One Percent Better

Todays's five-minute segment explores the relationship between courage and confidence. The full conversation can be heard here. Share this with someone you think might enjoy it! --JF 

Author and former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford, Julie Lythcott-Haims sits down with me to have a conversation about parenting. Her book, How to Raise an Adult, sparked admiration and controversy alike when it was published in 2015.  Its lessons remain alive and important today. Buy the book here.     1% Better Ideas Worth Sharing What is overparenting? The dangers of the Parent Portal What parents and schools can do to teach responsibility Julie's struggles with her own overparenting How to teach kids to think Why parents become helicopters What solutions work? Please share this with a parent you love. JF 

Former President of The National Council of Teachers of English, Carol Jago, (http://www.caroljago.com/) joins me for a conversation on the state of reading and writing in schools in 2017. Teachers will walk away with practical ideas for improving literacy instruction, leaders and business men and women will get a glimpse into the successes and failures of our children's reading and writing experiences. 1% Better Ideas Worth Sharing: How long a teacher should spend teaching a book  The state of reading in society in 2017 Carol's system for tracking what she reads The value of improvisation in the classroom The mistakes beginning teachers often make What makes a great reading and writing teacher How many students the NCTE recommends each teacher have  Thank you for listening. Please share this with a teacher or parent. --JF 

Will Richardson (https://willrichardson.com/) has spent his professional life trying to connect what goes on in classrooms to how kids actually learn.  He is a parent, author, and speaker doing his part to shift vital conversations in education. I sat down with Will in his Modern Learners office in Flemington, NJ. He shared his years of acquired wisdom around how teachers, parents, and leaders, can do their part to improve learning every day.  1% Better Ideas Worth Sharing: How schools have remained the same for decades The ineffectiveness of homework What Will recommends teacher's say on the first day of school The divide between what we know and what we do How to think about what curriculum to teach The importance of self-directed learning And so much more. Buy your favorite Will Richardson book at https://willrichardson.com/books/  Register for a learning experience with Will at https://change.school/  Thank you for listening. Please share this with a leader in your life. --JF

Few words have been misconstrued more than negotiation.  Many immediately conjure ideas of manipulation, or smarmy sales tactics.  Today's guest thinks otherwise.  Chris Voss' ideas have been featured in TIME, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Inc., Fast Company, Fortune, The Washington Post, SUCCESS Magazine, Squawk Box, CNN, ABC News and more. Today he sits down with me to help us get one percent better at the art of communication, both professional and personal. You'll learn strategies on how to improve listening, non-verbal communication, persuasion, and negotiation.  Some 1% Better Ideas Worth Sharing: How Chris defines active listening The power of labeling and mirroring  How to determine if someone is coachable The Rule of 7/38/55 The difference between "you're right" and "that's right" How Chris got GE CEO Jack Welch to visit his classroom  Why going second in any negotiation is most effective How to negotiate the best deal when remodeling your home Buy Chris' book Never Split the Difference Connect with Chris on Twitter Sign up for Chris' free newsletter The Edge by texting the password fbiempathy to the number 22828.  Please share this episode with someone you care about. -JF

When you hear Kevin say "Hitting is simple.  It's just not that easy" you get a good idea of the calming wisdom of his approach. Major League Baseball players come to Kevin Wilson for help with their swing, but often come away understanding themselves and their purpose more clearly. In this conversation, Kevin and I talk about how our friendship has helped us both grow personally and professionally. Some 1% Ideas Worth Sharing: How Kevin deals with criticism. Kevin's daily mindset. His listening principles.  His notetaking habit.  Subscribe to Kevin's morning message at http://www.kwbaseball.com/ Read his blog at http://www.kwbaseball.com/blog/ Pick up a copy of his book https://www.amazon.com/GoodBatting-Book-Kevin-Wilson/dp/1534718893   Share this with a friend who has believed in you. 

Debbie Millman is an artist.  She teaches, writes, sketches, curates, and shares generously. Her book Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design (Buy Here) is unlike any collection of essays I have ever seen.  Her podcast, Design Matters, (Download Here) is entering its 13th year.  In addition, she is the chair of The Masters of Branding Program at The School of Visual Arts in New York City.  Some 1% Ideas Worth Sharing: The relationship between courage and confidence The power of visualizing your perfect day ten years from now The Risk of settling  The Pain of regret and how to avoid it Debbie's beautiful reading of her essay "Fail Safe" Follow Debbie and her adventures in design at https://twitter.com/debbiemillman       

Dan Pink (www.danpink.com) sits down with me to unpack the art and science of motivation.  @DanielPink has written several best selling books, including Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.  In this conversation we discuss how leaders and educators can bring the best out of their people.   Transcript of the conversation  Here  Some 1% Ideas from Dan worth sharing:  "In fact, Teresa Amabile at Harvard Business School has some really great research showing that the single biggest day to day motivator on the job is making progress in meaningful work." "One of the challenges in making progress whether no matter where we work how we work, is getting feedback on how we're doing." "There are a lot of people moving around frantically engaging a lot of activity who actually aren't doing anything." "What Edward Deci says is that motivation isn't something that somebody does to another person, it's something that people do for themselves." "Human beings have only two responses to control. They comply or they defy."  "But if I'm a coach and I set up mechanisms and an environment and a context and as you say Joe, information that allows someone to see their performance in a different context and get information on how they're doing and use that to motivate themselves, then that's the best kind of coaching that there is." "Research shows pretty clearly that "if then" rewards are reasonably effective for a simple short term work but they're not very effective at all for more complex long-term work." "Every week have two fewer conversations about how and two more why."

ESPN College Baseball Analyst Mike Rooney (@Mike_Rooney) helps us get one percent better today.  We talk:  The Power of visualization  What perseverance looks like in practice  How confidence is a muscle  Why he almost quit broadcasting Coaching Dustin Pedroia and 18 other Major League Baseball Players  and much more. Please share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it. 

Operations Manager Patrick Garrity helps us get one percent better by sharing his unique vision of what a restaurant can be.  The Millworks (https://millworksharrisburg.com/) showcases what is possible when a leader executes an uncommon vision.