Engineering Your Business Podcast
Do More With What You Have053: My Two Lids – A Lesson In Standardization
At home, we have these small square plastic containers with lids. We often use them to bring along some kind of dip or peanut butter or whatever. Simple little things. Container. Lid. That's it. Unless you add in the fact that there are two types that look almost identical. And the fact that their lids…
052: What Podcast Editing Can Teach Us About Communication
Have you ever recorded a podcast episode? There are a ton of podcasts out there in the world today. I'm not sure how many, but I know that chances are some of my listeners have their own podcast. As an aside, if you're ever interested or think you have something you'd like to share with…
051: Ode to Undo
On today's Ode to the Office episode, I'm paying tribute to our long-time companion, the Undo button. I honestly don't know what we'd do without... well... un-do. We're so used to being able to make a mistake and just undo it. We owe so much to this special function that has retrieved and revived and…
050: The EYB podcast turns 50!
Well, today is a special day. Today the podcast turns the big 5-0. In some ways I'm just getting started. After all, it's only been two months, even though it's Monday-Friday. But in other ways, doing anything 50 times in a row... for me... is a big accomplishment. By nature, my ADHD brain tends to…
049: Lessons From The Playground – Problem Solving
I love taking trips with my daughter to our local playground. It's grown over the years and is a fun place for kids to have fun, explore, build friendships and try new things. Often, as I sit and watch her and other kids play I see more than just what's in front of me. I…
048: DJ Eidson – Fostering the Right Mindset
When it comes to what it takes for your business to run effectively, there are definitely certain hard and soft skills that you and your people need to possess. But there is another crucial component that often gets overlooked. And that... is mindset. I reached out to a good friend of mine to get his…
047: What Do You Do When You Are Struggling?
Today, some real talk about what you do when you're struggling. I share some behind-the-scenes about the podcast as well as some honest thoughts about some struggles. When you're struggling, what helps you get unstuck or get through rough patches? Thanks for listening to today's episode. I'd love hear from you about today's topic or…
046: The Puzzle – Can Your People See the Big Picture?
Last weekend my daughter asked if I wanted to do a puzzle together. I love puzzles so logically I said yes. She went to her room and came back with a little green purse. From inside it she proceeded to pull out a ziploc bag full of puzzle pieces. We pulled them all out, one…
045: Are You Empowering Your People to Disrupt?
"Be a disruptor. Step on some toes. Shake things up." That's what my boss told me when I started at one of my jobs. Right off the bat he made that clear. He already had seen that in me from my interviews and he wanted me to turn over those stones, to be curious, to…
044: How Do You Keep Track of Ideas?
If life is like a box of chocolates, then my head is often like a lottery ball hopper. You know that hopper with all the 42 balls or whatever and they're all bouncing around in there. And then, suddenly, one of them finds its way to the magical exit tube and floats up and then…
