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The Consultant and The Millennial

by Haydn Shaw and Seth Tower Hurd

Business, mentoring, marketing, old school business, digital marketing, consulting, management training, career development

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Episodes

  1. Minisode #1: Spotify Buys Podcasting Companies/Time to Start Podcasting?

    A quick look at if/when Podcasting makes sense for your brand or business in light of Spotify's big purchases yesterday.

  2. #38 Why Companies Fail at their New Year's Resolutions (Part 1)

    Get in touch with Haydn: [email protected], peopledrivenresults.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Get in touch with [email protected], digitalprofitfarm.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.

  3. #37 Leading Younger vs. Older Millennials, Knowledge Transfer (Repost)

    Due to two episode files getting corrupted this week (ugh), here’s the very first episode of The Consultant and the Millennial, on why managing older vs. younger millennials is so different, and how to execute on knowledge transfer as baby boomers leave the workforce.

  4. #36 Avoiding Disastrous and Costly Interview Mistakes.

    "If half of your hires are a bad fit, there's $100,000-200,000 a year walking out the front door just in a small business. And usually nobody notices the bleeding." Haydn. On this episode, we look at how the pendulum has swung from the trend of "impossible characteristics" to "going purely off of...

  5. #35: Lacking Cash and Resources is Not an Excuse Not to Grow

    Throw a rock anywhere in America and you'll likely hit a company full of people sure growth is impossible because "the other guys are just too big/rich/well resourced/got into the market first." According to Rob Steinmetz of iCare Advisors, none of those things should be a barrier to success…

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  6. #34: Getting Your Coworkers to Buy into Your Idea with Ryan Foley.

    Ryan Foley of Foley Learning hops on The Consultant and the Millennial this week to help with one of the most frustrating elements of any career...getting buy in from the people you work with. Connect with Ryan at foleylearning.com Connect with Haydn at peopledrivenresults.com Connect with Seth…

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  7. #29: To Win, Stop Competing.

    OK, we're back. I (Seth) became a parent and was also in a near fatal Amtrak accident. More on that later. I'll be posting episodes every couple of days, to catch up on what we've recorded but didn't release during the insanity that was the last six weeks.

  8. #31 Delivering Bad News in the Best Way

    Delivering bad news internally or externally is never easy. But MoviePass has made headlines this year for particularly notable bumbling. On this episode of The Consultant and the Millennial, Seth Tower Hurd and Haydn Shaw look at how to handle bad news and make the best of a rough situation.…

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  9. #30 Younger Managers/Older Direct Reports: How to Make it Work

    Feel like the taboo of being "the kid" amongst your older direct reports is holding you back from success you deserve, here's how to handle this tricky situation. Join The Consultant and the Millennial Facebook Group and grow alongside other leaders as we dive deeper into topics covered on the...

  10. #29 Here's How to Stop Hating Collaboration

    Collaboration can be any managers nightmare. When you get 12 hands on the wheel of a car its easy to crash. Here's why and how to change your mind about it. Join The Consultant and the Millennial Facebook Group and grow alongside other leaders as we dive deeper into topics covered on the podcast!...

  11. #28 Why Binging These Fictional TV Shows Will Make You Better at Business

    This week we encourage you to grab your remote as we discuss how Netflix and Chill can actually increase your business acumen. If you want to understand a major shift in management and work culture over the past decade, you need to understand two shows: The Office and The Bold Type. These shows...

  12. #27 Feedback: Why Almost Every Boss is Bad At It.

    In this episode of the Consultant and the Millennial Haydn and Seth explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of feedback. Giving feedback is a skill that every manager can grow in. Many of us can pin-point encounters with receiving negative feedback in a badly delivered way but can come up with…

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  13. #26 Why Twitter Sucks and The Ins and Outs of Winning on Social Media

    Here's a mid 2018 update on social media strategies and platforms. Seth breaks down the basics. A look at Facebook, Instagram, Linked In, and why you should be writing on Medium. He also breaks down the current climate of Twitter. Haydn discusses why you should never hire or manage a social media...

