Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization Show

When the SHIFT hits your plan, hire a corporate anthropologist! Whether your business growth is stalled, sales are in a slump, or your talent pool is bone dry, it's time to do things differently. More and more organizations are relying on Blue Ocean Strategy to help them adapt, stand out, and meet the unmet needs of non-customers. Can this work for Human Resources and talent acquisition too? Listen, fresh opportunities might be standing right in front of you. Our guest today is a corporate anthropologist Andrea (Andi) J Simon,Ph.D, trained practitioner of Blue Ocean Strategy, author of On the Brink and Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business (2021), and host of On the Brink podcast with over 150,000 monthly listeners.

Living on a "Corona-coaster?" Welcome to the New Normal where many of us are pinging between hope and despair, leaving us exhausted. Amidst all the disruption and uncertainty our guest John Sanei sees opportunity in abundance. He relies on foresight- a robust, heart-led, decision-making approach that makes us curious, optimistic, and excited. During this episode, John shares his foresight on future of work, future employees, and future leadership. To watch the full interview and/or read the transcript, click here. John Sanei (Sah-nay) is a Knowledge Mercenary who travels the globe to uncover the lessons needed to uplift communities and help humanity thrive. His unlimited fascination with the future has seen him become Africa's first faculty member at Singularity University in San Francisco, a lecturer at Duke Corporate Education in Johannesburg, and a Partner Associate at the Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies in Denmark. His current best-selling book is Foresight. FutureNEXT is scheduled for release in fall 2020.

Many people assume their job title as their identity. Any change in job status (from sudden unemployment to promotion) then puts well-being and self-worth on a roller-coaster. COVID-19 has a lot of people thinking and reflecting. If you are struggling to figure out what's next for your career, your job, and your work, you want to click play and listen to our guest Laurie Ruettimann. She has a simple suggestion: Bet on Yourself! Laurie is a former human resources leader turned writer, speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneur Get your life back on track by listening to "your work is not your worth."

Help wanted: Leaders worth following! More than ever people seek effective leaders. Who can blame them? The world is a pretty complex and uncertain place. Seeking normalcy, we are attracted to leaders who bring out the best in us. Who are those leaders? What do they do differently from "dumpster fire" leaders? Tim Spiker, founder of The Aperio and the Who* Not What People Principle, has narrowed down the list of world-class leadership qualities to a shortlist of two, shared by 77% of exceptional leaders. To crack Tim's code for effective leadership, listen now. You can also his website, order his book, and sign up for his mailing list. Use promo code ggg to get a special bonus too.

The Health Hero rode into the Geeks Geezers Googlization Show this week. Tim James is living, walking proof about how getting rid of all the crap in our bodies - I'm being figurative and literal here - can change our lives. Whether you stressed out, struggling with chronic health issues, or just looking for more energy to keep up with your kids and grandchildren, Tim dares you to check out what Chemical-Free living can do for you. Long before COVID-19 disrupted our communities and entered our bodies, we've been eating, breathing, and absorbing toxic chemicals from things that are supposed to be good for us, such as meats, fruits, and even toothpaste. These chemicals lower our immunity to all sorts of chronic conditions and community infections. Vaccine or not, this pandemic will resolve. What won't resolve by itself is what we're doing to our bodies. Join me when Chemical Free Body founder Tim James shares his remarkable transformation from a guy ridden with multiple health issues in his 30s to a "younger' version of himself just a few years later. Learn his Core 4 Secrets that can transform your life and even help renew your career. Tim also generously offered an introductory discount code for our Geeks Geezers Googlization listeners. Click here and at checkout use code: ggg

Never let a good crisis go to waste is a philosophy that drives Tony Guarnaccia. Beginning when his parent's business failed and they lost everything, Tony set out on a life journey to "Democratize Marketing," to figure out what it takes to run a profitable business. Now more than ever is the perfect time to re-assess your marketing, re-imagine your target markets, gut-check your offerings, and revisit your value proposition. Within seconds of listening, you'll discover that Tony Guarnaccia is ridiculously relatable, practical, and knowledgeable as he shares the red flags that signal that your business or reputation may be in trouble. He then shares the 6 steps of his "results loop," 6 small steps that grow profits, starting with marketing, good offerings, and a differentiated value proposition. While much of our conversation might seem focused on operations and marketing, be assured that everything we discuss must be applied to human resources and talent acquisition, too. Tony is the founder of Results Trained and Big Fish Results. You can also learn more about the 6 factors here.

