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14 MAY 2025 · Jeff's journey began as a child growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania.
After serving in the United States Army, Jeff began a career as a blue-collar worker at a large corporation.
Since that start, he was promoted 10 times, and achieved advanced leadership roles at a Fortune 500 company.
During his pursuit of success, there has been no greater thrill than making those around him better. What started as a dream to change his own life soon became a dream to help change the lives of others.
Jeff realized that being a leader was a way to accomplish this.
He wants his legacy to be that I made a positive impact on multitudes of people by helping them realize their fullest potential.
You can pre-order Jeff's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Firm-Feedback-Fragile-World-Conversations/dp/B0DV4N8DN8
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13 MAY 2025 · Oh boy, have I heard stories!!
Team leads and managers who were sure any day they'd be discovered as frauds.
And yes, I've been that person.
Convinced that my team's performance was amazingly lucky hires.
And in hindsight, this three factor framework would have saved me.
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3 MAY 2025 · People regularly tell me some version of "that's above my pay grade".
But that is not true.
The real problem is people don't have a system to bring issues up the org chart and get executive attention, approval, and budget.
Once you have a system - it becomes simple to get executive approvals and budget.
Here's how.
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9 APR 2025 · Brian Maggi has an impressive list of accomplishments.
From building medical education websites to Desktop Technology Manager at Apple to live entertainment and now AI - diverse experience is an understatement.
You can learn more about Brian's work at: http://brianmaggi.com/
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9 APR 2025 · Executives are talking but the rank and file are not responding.
This is not a language barrier problem - it's a blind spot problem.
Execs think their audience understands them - but they don't.
What to do?
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29 MAR 2025 · Ernesto is a lifelong learner.
He studied social communications and has completed executive programs at leading institutions, including Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan School of Management, Wharton Business School, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago Booth, London Business School, and IMD Business School.
He wrote the book “Regrowth, How Organizations Can Overcome Stalling by Unlocking Their People´s Potential” and is also the founder and CEO of Aspen Mindset1, a consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations and individuals reach peak performance.
Ernesto was also a guest speaker in the «Lead through Ambiguity» course at MIT Sloan School of Management.
“I’ve known Ernesto as an Operator of a ~$1 billion plus business, as well as the Chief People Officer of a ~$6 billion -- in his book Regrowth, Ernesto clearly connects the practical, roll-up-your-sleeves approach of a Business Leader who knows what it takes to get the job done, coupled with the sensibility and empathy of a People Leader who has experience inspiring organizations to embrace the importance of mindset. Tied together with a thoughtful, systematic approach, Regrowth delivers an insightful recipe for Leaders to not just grow their businesses, but also to grow their most valuable asset – their people.” - BRIAN MYERS, Founder, Curvejumper, FORMER SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, ACCENTURE
Learn more about Ernesto's work here: https://aspenmindset1.com/
And find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Regrowth-Organizations-Overcome-Unlocking-Potential/dp/1959009184
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11 MAR 2025 · Applying critical thinking to the obvious problem: with all the leadership books and training out - why aren't we seeing better engagement and performance?
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7 MAR 2025 · Dr. Joey Faucette transforms companies from a negative “Kevin Culture” to a positive work culture that increases productivity and profits.
He is the culture architect of the Work Positive framework, certified Executive Coach, and best-selling author of Work Positive in a Negative World: Team Edition.
His work has appeared on Wall St. Journal Money Watch, CNBC, Fox Business News, Entrepreneur Media, and countless other sites. He hosts the Work Positive Podcast.
Get your free course, Something to Talk About, at workpositive.today
https://www.workpositive.today/wp-about
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/
https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday
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26 FEB 2025 · Eighteen months ago barbed wire terrified me.
Last weekend, I ran another 100+ feet.
What happened in the last year??
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2 FEB 2025 · Lisa-Maree Blumenfeld, has 20+ years of HR experience.
We had a wide ranging conversation around HR, people at work, and avoiding pitfalls.
Prior to starting Retain, Lisa was the VP of People at Expa, where she led a centralized HR and Recruiting team that worked on behalf of 20+ startups.
Prior to Expa, Lisa worked with fast-moving startups (Lyft, NinthDecimal, Aria Systems) as well as with larger Fortune 500 companies (PG&E, Blue Shield of California).
Lisa-Maree is also a fan of DIY projects and power tools.
Every week, we invite 1 expert on employee engagement and deep-dive into unlocking previously unheard of performance levels in teams and leaders.
40 Percent Better
https://40pb.com
40 Percent Better
https://40pb.com
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