cake and Open Book Management

David Burton Part 3

David is a civic communication specialist for University of Missouri Extension and has responsibilities throughout the 17 counties of southwest Missouri. He is headquartered out of the Extension office in Springfield, Mo.

David is an award winning member of the extension as well as an award winning fiction writer.

In this episode David talks about mini-games, the steps to begin going down the road of opening up your organization, and finally, the importance of Dirt Cake! Our second guest to mention the importance of  yummy deserts in their pursuit of a more open, engaging workplace.

Social Shareables

We spend too much time at work to not have some fun being there.

Literal notes while listening to the episode.

The goal of a mini-game is get your team focused on hitting the critical number. They also call them drivers.

Struggles implementing the great game - getting people excited about it, both management and staff. Finding time to do it.  

No question, just the first steps to get started getting the whole team involved in the business of your organization:

Read the book

Pray/Meditate/Ponder if you’re ready and next steps

Search out others running the GGOB

First step in opening up the books: buy The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack. (not an affiliate link, they’re not allowed in Missouri - What’s Up With That!?)  http://amzn.com/0385348339

The importance of Dirt Cake. -

Natural Child World Dirt Cake Recipe. http://naturalchildworld.com/dirt-cake/

Integrative Mom Mostly Organic Dirt Cake Recipe - http://integrativemom.com/mostly-organic-dirt-cups-recipe/

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http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode30

Resources

Greene County Extension Council Business Plan - http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/documents/PlansReports/businessplan-GreeneCountyExtensionCOUNCIL.pdf

Greene County Extension Great Game of Business  Presentation http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/ggob.aspx

Diagram and explanation of how Greene County Extension is implementing the Great Game of Business -  http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/documents/GGOB/Information%20chart%20to%20explain%20-%20LARGE.pdf

Explanation of how the Extension began using the Great Game - http://southwestregionnewsservice.blogspot.com/2015/04/greene-county-extension-begins-playing.html

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.

Part 2 with Tabitha Mason, Managing Partner with Cornman Farms. We get into becoming a managing partner and what inspired her to make the decision to move from employee to co-owner. What intentionality can you take into leading your organization?

Thank you for your support, remember to join the conversation and community of business leaders wanting to create amazing workplaces to change the world, go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode95.

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Another repodcast (or should I say reToddcast?). This time Jamie Pritscher shares her experience sparking change to happen at a company called Tasty Catering. She then talks about beginning a new company called Neuphoriq Marketing. She's got a great spirit and shares some great stuff. Get your notepads out. This is all three episodes in one straight shot.

Be sure to subscribe to the community (ie newsletter) by clicking here. http://inspiredandintentional.com/subscribe_stay_inspired/

About Jamie Pritscher

Jamie Pritscher is an award-winning entrepreneur committed to excellence, professionalism, positive workplace culture and exceptional client experiences. In addition to positions as Director of Communications at full-service caterer Tasty Catering, Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of creative marketing agency nuphoriq and Co-founder and CEO of socially-responsible high-end gift company That’s Caring, Jamie is also an active speaker and volunteer in the community.

Show page - http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode44

David is a civic communication specialist for University of Missouri Extension and has responsibilities throughout the 17 counties of southwest Missouri. He is headquartered out of the Extension office in Springfield, Mo.

David is an award winning member of the extension as well as an award winning fiction writer.

In part 1 of 3 episodes, David gets into what open book management is for a small government/non-profit/complicated organization like his, how the great game has changed the mindset of the team, and how they’ve overcome skepticism.

Social Shareables from part 1

Open Book Management is both a life preserver and a motor boat. It helped pull us out of the financial crisis and at the same time moving us forward.

Literal notes taken while listening to the show:

Open book management is also financial transparency, financial education, team-building, and a philosophy that gets people on the same page on decision making and strategic planning.

After open book management we’re not just thinking, “what’s in it for me?”.

Questions

Are you and your people thinking about the day-to-day habits that are costing your organization money and time?

The extension has a complicated mission, management structure, and funding process. If they’re able to use open book management, do you think your department or company could manage it?

