WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? The buzzword “quiet quitting” was coined during the pandemic when overworked employees felt underappreciated and struggled to find ways to achieve work/life balance. We talk about this trend and how a similar leadership trend, #missingmanager, affects the workforce and your business. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * What …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Finding solutions to large problems or big goals is greatly simplified by using the One Percent Rule of tackling one small piece at a time to make the goal or problem more easily achievable. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * What is the One Percent Rule * How to apply the One Percent Rule to business or your personal life …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Rules. Why we need them, why they are important to our leadership, career, and business growth, and why people generally don’t like rules. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * Where rules started (hint - pretty long ago) * Some of our first learned rules * Meep Meep (the rules of the Roadrunner) * A better way to communicate …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? There are many benefits to communicating with empathy both for yourself and your employees - and it’s free! You already know how to be empathetic, so bring that to work and enjoy the benefits of empathetic leadership while you propel your career or business forward. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * Resources available to …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? The competition is not scary, and we explain why in this episode. Your competition is merely other people with a range of competencies. Most of us grew up thinking certain jobs or careers were for special people only. Not true! Don’t allow fear to hold you back in your career decisions or choices. WHAT TOPICS DO WE …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Speaking to others clearly and effectively, in a way to make your point simple and memorable, is an art of communicating. Conveying messages to your business team in a concise fashion means better career success and faster business growth. Think, “One Thought to a Rap” - we explain it all in this podcast episode. WH…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Recessions and the adverse effect they can have on unprepared businesses. Thankfully, on average, recessions last less than a year and rear their ugly head only once every 5-6 years. Recessions are always temporary, and survivable, but you plan way ahead. Plus, that planning will help your business in the long run a…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Comp Creep - Runaway Pay - Compensation plans that hurt your company and your employees. We ask … How can a person earn a $100K annual salary for being a receptionist in a small company? We show you how it happened, why it shouldn’t happen, and how to fix it before it happens in your business. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVE…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? The old verbiage of the customer is always right and the customer comes first can actually damage your business, employee morale, and customer satisfaction. Businesses must determine whether potential customers are a good fit for them and if the business is a good fit for the customer for both to be successful. When…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Employee feedback and why it’s often sugar-coated or not fully honest; and by honest we mean brutally honest. It’s essential for leadership career success and business growth for employees to not fear anything when asked to provide input and opinion, but often they feel there will be consequences if they speak out. …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Doing more with less is actually Doing More With Stress. COVID forced us to make what we thought would be temporary changes, and our teams stretched to adapt - they did a great job! But what we thought was temporary now seems permanent and it’s taking a toll on mental health and promoting the Great Resignation. It’s…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Working for yourself. We think that many people are very capable of pulling this off, but some don’t naturally have what it takes. We talk about how you can see if you’re ready to take the next step in self-employment for your career success by taking a simple assessment during this podcast. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER?…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Pissed off customers and why great customer service is essential to career success and business growth. We look at why customer service fails to deliver so often and some ways you can use to do a better job. We look at the metrics of CAC, LTV, and Churn, and learn about the terror of a customer who invokes “Plan T.”…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Asynchronous Work, also known as Async Work, is a fast-growing and popular way to engage your teams and workforce. As you listen, it may initially sound like this change won’t work for your business, but give it a chance - we think we’ll help change your mind. Async, which has elements of LEAN and AGILE methodologie…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? The SPIFF - is it an Incentive to fail? SPIFF, SPIF, or SPIV are all the same form of a short-term bonus paid to employees that may be used inadvertently to cover up a bigger problem. SPIFFs can be distracting to your leadership career success and business growth. On this podcast episode, we have two stories to tell…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Workplace Bullying. It’s a growing problem in business that often hides in plain sight and is more than just an employee problem. We share a troubling story about this, discuss the current state of the employment laws, and offer some unique suggestions and resources to help mitigate bullying in the workplace. WHAT T…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Overusing tools like PowerPoint in your presentations. Most people use these tools as a crutch thinking that it helps the presentation. Sometimes they do, but often they distract from the message. Career success and business growth rely on you being YOU! You are the star of the show, and you don’t always need Mother…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Work-Life Balance - what is it exactly? Is the word “balance” confusing us into thinking that the hours we spend working and the other hours we spend in life should equal each other? Yes, many people believe that, and unfortunately, it’s not that easy. In fact, the math doesn’t work out at all. You can’t have a work…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Listening to your inner voice. Do you ever get a hunch? Sure you do - everyone does. It’s that intuition-like sensation deep inside of you that tries to sway your decision … and then the hunch you had was right! Maybe you’ve said … I have a bad feeling about this … and got out of trouble in the nick of time - that’s…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? We go letter by letter through the CRM. If you work with customers in sales, support, or literally in any fashion, you likely use a CRM, and as your business grows you’ll depend on ‘C’ - the Customer data portion of the system. You also rely on the ‘M’ for Management of the information stored, producing reports, and…

