Change Your Mindset

“When you see a turtle on top of a fence post, chances are he did not get there on his own.” Joey Haven starts off a recent blog post with this old saying to illustrate how leaders only get to where they are because others helped them get there. Joey serves as the managing partner of strategic growth for the CPA firm HORNE, writes the beBetter blog, and is an active member of CPA Practice Advisor’s Top 30 Thought Leaders. He talks about the power of building a firm with a strong foundation of culture. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joeyhavens Blog: blog.hornellp.com/bebetter hornellp.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Growing up, I worked in a family restaurant – I am Greek American, after all. My father took a different approach and purchased a liquor store. In both cases, providing excellent customer service was the standard because that is the formula to success in business. But if that’s true, what the hell happened to excellent customer service? You want to be the firm that everyone raves about because you offer the kind of excellent customer service that everyone deserves – especially as it becomes harder to come by. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Kon Apostolopoulos is the founder and CEO of Fresh Biz Solutions, a human capital management consulting group that provides performance improvement and training solutions to help organizations develop people, improve business results, and benefit from a comprehensive talent management strategy. He’s also the co-author of the timely book, 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis, and a regular contributor to Thrive Global and Achievers Engagement Blog. We talk about how the global crisis of the pandemic has affected our views of leadership and personal happiness. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: freshbizsolutions.com Read: 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/coachkon Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Today’s guest is… Peter Margaritis! Huh? That’s right, we’re turning the mic around with a special guest host, Kate Colbert, President of Silver Tree Publishing, to celebrate the release of “Off Script: Mastering the Art of Business Improv.” I’ve documented much of the journey of writing this book directly through the podcast, and today we’re going to wrap things up to talk about the whole story: Why I wrote this book, what it means to go off script, and how you can use improv to sharpen your business and leadership skills. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Read: Off Script: Mastering the Art of Business Improv Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts and the author of several books, including Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage. He joins the show to lay out just why we can’t rely on our guts to tell us how to approach bringing workforces back to the office. Through confirmation bias and the disconnect between higher management and their workforce, it can be very easy to make the wrong decisions when it comes to structuring a company in this new, post-COVID world. Thankfully, Gleb has studied the data extensively and he knows exactly where people are going right and where they’re going wrong. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Read: Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage gleb@disasteravoidanceexpert.com Access the “Assessment on Dangerous Judgment Errors in the Workplace” and the “Wise Decision Maker Course” for free Follow Gleb Tsipursky on LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube RSS feed Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

One of the key features of improvisation is the ability to listen. When we listen, we park our ego and our agenda, and strive to understand what the other person is trying to say. It’s about listening with our eyes and our ears – but it’s also about the questions we ask. Even when we think we’ve reached the right answer to our questions, we need to pause and ask ourselves “What else could this be? What are the blind spots I’m not seeing?” We need to think through that and come to realize that maybe this could be something else. That’s a big part of listening. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Brian Comerford is a digital leader and serial entrepreneur – notably co-founding RadioValve.com, one of the first generation of online radio stations. He served as an adjunct professor at The University of Denver – his alma mater – in the digital media studies department. He currently serves as the co-chair of the CIO Working Group for the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, and is a board member of the Adoption Exchange. On top of all of that (and more), he’s the host of the Lead.exe podcast. He talks about The Great Resignation: what it is, why it’s happening, and what the workforce needs to do to adapt. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: leadexe.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/briancomerford Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

I’ll be the first to tell you – improv isn’t all about comedy and making people laugh. However, improv can be a great tool for humor and is how most people are introduced to it. My own introduction to improv involved using it and comedy as coping mechanisms for the challenges life was throwing my way. Do you remember the song, “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down?” Mary Poppins was onto something. To digest something undesirable, but necessary, combine it with something sweet. You can take this advice literally, but if you’d rather not indulge in a sugar binge, why not give humor a try? To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: 10 Reasons Why Humor Is A Key To Success At Work Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Eric M. Twiggs is the Chief Executive Officer and President of The What Now Movement, a group dedicated to building up high-performing entrepreneurs, authors, and career professionals to be ready for life’s unexpected challenges. He’s also the author of The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination. As a certified life and business coach, Eric has conducted over 28 thousand coaching sessions, helping executive leaders and entrepreneurs transition from frustration to fulfillment. When the pandemic started, there were a lot of people sitting around waiting for things to get back to normal. Eric heard it again and again in his circle, but he responded, “That’s the last thing you should be doing. You should be asking yourself ‘What now?’” And that simple question became a movement designed to stop people stopping and help them pivot. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: ericmtwiggs.com thewhatnowmovement.com Read: The Discipline of Now Listen: The 30 Minute Hour™ Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Has anyone ever asked you the question: “How do you eat an elephant?” This question – and its answer – provides a powerful metaphor for learning and development for all professionals. And that answer is: “One bite at a time.” Learning the new skills vital to your role as a leader is no small task, but if you take it one bite at a time and start investing in those skills you will get there. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Don’t be fooled by name, the hair color, or the crazy shoes – Michael Sherlock is serious about business. She’s dedicated to creating positive, productive, and profitable workplaces, and helping individuals and businesses unlock their ultimate potential. She shares ways you can rethink leadership, your relationship to sales, and how to shock the most out of your potential. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: shockyourpotential.com kukuabiz.com Read: Tell Me More Read: Sales Mixology Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

