The Kathleen Riessen Show  Have you ever thought about your career and your life and wondered, “Am I Doing This Right?” In today’s show, Tony Thelen, Matthew Mitchell and Jeffrey Kaplan join me to discuss big questions you can ask yourself such as, “Who are you, where do you want to go, how will you get there and what can you learn along the way?” They share about their COVID-inspired just released new book where they gathered insight from hundreds of professionals. You will want to grab a...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Making the final decision in business can be challenging so what do you do when no option looks like a good one? In today's show, Kathleen Riessen - Strategic Business Advisor, discusses how to evaluate the challenge at hand to make sure you are asking yourself the right questions. She talks about when to pull in an advisor to get a neutral opinion and how to make critical business decisions even when you can't predict the outcome. Be sure to listen to this show...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  When there is one stakeholder, it is easy to find common ground, create a vision and move. When there are lots of voices, differences of opinions, varying timelines and focuses, whose voice is the one you choose in which to move forward?. Kathleen Riessen, Business Advisor, talks about the common challenges in multi-stakeholder partnerships and how you can move through them.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  You've heard of self awareness but have you heard of social awareness? It's the focus on how others perceive you and your actions. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen - Leadership Coach and Consultant, shares with you how to assess your social awareness and how to make some small shifts that will make a big difference in your relationship with your team members.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com    ...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  It's Halloween and we've got a spooky show planned for you. What's spookier than a bad boss? We all have leadership horror stories that makes us want to cry and laugh at the same time. In today's show, we've collected leadership horror stories from our listeners and are going to share, anonymously of course, these frightening experiences. There will be scares. There will be laughs. This is a don't miss Halloween episode!   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  As a senior leader, it can be easy to fall into a trap that we already know everything we are going to know about ourselves. The fact is that as we accept new responsibilities, we also get to grow our self-awareness to a whole new level. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen - Leadership Coach and Consultant, shares some tools you can use to increase your self-awareness right away.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  If you were going to war and could only take five people with you, who would you take? Now think about the leadership team around you. Are they the same people? If not, it's time to re-evaluate the team around you and how you can build an A-team for your company. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen, Leadership Coach and Consultant, talks about what to look for in an A-Team, how to put one together and how to keep them running alongside you.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Who are you training to take over your job? Most people have fear around the idea of training someone to replace them yet it is one of the fastest ways to organic growth. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen - Leadership Coach and Consultant, talks about why every senior leader needs a succession plan and how to develop one for yourself.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Getting great at decision making is an art that you can practice. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen - Leadership Coach and Consultant, shares how you can increase your speed and confidence in decision making. Make the "right" decision by listening to this show!   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ ~ More...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Your zone of genius is the thing you are best at and people pay you. For some it's a technical skill, for others its a soft skill. Everyone has a zone of genius. Few people will do the work to identify what theirs is and even fewer will make the changes to play full time in their zone. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen - Leadership Coach and Consultant, will share how she found her zone and how you can too.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  You've spent weeks fleshing out your idea and it's time to sell it to your team. What should you say? How should you say it? Should you give time for others to ask questions during your presentation or should you hold questions until the end? Getting others to be a yes to your ideas requires some thought up front. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen, Leadership Coach and Consultant, offers some tools to move people from, "What the heck are you talking about?" to...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Have you ever worked really hard to solve a problem but just couldn't do it? Finally you share your problem with someone else and they offer a workable solution right away? This happens ALL OF THE TIME. How we see the problem is often a large part of the problem. In today's show, Kathleen Riessen, Leadership Coach and Consultant, talks about bias in problem solving and offers some shifts you can make to create solutions you'd never thought about for your business...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  You and your client work hard to create results - are you pausing to create client celebrations? These are critical to acknowledge the work that has been created and to morale both on your team and with your client. They don't have to be big, expensive parties. Today's show shares ideas on how to create meaningful client celebrations that you, your team and your client look forward to.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  We want to please our clients, after all, they are paying the bill. What do you do when your client asks something of you that you don't believe is in their best interest? Today's show discusses how to tell your client no while still keeping them happy.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ ~ More About The...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  The number one mistake companies make is to sell time. Your clients want to buy value so give it to them. In today's show, we talk all about how to have the conversation with your client about selling based on value and considerations for value-based pricing.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ ~ More...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Are your employees problem alerters or problem solvers? Problem solvers use critical thinking skills to identify and create ideas. Today's show focuses on some ways you can improve critical thinking skills in your organization.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ ~ More About The Kathleen Riessen Show ~ ...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Emotional Intelligence impacts how you work, how you support your employees, how you work with your clients and, ultimately, your profitability. In today's show, we discuss where to start to to increase emotional intelligence within your company.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ ~ More About The...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Being more creative means you are in a state of mind that ideas can pass through you freely. Oftentimes we are unintentionally stopping our creative flow. In today's show, I share some surprising ways that you can open up your own flow to dream and create like never before.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app! ...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Clients want to work with someone who is proactive, listens and make suggestions based on the conversation. Gone are the days of order taking where the clients will pay you to do exactly what they tell them. Today's show discusses the art of creating a client relationship where they ask you what they want.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app! ...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  When it comes to new business, do you say 'no' as often as you say 'yes'? What makes a dream client? It's more than just the one that pays the bills - although that's a good start. In today's show, we talk about how to identify what a dream client is for your company and how you can attract that client to you.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app! ...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  We've all had bad clients - the kind that make you wonder why you got out of bed and even bothered to support them today. Would it surprise you to know that most bad clients are not bad people? With the tools shared in today's show, you can turn your dreaded clients into your best clients.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app! ...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Managers are being asked to coach their employees not only on technical skills, but also on life skills. Why is this happening? The role of a guidance counselor in the school system has changed dramatically for many reasons, leaving many adults requiring support on conflict resolution, emotional intelligence and problem solving. Today's show covers how managers can provide support to their employees without crossing a personal ethics boundary.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  When you hold your employees accountable, it can be motivating until it's not. Then you risk losing them. In today's show, we discuss the line between motivating and demotivating and what you can do to get the results you want without burning out your team.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices Network app!  https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/links/ ~ More About...

The Kathleen Riessen Show  Curiosity is a strong desire to learn something new. When you apply this to work, you experience greater productivity and problem solving, decreased conflict and acceptance of diverse people and ideas. Today's show is dedicated to the tools to increase your curiosity and how to be curious in a way that doesn't seem intrusive.   Kathleen’s Book: Joy in Uncertainty: A Guide to Creating a Meaningful Life Purchase on Amazon.com     *Listen now on the Inspired Choices...