Alan Fine: You Already Know How To Be Great - Blog Business Success Radio

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Trainer, coach, consultant, President of InsideOut Development, and author of the insightful and very pragmatic book You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential, Alan Fine shares the tools for rapid improvement in any area of your life. Alan Fine points out that when we face a new challenge, we usually respond by seeking new information. He offers the insight that the biggest obstacle to performance isn't not knowing what to do. Instead, the problem is thinking too hard about what you already know. Instead of concerning our self with gathering external information, we must overcome our own internal obstacles instead. Alan Fine calls this the Inside-Out approach. He describes how to apply this principle effectively to your own internal roadblocks. Learn the three key factors to improving your personal performance. You already know how to be great.

Alan Fine is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, February 22, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Trainer, coach, consultant, President of InsideOut Development, and author of the insightful and very pragmatic book You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential, Alan Fine shares the tools for rapid improvement in any area of your life. You will learn:

* Why people really fail to achieve breakthroughs in performance levels

* Why overcoming internal obstacles solves external problems

* How to apply the Outside-In GROW process

* How to achieve real breakthroughs and solutions to any problems



Alan Fine (photo left) is an author, world-renowned performance coach to high-profile leaders and athletes, and Founder and President of InsideOut Development. He shows you and your organization how to achieve significantly higher levels of performance through revolutionary tools and practices.

In addition to being a popular trainer and speaker, Alan has spent the last 25 years as a mental performance/focus coach to top professional tennis players and golfers, musicians, and corporate executives.

Alan Fine's approach to breakthrough performance has been used for over two decades by some of the most well respected companies in the world, including IBM, P&G, Sprint, 3M, GAP, Honeywell, Oracle, Thompson, and many others.

My book review of You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential by Alan Fine.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with trainer, coach, consultant, President of InsideOut Development, and author of the insightful and very pragmatic book You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential, Alan Fine, as he shares the tools for rapid improvement in any area of your life. Alan Fine points out that when we face a new challenge, we usually respond by seeking new information. He offers the insight that the biggest obstacle to performance isn't not knowing what to do. Instead, the problem is thinking too hard about what you already know. Instead of concerning our self with gathering external information, we must overcome our own internal obstacles instead. Alan Fine calls this the Inside-Out approach. He describes how to apply this principle effectively to your own internal roadblocks. Learn the three key factors to improving your personal performance. You already know how to be great on Blog Business Success Radio.

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Neil Howe: Millennials In The Workplace - Blog Business Success Radio

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National speaker and the foremost expert on generations, co-founder of LifeCourse Associates, and author of the insightful and very practical book Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies for a New Generation, Neil Howe, offers insights into the importance of the Millennial generation to the workplace. Neil shares cutting edge strategies to recruit, train and motivate today's incoming youth workforce. He describes the factors that have made this important generation such a powerful force for the future of business, government, and education. Neil Howe debunks popular myths that surround the Millennials, and why the media and some employers have it all wrong. Instead of being a liability, discover how today's young employees represent an asset and an opportunity for any employer.

Neil Howe is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.

The show airs live on Thursday, February 17, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

National speaker and the foremost expert on generations, co-founder of LifeCourse Associates, and author of the insightful and very practical book Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies for a New Generation, Neil Howe, offers insights into the importance of the Millennial generation to the workplace. You will learn:

* Who forms the Millennial Generation and why they are important

* Why the Millennials are different from Baby Boomers and Generation X employees

* The seven core traits that define members of the Millennial generation

* Why adding Millennials to the workplace presents a powerful opportunity



Neil Howe (photo left) best-selling author and national speaker, is a renowned authority on generations in America. He gives readers and audiences powerful insights into who today�s generation are, what motivates them as consumers and workers, and how they will shape our national future. He is a great choice for any forward-looking organization that wants to grasp the big picture. Howe�s broadly cyclical perspective�oriented around familiar generational life stories�will put �the long term� into a stunning yet personal focus that will not soon be forgotten.

A historian, economist, and demographer, Howe is a founding partner of the consulting firm LifeCourse Associates. He is a marketing, personnel, and government affairs consultant to corporate and nonprofit clients, and has spoken and written extensively on the collective personalities of today�s generations�who they are, what motivates them, and how they will shape America�s future. He is also a recognized authority on global aging, long-term fiscal policy, and migration. His current titles include: senior advisor to the Concord Coalition and senior associate to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.

