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Learning Curve
by Laura Curvin
I help 6- & 7-figure business owners harness employee performance and scale operations without losing their sanity in the process. Cover art by Samuel Zeller: https://unsplash.com/@samuelzeller
Episodes
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Boost your marketing reach by embracing your inner nerd.
This episode contains zero sci-fi or fantasy references, therefore I absolve myself of any concerns related to appropriating Nerd Culture. I do, however, shamelessly use nerd as a verb to convey what it means to enthusiastically share our expertise. You know how talking about your product or...
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Small Talk & the Introverted Leader
How do introverted leaders deal with the whole "belonging" thing? You have to get friendly with your employees, but you hate small talk and all the social stuff that you were only too happy to avoid when you first started a business for yourself, and by yourself. I've got 4 good reasons to quit...
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3 Questions Before You Fix a Performance Problem
You said Zing, but your employee Zanged! What happened?! Before you reach out to get to the bottom of it, ask yourself just three simple questions first. Spending a few minutes on this quick mental exercise will have you feeling prepared and grounded when the two of you talk.
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Why you should have this meeting that doesn't matter...
After chatting with a colleague at a water cooler, you're often more patient or forgiving the next time that person says or does something on a conference call that might otherwise annoy you. This is one of the most valuable aspects of co-located working. Humanizing your teammates is SO much…
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Happiness & Other Lies (or How to Fail at Culture)
Last Tuesday we talked about getting your words right when it comes to communicating team culture. This week we look at the most important component of all: Everything else. The biggest reason businesses fail at culture is they fail to align their systems and budgets behind their aspirations.
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False Harmony = Death to Innovation & Trust
Do you want a biz-culture based in reality, or one where a pegasus delivers your coffee on clouds made of reel whipped kreem? Tight-lipped smiles and perfunctory Yesses don't mean you have a team that gets along. It means you have a team that's terrified of speaking up, taking risks, or being…
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Buzzword Buzzkill - Minding the Gap Between Your Adjectives & Reality
How do you describe your work culture? Do you use buzzwords that are more aspirational than authentic? It's great to aspire to a better culture. Just be sure you communicate in a way that acknowledges the tension between current reality and future goals.
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"Can I join your club?" - Building Team Belonging
Wouldn't it be nice if, when you hired people, they immediately let down their guard and started lots of positive self talk and rock-star performance? Instead of feeling insecure or tentative, or worried about fitting in, their mental loops would kick in with reassuring thoughts like "This…
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The Single Most Powerful Ritual of the World’s Best Team Leaders
This quick addendum to yesterday’s episode about 1x1 meetings reveals what the best team coaches do every week, and what it has to do with famous author and introvert Susan Cain.
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More on Meetings - Make the Most of Team Time
"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." --Vince Lombardi Use the tips in the podcast to shape expectations and outcomes for your standing team time.
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1-on-1 Meetings, Your Coaching at Work
Your leadership might be on display in a team meeting, but its reach goes deeper during the one-to-one coaching sessions you have with your direct report. This episode offers tips and recommendations for getting the most from this vital connection time.
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FTE & Freelancer Fallacies
Freelancers often come to us not fully formed and in need of hand holding, which is counter to the image many people have of the independent, self directed idea of freelancing. On the other hand, lots of FTE perform with exactly the kind of proactive style we want from a freelancer. We often make...
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Meetings as Beatings
The leaders at Basecamp only schedule meetings as a last resort. On the other end of the spectrum, in my last corporate job we started and ended with meetings as a default setting: Nothing happened without meetings. We had meetings to plan meetings and more meetings to debrief meetings we'd…
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Workaholic Culture
Workaholism is a counterproductive addiction, and lots of business owners are enablers. Don't kid yourself into thinking a bunch of workaholics will do wonders for your business. Being busy is not being valuable. In fact, it's a colossal waste of time no matter how much we obsess and celebrate...
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The Loyal FTE Fallacy
Let’s punch holes in the idea that you should hire full-time internal employees (FTE) if you want to cultivate team engagement and loyalty.
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How One Leader Handled Team Mischief
A team eavesdrops on their boss then accidentally gives themselves away with a misdirected IM. + Two leadership qualities I hold in high esteem.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I help 6- & 7-figure business owners harness employee performance and scale operations without losing their sanity in the process. Cover art by Samuel Zeller: https://unsplash.com/@samuelzeller
HOSTED BY
Laura Curvin
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I help 6- & 7-figure business owners harness employee performance and scale operations without losing their sanity in the process. Cover art by Samuel Zeller: https://unsplash.com/@samuelzeller
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