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Hey there! 😃 Thanks for checking out the Open Practice Podcast - an extension of openpracticelibrary.com! Each week co-hosts Matt and Jerry will sit down with guests and deep dive into a specific practice or activity on openpracticelibrary.com. You'll learn the history of these practices as well as some stories from the trenches and facilitator tips so you can run them with your own product team to bring clarity to what you're delivering. Pardon the jokes along the way...it's just our style ...
Jumping into the world of entrepreneurship calls for strategic planning and careful preparation. It needs a lot of your attention for it to become profitable and successful. But sometimes, even with all your hard work, it still feels like you are accomplishing nothing. You continue to fall short on hitting your goals and earn just enough to get through. What can you do to get out of this hamster wheel? Welcome to Business Smarts, your guide on becoming a more intelligent entrepreneur who bri ...
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The Art Of Public Speaking: How To Give A Speech That People Will Remember
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The art of public speaking can make or break an entrepreneur. From encouraging an investor to funding your business to inspiring employees’ performance to going live on social media - the style, substance, and impact you make are crucial to your business' success. This week, we will learn the basics of becoming a great public speaker. Love the show…
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Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? The Quick Questions You Must Ask Yourself
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Are you tired of working in a corporate job? Do you dream of owning and running your own business? Most of us do, but do you have what it takes to build and sustain a successful business? Before you do that, tune in to this episode and ask yourself some questions to guide you in your decision. Being a successful business owner requires investing yo…
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Days 13 To 21: Achieve Better Productivity In 21 Days – Part 3
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With the help of productivity tools and strategies, we can smoothly move along in this fast-paced world. Coming down for a final push, Cindy Brown covers days 13 to 21 of our productivity series. In this episode, she dives deep into batching similar tasks, scaling through the use of templates, and finding apps to enhance productivity. When you have…
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How To Be More Productive In 21 Days – Part 2
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Did you do your homework from last week? Do you have a master schedule and know the most productive parts of your day? Have you automated routine tasks? Cindy Brown shares more of her secrets in moving forward with creating a more productive life in being a more productive business owner. This week in "becoming a more productive you," we will learn…
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How To Be More Productive In 21 Days – Part 1
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We hear it all the time, “Work smarter, not harder.” It's vital to make every minute count when you are a business owner. But how can you become more productive and less exhausted? Cindy Brown shares her strategy for helping you drop your exhaustion every day. In this episode of Business Smarts, we will start a 3-part series to make you more produc…
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How Do You Know It’s Time For A Mentor, Mastermind Group, Or A Coach?
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As a small business owner, you already know it can be lonely at the top. Sometimes it’s alright to ask for help so that you can level up your business. Sure, as an entrepreneur you get to call all the shots. But if you’re like most business owners, there will be times when you wish you had the ear—and the wisdom—of someone who’s experienced the sam…
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Tax Deductible Expenses: Business Deductions That Minimize Costs
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Understanding business deductions can be very instrumental for your business financially. As long as you have a business and your expenses are "reasonable and ordinary" for your specialty, virtually all of your expenses are tax deductible. This week, Cindy Brown goes over the most common tax-deductible expenses a business incurs and explains non-de…
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5 Hidden Secrets To Dig Up From Your Financial Statements
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Did you know that within your boring financial statements are five hidden secrets that could have a significant impact on your business? Never look at your statements as unnecessary paperwork anymore. Instead, give some time to dig into them and uncover golden nuggets deep within. This week we will learn those secrets - and more! Love the show? Sub…
Having a hard time articulating your idea? Or are you hearing and idea for something that isn't quite detailed enough? We got a fun practice for you that will get your creative juices flowing like the magnificent salmon of Capistrano 😃 On this episode of OPP, we chat with Tim Beattie, Co-founder of Stellafai and visual practice warlock. Tim tells u…
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Surviving Recession: Understanding Your Key Performance Indicators
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One way to recession-proof your business is to know and understand your key performance indicators. Why do KPIs matter? They help business owners achieve their short- and long-term business goals and know where to make adjustments to stay on track. They are particularly meaningful when analyzed alongside other relevant KPIs. They are the "dashboard…
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Creating And Leveraging Your Brand Roadmap With Giselle Achecar
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You are your brand. You just need to know how to tell the world who you are. This is where the brand roadmap comes into place. You need to set brand goals, define your brand, know your ideal client, and write your brand story. If you can do all those things, you'll build brand trust and loyalty. And once you have that, your brand is ready to grow. …