Might there be skepticism in your organization to open book management working? What could help convince your team to buy-in?

At the end of this episode is a quick interview with Shawn Murphy, co-creator of The Rebel Leader Podcast. This is the first podcaster highlight i wanted to share with you. I will choose a podcaster that I believe will help you run your business and life in such a way that you will intentional inspire yourself and those around you.

These interviews will normally be their own episode on the Inspired and Intentional channel, but I wanted to share the first one with you.

From the Rebel Leader Launch:

The Rebel Leader promises to bring together executives, leaders (both formal and informal), entrepreneurs, authors and influencers who make a difference by leading rebelliously. We’ll interview people you already know and admire, and many purpose-driven leaders you’ve never heard of – but should.

Through stories, interviews and analysis we’ll help you understand how much leadership is changing as we leave the Industrial Age behind – and embrace the Social Age.

The show will be hosted by the CEO and Founder of Switch & Shift, Shawn Murphy. He’ll be joined by Mark Babbitt, our President and Senior Partner.

The Rebel Leader on Switch and Shift - http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst

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http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode28

Resources

Greene County Extension Council Business Plan - http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/documents/PlansReports/businessplan-GreeneCountyExtensionCOUNCIL.pdf

Greene County Extension Great Game of Business  Presentation http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/ggob.aspx

Diagram and explanation of how Greene County Extension is implementing the Great Game of Business -  http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/documents/GGOB/Information%20chart%20to%20explain%20-%20LARGE.pdf

Explanation of how the Extension began using the Great Game - http://southwestregionnewsservice.blogspot.com/2015/04/greene-county-extension-begins-playing.html

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.

Ji Hye Kim - Founding Partner of Miss Kim, a Korean restaurant in Ann Arbor.

We’ll hear her story from moving to the US, to taking a 90% pay cut to join the Zingerman’s family, to bringing the Zingerman’s ethos alive in a new venture. It’s not easy, but being open with numbers, lean, and mindful have helped her to create a new business that will enrich the lives of the employees and customers.

Thank you for your support, remember to join the conversation and community of business leaders wanting to create amazing workplaces to change the world, go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode93.

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Great story of an English kid, a prodigy really, in music and cooking that has found a new family in the town of Dexter, Michigan and his business that is part of the Zingerman’s Community, Cornman Farms.

Creating a work family.
Lean and it’s importance to business and employee engagement.
The value of failure as a stepping stone to move forward.

Thank you for your support, remember to join the conversation and community of business leaders wanting to create amazing workplaces to change the world, go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode91

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Welcome back, this is our last part with Cindy Stein, Greene County Missouri Auditor. She’ll talk about vision for the Great Game of Government and how everyone plays a role in determining the direction of their organizations, whether in government or business.

Social Media Shareables:

“My vision is that this would spread to all local, state and federal governments.”

“If someone believes in the mission, they can influence others, including leadership to join the cause of open-book management.”

“I would not be here talking with you if it weren’t for by Great Game Coach, Rhonda Alexander.”

Questions

1. What can you do to help bring this to your local government?
2. Long-term engagement is tough. The county government plays a variety of games to keep them engaged. In addition, Cindy shared that they come up a focus for the year. For example, learn all the different kinds of government funds. What game themes and areas of focus could help inspire your team to keep focused on the critical numbers?

Challenge:

If you’re in government or want to help your local government get a better handle on their/your finances, present this last series of episodes to them. I have no financial stake in the matter, perhaps  you should give the Great Game a call to get some ideas going.

The best place to share your answers is on the comments section on the blog at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode24. You will also find links to the resources mentioned.

Right now, I’m hyper focused on increasing the number of subscribers to the show. This will help how this shows up on iTunes, making it easier for entrepreneurs, leaders in business and government find the show. There’s currently not a way to see how many subscribers are on iTunes, however, when we reach an average of 200 downloads per episode, I’ll have a drawing for book on this topic. Click the link in the show notes or on the blog that will lead you to the iTunes subscription page.

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

Next week we’ll begin our series with Anese Cavanaugh, coach, speaker, and author of Contagious Culture...it is awesome. You will be energized after listening to her.

