Change Your Mindset

Have you ever challenged yourself to leave your comfort zone and try something new or different? Terri Lechton is a speaker, writer, and educator who believes that everyone can live a life of adventure, no matter what their age, ability, or financial situation. As an asthmatic, non-athletic, and only just artistically proficient individual, she has pushed herself to complete a half-marathon in Antarctica, swing through obstacle courses, learn foreign languages, try stand-up comedy, earn a doctorate degree in management, and discover that impressionism is the only style that she can paint.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• terrilechton.com

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What business are you in? Whether you’re a CPA, CEO, lawyer, banker, entrepreneur, or anything else – the truth is you’re in the people business.

Will Hill and Paul Miller are the hosts of the podcast “Pulse of the Practice.” Will has been with Thomson Reuters since 2001 and currently serves as Customer Proposition Strategy Lead. Paul is the owner of Business by Design, an advisory-focused tax and accounting firm. They are going to explore different aspects of building a sustainable relationship business in your organization.

We have to stop looking at our job as just being in the tax business, otherwise, as soon as taxes are done automatically, we’re out of a job. We need to know our true value so that we can keep growing and moving. Taxes are a function of our business, but our true value is in helping clients achieve their goals.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• Listen: “Pulse of the Practice”
• tax.tr.com/practice-forward
• mybbd.com
• linkedin.com/in/wghill
• linkedin.com/in/businessbydesign

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Avish Parashar performed improv all through high school, but he stopped in college so he could focus on his studies – a decision greatly supported by his parents. That decision lasted only a few months, however, as after seeing an improv comedy show, he fell back in love. One week later, he auditioned for the campus improv group and the rest, as they say, is history.

After graduating, he started Polywampus Improv Comedy, which performed regularly in and around the Philadelphia area for seven years. He closed up Polywampus to focus on the speaking and training side of the business, using improv comedy as a tool to teach valuable business skills such as creativity, innovation, and adaptability. He’s also the best-selling author of “Improvise to Success!” and “Say ‘Yes, And!’” He talks about how improv can be combined with business to cultivate powerful ideas, get over the stress of things you can’t control, and have fun.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• avishparashar.com
• dinghappens.com/podcast
• facebook.com/avishparashar

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I love a good challenge. Convincing business leaders that improv is a leadership method has been one of the most difficult. I have to dispel the myth that those who improvise are just “winging it” and “making stuff up.” Let’s address this myth in the improv process of preparation, practice, and letting go.

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Resources:

• How Martin Luther King Improvised “I Have A Dream”

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As a leader, do you help your employees feel satisfied in their work or are you just focused on KPIs? Do your employees feel like they are doing something meaningful? Are you keeping your employees aware of developments in the business — even if it’s not good news?

This is David Veech’s second appearance on the podcast and, in it, he answers these questions and more. He first appeared in season 3, episode 13: “Getting LEAN in Leadership,” where we discussed how the principles of LEAN manufacturing could carry over into leadership and team development. At the end of our interview, he asked if he could come back to talk about building satisfaction at work and we were thrilled to make that happen.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• Learn more: leadersights.com
• Read: “The C-4 Process”
• Read: “Leadersights”
• Email: david.veech@leadersights.com
• S3E13. “Getting LEAN in Leadership with David Veech”

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In Season 4, Episode 4, ‘Successful Negotiations in Corporate America,’ the conversation centered around how the principles of improv can help you become a better negotiator. Let’s take that discussion and expand on it with some unconventional techniques to help you achieve a win-win when you negotiate. This approach to negotiating requires a give-and-take conversation, and each party will have to give something up in order to get something in return.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• To Succeed in a Negotiation, Help Your Counterpart Save Face

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How do you define hospitality concerning your customers or clients? Does your organization offer a “black tie” experience — or is it more business casual?

Bob Pacanovsky has been an entrepreneur for 25 years, primarily in the hospitality industry. He and his team have created over 7,000 meetings, events, and receptions that each had just one chance to make a wild experience and a lasting impression on clients and guests alike. Now, as a keynote speaker and strategic trainer, he uses his two decades of experience in the trenches to teach companies how to focus on service excellence and hospitality to cultivate more loyal customers and employees. 

When you go out to eat, you’re expecting more than just good food — you’re expecting a wonderful, memorable dining experience. Good customer service and consistent food quality are the expectations. But if you want to go above and beyond that, if you’re going to exceed expectations, you need to hone in on creating black tie experiences.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• bobpacanovsky.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bob-pacanovsky-3432619
• Facebook: facebook.com/BobPacanovskyBlackTie
• Twitter: @BobPacanovsky

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Have you ever given a presentation only to realize, once you’ve finished, that you left out a critical detail? Or that you mispronounced a word, or someone’s name? Maybe you lost your train of thought in the middle of a sentence and blanked out momentarily, losing the focus of your audience.

These mistakes come as a result of a lack of practice, confidence, our nerves operating in overdrive, or all of the above. They might be acceptable for a staff meeting, but not for a board meeting, all staff meeting, an analyst call, or a keynote address. Some leaders can articulate and deliver their thoughts and ideas in a way that inspires and motivates their audience. Others can express their thoughts and ideas through the written form but fail with the vocal delivery. Let’s talk about how to have a flawless presentation — and if such a thing even exists.

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Resources:

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Mj Callaway is a former corporate sales trainer and the only female sales executive to rank number one for a national builder. She knows, firsthand, the disruptions that leaders, managers, and executive teams handle daily and how to remain positive, productive, and profitable through it all. A two-time cancer survivor, she’s known for shifting staff attitudes and converting tactics into results. Her newly released book, “Bounce-Up: Outpower Adversity, Boost Resilience, Rebound Higher,” has been endorsed by the CEO and Founder of The Healthy Workforce Institute, Renee Thompson.

When we experience adversity, there are many paths we can choose to go down. We talk so much about “bouncing back,” but wouldn’t that put us right back where we started, before the setbacks? What if we could “bounce up,” and use everything we learned to put ourselves in an even better position than before?

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

Resources:

• mjcallaway.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mjcallaway
• Read: “Bounce-Up: Outpower Adversity, Boost Resilience, Rebound Higher”

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Innovation requires the acceptance of all ideas in order to move forward and be effective. Ego-driven leaders who shoot down ideas from their team stop innovation in its tracks. True creative innovation is fueled by the former, not the latter, approach. How can you and your team begin to change how you innovate, creating a more robust and engaging environment that encourages and rewards risk-taking, respect of others, patience, vulnerability, and giving everyone a say in the process? Start immediately and work on the process. Over time, your team’s ability to solve problems will flourish.

To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com

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