Whether we like it or not, the “boom” has come to an abrupt end after a good run of 9 years, 5 months, and 13 days. If you look around, all the signs are pointing to it. We are in a recession. Recessions are a normal part of the business cycle. It’s going to happen sooner or later. We don’t know what this 2022 recession will look like, and we’re al…
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Anyone Can Invest Now: Investing With Confidence And Diversifying Your Streams Of Income With Andy Gupta
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A lot of people think that investing in the stock market is just for those suits on Wallstreet. It's not. Anyone can invest now! All you need is confidence. Anyone can invest, regardless of gender or nationality. You just need to be able to reframe your mindset on investing because it can actually put you at less risk and double your returns. Diver…
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Top 20 Things NOT To Do As A Business Owner: A Guide To Avoid The Common Mistakes In Running A Business
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Mistakes are an everyday part of being a business owners. But it doesn’t mean we have to make all of them to learn from them. Previous entrepreneurs have already committed those mistakes, so it makes sense to just learn from their experiences. This week, Cindy Brown will review the top 20 things she learned that we should NOT do as business owners.…
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Business Insurance Basics: Protecting Your Business With Adam Glenn
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Most small businesses are either over-insured or improperly insured, costing money and creating risk. This week, Adam Glenn brings the perfect formula of "just the right" amount of insurance for your business. With a background that includes working for a global public accounting firm and dealing with CEOs and CFOs of mid-market and Fortune 500 com…
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Metrics Based Process Mapping w/ Philip Double
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Finding where to apply your creative thinking to either improve a process or digitize it into software can be challenging. There's often much confusion as to what the process even looks like in its entirety - confusion amongst even those who use the process daily! Yep - that happens a LOT, folks 😅 But what if you could map out a process visualize a…
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Optimizing Your Human Capital And Why It Matters With Lori Stohs
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Your organization holds many assets, but none more valuable than its people. This week, our guest, Lori Stohs (getyourmindon.com), bring us the fundamentals of finding and managing human capital. You will learn, as a business owner, when and how to find the right people for your organization to achieve growth. Lori is the founder of Lori Stohs Cons…
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Building An Effective Brand That Leaves A Lasting First Impression With Patrice Bisiot
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What does it take to have a brand that resonates so much with audiences that it leaves a lasting first impression? We learn from this episode with Patrice Bisiot, celebrity stylist, author, keynote speaker, and founder of Image Impact Index. Patrice gives us insights on what branding is all about and shares his process for building your individual …
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Leading A Diverse Team In The 21st Century
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For the first time in history, we, as business owners, are leading five generations in the workforce. Leading a diverse team can get challenging since each person has their own preferences or work ethics. This week, we will uncover the secret of leadership in the 21st century. Learn the positive and negative attributes of each of these generations …
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Banking On Relationships: Building A Relationship With Your Lender With Gus Staats
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Banks and lenders are not just there for transactional purposes. They actually want to build relationships with you. Those lenders are human just like you. They want to know how you're business or your family is going. Trust is the currency of relationships. Learn more about bank lending with Cindy Brown and her guest, Gus Staats. Gus is the Relati…
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Tax Tips: Taxpaying Strategies That Will Help You Save Money With Mitul Mehta
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When was the last time you sat down with your accountant and discussed your financial plan, business projections, and profitability? Are there better ways to manage your accounts and save more money? In this episode, Mitul Mehta (mitul@bwm-cpa.com) joins Cindy Brown to talk about the strategic actions you can take to propel your business forward. M…
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Top 10 Priorities That You Need To Focus On As A Business Owner
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As a business owner, you have many, many priorities. And sometimes these can really get in the way of your focus as a business. Join your host Cindy Brown as she lists the top 10 things you should focus on as a business owner. From identifying the problem to tracking your financials, this episode has all you need to know about starting your busines…
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Business Smarts: Revealing The Secrets To Becoming A Successful Owner
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Unlike business owners who have a 5000-foot view of their entire venture and have leeway to make various adjustments, business operators cannot even step back from their work even for a short while. Learn how to successfully transition from a simple operator to a savvy owner here at Business Smarts! Join Cindy Brown as she breaks down the necessary…
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Alternative Worlds w/ Ben Tinker - and what the heck is a Graphic Facilitator??
