Always Better than Yesterday with Ryan Hartley | A Podcast for Heart Centred Leaders

The Shamrock Principle + a mentor - someone you mentor = a peer  These three people will absolutely help you be better than you were yesterday. 

On episode 160 I am joined by Nick Elam, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Ball State University and creator of the Elam Ending, a new basketball format. Nick Elam, Ph.D. is a career-long educator. He prepares aspiring school leaders to serve in the field. Elam previously served as a school principal and math teacher. Along the way, Elam has served in a variety of roles in the sports world. In 2007, Nick devised a new format for basketball, whereby the final portion of the game would be played without a game clock as a way to preserve a more natural and exciting style of play. After years of researching and promoting this concept, the Elam Ending was finally implemented for the first time by TBT: The Basketball Tournament in 2017. Since then, the Elam Ending has grown rapidly throughout the basketball world, being implemented at the NBA All-Star Game, Canadian Elite Basketball League, and dozens of grassroots-level leagues and events. Dr. Elam has shared his research and story in over 300 outlets, including schools, businesses, academic conferences, written articles, and podcast/radio/TV programs. In the episode you will hear: 02:00 “It was cool as hell” - LeBron James 03:30 love for the game of basketball and a way of making the game better 07:30 the strategy that fails 99% of the time 08:45 March 10th 2007 and finding the right balance of proactiveness and patience 14:30 “the Elam ending will be used in the 2020 NBA All Star Game” 20:00 Professor and career long educator 21:00 you have to love the people you serve 21:30 life lessons of a school principal 27:00 don’t compare yourself to your classmates 29:00 go and speak to three leaders I hope this conversation inspires you to steward your ideas with patience and proactivity. Thank you for listening and please do share with someone you wish to encourage. Always love Ryan Connect with Nick Twitter: https://twitter.com/elamending 2020 NBA All Star Game Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlOD3Hgz1DI Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: www.alwaysbetterthanyesterday.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/abty Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to www.elevateom.com for stunning websites at sensible prices. Don't forget to subscribe and come join our community on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/weareABTY

Create clarity on these six questions and you will be amazed at how much it helps you, your team and your organisation be better than yesterday.  Why do we exist?  (Purpose) How do we behave?  (Values) What do we do?    (Products & Services) How will we succeed?   (Strategy) What is most important, right now?   (Goals) Who must do what?    (Roles & Responsibilities) Read Patrick Lencioni - The Advantage for more insights.  For the Netflix Culture Deck visit: https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664

If you want to empower your next generation, open your heartset and mindset to consider them the present generation.  Insist on their contribution. Be unconditional. Ask questions. Learn from each other. Embrace conflict. Foster commitment. Leave them feeling valued. Have great innovation and improvements.  All because you had the courage to lead differently. 

What we do for ourselves will be forgotten.  What we do for others will be remembered forever. 

Darkness is the absence of light. Light is love. Be someone you love and do more of what you love and you’ll inspire others to bring their light to the world too.

On episode 159 I am joined by Jane Finette. Jane is the Founder and Executive Director of The Coaching Fellowship, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the development of young women leaders in social change. Jane’s executive career with Mozilla, eBay, Sotheby's, and other firms focused on righting work inequities and giving a voice to overlooked, under-represented groups. She has dedicated her life to achieving equality for women — empowering them to create impact and build the world of tomorrow, today. Jane is the author of Unlocked: How Empowered Women Empower Women a book that was inspired by the decimation of women in the workforce and the lost generation that is unfolding before our eyes. In the episode you will hear: 01:30 the heart of an activist 04:00 building towards a future we want to see 05:30 employee 103 at Mozilla 08:00 conscious choosers 11:00 helping young women gain access to coaching 12:45 inequality number after number 15:00 Unlocked: How Empowered Women Empower Women 17:30 shocking book review from a male colleague 21:30 fixing the broken rung 25:30 instilling the importance of network building and meeting new people 28:20 be really real and really authentic 30:00 don’t give up, create again I hope this conversation inspires the many ways in which you can help women rise. Thank you for listening and please do share with a woman you wish to encourage. Always love Ryan Connect with Jane Website: https://janefinette.com/ The Coaching Fellowship: https://tcfs.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janefinette/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/janefinette Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Unlocked-How-Empowered-Women-Empower/dp/1636767427/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=jane+finette&qid=1631810194&sr=8-2 Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: www.alwaysbetterthanyesterday.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/abty Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to www.elevateom.com for stunning websites at sensible prices. Don't forget to subscribe and come join our community on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/weareABTY

Words have energy. They have power. They can lead us better or worse, more positive or negative, more connected or disconnected.  Here are 5 examples - Good - But - Yet  - Always / Never and the story I am telling myself is  - You make me Hope they help you consciously choose words that bring the best out of you and those around you.  Always love  Ryan 

This one is for those of you who are the first generation of change makers, the first in your family to seek to be better than you were yesterday.  I hope you feel encouraged by this message and reminded to give yourself grace and space along this journey.  You are changing the destiny of your future generations and will meet great resistance along the way.  This is your heartprint. Here for you always.  Always love  Ryan

Your heartwork cannot be judged. It simply requires you to bring it to the world in the service of others.  It is not for everyone, but it is for someone.  Please do share this with someone who's heartwork you wish to encourage.  Always love  Ryan