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Time Management: A Podcast with Laura Vanderkam

You Have More time Than You Think... Really.

There are 168 hours in a week—Laura Vanderkam's book is a new approach to getting the most out of them

Laura Vanderkam
Laura Vanderkam
Welcome to a Success Strategies Channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio, with Peter Clayton reporting. It’s an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are all starved for time. With the rise of two-income families, extreme jobs, and the ability to log on to the world 24/7, life is so frenzied we can barely breathe. But what if we actually have plenty of time? What if we could sleep eight hours a night, exercise five days a week, and learn how to play the piano without sacrificing work, family time, or any other activity that is important to us? According to Laura Vanderkam, we can. If we re-examine our weekly allotment of 168 hours, we’ll find that, with a little reorganization and prioritizing, we can dedicate more time to the things we want to do without having to make sacrifices.

Vanderkam also explains, in depth, how to control investment of time so that "there should be almost nothing during your work hours - whatever you choose those to be - that is not advancing you toward your goals for the career and life you want"; how to determine what the "next level" of personal and professional development looks like and how to "seize control" of the schedule while completing a transition to that level; and what a "breakthrough" is and how to achieve it to expedite the transition process.

In 68 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, (Amazon affiliate link), Laura draws on her own experience and the stories of other successful people who have fulfilled their goals by allocating their time according to these principles. It is a fun, inspiring, and practical guide that will help men and women of any age, lifestyle, or career get the most out of the time and their lives.

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Reality Check from Modern Survey

According to Modern Survey, Employee Engagement in Financial Services Falls off a Cliff

Don MacPherson, president, Modern Survey
Don MacPherson
In the financial services industry, two-thirds of employees in organizations of more than 10,000 workers are under-engaged or disengaged, according to Modern Survey.

Over the past twelve months, employee engagement has dropped significantly across the U.S. workforce. In March 2010, Modern Survey released the results of a comprehensive study depicting a precipitous decline in the degree to which U.S. workers are psychologically invested in their work. Now, nearly six months later, a new study focused specifically on the financial services industry shows the same trend of declining engagement, only magnified to a startling degree.

Joining Peter Clayton for an Inside Recruiting Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio is the president of Modern Survey, Don MacPherson.

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Penelope Trunk Brazen Careerist Podcast

What I know About Getting A Job: Career Advice from the Top Bloggers in Human Resources

"The best thing that you can do for your career is to get a strong set of mentors." Penelope Trunk

Penelope Trunk, Brazen Careerist
Penelope Trunk
Welcome to a special Success Strategies channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio -- with Peter Clayton reporting. I’m thrilled to have back on the show today Penelope Trunk, the author of Brazen Careerist and founder of the Brazen Careerist web site, a career management tool for next-generation professionals. Brazen Careerist has over 40,000 active members.

"Brazen Careerist exists to give everyone an opportunity to build and nurture a network of trusted peers. Other professional sites allow you to display a network, but not necessarily build one. Microblogging resources like Twitter can tell you who you should network with, but it’s tough to build a real relationship on 140 character missives. And social networks like Facebook are great for having a conversation, but it’s a conversation that employers don’t want to hear. "
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Online Influencers: How To Find Them

Who is On Your A List? Who is driving the conversation? When 7 = 350 Million

When I interviewed David Meerman Scott about his book World Wide Rave (Amazon affiliate link), he told me the story of Cindy Gordon, vice president of New Media and Marketing Partnerships at Universal Orlando Resort. Cindy was in charge of creating a global marketing campaign to promote the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. She could have spent millions. Instead, she told just seven people. And those seven people told tens of thousands. Gordon estimates that 350 million people around the world heard about the new "Wizarding World", all by her telling seven people.