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

Resources

Great Game Coach - Rhonda Alexander - http://greatgame.com/about/meet-our-team/rhonda-alexander/

http://www.greenecountymo.gov

Moody’s upgrade of Greene County, Missouri - http://www.greenecountymo.gov/files/PDF/file.pdf?id=2159

Greene County, MO Auditor office info - http://www.greenecountymo.org/auditor/index.php

Greene County, Missouri’s Great Game of Government dashboard - https://www.greenecountymo.org/dashboard/ggg.php

Website - http://inspiredandintentional.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ToddAReed

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

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In part one with Ji Hye Kim, Managing Partner and founder of the new Zingerman’s Korean restaurant, Miss Kim we learned about her origin story coming to the US at 13 to being a new managing partner and founder of Zingerman’s newest restaurant.

In this episode we’ll look at what intentional actions she’s taken to bring the Zingerman’s ethos to life in a new venture. In her case, Visioning (something she once viewed as new-agey or just some warm and fuzzy), Bottom Line Change, Open Book Management, and Servant Leadership.

To leave a comment, to join the Facebook group, and the email group go to inspiredandintentional.com/episode85

The group at ZingTrain were kind enough to give me permission to share episodes from their free webinar series. I've collected a few into 4 areas of business.

Series one is based on getting a good start with Visioning and Leadership. Begin with yourself by understanding the concept of mindfulness and self management. Learn the importance of being a servant leader. And then move onto creating a vision you and your team can believe in.

Once you have a vision you can move onto series 2 and begin to work on building the team around you to reach those goals. Here you learn how to tune up your team so they operate at full capacity. Once they're running you learn how to effectively measure their success with performance reviews. Because change is constant you will learn how to undertake bottom-line change.

In order for your team to work independently and fully engaged in how the company generates cash and runs profitably, you will deep deep dive into Open Book Management, or OBM. You'll learn what it is. Then you will learn how to make the concept of tracking numbers fun by playing games. After running OBM for a while, the ZingTrain crew share the lessons they've learned. Some years you will struggle hitting those targets. If so, listen to FIVE FANTASTIC TIPS TO MEET YOUR ANNUAL TARGETS.

You're in a perfect state of zen, have a great team, and are operating with open book management like no one's business. How do you handle the growth? They've got you covered with series 4. Instead of necessarily growing your core business, why not start a community of businesses? Who's going to run all these new businesses? Why not create a system to make employees owners and the processes used to accomplish this?

Here's the entire library of free webinars you can find at ZingTrain's site.

When you click the links below you will be directed to each webinar's specific page where you will find the audio files, the slides, and many other resources. The amount of material available for each webinar varies.

Intro Episode where I tell you briefly what I'm doing with the series. - http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive

Join me in part two of my conversation with another pairing from Menlo Innovations, Mollie Callahan, High Tech Anthropologist and George Lund, Software Developer.

In this episode we deep dive into the concept of pairing. This concept may not necessarily work in your business, but what are some ways you may want to consider structuring your company to support your purpose and the culture you’re hoping to encourage within your company?

Come on over to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode61 to see the other show notes, questions to sign up for the Inspired Community email list.

We continue 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:

• Why you should choose to take the extra steps to engage your employees.
• What is open book management vs open book reporting?
• A “radical” approach that will encourage employees to share their ideas.

Questions

What are your “butts in the seats”? What is your key/critical/one number?

Belgium Brewing has 4 ways of making decisions:

unilateral

unilateral with input

group decision - consensus

group decision with input

How could you adapt these and Everyone just needs to know how decisions need to be made?

Are you ready to open up your business practices with your team?

I would love to see your answers to these questions. You can leave them in the comments on this episodes page at inspiredandintentional.com/episode16, on Twitter @toddareed, LinkedIn @ToddAReed, or on Facebook, search for the Inspired and Intentional page.

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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.

This is Todd Reed, your host. I want to thank those who have provided feedback and downloaded the episode. Remember, you can leave comments and feedback at InspiredAndIntentional.com. You can also sign up for an update email to get the latest news in the world of Inspired and Intentional business.

