Teamwork - A Better Way

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier discuss 10 ways to find happiness, especially under difficult circumstances (recorded 26 June).Chapters:00:00 PG | Record unhappiness05:17 Q1 | Gratitude and service11:09 Q2 | Humor17:01 Q3 | Environment and balance22:08 Q4 | Development and grace28:26 OT | Look ahead and a moral code36:18 2OT | One little victory

Dr. Christina Madison and Paige K. Candee join hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to discuss how businesses can safely reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.Chapters:00:00 PG | Introductions07:25 Q1 | Lives and livelihood14:04 Q2 | Honesty is the best policy21:58 Q3 | Managing communications26:09 Q4 | Grief and impact on business32:54 OT | Wear the mask

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier are joined by Nicole Kalkowski who shares her incredible life story and the impact that gratitude and grace can have on our lives (recorded June 5, 2020).Chapters:00:00 PG | Nicole joins from Las Vegas!08:15 Q1 | Time and place14:21 Q2 | How to let go20:16 Q3 | Being a friend25:54 Q4 | The power to choose31:33 OT | Viktor Frankl36:35 2OT | Opportunities to help others

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier discuss strategies to increase motivation and employee engagement through effective communication (recorded June 4, 2020).Chapters:00:00 PG | Trying out Zoom05:49 Q1 | Bad management11:43 Q2 | Story Time with Spencer17:38 Q3 | Managers making a difference23:23 Q4 | A blessing, not a burden

PIMedia CEO and marketing expert Debbie Harris joins hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to discuss how organizations can use LinkedIn to build relationships of trust with clients and colleagues to grow their business (recorded May 26, 2020).Chapters:00:00 PG | A zoo visit / Debbie introduction06:22 Q1 | Providing value through LinkedIn / profiles14:43 Q2 | Personal and company profiles20:32 Q3 | Messaging / DYI or outsourcing?28:06 Q4 | Your audience / authenticity35:32 OT | The goal is the call

Hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier continue their "Grace Under Pressure" series, with a focus on the high trait of extroversion and how it manifests in challenging times (recorded May 28, 2020).Chapters:00:00 PG | Burger time!03:45 Q1 | The PDP Global remote working survey11:26 Q2 | Competing communication styles (W.A.I.T.)19:02 Q3 | Extroverts under pressure26:03 Q4 | The importance of sincerity / optimism33:26 OT | How optimism fades39:18 2OT | W.A.I.T. for high pace / conformists

The Team Performance - Winning Ways for Uncertain Times podcast, hosted by Spencer Horn and Christian Napier, welcomes Jesse Ferrell for a conversation on race in Episode 14 - Let's Talk.Jesse Ferrell, Managing Partner at JessTalk Speaking & Coaching Firm is an international speaker, executive coach and best-selling author. Jesse is a sought after advisor to Fortune 500 and multilevel entrepreneur leaders, sports professionals and business people for his life and business coaching expertise.   He has spent over 36 years in corporate America in executive leadership positions running the marketing departments for multi-billion dollar hotel casinos on the Las Vegas strip. Today he travels the world speaking and coaching leaders and executives for gaming and hospitality companies.Chapters:00:00 1 | Welcome Jesse!06:46 2 | "Seven people"13:52 3 | A second offering / speaking to cops20:11 4 | Speaking to cops (cont'd)25:44 5 | Occam's razorYou can see a selection of Jesse's C.O.P.S. keynote in Chicago last year on YouTube here:https://youtu.be/yGvPTV0NVC4

Spencer Horn and Christian Napier are joined by one of the world's premiere major event experts to discuss how to build resilience, live our inner calm and lead with compassion during troubling times (recorded May 22, 2020).PRE-GAME00:38 - Welcome Jacqui!1ST QUARTER02:32 - The origins of Breathe / Jacqui's personal journey2ND QUARTER07:11 - Executive burnout11:05 - The COVID-19 surveys3RD QUARTER15:45 - Different pandemic experiences18:42 - Resolving anxiety4TH QUARTER21:28 - Becoming prepared for future unknowns24:11 - Developing emotional intelligenceOVERTIME25:55 - "Players' coaches"28:18 - Maintaining mental fitness / baking bread in SwitzerlandDOUBLE OVERTIME33:32 - Why camels?

Jennifer Lier, founder of National Keynote Speakers continues her conversation with Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to share her inspirational, transformative story with important lessons for emerging successfully from the COVID-19 pandemic (recorded May 12, 2020).PRE-GAME00:39 - Jennifer Lier returns!01:45 - Hymn of the Week1ST QUARTER05:34 - "The inability to get comfortable07:58 - Making weight2ND QUARTER10:39 - Lessons from youth14:36 - Karaoke bars3RD QUARTER17:26 - What if I didn't meet Linda? / Keeping focus21:30 - Make friends with your emotions4TH QUARTER24:44 - "If you knew..."27:05 - The Johnny Carson scaleOVERTIME30:21 - Taking our own adviceDOUBLE OVERTIME34:49 - Two more stories39:18 - "The Business of Love"

The Productivity Specialist, Amber De La Garza, joins hosts Spencer Horn and Christian Napier to talk about how team leaders and business owners can invest their best time into their best activities and achieve their best results (recorded May 11, 2020).PRE-GAME01:05 - Amber joins us from Las Vegas!04:32 - How to define productivity1ST QUARTER06:27 - "Be ruthlessly decisive"07:42 - How to identify your highest value activities2ND QUARTER11:01 - "What if you ask a different question?"12:52 - A fight for survival / get in the right mindset3RD QUARTER15:42 - Doubling down18:00 - Focusing on the right things4TH QUARTER20:09 - "Time is our most precious commodity"21:52 - The misnomer of productivity toolsOVERTIME24:20 - "The shiny object syndrome"26:25 - Wearing more hats than ever28:27 - One piece of advice