  14. #25 Are Millennial employees as bad as Seth (a Millennial) thinks they are?

    This Episode Haydn and Seth break down why there can be frustration in the hiring process with Millennials. They put the power back in your hands to help you understand what you can do differnetly in the hiring process in order to find the right candidates, have better retention, and a better…

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  15. #24 Why Teams Get Stuck Pt. 2

    This is part two of the conversation between Seth Tower Hurd on "Why Teams Get Stuck." Your company can have the best product, a bulging bank account and the most brilliant employees...but if you can't work together, everything is grinding to a halt. This episode will help you to zoom out and...

  16. #23 Why Teams Get Stuck

    One of the most frustrating aspects of business is a team that just can't get the job done. In fact, the annals of business history are littered with companies flush with cash who eventually went broke, because they just couldn't make good stuff anymore. But it doesn't have to be that way....

  17. #22 (Audio Fixed) Leading a Drastically Changing Industry with Network Radio Director Brian Utter.

    In a now infamous memo months before the company went under, Blockbuster reported to their employees why "Netflix wasn't a threat," because A). People like reading the back of the DVD box B). Customers like picking up snacks and C). It's great to run into your neighbors at Blockbuster. Turns out...

  18. #21 How to Read (and Write) to Grow Your Career

    From Sun Tzu's The Art of War to C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia fantasy children's books, Seth and Haydn break down books that can have a huge impact on your career, regardless of whether or not they're currently trending on the NY Times list. r..Or...how a 5,000 year old treatise on war can…

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  19. #20 Entrepreneurial and Management Pain Points with Guest Nathan R. Jaisingh

    This week Nathan R. Jaising joins us on the Consultant and the Millenial. Nathan is President and CEO of Benchmark Psychiatric Services which provides outpatient psychiatric services, counseling, and psychiatric testing. This weeks episode we adress pain points for a small business owner. The…

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  20. #19: Onboard Well, or Lose Great People

    Seth has had two difficult onboarding experiences, one where Seth was on his own for nearly three weeks due to the death of his manager's father. In another new position, Seth found himself in a meeting on the first hour of the first day, asking to make decisions on projects he hadn't been...

  21. #18 Changing Careers and the Dynamics of Intergenerational Business

    This week we are joined by Dan Ilg and we discuss his transition from a positon of pastoral leadership to entering his father's business and stepping into the dynamic of intergenerational business. Dan shares his expierience of the pitfalls of joining the family company and his strategy of how to...

  22. #17 Project Management for Non-Project-Managers

    In this episode we explore the relationship between what it takes to get a project off the ground and why so many projects fail before completion. We walk through the reasons why project management is under utilized by non-project-managers even though it is desperately needed in the smaller…

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  23. #16 Instinct vs. Analytical Decision Making (And How to Correct for your Weaknesses)

    Last week, Seth called Haydn he was quitting the podcast and shutting down his company. Oh, and Digital Profit Farm, the company Seth started, had just closed out their second best month ever. But, exhausted and frustrated, Seth listened only to his emotions and was ready to quit (a couple of...

  24. #15 The Playbook for Conflict at Work.

    When conflict arises at work, you will deal with four types: --Sturdy Battler --Avoider --Acommodater --Collaborator Whenever there is friction, you must first identify what kind of person you're dealing with before you proceed. Plus, we dive deep into practicalities, including what kind of…

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  25. #14 The Benefits of "Growing Slow" for Both Small & Large Organizations

    We are currently experiencing the best economy of the post 9/11 era, which means that companies small and large are often hyper aggressive, trying to increase sales and grow staff as quickly as possible. However, companies that go gangbusters in the best of times often run out of money really...

  26. #13 Everyone Deals with Workplace Politics (Here's What to Do)

    It's easy to sit at work and think "this would be so much easier without the office politics." It would be. That job doesn't exist. If you make money in any way, you're going to deal with workplace politics...corporate, family business or nonprofit. The bad news is, there's no "one size fits all"...

