Overview
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first talk about why so many people are not happy at work and what they can do to find happiness. Then, we’ll show how change in our life starts within us and how you can make it happen. Plus, we’ll show you an alternative to litigation that is quicker and less expensive for your small business. Also, we’ll show you how to create your personal brand and have it be recognized by others. Finally, how would you like to be able to set up a website in 60 seconds from your phone! We’ll show you how!
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Segment 1: Dr. Annie McKee advises leaders around the globe, and is a Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches and is the Director of the PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program. Annie is the bestselling coauthor of three successful books published by Harvard Business Review Press on leadership. She is a regular contributor to HBR.org and is recently the author of Management: A Focus on Leaders (Pearson/Prentice Hall 2014).
1:30 – Why aren’t people happy at work?
3:30 – Money is a happiness trap.
4:45 – How to get past the “shoulds” happiness trap.
6:00 – Where do we start to become happier at work?
8:30 – Finding a happiness balance in life.
9:45 – How do you know when you should stick it out at your job and when you should make a change?
Segment 2: Cortney McDermott is an award-winning writer, speaker, and strategist to Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurial leaders, and think tanks around the world. Before turning entrepreneur, Cortney served as executive at Vanity Fair Corporation. (She also moonlighted as a deli waitress, secretary, and everything in-between, as a way to put herself through school and life.) She is the author of the book “Change Starts Within You”.
15:15 – How do you know if it’s time to change?
16:30 – How does change start within you?
17:30 – The simple, powerful way to tell the difference between genuine passion vs. “chasing gold stars”.
19:00 – How do you go about making a change in your life?
21:45 – How an exercise called “take your life pictures” will help you get clear on your dreams and confident about turning them into your day-to-day reality.
Segment 3: Russ A. Brinson, business and employment attorney, and mediator with Sodoma Law in Charlotte, North Carolina, provides mediation, litigation and advocacy services to a wide variety of individuals and businesses.
31:15 – What is mediation?
32:45 – How to decide on a mediator.
34:00 – In what business litigation scenarios do parties consider pursuing mediation?
35:30 – What does the process of mediation look like?
Segment 4: Seth Price is a highly-sought after marketing and Branding expert. Seth’s new book is called “The Road to Recognition: The A to Z Guide to Personal Branding for Accelerating your Professional Success in the Age of Digital Media”.
40:30 – What is a personal brand?
42:45 – What is the difference between your company’s brand and your personal brand?
44:30 – How do you get people to recognize your personal brand?
45:45 – How do you set your personal brand apart from everyone else?
Segment 5: Joseph Cohen, Founder and CEO of Universe, a new mobile app for building websites right from your iPhone. It’s by far the easiest way for small businesses to create a website. And it was just featured on Apple’s App Store homepage. Small business owners simply answer a few questions, customize their site, and choose a domain-it takes less than 60 seconds.
49:15 – How to create a website in less than 60 seconds with the Universe app?
50:30 – Who is this app for?
51:45 – How much does it cost?