Howe has coauthored several books on generations with William Strauss, all best sellers widely used by businesses, colleges, government agencies, and political leaders of both parties. Their first book Generations (1991) is a history of America told as a sequence of generational biographies. Generations, said Newsweek, is �a provocative, erudite, and engaging analysis of the rhythms of American life.� Vice President Al Gore called it �the most simulating book on American history that I have ever read� and sent a copy to every member of Congress. Newt Gingrich called it �an intellectual tour de force.� Howe�s second book on generations, 13th Gen (1993) remains the best-selling nonfiction book ever written about Generation X. Of Howe and Strauss�s third book, The Fourth Turning (1997) Dan Yankelovich said, �Immensely stimulating�We will never be able to think about history in the same way.� The Boston Globe wrote, �If Howe and Strauss are right, they will take their place among the great American prophets.�

Howe and Strauss originally coined the term "Millennial Generation." Their fourth book, Millennials Rising (2000), has been widely quoted in the media for its insistence that today�s new crop of teens and kids are very different from Generation X, and, on the whole, doing much better than most adults think. �Forget Generation X-and Y, for that matter,� says The Washington Post, �The authors make short work of most media myths that shape our perceptions of kids these days.� LifeCourse Associates has since released several application books on Millennials�including a Recruiting Millennials Handbook for the United States Army (2001), Millennials Go To College (2003, 2007), Millennials and the Pop Culture (2005), Millennials and K-12 Schools (2008), and Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies for a New Generation (2010). Neil Howe�s work with Millennials in colleges and in the military was recently featured by CBS� 60 MINUTES.

Previously, with Peter G. Peterson, Howe coauthored On Borrowed Time (1989; reissued 2004), a pioneering call for budgetary reform. According to Harvard�s Martin Feldstein, former Chairman of the President�s Council on Economic Advisors, �This book should be read by everyone who wants to understand how government spending can be controlled."

Howe�s articles have appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, American Demographics, USA Weekend, and other national publications. He has drafted several Social Security reform plans and testified on entitlements many times before Congress. He has written extensively on budget policy and aging and on attitudes toward economic growth, social progress, and stewardship. He coedits the �Facing Facts� faxletter for the Concord Coalition and coauthors numerous studies for CSIS (including the Global Aging Initiative�s Aging Vulnerability Index and The Graying of the Middle Kingdom: The Economics and Demographics of Retirement Policy in China). In 2008, he co-authored The Graying of the Great Powers with Richard Jackson.

Howe grew up in California, received his B.A. at U.C. Berkeley, studied abroad in France and Germany, and later earned graduate degrees in economics (M.A., 1978) and history (M.Phil., 1979) from Yale University.

My book review of Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies for a New Generation by Neil Howe with Reena Nadler.

Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with national speaker and the foremost expert on generations, co-founder of LifeCourse Associates, and author of the insightful and very practical book Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies for a New Generation, Neil Howe, as he offers insights into the importance of the Millennial generation to the workplace. Neil shares cutting edge strategies to recruit, train and motivate today's incoming youth workforce. He describes the factors that have made this important generation such a powerful force for the future of business, government, and education. Neil Howe debunks popular myths that surround the Millennials, and why the media and some employers have it all wrong. Instead of being a liability, discover how today's young employees represent an asset and an opportunity for any employer on Blog Business Success Radio.

Tags: Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies for a New Generation, Neil Howe, Reena Nadler, personnel management,Blog Business Success, Blog Talk Radio.

Matthew May: The Shibumi Strategy - Blog Business Success Radio

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Internationally acclaimed innovation and design strategist, and author of the delightful and idea packed business fable The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change, Matthew E. May, shares his wisdom for creating meaningful change through a fascinating business fable. Matt May uses Zen design principles to facilitate breakthroughs in business, career, and life. The author offers a ray of hope for people and businesses that are facing seemingly overwhelming challenges.The author presents the idea of shibumi as understanding and feeling of clarity, balance, and connectedness to the task at hand. Matt May shares how to recognize these shibumi moments and to learn their important and timeless lessons. Learn how to take the steps necessary to make the connections and to repeat these valuable concepts.

Matthew May is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, February 8, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Internationally acclaimed innovation and design strategist, and author of the delightful and idea packed business fable The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change, Matthew E. May, shares his wisdom for creating meaningful change through a fascinating business fable. You will learn:

* Why the Eastern philosophy of shibumi is so valuable in today's world

* How to understand the five steps to understanding

* How to recognize that critical moment of clarity

* How to apply the Zen principles of shibumi to your own personal obstacles.



