Episodes
-
0063 WWC Urko Wood: Jobs To Be Done
In this episode Urko Wood, with Reveal Growth Consultants, discusses how business-to-business (B2B) companies can grow in a predictable manner using a method — Jobs-To-Be-Done — which also sustains value and profitability. The process is described in the seminal book, Jobs to be Done: From Theory...
-
0062 WWC Kent Johnson: Family-owned Business
In this episode Kent Johnson, CEO of Highlights for Children, a family-owned business with a majority of independent Board members, discusses a series of topics ranging from his sudden take-over of the CEO position at age 36 due to the death of the incumbent to how the company started to the...
-
0061 WWC Jim Bruner: Child Development - STEM vs STEAM
In this episode I talk with Jim Bruner who works in child development and who draws on his long history of mentorship to develop diversity, specifically combining the arts with technology. We started with Jim introducing the importance of diversity - turning STEM (Science, Technology…
more -
0060 WWC Recession Prep - processes and employees
This episode is the first in a series on preparing for the next recession, "Recession Preparation - Processes and Employees." The entire teamCMC contributes their expertise: • Gary Monti: change management, business analysis/planning, people & politics, project management • John Riley, Agility...
-
0059 WWC Influence People by Brian Ahearn - Book Review
In this episode I review "Influence People: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade That Are Lasting and Ethical," written by Brian Ahearn. In addition to influencing people in general, information is provided for those who need to improve their sales cycle. His approach is very practical,...
-
0058 WWC Coaching vs Therapy - Dr. Katherine Barteck, PsyD, Interview
This episode is an interview with Dr. Katherine Barteck, PsyD, about the differences between counseling and coaching. She starts with definitions of therapy and coaching. Counseling, or therapy, is about taking an in-depth look at what is creating the current problems. The person can benefit from...
-
0057 WWC Address Fear, Organize Your Business - Britanny Dixon Interview
This episode is an interview with Brittany Dixon of Process for Profit. and continues our look at the relationship between fear and bad habits (see the previous article, Fear and Bad Habits - Give Yourself A Break and/or listen to the previous podcast of the same title) . Specifically, we dive…
more -
0056 WWC Fear and Bad Habits - Give Yourself a Break
In this episode the relationship between fear and bad habits and the importance of going easy on yourself are covered. You may notice that when trying to break a bad habit resolution fades and suddenly you're back to the bad habit maybe even more so than before the resolution. There's a good…
more -
0055 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 12 - Small Steps to An Agile Strategy
This podcast covers Chapter 12, "Small Steps To An Agile Strategy" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. The authors start the chapter by stating a good Flow…
more -
0054 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 11 - Broadening Your Personal Development Goals
This podcast covers Chapter 11, "Broadening Your Personal Development Goals" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. I would have to say if I had a favorite chapter so...
-
0053 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 10 - Customer Feedback Wall
This podcast covers Chapter 10, "The Customer Feedback Wall" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. The Flow Customer Feedback Wall is an additional powerful tool for...
-
0052 WWC Women In Agile Meetup - Men Are Invited!
In this podcast I give my reflections on attending my first Women in Agile Meetup - one of two men to attend. The podcast is divided into two broad categories: - what I will call the human condition, and; - gender differences First off, it was a very valuable experience. The presentation was good...
-
0051 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 9 - Reinventing Roles
This podcast covers Chapter 9, "Reinventing Roles" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. Flow is based on a belief in multidisciplinary people, not just...
-
0050 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 8 - Value, The Anti-Plan and Testing
This podcast covers Chapter 8, "Value, The Anti-Plan and Testing" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. The chapter opens with obstacles to the creation of value: 1....
-
0049 WWC 12 Steps Flow - Ch 7 - Agile C-Suite
This podcast covers Chapter 7, "The Agile C-Suite" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. If you follow my podcast you'll know this is one of my favorite chapters...
-
0048 WWC Women In Agile - Carina Silfverduk Interview
In today's podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion about Women in Agile and Agility itself with Carina Silfverduk, an Agile Practice Lead at CAS. The basis being creating abundance in business through compassion, empathy, and discipline. Carina leads the local chapter of Women in Agile, working...
