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Ben Fanning
Welcome to Lead the Team. This podcast is for you if you'd like to motivate your direct reports, cultivate your top leaders, and accelerate your career.
You'll discover the success strategies of the world's most innovative leaders where I dive into their keys to success and hard-earned, costly lessons.
We've surpassed 200 episodes and host guests like legendary Honeywell CEO, David Cote and CEO of Dunkin Brands, Nigel Travis. As well as executives from companies you know like SAP, US Golf Association, Lockheed Martin. Dell, IBM, Dollar General, Footlocker, and Beyond Meat.
Also, you hear from a variety of executives including those of smaller, rapidly growing companies that you won't hear anywhere else.
You'll walk away with success strategies, hacks, and tools to lead in both your personal and professional life.
My goal is to impact 1 million leaders who then transform the workplace to a more positive place to work and thrive.
You're in this for effectiveness, productivity, work-life balance, and job promotion!
This is not for you if you want to maintain the status quo, do business as usual, or operate your life and career on "cruise control."
It's time to LEAD THE TEAM!
Ben Fanning
#1 bestselling author and corporate trainer
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How to Rally Your Troops When You Can't Be There in Person - Message from your host, Ben Fanning
Your team is unmotivated, disengaged, and burning out. You're noticing them showing up late to meetings and taking more time off...without fully having a plan for their responsibilities while they're out of the office. They are getting distracted by kid's soccer practice, grocery shopping, recruiters...leaders at other companies!It's beginning to damage business results...less proactive/more reactive behavior, no sense of urgency, and leaving details unfinished. You need a way to rally the troops! The reality is that you can't be everywhere at one time. so you need a simple strategy to rally your troops when you're not there.Rally means to "come together to keep fighting". Who is doing the rallying when you're not there? The default become Social Media, which is rarely a motivator for what you're trying to get down inside your company.That's like depending on a LinkedIn and Instagram algorithm to motivate your team.Check out this episode today, where you'll discover three simple strategies to rally your troops when you can't be there in person.-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter
06:0701/11/2022
How You Create Synergy with Your Team - CIO, AP of Fiserv, Keith Fulton
Does your team collaborate effectively when you're not there? Sure they probably work together when leading the meeting, but what happens when you're on an extended business trip or vacation. Do you trust that they will pull together in a crisis, swiftly address a customer issue, or reply to a senior level request?When your team works has SYNERGY, it makes them more effective and makes your job easier! In this episode, you’ll discover the greatest team collaboration hack of all time that helps you and your team work better together.I host a dynamic and engaging interview with Keith Fulton, Senior Vice President and CIO of the Account Processing and Fintech division of Fiserv. Prior to that he was Chief Technology Officer at ADP and held senior level positions at MoneyGram International, Tier Technologies, and ChoicePay.Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) is a leading global technology provider serving the financial services industry, driving innovation in payments, processing services, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and business insights and optimization. They have around 44,000 employees and $17 Billion in sales.He’s also a Finalist for the ORBIE award of CIO of the Year in Georgia, a graduate of Rice University, and loves being a father to his 11 year old son, and is his biggest fan.LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-fulton-5b23251/Company Link: https://www.fiserv.com/What You’ll Discover in this Episode:A powerful way to get teams to work together.The “swim lane” versus “swimming pool” leadership mindset.The one staff meeting action that guarantees success.How to generate weekly positivity at work.The career advantage of delivering a “steady trickle of pleasant surprises’.How you can measure your team’s intensity.A hack to help you quantify and achieve success.The work-life balance strategy Keith uses to accomplish more at work and spend time with his family.The catastrophic impact of confusing effort with results.-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter
32:2731/10/2022
Why Your Company Needs a Business Podcast Now - A Message from Your Host, Ben Fanning
