Engineering Your Business Podcast
Do More With What You Have033: Tech Tuesday – Trello
Back in episode 23 we talked about an app called Evernote that is a great tool for not only collecting and finding notes but has a ton of other uses as well. If you haven't tried it yet, do a quick search and try it out. On today's Tech Tuesday, we're going to take a…
032: Slow Down and Zoom In
Slow motion video seems to be more and more popular as time goes on. It seems that everywhere you look, you can catch some phenomenal feat happening in frame-by-frame action. Maybe it's someone jumping from one building to another and impossibly landing right on a ledge before rolling to safety. Or a perfectly placed volleyball…
031: Ode to the Zoom Meeting
On today's Fun Friday, we continue on in our Ode to the Office series with something everyone can relate to. Today I bring you Ode To The Zoom Meeting. Ode To The Zoom Meeting I glance at my watch and my heart starts to race Just minutes until I will show them my face Unless…
030: How Do You Find Rest?
How do you rest? In the midst of all that you're dealing with, all that's on your plate, all the responsibility, conflict, stresses, deadlines and frustrations... how do you recharge and renew? Or, maybe a better question is "do you?" Is it a priority for you? If it's not, maybe it needs to become one…
029: The Waiting is the Hardest Part
"The Waiting is the hardest part" Tom Petty was really on to something here when he wrote those words almost 30 years ago. Side note, wow, that makes me feel old. Other side note, Tom Petty was one of the first concerts I ever attended. Anyway, back In episode 13, we introduced the concept of…
028: What Can Excel Do For You?
Everyone can remember those famous words, uttered across the grids and lines of our countryside: "Ask not what you can do for Excel... ask what Excel can do for you!" OK, so maybe today was the first day those words were uttered, but there is truth there nonetheless. You, my friend, need to do more…
027: Poka Yoke – The Key To Mistake Proofing
Last week we talked about how asking more questions and getting outsider perspectives can help you find communication issues in your processes or workflows. Today, we're going to talk about another tip that is equally helpful. Mistake proofing. Whereas last week was about communication gaps or opportunities for instructions to be misinterpreted, today is about…
026: The Power of Belief
I'll keep this one short and sweet today. Someone on your team or in your organization needs something from you today. They need your belief in them. They need a champion in their corner, spurring them on, building them up, believing in them and their idea or work. They need a spark. You may not…
025: I Want It That Way (Tell Me Why)
How Can You Help Your Team Members Succeed? When you look at each of the people in your organization, they were brought in to make an impact, to solve problems, to make the best product or deliver the best service to your customers. There was a reason why you brought them on board. Hopefully a…
024: 1 Simple Tip To Improve Your Processes
What Is a Tip For Improving Your Processes? As we mentioned back in episode 3, just about everything we do is a process. You could take any aspect of your day and break it down into steps that you might create a work flow for... you know, if you really wanted to do something like…
