Zane Safrit

On April 12, 2014, Axe set of on the ride of his life, setting the record for the fastest cross-country motorcycle ride at just 33 hours and 10 minutes. That's 33:10:00. I've heard of people driving across the U.S. in 3 days, roughly 1000 miles

Interview: Rodd Wagner, Author of Widgets

Jun 10th, 2015 41m 54s

Rodd Wagner is the New York Times bestselling author of the new book "Widgets: The 12 New Rules for Managing Your Employees As If They're Real People." He is one of the foremost authorities on employee engagement and collaboration. Rodd's first

Interview: Michael Lee Stallard, Author of Connection Culture

Jun 5th, 2015 33m 41s

Michael Lee Stallard will talk with me about his latest book, The Connection Culture.Here’s my review of Connection Culture. In a nutshell, I loved it.Michael is the co-founder and president of E Pluribus Partners, a leadership training, coachi

Rory Vaden - Author of Procrastinate on Purpose

Jan 16th, 2015 45m 28s

Rory Vaden is the author of the NY Times bestseller Take The Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success. He's also co-founder of the international training company Southwestern Consulting. He's a much sought-after keynote speaker, consultant and

Mindy Hall: Author of Leading with Intention - Every Moment is a Choice

Nov 21st, 2014 57m 4s

Mindy Hall, PhD, is the author of Leading with Intention: Every Moment is a Choice. A great book, one of my favorites, one I'll keep close at hand. She is the President and CEO of Peak Development Consulting, LLC. Since founding the company 199

Susan Fowler, author of Why Motivating People Doesn't Work ... and What Does

Nov 14th, 2014 1h 6m

Susan Fowler is the author of Why Motivating People Doesn't Work...and What Doesn't - one of those pleasant surprises in life, 200 pages of Aha moments and head nods and yes-yes-yes, that's so right answers on motivation: what works and what

Prem Bhatia, Co-Founder of Cooleaf, Talks About Employee Engagement

Oct 29th, 2014 51m

Prem Bhatia is co-founder with John Duisberg of Cooleaf.What is the purpose of Cooleaf?How does it answer the three essential questions for companies considering solutions for their employee engagement challenges:What’s in it for me?Why sh

Dr. Marcia Reynolds - Author of The Discomfort Zone

Oct 23rd, 2014 1h 2m

The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs is one of my favorite business books in general and near the top of my favorites for books on employee engagement. I reviewed it here.Her website isOutSmart Your

Bernd Schoner, PhD, Author of The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide

Sep 19th, 2014 1h 2m

Bernd Schoner, PhD, is co-founder of ThingMagic and author of The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide: How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times and Cash in For Success.There are many battle-scarred veterans of the startup indust

Let Them Shine - Recognize THEM: 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees

Sep 12th, 2014 1h

Let Them Shine is the fourth category in my book titled Employee Recognition: 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees in Ways They Value.Shine is an adjective, defined as to give forth or glow with a light; shed or cast light. Imagine not only th

Empower Your Employees: 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees In Ways They Value

Sep 11th, 2014 53m

Empower Your Employees is the third category in my book titled Employee Recognition: 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees in Ways They Value.As a noun, empower is defined as giving the authority or power to reach their goals or enabling someon

Employee Recognition: Stephen's Story

Sep 10th, 2014 11m

Stephen Lynch is the COO of RESULTSDotcom and author of Business Execution for Results: A Practical Guide for Leaders of Small to Medium-Sized Businesses. We've been friends since, Stephen always reminds me, 2005. when we met at a Growth Confer

Want More Employee Engagement? Be Their Champion!

Sep 9th, 2014 45m

I am the author of Recognize THEM - 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees in Ways They Value. It is my first book.Today's reading is from the second category: Champion.Defined as a noun, the word Champion means:a person who has defeated al

The Ability to Care is the Foundation for Employee Engagement

Sep 8th, 2014 56m

I am the author of Recognize THEM - 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees in Ways They Value. It is my first book.Today's reading is from the first category: Care.Defined as a noun, the word Care means the provision of what is necessary for t

Introduction to Recognize THEM: 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees

Sep 7th, 2014 14m

I am the author of Recognize THEM - 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees in Ways They Value. It is my first book.Author readings bring authors to their prospective audience. Audio books bring the author to their readers. Why not combine the tw

Author Reading: Recognize THEM - 52 Ways to Recognize Your Employees

Sep 6th, 2014 25m

Jo Dodds - Social Media and HR Consultant with Engage for Success

Aug 15th, 2014 54m

Jo Dodds is Social Media and HR Consultant with Engage for Success and which includes co-hosting with Jo Moffatt their radio show Engage for Success. Disclaimer: I was guest on their show. We had an excellent conversation about our shared passi

Interview with Carol Sanford, Author of The Responsible Entrepreneur

Aug 13th, 2014 59m

Carol Sanford is the author of The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders and Impact Investors.From her website:Carol has been leading major consulting change efforts in both Fortune 500 and new-econom

Interview: Dr. Nick Morgan, Leading Communication Theorist, Coach & Author

Jun 25th, 2014 51m

Dr. Nick Morgan is a passionate teacher, committed to helping people find clarity in their thinking and ideas - and then delivering them with panache. He’s written for many CEOs and Presidents of Fortune 50 companies. He’s spoken, led conferenc

Interview: Les Landes, Author of Getting to the Heart of Employee Engagement

Jun 20th, 2014 47m

Les is the President of Landes & Associates, specializing in aligning marketing communications with employee engagement. His blog is titled Inside Out, which is how you build brands, sustainable brands, from the inside out. That starts with emp

An Interview with Sales Expert, Best-Selling Author, Jill Konrath

Jun 6th, 2014 49m

Sales remains a ‘numbers game.’ The difference now is that instead of that number being about cold calls or presentations or interviews it now about how much can you learn and how fast can you learn it.In her new book, Agile Selling: Get Up t

Interview with Kevin Allen, Author of The Case of the Missing Cutlery

May 16th, 2014 56m

Kevin Allen is founder & chairman of business transformation company re:kap, counting Burberry, SMythson, Swedbank and Verizon among its list of global clients. He is recognized as one of the world's most accomplished growth professionals.He

Interview: Wayne Turmel, Author of Meet Like You Mean It

May 2nd, 2014 1h 2m

Wayne Turmel is the President of Great Web Meetings helping companies and their people learn the communication and presentation skills to sell, train, present and manage their teams using any web presentation platform. Wayne is also a writer a

Interview with Stephen Lynch: Author of Business Execution for Results

Apr 25th, 2014 1h 4m

Stephen Lynch is the Chief Operating Officer of RESULTS.com - The Business Execution Experts.He is the Author of the book; Business Execution for RESULTS - A practical guide for leaders of small to mid-sized firms.He helps entrepreneurs:

Chuck Blakeman: Why Employees Are Always a Bad idea

Dec 5th, 2013 38m

Does your organization build meaning for all stakeholders?Do you assign tasks or responsibilities?Do you assign lunch schedules and recess periods for your employees as you would a five-year old? Or do you empower adults with the tools and