  27. #10 Networking for People Who Hate Networking.

    If you've ever felt uncomfortable in a room full of strangers...this is the episode about why you need to walk across the room, and how to connect with people you've never met before without being weird. Haydn finds random networking to be stressful because he's more comfortable when he has a…

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  28. #12 Work/Life Balance in the Smartphone Era.

    In this episode, we recap how Seth was close to hitting the wall after working nearly three months without a day off...and how to carve out time to recharge in work era of the iPhone. In this episode you'll learn: --how when you were born colors the way you see when "working hours" are. --what...

  29. #11 Nonprofits & Family Businesses Are Similar--Here's how to Lead, Thrive and Create Change in Them

    Most people don't put nonprofits and family businesses into the same catagory, but in reality the two kinds of organizations share much more in common than either does with working in a large corporation.At some point in our careers, most of us will either A). work in one (or both) or B).…

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  30. #9 Is "Millennial" a Bad Word in Business Now?

    A recent (and complicated) trend in business is for Millennials to demand that "the M word" no longer be used, as it's often associated with underperformance and the demand for constant affirmation. But if we don't understand the generational differences of our coworkers, managers and the teams…

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  31. #8 Dealing with Manipulative People

    Here's the shortest show description ever... ...as soon as you saw the title, you thought of a couple of people you have to deal with professionally. Here's what to do about that. Join The Consultant and the Millennial Facebook Group and grow alongside other leaders as we dive deeper into topics...

  32. #7 Management is not the Jr. Varsity Squad to Leadership's Varsity

    In most companies, the CEO is paid many multiples of a manager's salary. Which is why Haydn says we treat leaders (defined as people who's to-do list can't be accomplished in a week) as the varsity squad, with managers (those executing the day-to-day operations) as jr. varsity. In this episode,...

  33. #6: The Hyper Practical Guide to Leadership vs. Management

    It may sound like a bad keynote at a conference you wish you had skipped, but there really is a difference between management and leadership. Management is all about execution. Leadership is about steering the ship into the future. If you jump straight to leadership and skip management, you're...

  34. #5 An "Elder Millennial" on Why Old School Process Still Matters.

    At 33, Adam Kail has started and run two successful companies successfully, while bucking nearly every millennial stereotype. He self-funded the ventures rather than finding a large investor check. The office doesn't have a slide or ping pong tables. And he operates on old school principals that...

  35. #4 Beware of Light Eaters! (Or, the Six Kinds of Change Reaction)

    In episode three, we learned about the “change wave.” Like an earthquake in the ocean that creates a tsunami wave, it takes time for a change to “hit” and cause damage, chaos and confusion. Most people are surprised when things are actually harder six months after a major change like new...

  36. #3 Why Change is So Hard, and What to Do About It

    Often when there's a change in leadership or another significant shift in an organization, there's a wave of excitment from some, and fear from others. Whatever the initial reaction, the other shoe tends to drop, usually about eight or nine months after the shift. Haydn calls this a "change…

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  37. #2 Haydn's Marketing Makeover

    Haydn and Seth sit down to take a look at multiplying Haydn's online marketing, and how to ramp things up for 2018. If you've ever sat in front of a monitor and said "now what" as you wondered how to get more customers, this episode is for you. Connect with Haydn at peopledrivenresults.com,...

  38. #1 Leading Younger vs. Older Millennials, Knowledge Transfer

    In episode 1, consultant Haydn Shaw (@thehaydnshaw) and his Millennial Mentee/side kick Seth Tower Hurd (@sethtowerhurd) explain why managing older vs. younger millennials is so different, and how to execute on knowledge transfer as baby boomers leave the workforce. Connect with Haydn at...

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Business, mentoring, marketing, old school business, digital marketing, consulting, management training, career development

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Haydn Shaw and Seth Tower Hurd

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