-
0047 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 6 - Value-Seeking Behavior
This podcast covers Chapter 6, "Creating Value-Seeking Behaviour" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. This chapter answers the question, "How do we seek value is...
-
0046 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 5 - Anti-Project Thinking and Business Agility
This podcast covers Chapter 5, "Anti-Project Thinking and Business Agility" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. This chapter argues that Agile techniques could be...
-
0045 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Chapter 4 - Visualize Work
This podcast covers Chapter 4, "Taking Advantage of Visible Work" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. This chapter deals with introducing visible, observable…
more -
0044 WWC Sales, Growth, and Recessions - James Rores Interview
In this podcast I interviewed James Rores, founder of the Floriss Group and who is a consultant who specializes as a growth multiplier by practicing and teaching sales as a leadership competency - essentially sales transformation. We discuss Sales, business growth, and dealing with recessions. He...
-
0043 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - Ch 3 - Disrupt Work
This podcast covers Chapter 3, "Disrupting The Cadence of Work" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. Chapter 3 deviates markedly from the traditional Waterfall...
-
0042 WWC 12 Steps To Flow - A Review - Chapter 2
Today's podcast covers Chapter 2, "The Customer in the Agile Business" of "12 Steps to Flow: The New Framework for Business Agility," by Haydn Shaughnessy and Fin Goulding, developers of the internationally acclaimed workshop, Flow Academy. From my perspective, this chapter is all about the need...
-
0041 WWC Business Agility - Rich Thiel interview
Rich Thiel, Business Agility consultant and CEO of The Noble Foundry, discusses the importance of emotions, relationships, trust, and vulnerability in order to successfully provide solutions to customers problems when leading an Agile transformation. We met at the Flow Academy workshop conducted…
more -
0040 WWC Flow Academy - Fin Goulding & Haydn Shaughnessy
Flow in Business Agility is discussed with Fin Goulding and Haydn Shaughnessy of Flow Academy. The discussion is quite rich since Business Agility is based on key concepts from complex adaptive systems and complexity science and describes a frame of mind used when the rules fall apart or there...
-
0039 WWC Sales Copy That Works- Interview With Lee Rowley
In this podcast Interview Lee Rowley (http://leerowley.com/), copywriter, discusses how you can get clarity on growing your business by focusing on what it takes to generate good sales copy. Lee makes some excellent points as to do's and don't's when it comes to copywriting: If stressed, a good...
-
0038 WWC Is My Business A Reflection Of Me?
In this podcast Gary Monti, Jeffrey Cochran, and John Riley with Center for Managing Change discuss how your business is a reflection of you and how you view and interact with the world. They also provide tips for what to do so that you can get focused, get on track, and get profitable growth....
-
0036 WWC Agility vs Waterfall vs Product Management - Dan Roman Interview
In this second interview with Dan Roman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dansroman/) and I (https://www.linkedin.com/in/garywmonti/) cover potential religious wars between various methodologies…Waterfall, Agility, Product Management, (and a new methodology not mentioned in this podcast, Business...
-
0035 WWC Product Management - Part 2 - Politics - Brett Buchanan
In Product Management - Part 2 my interview with Brett Buchanan, Product Management Consultant continues. Essentially, the Product Manager and the team have work with complexity to solve a jig-saw puzzle where the pieces aren't initially designed, their shape may change over time, and…
more -
0034 WWC Value Success and Joy_- Jeffrey Cochran and John_Riley
Today's episode in a panel discussion on Value, Success, and Joy with John Riley, An Agile coach and consultant (https://www.readysetagile.com/), and Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource consultant (https://www.hrperspectives.org/) in terms of self, family, business, and your customer. At the core the...
-
0033 Agility vs Waterfall - Dan Roman Interview
Dan Roman, PMP, PMI-ACP, shares his thoughts on deciding how best to move an IT project forward. Rather than being wed to one methodology he uses a form-follows-function approach because of the realities that must be addressed with a project of any complexity. Topics covered include: Agility vs...