Matthew E. May (photo left) is an internationally recognized expert on change, innovation and design strategy. He is a columnist for the American Express Small Business OPEN Forum Idea Hub where he writes in the popular �The World� section.

He is the author of In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing (2009), which was a 2009 Inc. magazine bestseller, and was named to the BusinessWeek 2009 Best Business Books list in the Design/Innovation category, 800CEORead�s �Best Business Books 2009 (Creativity/Innovation)�, and Richard Pachter�s �Best Business Books of 2009� lists. His preceding book, The Elegant Solution: Toyota�s Formula for Mastering Innovation (2006), won the Shingo Research Prize for Excellence and was selected as one of 800CEORead�s �Best Business Books of 2006.�

A popular speaker and adviser, Matt lectures each year to corporations, governments, and universities around the world, as well as coaches creative teams and senior leaders in companies of all sizes. He spent nearly a decade as a close adviser to Toyota and is a master kaizen coach. His articles have appeared in national publications such as USAToday, Design Mind, and MIT/Sloan Management Review. He has been featured and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker Magazine, and on National Public Radio.

Matt is a graduate of the Wharton School and the Johns Hopkins University, but considers winning the New Yorker Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest among his proudest achievements.

The The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change is his first fable.

My book review of The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change by Matthew E. May.

My book review of In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing by Matthew E. May.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with internationally acclaimed innovation and design strategist, and author of the delightful and idea packed business fable The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change, Matthew E. May, as he shares his wisdom for creating meaningful change through a fascinating business fable. Matt May uses Zen design principles to facilitate breakthroughs in business, career, and life. The author offers a ray of hope for people and businesses that are facing seemingly overwhelming challenges.The author presents the idea of shibumi as understanding and feeling of clarity, balance, and connectedness to the task at hand. Matt May shares how to recognize these shibumi moments and to learn their important and timeless lessons. Learn how to take the steps necessary to make the connections and to repeat these valuable concepts on Blog Business Success Radio.

Tags: The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change, Matthew E. May, personal leadership, Blog Business Success, Blog Talk Radio.

Peter Boatwright & Jonathan Cagan: Built To Love: Creating Products That Captivate Customers - Blog Business Success Radio

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Associate Professor of Marketing in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Peter Boatwright; and George Tellman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Jonathan Cagan, and co-authors of the brilliant and groundbreaking book Built to Love: Creating Products That Captivate Customers describe how emotion is fundamental to being human, including the products we use and enjoy. As a result, leading companies do more than simply produce things that work better. They create captivating products that energize the marketplace, and set the standard for what customers want and expect from products. These products address the customer's emotional needs. The products are designed to be built to love from the start. The authors describe as well how emotion driven products boost the company bottom line. Through analysis of company stock performance, the authors demonstrate the value of emotional products and design. They show business people how to incorporate emotion into products that are built to love.

Peter Boatwright and Jonathan Cagan are my internet radio show guests on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.

The show airs live on Thursday, February 3, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Associate Professor of Marketing in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Peter Boatwright; and George Tellman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Jonathan Cagan, and co-authors of the brilliant and groundbreaking book Built to Love: Creating Products That Captivate Customers describe how emotion is fundamental to being human, including the products we use and enjoy. You learn:

* The critical role emotions play in how people relate to products

* Why emotions must be incorporated into product design from the beginning

* How to integrate emotions into design and engineering processes

* Why building emotional values into products increases profitability



Peter Boatwright (photo left) is renowned for his expertise and teaching focus on innovation, new product marketing and brand strategy, and marketing research methods. Through research, Boatwright has both developed new statistical methods as well as additional theories of consumer behavior, spanning qualitative and quantitative methodologies, studying consumer response, product assortment, and early product research methods. Dr. Boatwright has an M.S. in Statistics from University of Wisconsin, and both his M.B.A and Ph.D are from University of Chicago�s Booth School of Business.Peter Boatwright�s scholarly articles appear in leading research journals in the fields of marketing, statistics, and management.



Jonathan Cagan (photo left) is an expert in product development and innovation methods for early stage product development, computational design, and cognitive mechanisms for innovation. Both his design methods and computer-based design research have been applied in a variety of industries. He co-founded and served as Chief Technologist of DesignAdvance Systems, Inc., a company focused on developing CAD software for the early synthesis processes. Jon Cagan has authored over 150 publications. He is the co-author of a third book (Creating Breakthrough Products: Innovation from Product Planning to Program Approval). He co-founded and co-directs the Masters in Product Development program at Carnegie Mellon. Jonathan Cagan has 5 issued and 2 pending patents, is a licensed Professional Engineer, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Cagan received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley after working for the Eastman Kodak Company. He has been on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon since 1990.