Derek Skaletsky, Chief Business Developer, Traackr
Derek Skaletsky
Welcome to a Online Savvy Channel of TotalPicture Radio with Peter Clayton reporting. Last week, John Sumser from HRExaminer published his latest Top 25 List of Online Influencers. (Listen to our podcast with John). A key element in HRExaminer's Top 25 Lists is Traackr's Online Authority List — a list of individuals steering online conversations about a specific market or topic. Traackr scans the social web to identify the most influential and most relevant people online. Joining us today is Derek Skaletsky, Chief Business Developer at Traackr.

In a recent post on Traackr's blog, titled "Is marketing entering a Post-Demographic Era?", Derek poses the following question: "Let’s pretend that you are a marketing exec at a packaged goods company which is on the verge of launching a new, unique laundry detergent. Now let’s pretend that I have put together two distinct groups of people to which you could market — but you can only choose one. The first group is made up of women, aged 25-45 with an average of 1.7 children and average HH incomes above $75k. The other group is made up of people who are all passionate about laundry and other household chores. Which group would you pick?"
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Podcast: John Sumser, HRExaminer Top 25 List

HRExaminer's Top 25 Online Influencers in Leadership

"The voices that are getting heard are the voices that rise to the top of the search engines." John Sumser

Here's a wakeup call for Patrick Lencioni, Marshall Goldsmith, David Rock, John Maxwell, Daniel Goleman, Geoff Colvin, Zig Zigler, Jim Carroll, Havey Mackay, Tony Robbins, Jack Welch... you didn't make it.

John Sumser, HRExaminer
John Sumser
Welcome to a Leadership Channel Podcast of TotalPicture Radio with Peter Clayton reporting. Back to speak with us today is friend of the show and the Mover & Shaker at HRExaminer, John Sumser. The fourth in the series of Top 25 Influencers was just released -- Namely the Top 25 Online Influencers in Leadership. Prior lists covered the Top 25 Online influencers in HR in general, Recruiting and Talent Management. HRExaminer used Traackr to discover which people are the most influential on the subject of leadership.

Dr. Todd Dewett, a professor at Wright State University agreed to partner with with Mr. Sumser on this project. Dr. Dewett specializes in leadership and organizational effectiveness. HRExaminer asked him to help tailor the algorithm they used to crawl the web to figure out who matters on the topic of leadership.

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Podcast: John Jantsch - The Referral Engine

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The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself

John Jantsch
John Jantsch
Welcome to a Success Strategies Channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio sponsored by RecruitingPods.com. Joining us today is John Jantsch, marketing and digital technology coach, award winning social media publisher, author of Duct Tape Marketing and, his latest book, titled The Referral Engine Teaching Your Business to Market Itself. (Amazon affiliate links)

We all know referrals are the most important and effective marketing tool there is -- whether you're promoting yourself (in a job search), or promoting your company or small business. What this book does is help you organize a process for generating referrals: the right referrals. Particularly helpful to me is the chapter on Convergence Strategies and using social media to accelerate and amplify your referral network.

According to Jantsch, most business owners believe that whether customers refer them is entirely out of their hands. But science shows that people can’t help recommending products and services to their friends—it’s an instinct wired deep in the brain. And smart businesses can tap into that hardwired desire.

In the introduction, Jantsch writes, "This book is about referrals, but it offers much more than just another set of tips and tricks for generating new leads. The Referral Engine offers a systematic approach to generating word of mouth as a comprehensive marketing strategy. in a larger sense, it proposes a new and better way of doing business." John delivers on the promise. If your a recruiter, consultant, coach, professional service organization, or in current job search, you need this book!

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A Leadership Podcast: Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos

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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos
Tony Hsieh
Welcome to a Leadership Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio, this is Peter Clayton Reporting. Joining us today is Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. Tony's new book, Delivering Happiness A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, (Amazon affiliate link), explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success... and how ignoring an organization's culture can create an environment of mistrust and anxiety.

In 1998, Tony sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined Zappos as an adviser and investor, and eventually became CEO.

Here's a few of the ideas Tony has put in place a Zappos: Pay new employees $2000 to quit. Make customer service the entire company, not just a department. Focus on company culture as the #1 priority. Apply research from the science of happiness to running a business. Help employees grow both personally and professionally. Seek to change the world. Oh, and make money too.