Here's a sampling of some of the highlights we have on the business success and career propelling podcast My Job Here Is Done. This Sneak Pique (clever?) is all about getting new listeners to know us better. We have a memorable way of telling stories about business growth and bringing forward solid career advice for those climbing the career ladder…

Hi - We're Dave and Kelli and both of us are excited to introduce you to the podcast My Job Here Is Done™. Our podcast is all about career success through entertaining storytelling. Our stories are all about people who grew their careers from watching others make good, or incredibly bad decisions. As your hosts, we often have contrasting views due …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Friends buy from friends, and we’re not just talking about buying or selling something tangible to one another. Doing business with someone else is not just transactional; it’s both emotional and humanistic. To quickly get to that special tipping point where a business transaction is even possible, we believe creati…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? Curiosity! Did curiosity really kill the cat - or does curiosity attract the cat? In your own career or your business’ growth, success relies on piquing and holding interest with your customers and the people you work for and with. In this podcast episode, we show you how to use the power of curiosity to your advant…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? On this podcast episode of My Job Here Is Done - we buckle in and take a virtual ride on your company’s Customer Journey Pipeline and Sales Process. As we line up for the ride, we ask - does your potential prospect feel like they’re on a wild roller coaster ride as they try to become your valued customer? Too often …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? On this podcast episode, we see you’re a bit distressed! It seems you suddenly had a valued employee resign. It’s a big surprise and an even bigger hit to your team and your plans. We’re pretty sure that employee asked themselves, should I stay or should I go before they made the decisions. But we wonder, did compan…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? On this episode of the My Job Here Is Done business and career success podcast, we talk about the old school of thought that you, a motivated professional, need to decide before starting your career whether you will go to college or accept a lower-paying job that does not require a degree. Conversely, as a manager, …

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? On this episode of the My Job Here Is Done business and career success podcast, we ask and answer the question - Is there a difference between running a business and running a company? Spoiler Alert … YES! WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * Dave and Kelli tell the real-life story about their Dads’ career journey and how bot…

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? We’re talking about improving your success rate - in a big way. Did you ever have an unusual amount of trouble completing a big and important project at work? As a manager, have you ever been disappointed in your employees’ ability to get things done on their own? In today’s episode of the My Job Here Is Done podcas…

In today’s episode of the My Job Here Is Done podcast, we discuss the awful situation of having to fire someone. We also float some Pro Tips on how to make terminations expected, if required, and not a surprise event for the employee. WHAT TOPICS DO WE COVER? * The differences and proper uses of the terms You’re Fired - We’re Letting You Go, and We…

In this podcast episode of My Job Here Is Done we talk about survivor bias where the tendency is to study successful businesses, leaders, or outcomes and ignore the accompanying failures. However, analyzing the failures is where you will find the data you need to consider as you try to grow your own company or ascend the career success ladder. We h…