You're missing out on the most powerful way to communicate your leadership message, and your company is wasting thousands of dollars trying to build its brand and reach your customers. You and your team are putting in the time and effort and could be leveraging THE tool to effectively work smarter, not harder.-----Podcasting isn't just for sports, comedians, star trek fans, and personal development personalities (Joe Rogan/Tim Ferris). In fact I had a conversation literally last week where an executive shared his company generated $500,000 in sales from one podcast they launched! They aren't a tech or media company. They are an old-school legal company. That's right.... Business podcasts make a profitable impact for both new and old-school companies.Now is THE time for companies to start one. It’s the boom time for business podcasting, and companies are getting enormous results.Podcasting will be a $4 billion industry in two years (PWC). Here are four reasons why your company needs a business podcast now ...1. Your customers, employees,and suppliers are already listening. - Each week, more Americans listen to podcasts than have Netflix accounts.- One-third of the American Population listens to podcasts regularly.- 51% of monthly podcast listeners have a full-time job while 25% have a college degree.2. It's the best way to sell. - Podcast ads are the most recalled type of ad, with 86% of respondents saying they remember seeing or hearing an ad. (Super Listeners 2021 report)- About 62% of listeners consider new products and services from hearing about them through podcast advertising.- And 80% listen to most of a podcast episode without skipping ads. 3. Inspire them where they already are. - 59% of people tune into a podcast while doing something else simultaneously. It's the only media that they can multi-task and consume.- 79% of people in the USA listen to a podcast from their smartphones. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE IN FRONT OF THEIR COMPUTERS OR EVEN LOOKING AT THEIR PHONE TO ABSORB YOUR MESSAGE.4. Join the "Great Podcast Acceleration" and stake your claim.- Podcast awareness is accelerating,- In 2006 only 20% of the American population was aware of podcasts. Now 16 years later the number has reached to 78%.(Sources: Statista, Edison Research, The podcast host.)-----This is your best sales, marketing, and employee retention investment of the year and at a bare minimum you need a strategy for business podcasting...even if you don't formally launch one right now. You can use this post to kick start the conversation around podcasting inside your company, AND ...We'll walk you through our 5-step Podcast framework and share with you what kind of results you can expect.Just message me directly, and we'll set up a 15-minute conversation.-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagram<a href="https://twitter.com/BenFanning1" rel="noopener noreferrer"...
05:0226/10/2022
The Most Important Element Of Leadership - President, Nuno Fernandes - American Public University
What's the most important element of leadership? If you haven't answered this question for yourself it's too easy to get distracted. Leaders are the busiest people on the planet, and it's not realistic to chase every new leadership theory out there.Instead prioritize developing the one that will get you the furthest in your leadership journey and drive your success.You can’t be a great leader if you don’t have perspective. Being able to look at things from different points of view from your employees, customers, and even your competition is the difference between success and failure. Perspective allows you to make the right decisions and inspire others to trust you. I host Nuno Fernandes, President of American Public University System, where he shares his experience living in 9 different countries and how that has helped shape his ability to lead effectively.American Public University System delivers high quality, affordable and workforce relevant higher education to adult learners of all backgrounds through two different institutions: American Public University and American Military University.They rank in the top 10% for return on educational investment compared to 4,500 colleges and universities nationwide, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report, Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022).APUS ranks as them as the best online college for working adults, according to ZDNet (June 2022).Nuno has a range of leadership and business experience in higher ed and beyond, including as President and CEO of Latin America’s largest online program manager (OPM), and one of the top 3 globally in number of managed students, Ilumno.He is motivated by delivering high quality programs and services that will positively impact the lives of students and their communities.He is the 2019 recipient of ACQ5’s “Gamechanger of the Year” Global Award and the winner of the 2018 ICON Award (Impact Category), recognizing the marketing executive with the most impact in the United States.LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/nuno-a-s-fernandes/Company Link: https://www.apus.edu/What You’ll Discover in this Episode:The biggest leadership lesson from living in nine different countries.Why” follow your passion” is often the wrong leadership advice and what to do instead.What he learned from his grandparents about education.An unexpected twist that led to his growth down the road.Advice for leaders.Resources:https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2016/11/17/why-understanding-other-perspectives-is-a-key-leadership-skill/https://medium.com/swlh/perspective-and-leadership-cd0dce5d50f1http://www.leadership.com.sg/perspective/leadership-perspectives/#.Y0CRO3bMK5c-----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben Fanning<a...
41:1925/10/2022