The 2% with Eric Partaker

Whenever I work with CEOs or thought leaders, the question that always comes up is "How do I get better at handling the unexpected?" How do you increase your anti-fragility when it comes to problem-solving and anticipating the unexpected? For this episode, I teach you the two simple techniques, the pre-mortem and the post-mortem, that will help you prepare for the unexpected and increase your learning ability from every problem you encounter.

Almost everything has been said about productivity, but did you know that by taking breaks and recovery time, you are helping yourself reach your peak potential? What are the six necessary breaks that will help you achieve, or even outdo, the productivity level that you want? For this episode, I break down the six breaks you need to be more productive and their benefits.

In the book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, the number one regret people had was that they didn’t allow themselves to be happier. Do you find yourself heading in the same direction? How do we live a happier life and how do we make sure we are always on track to being happy? For this episode, I share with you the two simple techniques that will ensure that every day is a happy one.

Do you have things that you want to change about your life but don’t have the motivation to do so? What’s the one thing you need to change that will have the most effect on the other facets of your life? How do you make sure that you stay on your goal from start to finish? For this episode, I am going to teach you the one simple and effective way to identify the one thing that matters most and how to constantly improve yourself in that area.

Do you find that you're often dwelling on something too long before you get up and start moving on it, or maybe you've been in a situation where you realize that because you didn't take action quickly enough, an opportunity, a huge development or potential reward or benefit in your life just escaped you? For this episode, I'm going to talk about how you can be better at taking action, because that really is where the power is.

When something unexpected happens to you or derails your progress, how do you typically respond? Do you adapt well to change? Do you adapt boldly? Great leaders and entrepreneurs do adapt boldly to change, and even individuals need to adapt boldly to change because change is always all around us and is always happening. Today I want to take you through some simple things that you can do to adapt more boldly into change with positive results. Today's episode is inspired by the book the CEO Next Door, which did an analysis of the key behaviors that are required to transform ordinary people into world-class leaders.

I'm sure you know culture is important for a company, for a team, for a group of people, but maybe you don't know how to go about creating an awesome company culture. Well, in this episode I will tell you exactly how to do that. I'm going to take you through step-by-step how you can go about creating an awesome company culture for your group or team.

Ever wonder what the difference is between a leader versus a manager? Because there is a distinct difference. Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a better leader or to become a better manager? Well, in this episode I'm going to take you through five differences between leaders and managers, and also take you through some of the pitfalls that you can avoid if you're in either of those roles.

Creating positive habits is not as hard as you think. It's not a personal flaw, but rather a design flaw. The way in which you're approaching it isn't right. In this episode I'm going to show you, from a behavioral science point of view, how to approach building habits in a much stronger way, so you can experience success more consistently in whatever areas of life or business matter most to you. I'm going to be drawing on a coaching apprenticeship and certification that I did with Prof. BJ Fogg, who runs Stanford University's Behavior Design Lab.

One of the most powerful things you can do is ask somebody the right questions to elevate them to a higher level of performance, or to get them to think a little bit more deeply about the things that are holding them back. In this episode, I want to take you through some super powerful coaching questions that you can use, whether you're a coach, a leader, or a manager.