Rich Horwath, a strategic planning expert, shares his journey from corporate coaching to applying business frameworks to personal life. He discusses the 'value mining matrix' to enhance communication and observation in relationships. The conversation delves into the importance of empathy, discernment in leadership dialogue, and innovative ways to create value in connections. Rich emphasizes the role of self-reflection and strategic thinking in prioritizing goals, blending skills from business into everyday life for a holistic approach to success.
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Creating Value
Understand others' needs by observing and asking.
Use the "value mining matrix" to analyze current needs and unmet challenges.
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Observation Checklist
Observe others for 30 seconds daily, noting emotions, needs, and communication.
Reflect on potential actions based on observations to improve awareness and understanding.
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Confirming Observations
Confirm observations by discussing them with the person.
Suggest potential solutions and seek their input for collaborative problem-solving.
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In this part two of my interview with Rich Horwath, we dig into how Rich spent years providing strategic planning, coaching, advising, running sessions with corporations and executive teams. But as he was providing executive coaching to one of his clients, they said, "Well, listen, my bosses said I need to be more strategic, but what does it mean?" And that was the beginning of a whole new phase of Rich's life and his career as he started to think, well, really, what does it mean and how can we apply some of these tools and frameworks that have become so useful in the enterprise space and the business environment to help people in their lives? By the end of this episode, you'll have a better insight in not only how to be successful in the life of business, but also in the business of life.