Episodes

Could you be more productive? The answer is simply “yes”. The fact is there are things in our personal and professional lives that we could be doing differently that could make us more efficient and productive. When we think of productivity so often we think of organization. Yes, organization is important but productivity is more than organization. Sometimes our productivity is affected by our environment, distractions, notifications, having bad habits, an inability to focus, or simply not knowi...

We all know the saying, “time is money”, but most of us do not really understand how it applies to our business. What if there was a way to measure how much money time is costing you? Well you do not have to look any further, because on this episode of A New Direction, co-author Sean Fields introduces us to Quantum Lean (QL). So what is Quantum Lean? Perhaps you have heard of “Lean” basically a way of finding waste in business started by the Japanese company Toyota. Quantum Lean is a simplified ...

Many people believe that millionaires have their money because they inherited it, won it, or married into it. According to a Fidelity investment study however, 88% of today’s millionaires are self-made. How did they do it? What is the secret behind how these self-made millionaires got to where they are today. In this episode of A New Direction Author Mark Gleason interviewed 18 self-made millionaires to find out what they all had in common that enabled them to reach the place they are today. Som...

Now probably more than every the issue of teams has become in question. Before the pandemic when everyone worked in the office, it was much easier to be a team since we were all sitting in the same room and face to face. But today with the hybrid of people at home and at work teams have become…well…let’s just say a bit more difficult. Thankfully Leo Bottary is with us on this episode of A New Direction to help understand that whether we are remote or in the same room, or some combination we can ...

Whether it is business or life you probably have some sort of strategy, but is that strategy producing the results that you had hoped for? So what is the problem? Is it the strategy…maybe, but probably not. When it comes to getting the results that you want the biggest issue may be your execution. Meaning that everything is in the right place, you have a good plan you just are not doing the behavior necessary to see it through. So what is interfering with execution? Well, in this episode of A N...

John Wooden was the greatest college basketball coach of all time. He won 10 National Championships and 4 undefeated seasons while at UCLA. Some have even said, that John Wooden was the greatest coach of any sport…it would be hard to argue against him. As great as John Wooden was as a basketball coach he was even a better coach of life. His players loved him, and he invested himself in them. His leadership was legendary and still is today. We are so fortunate to have with us on this episode of A...

If you talk to the most successful Entrepreneurs in the world you will find that there are many traits that are associated with success. And one of those traits is being undaunted. Being entrepreneur requires you to be perseverant even when everyone else wants you to quit. It means being resilient when you yourself feel like quitting. As an Undaunted entrepreneur you must stand up for yourself, putting yourself out there, believing in yourself, your product or service and not letting circumstanc...

Let’s be honest the real test of a leader is how are they leading in a crisis. And there has been no greater crisis in most of our lifetimes then dealing with our world and Covid-19. If you are an aspiring leader, or perhaps a current leader and you are questioning your ability to lead, you would not be alone. But there is hope! Author, Executive Coach, and former journalist Atholl Duncan from Scotland joins us in this episode of A New Direction. And he is bringing with him some of the worlds to...

Every business focuses on pretty much the same thing…the numbers, or as we like to say, “the analytics”. But like a doctor who can only prescribe medicine for the symptoms, the numbers, or analytics cannot get to the core of your issues and problems. What is more the number and analytics cannot solve your problems. But Creativity can! This is the problem with society in general today. Our schools, teachers and universities focus on left brain analytic training that is focused on getting the righ...

Opportunity is truly all around us. However, so few of us capitalize on them and for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we don’t see them because of fear, sometimes we miss them because of our attitude of negativity, or perhaps we miss it because we simply do not have the skills to recognize opportunities. So how do we develop those skills? Well fortunately for us on this episode of A New Direction, multi-talented, multi-entrepreneur Barry Habib teaches you the skills that are needed to not only se...

According to the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 7-8% of the population is suffering from this malady. It is often ignored, misunderstood, and often attribute other reasons to the behavior of those with PTSD. For sure those men and women who are or were combat veterans, first responders, and Covid front line workers have the greatest potential to develop PTSD. The statistics for combat veterans that suffer from PTSD is between 11 -20% The fact is not everyone has it, an...

Do you know who stands in the way of your personal, professional and relationship success? You. So often we want to blame our circumstances or other people but the real truth is we are ultimately responsible for the decisions we make, our own happiness, but we are equally responsible for how we respond to what life throws at us. When it comes right down to it, who is most accountable…it’s you. And the biggest problem is Mastering You. Meaning you have to find the things in your past and your pre...

