287: The Point of Starting With Why, with Bonni Stachowiak
Coaching for Leaders
Dave Stachowiak
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2017
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed
Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide.
Listener Questions
- Roger asked about the best way to motivate a remote employee who is just doing the bare minimum to get by.
- Thomas asked how to inspire a sales team that is not hitting their numbers.
- Kristeen asked our opinion on the value of a master’s degree in today’s economy.
- Francisco asked if he should include comments from past customers on his LinkedIn profile after a negative separation from a company.
- Andy wondered about how the business model works for our podcast.
Resources Mentioned
- Zoom video conferencing service*
- Slack
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us* by Daniel Pink
- First Break All the Rules* by Gallup
- Start with Why* by Simon Sinek
- ”On The Folly Of Rewarding A, While Hoping For B” by Steven Kerr
- Ending Human Trafficking podcast
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- How to Improve Your Coaching Skills, with Tom Henschel (episode 190)
- Start With Why, with Simon Sinek (episode 223)
- How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257)
- How to Motivate People, with Dan Ariely (episode 282)
- The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284)
- How to Influence Cross-Culturally, with Erin Meyer (episode 286)
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| 0:00.0 | It's the first Monday of the month and we are tackling your questions on our monthly Q&A show. |
| 0:05.0 | This is Coaching for Leaders episode 287. |
| 0:09.0 | Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. |
| 0:14.0 | Greetings to you from Orange County, California. |
| 0:21.6 | This is coaching for leaders and I'm your host. Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't |
| 0:26.6 | born, they're made. And this weekly show gives you access to the practical wisdom that will empower you to become a better leader. |
| 0:36.0 | And I'm so glad you've joined in with us. |
| 0:38.1 | If this is your first time listening, welcome once a month, the first Monday of every month, |
| 0:42.3 | we record responses to the questions that have come |
| 0:46.1 | in from the listening community over the last month and you can submit your question to us for consideration |
| 0:51.7 | for a future Q&A show just by going to coaching for leaders |
| 0:54.9 | dot com slash feedback and as I am joined every month Bonnie Stahophiac is with me here |
| 1:00.9 | in studio to respond to your questions. |
| 1:02.9 | Hello, Bonnie. |
| 1:03.9 | Hi, Dave. |
| 1:04.6 | I was laughing a little while you were saying, |
| 1:06.3 | if this is your first time listening, welcome, |
| 1:07.9 | I was thinking, if this is your 287th time listening, a huge welcome to you too indeed and we have a bunch of people |
| 1:16.8 | who have listened to all 287 shows and if you have and I don't know you |
| 1:21.5 | already I would love to know you. |
| 1:22.6 | So send me a minute. |
| 1:23.8 | Send me a note. |
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