Engineering Your Business Podcast
Do More With What You Have023: Tech Tuesday – Evernote
How Can You Better Organize Your Work? On today's Tech Tuesday episode, we're going to talk about one of my favorite tools. Evernote. If you've never used Evernote I don't think we can be friends. OK, totally not true... as long as you give it a try. Evernote is a cross platform app (meaning you…
022: 4 Personality Types – Lion, Beaver, Otter, Retriever
How Can You Really Get To Know Your Team Members on a Deeper Level? I've talked in the past about how I love digging into how each of us has been designed. Our strengths, love languages, interests, communication styles and more. And there are a ton of assessments out there that can help you discover…
021: Ode To The Coffee Brewer
Today, we're going to continue on with our Ode to the Office series. A few weeks back, in episode 11 we gave a shout out to the Sticky Note. Today, we celebrate those brave heroes of the office... the ones willing to brew a new pot of coffee when the post has run dry. Ode…
020: Can You Hear Me?
Listening is one of the best skills you can develop. Being a great listener can value your team while also encouraging creativity, new thinking and new ideas. In episode 5 we poked a little fun at the phrase of the year: "You're on mute" Even just that phrase still makes me smile a little bit…
019: 5 Love Languages – Words of Affirmation
Words of Affirmation is such a powerful love language and you can make a major impact in the lives of your team if you use your words well. Back in episode 12 we talked about the 5 Love Languages and how powerful it is to understand how these work. Today, we're going to focus on…
018: It’s Almost As If… (5 Whys)
If you want to dig down to the root cause of a problem, try the 5 Whys method mentioned in this episode.  And if you want to see what made me say "It's almost as if...", you'll find that today to.  So, one day I had to do some work on a welding…
017: You Know What They Say About Assumptions
Assumptions... they usually get a bad rap.  But today we're going to dig a little deeper and see how they can actually help us if we use them wisely  You know what happens when you assume, right? You make an... Yeah, well, I'll actually let YOU finish that sentence on your own. And...…
016: BINGO (You Don’t Know What You’re Missing)
B25... BINGO!  I was amazed when I found out a hidden fact about BINGO, but it clued me in to something that happens a lot in business as well: we don't see the whole board!  Sometimes, our eyes can deceive us. We may think we have all the information in front of us...…
015: What Does Automation Do?
Automation is a huge buzzword these days. It saves you time and money. It frees you up to do new things.  And there's another surprise benefit that comes with it. Find out what that is in today's episode.   Automation is a big word these days. I mean... it's always been a big…
014: Just Add Yet
Have you ever cooked pancakes? At our house, we love making things from scratch when we can, but we've also used those pre-made mixes as well. The images on the side of the box just make my mouth water. That huge stack of pancakes with the butter slightly melting on top and the syrup slowly…
