The Culture Matters Podcast

We've got Jay Doran bringing you another culture discussion today and our theme is education.  Companies that encourage or, better yet, offer their employees the opportunity to become further educated are absolutely going to reap the benefits of higher rates of innovation.  We're digging down a little deeper on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran is discussing his experience within The Peterson Academy.  This is a course conceptualized by Jordan B. Peterson and aimed at personal development.  Jay is unpacking some of the courses he has taken, what the commitment to personal growth takes, and the benefits he has been reaping since starting this journey.

On this very special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is being interviewed by the founder and Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School Eric Guy regarding Jay's work, The CEO Manual.  

Jay Doran The Culture Man is here with another chance to chat about culture and the topic for the day is the correlation between a company's culture and its profits.  If a company's culture is not in good shape, that is going to cause the employees to feel a certain type of way which is going to ultimately lead to poorer performances which is then going to lead to losing money.  It seems pretty simple, but Jay is going to dive even deeper and get into how improving culture can improve the profits.

We've got another culture conversation coming to you today with our very own Jay Doran at the helm and today's topic is why people go job hunting.  The answer shouldn't surprise you.  43% of people are seeking alternate employment due to, you guessed it, company culture!  There is a lot to unpack in there and we're going to let The Culture Man break it down on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"I have had the pleasure of racing with some incredible people for four decades. People who impressed me. People who are iconic to this industry. In my day, I was a hell of a race car driver and in the pocket of a great market. I feel myself, still, in the cockpit of my own car, gripping the wheel, and leaning int the turns. I know today what it takes to get the car up to full speed and to keep it there. Throttling, racing, competing, and I know the sweet taste of victory. I wonder when I will no longer want to race or be around the buzz of the racers who are pulling out of the pits onto the tracks and chasing the checkered flags of their business worlds. Never. I love the sport of selling; thin threads or not. I am meant to race."The founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and author of Finding Honor: The Journey to Truth, Christine Beckwith, is back on the show today talking about her new book, High - Selling is a Drug.  Jay and Christine are digging into chapter four today, entitled "Thin Threads", which is all about high-functioning salespeople who thrive in environments where maybe they aren't set up to do so.  This chapter, and this book in general, is all about seeing the sale, making the sale, and wanting more.  The wheat get separated from the chaff in even the most perfect sales environments, but imagine doing it when you aren't supposed to succeed.  We're getting into all that and more with the one and only Christine Beckwith.

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 31 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought, and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  In this installment, Jay is getting into larger themes like confidence from the company, diversity amongst employees, and allowing our enemies to assess us.  It's another deep dive on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On this edition of culture content with Jay Doran, Jay is going over an innovative business strategy known as "Holacracy" or the practice of doing away with job titles in a workplace meant to promote more a team mentality and abolishing hierarchy.  It was notably applied to Zappos by former CEO, the late, great Tony Hsieh in late 2014. During this discussion, Jay gives his thoughts on the concept as a whole, some of the positives and negatives of the system, and how it might affect businesses of different sizes.  We haven't touched too much on business theory on this show, so we hope you enjoy dipping your toes in those waters on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

"Bosses are there to punish you and catch you in the act of doing something wrong. Mentors are there to encourage you and to catch you in the act of doing something good and you go to a mentor when you are struggling and you need help."Mentor, advisor, co-author of The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads, and the CEO of BlitzMetrics Dennis Yu is making his first appearance on the program today and he is about to put on a technological clinic, so we hope you're ready!  Dennis and Jay are diving into the difference in importance in being verified on social media versus a search engine, the role of AI and some of what we have to look forward to in the field, and why mentoring the next generation is always a good thing to do.  Dennis is a true legend in the industry and we know you're going to learn more than a little on this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On today's look into culture content, our very own Jay Doran is sitting down to discuss a topic that is widely debated among even the most successful of business types: is the customer or the employee more important?  Perhaps it is better to ask, who has the most impact on the business.  It's possible that this is as close to a chicken and the egg situation as one can get in business, but Jay is going to break it down and cite the late, great Herb Kelleher along the way.  You'll have to make up your own mind, but The Culture Man is here to lend his two cents.