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Ever feel like your team is stuck in its thinking? Having trouble doing big-idea ideation, and settling for small ideas that only result in incremental improvements? Wanna try to find that earth-shattering, futuristic idea that can capture the attention of your entire market? Well boy, do we have a solution for you 😃 Joining us on this episode is B…
Icebreakers. Woof. We've seen them go well, and we've seen them...well....on the caliber of the Star Wars prequels. So what makes the good ones good and the bad ones bad? And what's the REAL point of icebreakers in the first place?? Do they even HAVE a point? SO MANY QUESTIONS! Joining us on this episode is Jen Brown, founder, facilitator, curricul…
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Definition of Ready and Done w/ Brian Tomlinson
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What do you mean I need to write down what it means for work to be ready and done? That's pretty obvious, isn't it Klint?? Jeez, Klint... Well guess what? Klint is right. How your team defines work that is ready to be picked up and when exactly it is fully completed may differ from the team next to you...and it should! On this episode, Brian Tomlin…
We've all been there....stuck in a meeting where the agenda is boring and isn't discussing what we should REALLY be talking about... Well, good news! We got the fix with Lean Coffee! 😃 Joining us again with her energy, smarts, and passion for people is Prakriti Koller, North American Agile Lead at Red Hat. Prakriti walks us through how to facilitat…
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Affinity Mapping & Dot Voting w/ Jordi Calderon
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Want a dead-easy way to organize information and collaboratively prioritize it? Yes. Of course you do. I do, for crying out loud... On this episode, Jordi Calderon, UX Consultant at Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, shows us a 1-2 punch for grouping information together and aligning on the most important insights/ideas for your team to explore first. F…
Do all members of your team share equal time in the spotlight? Or do your developers seems to be marginalized when credit is given to the team? On this episode, Serge Dibao, Engagement Lead at Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, hits us with a thought-provoking episode centered on Developer Empathy. You learn what Dev Empathy is, why it's important, and …
Well hey there! It's been a while! Did you forget what we looked like? We sure did....yeesh. But hey, we're back and we're ready to get back into the rhythm of exploring team practices together 😃 This time around we're gonna shake things up a bit....take a listen as we talk about how the show is going to evolve now that 2021 is upon us. And as alwa…
Why do so many teams wait to push an update until there's a huge amount of changes being made? That's just silly......silly, we say. Here's a pro tip - Small, regular code commits reduce the number of integration problems. That's what CI/CD is all about! On this episode, Tyler Auerbeck, Site Reliability Engineer at Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, dro…
Wanna learn a dead-simple way to align your team on what your CI/CD pipeline will look like? AND create a visual to explain how everything works together to stakeholders? Well Haitham Shahein, Consulting Engineer at Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has got the answer for ya - The Big Picture 📸 The Big Picture is a practice that visualizes all the steps…
Constant improvement is something every team [should] strive for. Should. Seriously, they should....but how can you actually be intentional about it? Retrospectives - that's how! On this episode we are joined by Mary Provinciatto, Engagement Lead at Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, to discuss the power of retrospectives and the many forms in which the…
No, not that robot from a galaxy far, far away....this is T2R2! It's an online meeting method that encourages people to participate and respond in real time. It also helps make sure everyone who has something to contribute gets heard, with clear action items at the end. On this episode we are joined by Donna Benjamin, Asia-Pacific Engagement Lead a…
MAN is team forming tough! Especially when remote! On this episode, we sit down with TerminusDB Director of Services Dmytri Kleiner who shares his thoughts on how to form high-performing teams quickly - both in person, and remotely. For this and other awesome team practices, check out the Open Practice Library for yourself! openpracticelibrary.com …
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Lightning Decision Jam w/ Jonathan Courtney
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Hey hey hey 👋 Join us with our special guest Jonathan Courtney, CEO of AJ&Smart AND creator of the amazing Lightning Decision Jam - a workshop commonly referred to as "The Pierce Brosnan of Team Activities." The LDJ is an insanely flexible combination of exercises, taking the best of the world’s problem-solving processes and cramming them into a wo…
Join us for a special Fireside Chat (I think?) episode where we sit down with a bunch of expert colleagues and chat about how they use the Open Practice Library to do awesome stuff. How to guide teams and organizations to enhance the delivery of business value. How they leveraged open practices to build communities that drive organizational innovat…
Wanna know how to set a a solid team culture from day 1? On this episode, we sit down with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs Engagement Lead Omar McNeil to dive into Social Contracts as way to codify the behaviors and expectations of your team right off the bat! For this and other awesome team practices, check out the Open Practice Library for yourself!…
On this episode, we sit down with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs Senior Architect Patrick Carney to dive into Event Storming as way to align teams on a common understanding of the system they're building. Check out the Open Practice Library for yourself! openpracticelibrary.com ===== Event Storming: https://openpracticelibrary.com/practice/event-stor…
We kick this podcast adventure off with Matt Takane, Red Hat Open Innovation Labs Agile Coach, giving us some background on what openpracticelibrary.com is and how it got started. This sets the stage for future episodes where we interview guests who've contributed to the Open Practice Library to discuss their favorite practices from the site. Check…
Music video to James Blunt's "Goodbye My Lover".
Brett and Jon make a music video to the Tandem song Make Believe.
A homeless guy gets blown off by a bystandard and he pays the price.
Infomercal on the ab ripping program "Seven Second Abs".
Wade getting excited about seeing the golf course we're going to.
This is the dramatic story of two roommates and their life and death struggle with the terrifying creature that haunts their room.
Cody and Brett embark on a dangerous adventure to hunt down the ferocious polar bear.
A fake cop chase caught on camera.
Trevor got dirty so we decided to take him to the car wash to clean off.
Brett getting slapped in the face.