Everyone wants to be a manager. They have this erroneous belief that when you become a manager that you have extra benefits and your work is less. DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT! There is a reason why there are so many managing jobs out there. One is because in a very short time people realize that the work and responsibility is more. Two, they realize they are over their head and it’s hard. But the biggest reason is because when people get a management position they really do not have the skills and know...

Since the Covid-19 Pandemic more business are having their employees work from home. And when it comes to remote work some companies love it and some do not. This is also true of employees. More introverts feel like they have reached the mecca, while the extroverts are suffering. So then when it comes to remote work what does a business need to do to survive and thrive? And what about the employees? What do they need to do to survive and thrive? Thankfully on this episode of A New Direction remo...

There is so much written on company and corporate culture that it would be impossible to read it all in a life time. Most of what is written can be classified as “pop culture”. We often get clever sayings like, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. But does it really? To start with what is culture when it comes to a company? Do we really understand it? We assume that we control it, but do we really? Is it made up of values? Who’s values? Is it employee well being? What does that mean? Can we me...

We all will experience conflict, but how do we handle it? Are you a conflict avoider? Hoping the problem will go away. Maybe you are a conflict enforcer? Where you take control of situation and it is your way or the hi-way. Perhaps your a conflict manager? You just want to manage the conflict not really dealing with the issues in an attempt to smooth it over. There is a better way! And it is called “reconciliation”. What does it take to get to reconciliation? Dangerous Love. In this episode of A...

There was a time when men and women had specific roles in their relationship. Typically the man worked at his job, and the wife stayed at home. While that seems archaic by today’s standards the fact of the matter was it actually made the relationship much easier and steadier because everyone knew their role, and as we often say today, “they stayed in their lane”. Today’s relationships are much more challenging. More and more couples have their own careers and their own dreams and goals, they tr...

Did you that more than 17,000,000 employees this year will experience some sort of loss that will lead to their grief? Meaning that 47,000 employees today are walking into work in grief having experienced some tragic loss in their life. Did you also know that grief costs companies around $75 Billion in productivity loss a year. The fact is friends our leadership is failing those who grieve in our businesses. Most businesses have some sort of a bereavement policy, but what is it 3 days? I cannot ...

There are so many theories on Leadership it can get quite exhausting. In fact Leadership theory is wide and so vast you may find yourself throwing your arms up in the air and saying, “I’m just going to do leadership my way”. Well it is confusing. And it causes us to ask more questions, such as: “Is leadership the same as leading?”, “Is managing the same as leadership?”, “What skills are necessary for leadership?”, “Do I have to have a title or position to perform leadership?”, and so many more! ...

Are you leading from your current job? Why not? Have you discovered what you are purpose in your current job? What? Why? Are you thinking to yourself well I am just a (fill in the blank). You are NOT a “just a”. You are and can be a leader from your current job. Being a leader does not require a title. Being a leader is a change of attitude. It is also a change in action. And what about your purpose. Do feel like you cannot possible have a bigger purpose from what you are doing right now? Oh but...

In today’s world more people than ever have a home office. And as nice as that sounds and can be, it is not always conducive to productivity. As a matter of fact you home office may be more home than office. And the idea of trying to “balance” your work and your life from your home office? Well, there is no such thing as balance. In fact, it is really more of a blend and compromise. And let’s be honest some of us can work from home better than others. Some of our personality traits are better su...

As an entrepreneur we typically are idea people. Some of us are sales people, but it seems like the more entrepreneurs I interview the more I see their creative side than their sales side. Sometimes it appears to be an attitude of, “if I build it, they will come”. The truth is many entrepreneur types not only have a problem with selling they have a problem with sales people in general. And sometimes with good cause. For example, have you heard sales people use the word “leads” to refer to human ...

It is no surprise that men and women are different. Not just our physiology, but how we communicate, handle stress, deal with conflict, the differences we see in relaxing, romancing, sex and more. So often we can go so frustrated with these differences we can live in misery, or eventually we may get to the point where we feel like we made a mistake. And the next thing you know we are ready to call it quits. Hold on! The difference in our marriage relationship is not hopeless, in fact it is norma...

Here are the facts we are in a revolution where artificial intelligence (AI), digital spaces, and technology are speedily influencing our world. So much so that even a seemingly sound career is being affected dramatically. In many cases jobs and careers that were done by humans have been replaced by computers. We are also seeing that many positions salaries have decreased as machines replace humans. What do we do? For some people there is denial, they simply do not believe it is possible for the...