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Unseen Potential

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 827 of the Final Season: Unseen Potential #knowTroy #DWUpodcast #
Here is a gem from the book, The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle. What if we believed this about everyone we came in contact with: 
This child has unusual potential for intellectual growth. Therefore, I will show warmth, give input, carefully listen to give positive responses, and provide more feedback in the midst of failure.
 

Building a Team Purpose

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 826 of the Final Season: Building a Team Purpose#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #team
Building a team purpose is more than a mission statement. Here are some ideas to help you develop a team purpose from the book, The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.
Name and rank your priorities.
Be 10x as clear on your priorities as you think you “should” be.
Figure out where your group aims for proficiency and where it aims for creativity.
Embrace the use of catch phrases.
Measure what really matters.
Use artifacts.
Focus on bar-setting behaviors.

Phrases at Pixar

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 825 of the Final Season: Phrases at Pixar#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #pixar
Pixar, along with Zappos, is world renown for their culture. These are companies we can look to as a model for where you work.  Daniel Coyle writes about phrases you can hear while traveling the corridors of Pixar.
Hire people smarter than you
Fail early, fail often
Listen to everyone’s ideas
Face toward your problems
B-level work is bad for the soul
It’s more important to invest in good people than good ideas

The Good Apple

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 824 of the Final Season: The Good Apple#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #positive
Yesterday we talked about Nick from the book The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle. Nick was really good at being bad as part of an experiment. All happened as predicted, Nick’s negative energy caused the rest of the group to follow suit – except for one.  
[book reading]
 
Jonathan is the good apple and unlike fruits in a barrel, we humans can act as good apples to inspire change in a positive way.

The Bad Apple

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 823 of the Final Season: The Bad Apple#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #negative
Today’s podcast I’m going to read an excerpt from the book, The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.
[after reading]
The term “bad apple rots the bunch” comes because once an apple is rotten or has physical damage, (ie a bruise), it produces ethylene, which in turn leads to a slightly increased internal temperature causing a breakdown of chlorophyll and the synthesis of other pigments. Once this happens, it starts a chain reaction, stimulating the process in other apples.
The same can be applied when one bad person is put in a team setting – how can you combat this? We’ll learn tomorrow.

They Don’t Believe You

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 822 of the Final Season: They Don’t Believe You#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #behavior
I work with high and middle school students and often they tell me adults don’t believe them. In some cases, the student has done a bad thing yesterday and now made up their mind that today, and tomorrow, they have changed.
This statement of their truth can sometimes come with an apology. It’s at that time that I tell them, “Don’t apologize. Show me the change through your behavior.”  Changing behavior can be an extremely difficult task, especially without a compelling event.
Woman failed at quitting smoking until she learns she’s pregnant. Stops immediately and has never gone back.
Unhealthy man is told if he continues living the way he lives he will die sooner than later. He starts a healthy diet and works out adding years to his life.
When experiencing change there are two drivers that spark the change: fear of loss or desire for gain. Most of the time it is the fear of loss that results in lasting change.
If you are in a situation where they don’t believe you, stop talking and start changing by using whatever compelling event you can find that results in a loss.

Transactional Flaws Micro-Series5

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 821 of the Final Season: Transactional Flaws Micro-Series 5#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #professionaldevelopment
All week we are talking about the Transactional Flaws that hold us back highlighted in the book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith. Each episode this week will feature four flaws that we are to look out for.
The four today are:
Failing to express gratitude
Punishing the messenger
Passing the buck
An excessive need to be “me”

Transactional Flaws Micro-Series 4

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 820 of the Final Season: Transactional Flaws Micro-Series 4#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #professionaldevelopment
All week we are talking about the Transactional Flaws that hold us back highlighted in the book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith. Each episode this week will feature four flaws that we are to look out for.
The four today are:
Clinging to the past
Playing favorites
Refusing to express regret
Not listening
 

Transactional Flaws #3

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 819 of the Final Season: Transactional Flaws Micro-Series 3#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #professionaldevelopment
All week we are talking about the Transactional Flaws that hold us back highlighted in the book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith. Each episode this week will feature four flaws that we are to look out for.
The four today are:
Withholding information
Failing to give recognition
Claiming credit we don’t deserve
Making excuses

Transactional Flaws #2

The Daily Wake Up Micro-PodcastEpisode 818 of the Final Season: Transactional Flaws Micro-Series #2#knowTroy #DWUpodcast #professionaldevelopment
All week we are talking about the Transactional Flaws that hold us back highlighted in the book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith. Each episode this week will feature four flaws that we are to look out for.
The four today are:
5. Starting with, “no,” “but,” or “however."6. Telling the world how smart we are7.  Speaking when angry8.  Negativity