30 NOV 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Jenn Kaye, a seasoned language and communication specialist. Jenn Kaye is the co-founder of PhosLabs, a management consulting company. She formerly founded Head-On Communications International and Touch With Intention. You will learn: 4:15 –...Read More

19 OCT 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Sonia Johnson, Executive President and Founder of Society for Employee Relations. Johnson has had over 18 years of experience, specializing in employee relations, labor relations, human resources and dispute resolution. You will...Read More

5 OCT 2016 ·   In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Mike Arauz, the founding member and acting president of August, a management consulting company. You will learn: 3:45 – What Arauz’s line of work is. 4:20 – Arauz’s work is about how people adapt to new situations as well as help...Read More

21 SEP 2016 ·   In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with John Ruhlin, Co-founder of Ruhlin Group, a gift strategy and logistics company and the author of “Giftology.” You will learn: 3:42 – What the Ruhlin Group specializes in. 4:20 – How Ruhlin helped leaders build and keep relationships by...Read More

31 AUG 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Nimisha Walji, founder of Yogini Wellness and executive yoga instructor. You will learn: 2:54 – How can yoga improve our work? 3:12 – By improving your well being you can actually improve your performance and productivity, clarity, creativity and...Read More

17 AUG 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Lee Caraher, President and CEO of Double Forte, author and acclaimed communication strategist. Caraher is also the author of Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work. You will learn: 5:04 – Are Millennials really that...Read More

27 JUL 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Dennis Koutoudis, CEO and founder of LinkedSuperPowers. Koutoudis is an internationally recognized LinkedIn profile makeover specialist. You will learn: 4:04 – What the value of social media is in the business industry. 4:37 – Recruiting has...Read More

13 JUL 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Ron Kaufman, founder and chairman of Up! Your Service, a methodology that aligns, integrates and accelerates activity in three essential areas: Service Leadership, Service Education, and The 12 Building Blocks of Service Culture. You will learn: About the...Read More

15 JUN 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks with Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, the author or editor of 35 books, including two New York Times bestsellers, “MOJO” and “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.” In addition, last year Dr. Goldsmith was recognized as the #1 Leadership Thinker in the World and the top 5 Management Thinker. You will learn: 3:51 - What Goldsmith’s definition of a “trigger” is. 3:56 - Triggers relates to what stimuli impacts behavior. 5:20 - How do triggers impact our work performance? 5:35 - The importance of focus during the workday, to understand why we are doing things a certain way. 5:43 - The “Monkey Mind” concept. 9:18 - What the “Daily Question Process” is and how it can eliminate distractions/triggers and develop behaviors that makes you the person you want to be. 14:20 - Advice for managers in changing behavior? 14:45 - The importance of looking inwards and seeing what behaviors you want to improve. 17:37 - Typically, there is a trigger, an impulse and a behavior—but by realizing I have a choice, makes your behavior a function of that choice, not a function of the impulse. And to the degree in life we can do that, we’re going to be much more inline with the person we want to be as oppose to the person being created by the world around us. Links and Resources Mentioned: Learn more and connect with Dr. Marshall Goldsmith Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about: Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts – Becoming the Person You Want to Be Thank You For Listening! What’d you think of today’s show? The conversation continues in the comments below. Be sure to leave your great insights. Enjoy listening to our other Great Work Insights Podcasts.

1 JUN 2016 · In this session of the Great Work Insights Podcast, Todd Nordstrom speaks again with Nely Galán, Emmy winning producer of over 600 episodes of TV, in both spanish and english. In addition, Galán has had stints in print journalism and as an on-air correspondent with CBS and E! Entertainment. She also became the first Latina president of a television network in the U.S. with Telemundo. You will learn: 4:03 - Galán on a false sense of job security within her career. 4:50 - America has an unrealistic notion about being taken care of by greater forces. 7:15 - Advantages of thinking like an owner within your job. 8:15 - What does the concept of ownership mean to employees? 8:29 - When you think of yourself as self made, the connotation is that you’re working on yourself inside out. . .Becoming self made is a mindset shift, working towards something. 8:58 - Thinking like an owner means that you care, you watch where the money is being spent and observant of where the holes are—what problems haven’t been solved. 11:18 - The importance of teaching kids at an early age about problem solving and what they can do in order to become a self made person. 12:40 - Everyone grows up with pain points...but in all those pains, there is profit. You are an expert in the market that you have the pain in and you can serve that market and that’s your starting point. 13:56 - More about Galán’s new book, “Self Made.” 16:38 - The importance of how to become more self made, one hour a week. 17:24 - What is the ownership learning process for individuals? 20:40 - Entrepreneurship can take on many forms, not just for the creative types. 24:09 - Importance of having a big vision for your life and making sacrifices earlier on so you can reap the benefits later on in life. 24: 46 - How can an entrepreneurial mindset help someone within their career? Links and Resources Mentioned: Learn more and connect with Nely Galán Website | Facebook | Twitter Learn more about: Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way Thank You For Listening! What’d you think of today’s show? The conversation continues in the comments below. Be sure to leave your great insights. Enjoy listening to our other Great Work Insights Podcasts.