Sound crazy? It's all standard operating procedure at Zappos.com, the online retailer that's doing over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales every year.

In 2009, Zappos was listed as one of Fortune magazine's top 25 companies to work for, and was acquired by Amazon later that year in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing.

In his first book, Tony shares the different business lessons he learned in life, from a lemonade stand and pizza business through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. Ultimately, he shows how using happiness as a framework can produce profits, passion, and purpose both in business and in life.

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Podcast: David Meerman Scott

Companies That Have a Policy of Blocking Facebook at Work Are Saying "I Don't Trust You"

The New Rules of Marketing and PR shows you how to leverage the potential that Web-based communication offers your career and business. With tools like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Linkedin, you can speak directly to recruiters, customers and companies, establishing a personal link with the people who can help accelerate your career objectives.

David Meerman Scott
David Meerman Scott
Dear corporate America.  Do You know that the DOD (Yes, that's the Department of Defense) has a social media policy? Welcome to a Success Strategies Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio, this is Peter Clayton reporting. David Meerman Scott is a marketing strategist, and the author of numerous books on marketing. Based in Boston, he is a speaker at conferences and corporate events and runs seminars about marketing around the world.

His latest book is the 2nd edition of his completely revised and updated edition of the BusinessWeek bestseller on effective, modern marketing and PR best practices, The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly (Amazon affiliate link).

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David Rock - Your Brain At Work

What are You Challenged by at Work?

David Rock, Results Based Coaching Systems
David Rock
When to do deeper work... the Goldilocks of the brain... we're talking about the most complicated thing in the non-universe: the brain... one of the things that activates strong emotions in a big way is uncertainty...

Meet Emily and Paul, the parents of two young children. Emily is a newly promoted executive in a large corporation, while Paul has his own business as a consultant. Their lives, like all of ours, are filled with a bewildering blizzard of emails, phone calls, yet more emails, meetings, projects, proposals, and plans. For them, just staying ahead of the storm has become a seemingly insurmountable task.

Welcome to a Leadership Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio with Peter Clayton reporting. David Rock is the founder and CEO of Results Coaching Systems, which has operations in 15 countries across the globe. David works with Fortune 500 clients specializing in embedding internal coaching capacity within organizations to develop leaders, retain talent, improve performance, and change culture.

David Rock is one of the thought leaders in the global coaching profession. The integrated coaching system he developed in the mid-90's has been taught to over 10,000 professionals in more than fifteen countries.

He is the author of 'Personal Best', 'Quiet Leadership' 'Coaching with the Brain in Mind' , and 'Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long' published in October, 2009 by HarperBusiness.

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Richard Florida The Great Reset Podcast

How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post Crash Prosperity: A Conversation with Richard Florida

Richard Florida
Richard Florida
Welcome to a Leadership Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio with Peter Clayton reporting. Richard Florida is author of the international best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class and Who's Your City? His new book, The Great Reset (Amazon affiliate link), explains how new ways of living and working will drive post-crash prosperity.

Richard is Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute and Professor of Business and Creativity at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His ideas on the “creative class,” commercial innovation, and regional development have been featured in major ad campaigns from BMW and Apple, and are being used globally to change the way regions and nations do business and transform their economies. I first met Richard at the HCI Summit in Chicago several years ago, where he was a keynote speaker.

In The Great Reset, Richard Florida provides an engaging and sweeping examination of these previous economic epochs, or "resets." He distills the deep forces that have altered physical and social landscapes and eventually reshaped economies and societies. Looking toward the future, Florida identifies the patterns that will drive the next Great Reset and transform virtually every aspect of our lives—from how and where we live, to how we work, to how we invest in individuals and infrastructure, to how we shape our cities and regions. Florida shows how these forces, when combined, will spur a fresh era of growth and prosperity, define a new geography of progress, and create surprising opportunities for all of us.

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