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THERE’S NO MESSENGER IN YOUR MESSAGE!
WHY VOICE AND VIDEO BEAT PLAIN TEXT

Any of you do or have done business with me, you’ll know that I love video. I love it as a medium for delivering content. I love it as a medium for training and coaching people. I love it as a content platform. And I love it as a way to communicate with...

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GETTING TO ‘NO’ YOU!
WHY GETTING THEM TO SAY ‘YES’ IS THE WRONG THING TO DO!

If you’ve ever been in any kind of sales position, or had any kind of sales training, you will have heard the age old advice that to get your prospects and customers to say yes to your offer or product, you have to do...

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ANCIENT WISDOM FOR THE PERFECT BUSINESS!
THE SECRETS OF IKIGAI

As many of you know, if you’ve been a member of the Value Syndicate or loyal listener for any period of time, is that much of my life philosophy, much of my business philosophy and practice, any discipline I may have in me, and much of my outlook on things in general...

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REMOTE CULTURE SCHMULTURE!
BUILDING AN AWESOME REMOTE COMPANY CULTURE!

6 episodes ago, episode 36 of season 5, I recorded a podcast all about building company culture and why it’s so important. I didn’t just ramble about culture though, as usual I gave you 4 definitive reasons why culture is so important in...

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FROM THE FRUITS TO THE ROOTS!
USING FIRST PRINCIPLES THINKING TO CREATE BREAKTHROUGHS!

You know how much I like to think and ask questions. You know how much I like to make all of you think and ask questions. Two thirds of these episodes are designed specifically to get you to think and ask questions. Ask questions about...

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THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF BAD MANAGEMENT!
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE HABITS?

As most of you likely know by now, sometimes on this show we’ll venture outside of the traditional business realm into what seems like a completely unrelated area, only to bring it back and make a connection to your life and business. After all, this is...

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7 QUESTIONS FROM THE STOICS
ASK THESE QUESTIONS DAILY!

You know how much I love questions! The better the question, the better the answers and the more insight we can gain on a topic or situation. I can’t even count how many times on this podcast that we’ve talked about good questions and how important they...

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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
RESPECT THE PYTHON OF PROGRESS

Last week we talked about the secrets of some of the best companies and best communicators in the world and the how and why of it all. We talked in the last episode about Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, John Chambers of Cisco Systems, and how they have...

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THE BEANS ARE JUST THE MEANS! PART 1
SECRETS OF THE GREATEST COMMUNICATORS

Friends, last week we talked about culture building and how important it is, even as a one- or two-person business, and especially as a competitive advantage and brand differentiator. If you’re still not quite sure about the ‘why’ and...

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CULTURE SCHMULTURE!
WHY CULTURE BUILDING IS VITAL!

Let’s talk about culture! No, not international culture or regional culture, lets talk a bit about company culture. What it is, why its important, and how to create and influence it. To start, company culture constitutes the value, the ideals, the attitudes,...

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TAKE IT TO THE SEVENTH LEVEL!
WHAT LEVEL IS YOUR BUSINESS?

So, what the heck is a seventh level business, you might ask! Well, that’s what we’re here to talk about so let’s dig in! A seventh level business is a business that has successful made it through all seven levels of the Real Value Coaching...

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LEADERSHIP VS MANAGEMENT
WHICH ONE ARE YOU BEING TODAY?

Let’s talk about leadership! No, wait, let’s talk about management! No, wait, how about we talk about leadership and management and the differences between the two? A very important topic for everybody listening, and for several reasons. Whether...

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