Most companies overlook the idea that Human Resources should be a labor multiplier. If you spend $100,000 each month on payroll, HR's job is to multiply the effectiveness of that labor. You do that by paying attention to how well recruiters recruit, managers manage, new hires comply with onboarding, how well performance management is working, even how well employees are terminated. COVID-19 has driven changes in the world of work that we never anticipated. HR can no longer ignore good people processes. For businesses to adapt to a new normal, human resources must step up and reimagine how it does what it does. What does a top performing HR process look like? What is the ripple effect of inaction or inefficiency? People Processes are the KEY to scaling your company! Rhamy Alejeal is our guest on this episode and he joins us to talk about the importance of prioritizing people and process. You can purchase Rhamy's #1 Best Selling Book on Amazon!

Do you think sheltering in place and working from home is tough? Imagine finding yourself in the world's most extreme workplace, experiencing a plane crash, living in a constant blizzard with temperatures that hover about -35 degrees, and "seeing" nothing but darkness for 6 months...and that wasn't the toughest part. Add to that being only the 2nd female expedition leader of a team of 17 random people that you didn't select...and they didn't select you. That was the life of our guest Rachael Robertson who was "accidentally" selected to be only the 2nd female expedition leader at Davis Station in Antarctica. From fighting the extreme unnatural challenges of confinement, defusing intense interpersonal pressures, to even rescuing her team following a plane crash, Rachael never expected the extreme leadership lessons she learned leading her team would ever be used to help others cope with adversity. diversity, inclusion, and the ability to survive a global pandemic. In her new book Respect Trumps Harmony, Rachael shares why the highest performing teams let go of harmony and focus on respect, diversity, and embracing difficult conversations.

Forty-three percent of women drop out of the workforce after becoming a mother. When they return or even while balancing work and raising kids, women are forced to take lesser job titles or put career advancement on hold. Even the entrepreneur world of venture capital seems to penalize working moms with only 3% of female-owned companies earning investment dollars. Claudia Reuters sees a world of better options for women who want to balance work and family. A former stay-at-home mom herself, Reuter went on to be a venture-backed CEO, an executive at a >$2B company, a General Manager at Techstars, and host of The 43% Podcast. She is the author of the brand new book "Yes, You Can Do This!: How Women Start up, Scale up, and Build the Life They Want." You can connect with Claudia follow her at @reuter_claudia. "

Delivering a positive customer service has always garnered a lot of attention. But then the SHIFT hit our plans. COVID-19 was the last straw. Every company, customer, employee, supplier, and vendor is now grieving over the death of Normal and re-prioritizing the future. "Experience Rules," says our Geeks Geezers and Googlization guest Joyce Gioia. ("Experience Rules" just happens to be the title of her newest book too - available in the summer 2020 on Amazon!) In the post-pandemic era, it's no longer good enough to focus only on the customer. Employees demand a positive experience too. So do suppliers and vendors. Experiences Matter. Listen as Joyce Gioia - futurist, author, and founder of Employer of Choice International - reveals why experience rules and your next CEO must be a Chief Experience Officer. BTW Joyce is the co-founder of The Herman Group and Employer of Choice, Inc., author of 5 books, and has been a popular speaker at #SHRM, #HR, and #Business conferences for many years. I first interviewed Joyce 19 years ago for my 1st radio show...and I have the cassette tape to prove it!