On this podcast episode of My Job Here Is Done, we trash conventional performance reviews and have a lot of fun doing it! Why? Because of the way most companies and leaders do them, they suck for everyone involved and do little if any good. We’ll tell you our reasoning for this opinion in the program. There are articles out there that lean toward n…

On this podcast episode of My Job Here Is Done, Dave and Kelli scan the plethora of business superhero books to see if they’re worth reading. Well, the answer is maybe - but only at the right time, and when you’re in the right mindset. Books like Steve Jobs, by Steve Jobs - Autobiography, Andrew Carnegie - Thrive, Arianna Huffington, or Losing My V…

On this podcast episode of My Job Here Is Done, we tread lightly - sorry, no, we stomp on the heart of - that one thing that always has bugged you … about you. Everybody has one, or two or twelve character flaws. But today, we are going to try to narrow in on just the one biggest flaw. We call it your personal FUBAR or your own SNAFU. It’s the one …

On this podcast episode of My Job Here Is Done, we tell the Tale of Three Envelopes ... this could easily be the most important short story you need to hear as you climb the career ladder of success. It's not unusual at all to be in a position to find yourself being quickly promoted as someone else suddenly - and who knows why? - leaves. We talk ab…

Thanks for listening to the My Job Here Is Done podcast, we think it’s one of the best business and career podcasts you can spend your time listening to, so thanks for giving us about 20 minutes of your time. In this episode, we talk about something that most people don’t think about - a leaky resume. So what’s a leaky resume? It simply means that …

This is the one about what we call Structured Selling and the reason why businesses use these seemingly weird and often obnoxious sounding programs. STOP! Just because you might not be in sales, you still need to listen to this episode - it explains a lot and we think you'll learn something valuable that you can use to help you better your path to …

This is the one about mentoring. Have you ever asked someone if they would be your mentor? Has anyone asked you to mentor them? Mentors can be so valuable but both sides of the mentoring equation are delicate and need to be approached in the right frame of mind. Some people are not comfortable mentoring a friend for a variety of reasons, and on the…

On My Job Here Is Done podcast, this is the one about the (dreaded?) personality test. You've all heard about these, and a lot of you have taken one ... or you will soon! Personality tests or assessments are designed to try to get into your head and see what's really in there. They claim to be able to profile you into several different categories o…

This is the one about the possibility of returning to the office, or your place of work, after many months of working remotely, from home, or anywhere. Are you ready to go back? Or are you in what appears to be the majority of people who figured out how to work productively at home, and now see no reason to want to go back? Employers and employees …

This is the one about a small red berry that you’ve likely never heard of before, the miracle berry. In this episode, we compare ways to create curiosity in your business to Chef Homaro Cantu who created curiosity in his restaurants, delighted his customers, and earned a Michelin Star by utilizing molecular gastronomy and the miracle berry to chang…

This is the one about the stupid questions you get (or ask) during a job interview. More so, those stupid questions often go along with a less than ideal experience - often illegal - where both the candidate and the employer are not really getting what they need out of the sometimes hours of effort. When you interview for a job, how much do you pre…

Ummm, Say what? This is the one about how one guy got 5000 people to think small and win big selling things! Years ago, I crashed and burned. I had a failed business venture that broke me both in spirit and financially. I was without a job and, for the most part, always worked for myself up until then. I had nothing to go for, no great ideas, no jo…

This is the one about meeting a "Dunning Kruger" effect person and what to do about it. The world is filled with all kinds of people; thankfully, most of them are genuine and good - these people are wired correctly. However, some are just a bit cross-wired, like the person with Imposter Syndrome, which is part of our story today. I love helping peo…

This is the one about "Take Down That (bleeping) Sign!" I thought I knew everything when I started in business. I've seen that before with others, a lot. It's okay though, most of the time, it's not fatal, and you learn from being arrogant. I'm glad I learned this important lesson the easy way by getting my ass kicked around hard by a business icon…