Have you ever wondered why rewards or recognition didn’t move the needle in term of engagement or motivation? Or why some leaders get more out of their team than others? In this episode, Dr. Jason Jones shares the neuroscience behind our actions and shows how leaders who leverage these principles will inspire their team to…
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Ryan Leak is a speaker, executive coach, and author of the upcoming book Chasing Failure. In this episode, we talk about his path(s) through failure and how he overcame a mindset of precalculated failure. Ryan shares his insight and stories from the book, as…
How do we maintain our flexibility when it comes to change? Jesika Young, Team Member and President at Cimtech and Wendy Dant Chesser, CEO of One Southern Indiana join me to talk how we move WITH change instead of against it. We talk about the world of manufacturing and economic development and how organizations and…
What if we focused our energy on being FOR something instead of AGAINST it? In this episode, I talk with Jim Kelley, VP at Fern Expo, about his 30-year experience in the events industry and what he has learned about change through the experiences of the last year. He encourages everyone to “Let Go” and…
What can saying “Yes” more do for you? As I’ve recently learned through a full-fledged “Yes Day,” it can have a tremendous impact on your own mentality and those around you. In this 2-for-1 podcast episode, Matt shares the results of his experiment, how we fight back against the “No” in our head, and even…
Scott Wells has an extensive banking career and is currently a VP – Senior Relationship Manager with Bank of America. In this episode, Scott shares lessons learned early in his career about building trust and how so many of our experiences and opinions are shaped through meaningful relationships. He lends some insight into the financial…
Amy Haggarty is the Director of Partnership Strategy for the Cornerstone Foundation. In this episode, she shares stories of how jumping in freezing lakes can give you a new perspective, how this pandemic has brough new meaning to the term work/life balance, and why sometimes a “beautiful disaster” is just what we all need.
In this episode, Wayne Mullins joined to chat about what it means to get results and focus on outcomes instead of vanity metrics. Wayne is the CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, a full service marketing company based out of Louisiana, and he shared his stories about not falling victim to false personal narratives, being his…
How quick are you to give someone the benefit of the doubt? To give them grace even before they’ve earned it? In a recent podcast episode, I interviewed Justin Fox, an Army veteran and 20-year operations leader, about the transition from military life to civilian leadership. One of the challenges Justin faced – as do…
Sometimes it takes the negative to flush out the good. In this episode, Matt recaps his experience during the Texas Snowpocalypse and showcases the good we saw in humanity. He also takes a lesson from the experience and details how we can communicate more genuinely in the workplace and in our relationships. Hint: it will…