My book review of Built to Love: Creating Products That Captivate Customers by Peter Boatwright and Jonathan Cagan.

Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with Associate Professor of Marketing in the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Peter Boatwright; and George Tellman and Florence Barrett Ladd Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Jonathan Cagan, and co-authors of the brilliant and groundbreaking book Built to Love: Creating Products That Captivate Customers as they describe how emotion is fundamental to being human, including the products we use and enjoy. As a result, leading companies do more than simply produce things that work better. They create captivating products that energize the marketplace, and set the standard for what customers want and expect from products. These products address the customer's emotional needs. The products are designed to be built to love from the start. The authors describe as well how emotion driven products boost the company bottom line. Through analysis of company stock performance, the authors demonstrate the value of emotional products and design. They show business people how to incorporate emotion into products that are built to love on Blog Business Success Radio.

Tags: Built to Love: Creating Products That Captivate Customers, Peter Boatwright, Jonathan Cagan, enhanced product design, Blog Business Success, Blog Talk Radio.

Hilary Austen: Artistry Unleashed: Great Performance In Work & Life - Blog Business Success Radio

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Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, owner of consulting business Artistry Unleashed, and author of the revolutionary and landmark book Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life, Hilary Austen, describes the importance of living and working at and beyond the very edges of what you know. In a world where simple recipes are presented as solutions to problems, the failure rate of these cookie cutter techniques is predictably high. Hilary Austen provides a compelling alternative in putting artistry to work. Hilary suggests that a new vision is needed for problem solving and creativity. The old familiar paths simply don't get us to the desired destination any longer. Hilary Austen meets the challenge of creativity vs standardization head on and provides examples of creative thought from areas far removed from business. From these unconventional sources, we can unleash artistry and new ways of thinking, and for approaching even the most difficult problems.

Hilary Austen is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, February 1, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, owner of consulting business Artistry Unleashed, and author of the revolutionary and landmark book Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life, Hilary Austen, describes the importance of living and working at and beyond the very edges of what you know. You will learn:

* Why standard creative thinking tools and techniques often fail

* Why the artistic world offers new and fresh insights into problem solving

* Why it's important to move to the edge of one's comfort zone and beyond

* Why societal and brain based barriers must be overcome to achieve fresh idea



Hilary Austen (photo left) is an adjunct professor and member of the dean�s advisory board of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Co-founder of Catalyst Consulting Team in Santa Cruz, California, she has worked with such clients as Monitor Group, Oracle Corporation, Stanford University�s Intelligent Systems Lab, Shell Oil, Proctor & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, and Merck Pharmaceutical. Dr. Austen also co-founded the Brain Integration Center in San Diego, which offered programs in personal development, art, communication, and learning based on brain research.

Hilary Austen�s research into personal artistry�the ability to harness originality and mastery to enhance performance and help solve today�s most demanding problems�is an interdisciplinary challenge she�s pursued all her life. 25 years of studying with advanced and developing practitioners in activities ranging from organizational strategy and watercolor painting to horsemanship and culinary mastery, has revealed a universal approach to learning artistry in any discipline. Hilary Austen received a doctorate at Stanford University with her dissertation called Artistry in Practice. In her book Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life, she shares what she discovered then, and since, about artistry.

Hilary�s business, Artistry Unleashed, offers international consulting services and workshops on achieving personal and professional artistry. She lives on a 25 acre organic farm in Sonoma County, California, where she and her husband are pursuing the art of cooking in a wood-fired oven.

My book review of Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life by Hilary Austen.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, owner of consulting business Artistry Unleashed, and author of the revolutionary and landmark book Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life, Hilary Austen, as she describes the importance of living and working at and beyond the very edges of what you know. In a world where simple recipes are presented as solutions to problems, the failure rate of these cookie cutter techniques is predictably high. Hilary Austen provides a compelling alternative in putting artistry to work. Hilary suggests that a new vision is needed for problem solving and creativity. The old familiar paths simply don't get us to the desired destination any longer. Hilary Austen meets the challenge of creativity vs standardization head on and provides examples of creative thought from areas far removed from business. From these unconventional sources, we can unleash artistry and new ways of thinking, and for approaching even the most difficult problems on Blog Business Success Radio.

Tags: Artistry Unleashed: A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life, Hilary Austen, creative problem solving, Blog Business Success, Blog Talk Radio.