I wanted to take another week from the normal episodes to share some behind the scenes work I’ve been doing on the podcast and to also share about inspiration coming to me from two very different sources. What unexpected place has inspired you? Leave comments, join the community and find past episodes at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode81

Chris Dimock, CoFounder of Elation, and his team look at research of people who consider themselves successful and happy in their life. What are the common characteristics of them based on contemporary studies focused on brain science?

Show notes and join the community at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode78

At 13, Kieron Hales was a classically trained bassoonist and on his way to chef school and apprenticeship in London.  He would go on to serve the Queen, 3 US Presidents, and live in 27 countries. After all that he finds himself managing partner (owner) of Cornman Farms, the Zingerman’s Catering and Event Space located near Ann Arbor, MI.
To find show notes, books mentioned, join the mailing list, and to comment, go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode87

Listen to this webinar replay to get the ZingTrain and Zingerman's take on Open Book Management. Hopefully they'll answer most of your questions. If you have any other questions, comment below.

http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive

Improve Your Bottom Line 20 Percent with OBM

David Burton, Part 2

David is a civic communication specialist for University of Missouri Extension and has responsibilities throughout the 17 counties of southwest Missouri. He is headquartered out of the Extension office in Springfield, Mo.

David is an award winning member of the extension as well as an award winning fiction writer.

In this episode David shares how the great game interacts with their annual business plan, how they’re in the black for the first time in 6 years, and how everyone is participating in the financial accountability of the Extension office.

Social Shareables from Part 2 with David Burton

One small (/sarc) effect of running the Great Game at the Extension - 1st time in  6 yrs in the black.

Another small (/sarc) effect of GGOB at the extension - Council members are engaged and understand the financials.

Effect of GGOB at the extension - Everyone on staff coming up with ways to save on expenses. New ideas on income generation bubbled up from inside.

Aha moment - many/most people don’t understand the financials and maybe timid to admit it. No shame. Start educating.

Learn how a nutrition specialist helped to reign in travel spending.

Literal Notes taken while listening to the episode:

How the great game interacts with their process of creating an annual Business Plan - Business Plan is a Blueprint of what they need/want to do. While the Great Game is more of “how” they will achieve the plan. How they will implement.

Just opening up the books and teaching the team the financials has shown, on average, a 20% improvement in your bottom line. You see more benefits if you’re able to provide an incentive.

Mutli-year team member after implementing GGOB - This is the first time I’ve really understood what these numbers mean and how I can impact them.

Chart - Know and teach the rules, follow the action and keep score, and provide a stake in the outcome, and the Critical Number at the convergence of these three.

Know and teach the rules -  First, agree that you’re playing a “game” and that there is a score that measures the success of your organization. What numbers reflect success for your organization.

Follow the action and keep score - Everyone has a line item they’re responsible for tracking and projecting forward. They meet 30 minutes every week to cover the score. Creates a lot of interaction between team members.

Provide a stake in the outcome - can be as simple as having “dirt cake” after hitting a soil test threshold, to a larger “bonus” of development money if they hit the critical number at the end of the year.

Question:

How much would it help your organization if you admitted (if true) that there are elements of the financials you don’t understand? What if you started learning and then teaching on it?

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Resources

Greene County Extension Council Business Plan - http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/documents/PlansReports/businessplan-GreeneCountyExtensionCOUNCIL.pdf

Greene County Extension Great Game of Business  Presentation http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/ggob.aspx

Diagram and explanation of how Greene County Extension is implementing the Great Game of Business -  http://extension.missouri.edu/greene/documents/GGOB/Information%20chart%20to%20explain%20-%20LARGE.pdf

Explanation of how the Extension began using the Great Game - http://southwestregionnewsservice.blogspot.com/2015/04/greene-county-extension-begins-playing.html

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.

I had the opportunity to sit down with Steve O’Rourke VP Business Development, and Chad Schubert Director of Internal Operations, both of MicroGrid Energy. In the 3 episodes with them, we discuss Triple Bottom Line, B Corporations, and how both these affect the day-to-day at this solar and energy management company.