-
0031 WWC Business Agility Midwest Conference
In today's episode I interview Bart Weaver, Charlie Kennedy, and Brian Link - founders of the Business Agility Midwest conference to be held in Columbus, Ohio, Nov 5 & 6, 2019. Below are the timestamps for the subjects covered as well as links to the conference web site and to the monthly Meetup…
more -
0022 WWC Estate Transition - A Panel Discussion
Business has a personal side, especially if it is privately held or family-owned. In line with that we have today's topic - Estate Transition. We have a panel of experts who represent 3 important professions and who work as a team to help insure your life's transitions lead to your desired goals....
-
0021 WWC Innovation - Urko Wood Interview
Our guest is Urko Wood, president and founder of Reveal Growth Consultants. He helps companies find and capitalize on the best opportunities for innovation and growth using the "jobs-to-be-done" (JTBD) innovation approach. His promises to increase new product success rates 2 – 5 times over…
more -
0017 WWC Critical Business Thinking-The Five Types of Challenges
In this episode I want to talk about the five types of business challenges we all experience. A key component to running your business, a clear head, can be challenging to maintain. This is especially true when experiencing success. This may sound odd but it is the reality of the situation.…
more -
0016 WWC Victimhood, David Wetmore Interview
Today we talk about victimhood with our returning expert David Wetmore, a life coach with years of experience. David has been a previous guest sharing his knowledge and experience with regards to Life Coaching and Stress Management. David starts by explaining the difference between being…
more -
0015 WWC Authenticity and Brand-Jeff Elder interview
In today's episode, Jeff Elder, an expert in inbound marketing, returns to talk about authenticity and the use of storytelling and brand development. He will also talk about considerations one must make when looking at the website itself. The first point Jeff makes is the importance of just being...
-
0014 WWC Inbound Marketing, Jeff Elder Interview
Today our guest expert is Jeff Elder who works in inbound marketing. Jeff will cover two topics today: • a general understanding of inbound marketing, as well as • his journey from programming to becoming a marketer via web design. Jeff describes his journey to his work as an inbound marketer…
more -
0013 WWC Stress Management - David Wetmore interview
In this, our second interview with David Wetmore, Life Coach, David talks about stress management. In the first podcast, 0009 WWC Life Coaching – David Wetmore Interview, David works to connect what is going on inside the person with what is going on outside the person. David starts by stating...
-
0012 WWC Work-Life Balance - Jeffrey Cochran Interview
In this, our third interview with Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource Consultant (https://www.hrperspectives.org/).The initial interview covered legal classifications for work performed, https://www.ctrchg.com/0002-wwc-are-you-a-solopreneur-or-an-employee/, and assessing if one is a solopreneur or...
-
0011 WWC Human Resource Law - Jeffrey Cochran Interview
Today's interview is with Jeffrey Cochran, Human Resource Consultant (https://www.hrperspectives.org/), and will cover Human Resource Law compliance. Jeffrey specializes in working with small companies. The initial interview covered legal classifications for work performed,...
-
0010 WWC Business and Tax Law - Demetrius Robinson
Today's interview is with Demetrius Robinson, attorney, about tax-, business-, and family law as well as work-life balance. In line with that he defines himself as father-husband-attorney-soldier and admits there can be challenges in maintaining a balance. The conversation is far-ranging…
more -
0009 WWC Life Coaching - David Wetmore Interview
Today's expert is David Wetmore, a life coach with years of experience. David takes an "inside out" approach to coaching. With inside-out we are guided by our internal feelings rather than outside events. One of David's biggest rewards is seeing a client have that "Aha" moment where they gain...
-
0008 WWC IT Cloud Computing
In today's episode we continue our discussion with Craig Clawson, IT expert, and the topic is cloud computing (CC). Craig starts off by defining CC as essentially renting IT solutions from other corporations via hosting on the internet for just about any process you can think of. Many startups…
more -
0007 WWC IT Strategic Plan
Today's expert, Craig Clawson, talks with us about strategic planning in IT. Strategic planning is for any size organization and looks 3-5 years down the road as to technology and other needs. Scale, for example, is a critical issue of your company is going to take off. Even if you are dealing…
more
About this show
Finding Simple Solutions For Complex Situations
Hosted by
Gary Monti
Categories