Productivity Mastery

An effective leader is someone who possesses a combination of personal and professional qualities that allow them to guide and motivate their team toward achieving a common goal. Surely, he is more than that, and you will discover that in this podcast! Patrick Flesner has been working in private equity, venture capital, and mergers & acquisitions for two decades. He has invested in and worked with companies throughout the whole of Europe. As an investor, board member, coach, and mentor, he has been passing on his leadership and growth insights to founders, entrepreneurs, managers, leaders, and leadership teams of companies of all sizes. His knowledge and experience in the realm of scaling businesses have been passionately delivered in his bestselling growth handbook ‘Fast Scaling: The Smart Path to Building Massively Valuable Businesses’. Patrick Flesner’s writing has also appeared in the Inc. Magazine, I by IMD, and the MIT Sloan Management Review. As an (independent) board member, he brings his growth and leadership related expertise, knowledge, and experience to the boardroom. Patrick delivers both virtual and in-person workshops and keynotes for leadership teams across the globe. In his keynotes, he wraps all leadership and growth topics into exciting real-life stories that get his audience inspired. The insights and frameworks he shares equip leadership teams to grow their businesses, become highly effective leaders, embrace teamwork, implement change, and reach their biggest goals.Check out Patrick's book, ‘The Leadership House: A Leadership Tale about the Challenging Path to Becoming an Effective Leader’: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/1394191138/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1VMFBDLIAK1WA&keywords=leadership+house&qid=1682580632&sprefix=%2Caps%2C356&sr=8-3

Samantha Yarwood is a seeker of new knowledge and connections who has translated her 20+ years of experience as a global leader, super connector, speaker, and intrapreneur (marketer and innovator) to designing and delivering transformational solutions for an array of customers from startups to blue-chip organizations globally to drive "innervation" for meaningful environmental and social change.Her purpose in life is to act as a catalyst/tool for change to help individuals and organizations reimagine the possible, positively impacting the world. She believes that leadership grows – and that we need to cultivate as much of it as we can to truly transform our world(s). She supports leaders at all levels and sizes of organizations by combining research and practice to help people grow on the job.Samantha holds an Executive Master of Change from INSEAD in France and is currently working on her Doctorate in Business Administration at Durham University and Emlyon.

The future of work is constantly evolving, and there are many potential developments that could shape the way we work in the coming years.Our special guest, Steve Carigan is a highly sought-after talent advisor to leaders and organizations across the globe. Steve advises a wide range of innovative organizations that include Twitter, Eventbrite, Intel, Kellogg’s, The Royal Bank of Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and the BBC. He is also regularly retained by some of Silicon Valley’s leading VC firms such as Andreesen Horowitz, & Sequoia, as well as top Consulting firms like Deloitte & McKinsey.Steve speaks at conferences and teaches in major universities around the world. His work in helping shape the culture at LinkedIn led Stanford University to build a graduate-level class around this ground-breaking work.  Throughout his career, the teams, cultures, and organizations he has led have been recognized as exceptional, “world-class” performers by the Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine.Before launching his firm in 2013, Steve worked as an HR executive for over 25 years at a wide range of companies and industries including ESPRIT, Cisco Systems, Electronic Arts, and capped by serving as the first CHRO for LinkedIn from 2009 through 2012, taking the company from a private firm of 400 employees, through an IPO and helping set it up to be the powerhouse that it has become today.Today Steve serves on the Board of Directors of four companies (two based in Canada) and also sits on the Advisory Board of several other progressive organizations. In August of 2021, Steve published a ground-breaking book on the Future of Work titled Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working. Even before its release, it realized #1 on the Amazon list of Hot New Releases.

ChatGPT is a type of AI language model. It is designed to generate human-like responses to a given prompt or input by using a deep learning algorithm to analyze and learn from vast amounts of text data. Chat GPT can be used for a variety of natural language processing tasks, such as language translation, question-answering, and text summarization.In these fast-paced times, doesn't it sound great to have ChatGPT work instead of you?Our guest, Tim Berce, co-founder of Automatic Content, has a diverse background in marketing, beginning his career in direct response marketing and later serving as the head of email marketing for a large international digital marketing agency. He also worked as the head of content for a leading multinational retailer, where he led content teams and developed B2C and B2B strategies.As a co-founder of Automatic Content, Tim now focuses on building fine-tuned AI language models paving the way for the future of AI-generated content.In addition, Tim worked as a marketing consultant with companies across the US, Europe, and the Middle East.

