Engineering Your Business Podcast
Do More With What You Have043: Celebrate! 48 Thoughts About Life – One For Every Year
Today is a special day. It's my birthday. I guess it fits since life is a process and full of relationships with people. Either way, I wanted to take a few minutes to just share some thoughts on this day. 48 thoughts to be exact. One for every year of life. Enjoy. 48 Thoughts About…
042: Don and Bill Tomoff – How to Show Your People You Care
I recently got to know two great guys by connecting on LinkedIn. They have roots from Cleveland and we met up via zoom and instantly hit it off. They are twins Don and Bill Tomoff and they are finance executives who have a broad background in the business world as well as bringing a ton…
041: Ode to White Out
On today's Fun Friday episode, we continue our Ode to the Office series with an old school shout-out... Ode to White Out. White out was friend for many years, helping me overcome misspellings and other mistakes to produce intelligible works. I still see White Out every now and then, like that kid from high school…
040: Is This Still Good? Best By Dates For Processes
I hesitate to take myself back to this memory because I'm afraid I'll start to smell the smell all over again. Several months ago, I came downstairs to one of the most horrific odors I'd ever smelled in our house. I honestly thought something had died somewhere. I began searching in our basement and then…
039: 8 Wastes – Waste of Excess Motion
So, there is something that drives me crazy. I'll admit it. It's when I'm doing something in the kitchen and I find myself getting back to the counter from the fridge only to realize that I forgot to grab something when I was there. So I go back to the fridge, get the thing, and…
038: Kent Sanders – 3 Killer Email Tips
On today's episode, I'm excited to introduce the first of many guest answers. Today's guest is my good friend Kent Sanders. Kent is a ghostwriter and host of the Daily Writer podcast. He is a gifted writer and his podcast is a great source of daily encouragement, inspiration and wisdom for anyone who wants to…
037: Toddlers… The Workforce Solution You Didn’t Know You Needed
Today, we're going to have a little fun and this episode is going to be a little bit longer than normal. Today, we're going to talk about the workforce solution you didn't know you needed. Right now, as you hear this very sentence, there is a business office that is struggling. Maybe it’s yours. You’re…
036: Work Can Be Fun… It’s OK
Today's episode is a public service announcement that it's OK to make work and your workplace fun. I'm hereby giving you permission to have fun in your emails or your meetings. To add some laughter to your powerpoints and charts. To liven things up even while staying focused on the tasks at hand. Because, honestly,…
035: 5 Love Languages – Gifts
Back in episode 12 we introduced the 5 Love Languages, a foundational concept from Dr. Gary Chapman that helps us see how we and other give and receive love best. It's such a valuable tool, especially for business leaders, because it can allow you to really pour into your team members in ways that matter…
034: Spiderperson!
"Spiderperson!" he shouted from across the office. I can still picture it, even all these years later. I was standing up in my cubicle looking over across the vast cube walls to the far side of the room as our HR director passed through, saw me and called out his nickname for me. I laughed,…