It was bizarre not traveling most of 2020 due to the pandemic. Going from an average of 130 days over the past ten years to only traveling five in all of 2020 was a shock to the system. At first I didn’t miss it – the hustle and bustle, crowded airports and planes, and the TSA – but after reflecting on it, I have some travel memories that I’d like to share, along with the lessons I picked up from them. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Ron Karr has worked with leaders on six continents to help them eliminate risk, gain buy-in, and achieve more with what he calls “the velocity mindset.” Over the past 30 years, Ron’s presentations and advisory services have generated over a billion dollars in incremental revenue for his clients. He’s the author of five books, including his latest, The Velocity Mindset, and the best-seller Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way. We talk about developing a velocity mindset and the three components to implementing it in your business or life. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: ronkarr.com Read: The Velocity Mindset LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ronkarr www.offscriptimprov.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

At a keynote address welcoming the Masters of Science & Accounting students at Oklahoma State University to the Fall 2021 semester, the dean of the school shared five skills every accounting student will need to master to succeed: agility, creativity, service mindset, communication, and leadership. I’ve added a sixth skill for good measure. Learn how they apply to the accounting profession and how you can use them to become a well-versed and highly impactful leader within your organization. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: offscriptimprov.com 5 Skills to Develop Right Now Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Leaving the corporate world 15 years ago, Bob Dusin started his own business focused on training, coaching, and facilitating leadership workshops for organizations nationwide. In addition to his work in organizational leadership development and coaching, Bob has spoken at numerous expos, seminars, and conventions. He’s also been a professional improviser for over 25 years and is a professional voiceover and video actor. We talk about how he’s married the corporate world with leadership through his love of improv. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: bobdusin.com Read: Truth in Comedy Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Whether you have the title of Project Manager or not, we all manage projects in our day-to-day lives. Until we recognize that, it’s hard to improve. Project management is not a one-size-fits-all profession. There’s so much diversity of thought and approach that you should learn from the best and apply whatever works for you. Ann Campea, host of The Everyday PM podcast, shares how she stumbled into a project management career and her passion for passing her skills on to a new generation. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: The Everyday PM Instagram: @anncampea LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anncampea Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Since starting work on my new book, I’ve received a number of questions about the writing process. I don’t have a degree in English, literature, or journalism – yet here I am, about to publish my 3rd business book… with book number four already cooking in my head. I’m going to share 13 things I’ve learned during the writing process that I hope will help you, or at least give you some insight into what work goes into book writing. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Do you think accounting can be fun? Is there a way to make it less boring and more engaging? Do you believe that learning accounting is easy and something everyone should do? Toby York wants to see if he can change your mindset around those questions. He’s not your typical accounting instructor. He’s the founder of Accounting Cafe, a community for anybody who believes that accounting education can be an engaging and enjoyable experience for teachers and learners alike. He’s a senior lecturer at Middlesex University Business School, teaching Entrepreneurial Finance and Financial Accounting, and is an accredited Color Accounting trainer as well as an advisor to the Color Accounting Foundation. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: accountingcafe.org Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Guess who turned 100 years old in 2021? White Castle, the famous hamburger restaurant. One thing is true: those who love White Castle will always have a story to tell. Jamie Richardson, VP of Marketing and Public Relations, and John Kelley, Chief People Officer, are going to share some of those stories. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamie-richardson-0b39184 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/john-kelley-798a631 Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media

Steve Morris started his career designing multi-million dollar racing yachts and building and coaching high-performing teams to help his clients win the most demanding races. He ran and grew a small business, then transitioned his career, becoming a certified project management professional in charge of million dollar budgets and even helping the US Navy launch ships. Six years ago, he started his own business, Catylator, with a mission and passion to help business owners build better lives through creating better businesses, getting unstuck, fueling growth, achieving higher profits, and having more fun with their crew. He discusses the concept of psychological safety and its importance in creating a strong work environment. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: catylator.com Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media