💡Want to know the behind-the-scenes of a successful podcast for more than 10 years? This podcast is a good way to find out.Podcasting about productivity can be a great way to share your insights, tips, and strategies for helping people get more done in less time. The key to a successful productivity podcast is to provide value to your listeners. Be consistent, stay focused on your niche, and always keep your audience in mind. More tips coming up tomorrow on the podcast.This time our guest is Erik Fisher, who is the producer and host of the Beyond The To-Do List Podcast for over 10 years. Erik has talked with productivity experts as they share how they implement productivity strategies in their personal and professional lives. His mission is to explore all aspects of productivity as a means toward the true end goal: living a meaningful life.#productivity #podcast #perform

High-performing remote teams are teams that are able to work together effectively and efficiently despite being geographically dispersed. These teams are characterized by strong communication, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose. Building them requires a different approach than managing teams in a traditional office setting so tune in and find out more! Our guest Shane Spraggs for over 25 years has been driving successful projects for a variety of notable media and software start-ups, and some of the world’s largest brands, including Disney. As CEO of Virtira, Shane’s focus on process improvement has generated immense value for our Fortune 100 clients, and he plays a vital role in developing and implementing cutting-edge systems and strategies that consistently boost the productivity of their remote-based teams. Shane is often praised for his ability to evaluate complex organizational challenges and implement solutions that ensure sustainable success with continuous oversight and improvement. He challenges himself and the team at Virtira to constantly identify areas that will improve productivity for our clients. Shane enlists this same ambitious attitude before he hikes up Knox Mountain every morning - his favorite trail in his hometown of Kelowna, British Columbia. Over the last two years, Shane Spraggs and Virtira Executive Chair Cynthia Watson have been working together to develop and document remote workplace best practices. Their transformative research is featured in their upcoming book “The Power of Remote”, published through Forbes Books and scheduled for release in 2023.

Organizational resilience is the ability of a company to adapt and respond to changes, disruptions, and unforeseen events while maintaining its core functions and objectives. Building up organizational resilience can help companies to not only survive but also thrive during difficult times. Our guest, Judith Jungmann is currently CHRO at Beckers Group. Even after 26 years of focusing on the people topic in organizations, she is still fascinated by a lot of aspects of this broad field. Her motto has been „unleashing potential of individuals and organisations“ for some time now, and she could prove this in different industries in very international environments, both in multinational blue chip companies and smaller-sized organizations. She is convinced that Resilience is the name of the game in those times we are facing now and has been inspired by numerous colleagues, especially in emerging countries, and also her own meditation teacher.

💡Not sure how you can grow your presentation skills? This podcast will help you understand more about it and also have a behind the scene of the largest presentation skills conference. Our guest - Boris Hristov is the founder of boutique presentation agency 356labs and the largest premium presentation skills conference in the world - Present to Succeed. He has delivered top-rated presentations & training in more than 30 countries across the world on topics ranging from storytelling and slide design to public speaking. He and his team build presentations for many of the top-performing in the world. Recently, two of their startup customers were featured on Business Insider and Techcrunch as they successfully raised millions in investment based on the investor decks built by 356labs. Boris is also a LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight Instructor and holds the Forbes 30 under 30 award. Enjoy listening and stay #focused!

If you want to know more in-depth about behavior management and open communication methods, this podcast might be suitable for you. Beth Lefevre is a team coordinator and trainer for executive teams. She specializes in behavior management, open communication methods and train-the-trainer techniques. Beth has been working for over 30 years to inspire and educate individuals, businesses, and organizational teams to create cooperation, communication, and cultural connection in all areas of their lives. Beth is also, one of the senior master trainers, for The Passion Test for Business, The Passion Test, and The Passion Test for Kids and Teens; traveling the world, facilitating training courses based on the NY Times, best-selling book, by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood, “The Passion Test, The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Purpose”. Her mission in life is, “To inspire others to discover and BE their highest possibility.”

Heini co-founded and grew Vivino to become the largest wine app in the world with nearly 61 million users and a database of 15,8 million wines. He is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and board member in a number of organizations. His story was recently featured in the Amazon Prime documentary: “Disrupting Wine - a Life of an Entrepreneur”. He is also the founder and host of hashtag#RawStartup”, a platform educating founders and startups to work smarter and grow. Vivino was born out of the frustration Heini had over not knowing which wine to buy. He is credited for bringing a digital revolution to the wine market. Vivino received a total of $221,8 million in funding and is currently a market leader. The story of course wasn’t an overnight success. It took hard work, commitment, and a lot of sacrifices on the way. Tune in and let’s learn together what it really took to build a global company out of Denmark. 🇩🇰