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No Question this week - simply buy Shawn's book, Optimistic Workplace and start working on the worksheets and questions he created at the back.

Notes taken during the editing of the show

Optimistic Workplace came about because of a terrible experience at a “Great Place to Work”.

Pay for classes that didn’t apply directly to their job.

“We’re not here to help people self-actualize.”

Who out there are creating great workplaces and how are they doing it.

Studs Terkel - Read him. “Often times our work is violent, to our spirit.”

You can continue to have a violent workplace or you can do something to make a more optimistic workplace. You don’t have to stay stuck there.

Management needs to evolve. Leadership and Stewardship. “Management” is about control and monitor and manipulate. People want to connect, want purpose, want freedom to get the job done, to be responsible. “Management” should steward and take care of the people and create an environment of success and creativity.

Not just people first. Purpose, meaningful work, and Extraordinary people to create an amazing work environment. The three work together as the origins of optimism.

Bob Chapman says that he’s yet to find someone disagree with him that “Everybody Matters”. What he does struggle to find, is the people willing to follow through and make the changes necessary to move the needle on human workplaces.

Somebody has to go first in creating a workplace where everybody matters. And they’re not sure what to do.

Shawn has created tools at the end of his book to help people, especially middle managers.

Optimism planner - 90 days. Personal values, meeting designs to get people on the same page on an optimistic workplace.

One on One format. Optimism One on Ones. Focus on work progress. Purpose and values alignment.

Are your managers, managers or stewards? What can you do to help this to change in your workplace?

Not a question: get his book and try those exercises at the end of the book. I don’t make any money from these purchases.

Shawn Murphy is the CEO and Founder of Switch & Shift, a boutique consultancy and advisory firm dedicated to developing and advancing positive organizational business and leadership practices.

He’s been recognized by Inc.com and The Huffington Post for his work on developing leaders for the future of the work. Shawn was hand picked to be part of IBM’s elite Futurist Group that advises and gives input on topics related to new ways to work.  You can listen to Shawn interview with his business partner business and thought leaders in their weekly podcast, The Rebel Leader.

Shawn holds a MBA from Drexel University, LeBow College of Business, and a Bachelor’s in Organizational Behavior from University of San Francisco.

Shawn’s debut book, The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone (AMACOM), shares path-breaking beliefs and simple techniques to help leaders at all levels positively shift how people not only perform but how they feel while at work. You can also read Shawn’s weekly column, “Positive Business,” on Inc.com.

Resources

Strengths Scope - http://www.strengthscope.com/

Strengths Finder from Gallup - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/

Shawn’s company, Switch and Shift: http://www.switchandshift.com

Shawn’s podcast, The Rebel Leader: http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst

Shawn Murphy on the INC. website: http://www.inc.com/author/shawn-murphy

Shawn’s Email: shawn@switchandshift.com

The beginning of the 4th series in our ZingTrain Webinar Replays. This 4th series is focused on growing opportunities for your employees.
This episode is about giving your employees the opportunity to grow by allowing them to pursue their passion, while at the same time helping to improve the bigger mission of your company.

Go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/deepdive to learn more, find links to slides and resources discussed in the webinar.

Radical Democratization of Financial Intelligence.

Learn how to give your team the information they need to truly become engaged and empowered in this part 2 of 4 with Tom Root. He’s Managing Partner, Zingmerman’s Mail Order and continuous improvement leader and creator of a business maker space called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, MI. 

Remember to go to http://inspiredandintentional.com to join the community, see show notes, and to listen to past episodes.

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Scott Monette is the founder of 100% Wine. His company was created because he has a son living with disabilities and he saw a need for more job opportunities for people in this population group. My conversation with Scott opened my eyes to my own discriminations and to a need to bring meaningful work to the 53 Million Americans living with disabilities.

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How can transparency transform you and your organization? Could it help you become a “healing organization”? And it’s been said, I think a million times, how important a clear purpose is for your journey and the health of your organization. In this news update let’s look at (hear) a few things that caught my attention and you may find inspiring as you look to move your company to one that is able to balance profit and the human side of your business.

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