The Focus 3 Podcast

Tim Kight interviews Mark McCullough, Executive Vice President at AEP Transmission. Mark has worked his way up through the utility industry leading many successful teams and projects. He and Tim discuss the mindset of effective leadership and how having established culture standards is essential to safety.

Tim Kight sits down with UCLA Women's Basketball Coach Cori Close. They discuss their relationship with John Wooden, the challenges of self-awareness in a position of leadership, and how maximize your impact on those around you.

Tim Kight interviews Nick Foligno, captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Nick gives some deep insight in how he rose to the challenge when his family faced tremendous adversity right as his team began to make a run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  — 0:00 Intro 7:04 Nick's background 13:55 Developing a leadership mindset 22:55 High confidence and low ego 26:38 Own your role 32:08 Create your own energy 34:17 The Foligno family deals with adversity 37:36 What resilient people do 41:54 The family deals with adversity again... 45:26 ...and again 47:58 Find a way 54:35 A lesson in leadership 57:12 Closing  

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Tim Kight addresses the issue of how to deal with change. It's an inescapable reality: things change. Here's another reality: life will get increasingly difficult if you don't. 0:00 Intro 1:43 Addressing the necessity of change in your world 5:20 Why do we resist change? 10:08 #1 - DON’T expect certainty and stability; DO prepare for ambiguity and instability 11:08 #2 - DON’T Seek protection in the comfort zone; DO get comfortable with the uncomfortable. 12:20 #3 - DON’T ignore the change or distort it; DO see it with clarity and courage. 12:52 #4 - DON’T hold on to what you need to let go; DO eliminate what is no longer necessary. 13:43 #5 - DON’T act like a victim; DO Take ownership. 14:09 #6 - DON’T blame the company as rationalization for resisting change; DO step up. 15:03 #7 - DON’T get locked in narrow, negative focus frame; DO understand the change, align with it, use it for your benefit. 16:18 #8 - DON’T waste time and energy resisting. BCD; DO invest time by adjusting and making necessary changes.    17:00 #9 - DON’T try to control the uncontrollable; DO control the controllables. 17:40 #10 - DON’T slow down and drag your feet; DO accelerate and get busy making changes you need to make. 18:34 #11 - DON’T let the past control you; DO embrace the future. 19:34 #12 - DON’T rely on old skills; DO build new skills. 20:32 Closing 21:30 Outtake - Change is an external event; Stress is an internal response.  

Tim Kight talks about four important questions for leaders to ask themselves. In particular, this one is important for coaches and teachers as a new semester and a season begins. 0:00 Intro 1:46 No.1 - What mindset are you bringing? 12:31 No.2 - What is your strategy for creating positive energy? 29:14 No.3 - How strong are the connections you've built? 35:09 No.4 - What is you plan for making a difference? 47:57 Closing

Tim Kight introduces you to Charlie Zimmerman, a high schooler who discovered the power of E+R=O through Urban Meyer's book, Above the Line. This speech is from his high school graduation, and what you're about to hear is his testimony about how The R Factor changed his life. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Charlie Zimmerman graduation speech 8:00 Closing

Tim Kight interviews Dr. John Marchhausen, Superintendent of Hilliard City Schools, about how he built culture throughout the district and the impact it's had on teachers and students.

Tim Kight delivered this fantastic keynote on what leadership is and the essential skills a leader needs to develop.

This podcast was taken from a workshop with a group of school board members where they learned how "real" culture can be.

This one is a highlight from a workshop with Eyeconic Vision Partners. Go to Podcast #17 for the interview between Brian and Eyeconic's CEO Ryan Heckman about building a culture while growing a business. 0:00 Intro 2:27 Physics of the Performance Pathway 11:45 Opportunity & Adversity 13:26 Culture inside your 20 square feet 21:04 Help others get better inside their 20 square feet 22:31 The truth about work/life balance 24:10 Outlast the cynics

Tim and Brian jump into the heavily requested topic of "Trust": what it is, the physics behind it, how to build trust, and the dangers of giving trust to those who haven't earned it.

This is a highlight from a keynote delivered at a tech conference covering topics of technology innovation, industry disruption, and speed of change.

A highlight of messages from a keynote delivered to a group of business leaders. 0:00 Intro 1:13 Behavior is the most complex variable 5:20 Behavior can be your competitive advantage 8:16 Be elite in your 20 sq. ft. 10:54 Take BCD out of your 20 sq. ft. 18:49 Closing

This keynote addresses why coaches resist going to elite, how leadership requires taking responsibility for something uncontrollable, and how applying discipline is the determining factor for success.

TK has a special message for coaches on how to initiate and ignite momentum, then sustain and protect it on a team. Go to www.focus3.com/podcast/22-talking-points to download the talking points from this podcast. 0:00 Intro 2:12 Initiate and Ignite 7:21 Sustain and Protect 14:12 Closing  

Tim and Brian expand upon Podcast #4: The Culture Playbook and discuss the misunderstandings that surround what culture is and what culture is supposed to do. 0:00 Intro 9:30 Myth #1 - Culture is a soft, fuzzy corporate buzzword 27:39 Myth #2 - Culture is separate from strategy, process, and execution 37:23 Myth #3 - The key to a great culture is a mission, vision, and values statement 50:00 Myth #4 - Culture needs to make everyone happy and comfortable 55:53 Myth #5 - You need the majority with you in order to start changing the culture 59:15 Myth #6 - Culture is someone else’s job 1:04:05 Closing

Tim and Brian draw lessons from 12 time-tested truths that have transcended the ages. They address the writings of Plato, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and many others to discuss their functional relevance to your world. 0:00 Intro and Virtual Training Announcements 9:42 An Appreciation of History 16:54 No.1 - Seneca 27:20 No.2 - Aristotle 36:54 No.3 - Marcus Aurelius 48:22 No.4 - Sun Tzu 56:42 No.5 - Arian 1:01:18 No.6 - Socrates 1:04:14 No.7 - Vegetius 1:11:00 No.8 - Solomon 1:13:34 No.9 - Maurice De Saxe 1:18:15 No.10 - Epictetus 1:21:30 No.11 - Publius Syrus 1:23:39 No.12 - Plato 1:28:00 Closing

Tim and Brian go deep on what The Edge is and the skills needed to achieve breakthroughs. Available for download: 7 Reasons Why Simple Wins (https://www.focus3.com/simple-wins)   0:00 Intro and Virtual Training Announcement 15:14 Building New Skill to Breakthrough 27:05 Liberate Yourself from the Tyranny of Comparison 34:00 Getting To and Through the Edge (4+1) 43:38 Courage to Be Honest About What You Want 47:28 It’s Not About Talent 50:16 Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 58:45 Use Failure as Feedback 1:03:52 Defeat Fear 1:17:50 Be Coachable 1:28:45 Doesn’t Matter, Get Better 1:31:16 Closing

Tim and Brian go deep on self-awareness, examining our emotions, asking "what has my attention?", and getting feedback. 0:00 Intro 4:45 Effective self-awareness 10:37 Examining emotions 24:58 We do what we intend 31:49 What has your attention? 41:24 Self-aware about what you're good at 46:21 What are you most proud of? 50:28 Regression to mean 1:02:22 Use E+R=O to reflect 1:06:10 Get feedback 1:11:37 Closing thoughts