Quickfires by Learner Mobile
Quickfires by Learner Mobile provides skills, best practices, and stories targeted for leaders of learners. Thought leaders Sheryl Porter and Mike Thompson share their experiences supporting the learning, education, and training needs of many of the world's most admired companies and institutions. Quickfires is brought to you by Learner Mobile, the learning experience platform that delivers the right information at the perfect time so learners can win the day. To simply develop everyone in your organization and start your free trial of Learner Mobile, go to learnermobile.com
Episodes
13 episodes
Creating an Accountability Culture: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Cultivating an effective organizational culture is a complex and intricate task. It involves balancing elements that at first glance, may seem contradictory - love and accountability. In this podcast episode, Sheryl Porter and Mik...
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A Quickfires Extra: August, The NEW Reset Month.
I want to express our gratitude to all our listeners. August, the "check yourself before you wreck yourself" month, is a great time to reach into the Quickfires vault. Whether you're a long-time listener or new to the p...
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Avoid Mediocrity Through a Life Imbalance
If you're striving to lead a perfectly balanced life, this may not be the podcast you want… but it may be the podcast you need. In this thought-provoking episode, Sheryl and Mike challenge conventiona...
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Leading With Grit Part 2: Fire Fuels the Mule
Developing grit can help us pursue personal and professional goals despite what the universe may throw our way. In the second part of our podcast series on Leading with Grit, Sheryl and Mike discuss how passion fuels perseverance...
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Leading With Grit Part 1: Grit Matters
Individuals with grit are better at overcoming obstacles and sticking to their goals than those who lack perseverance and passion. In part 1 of our two-part series dedicated to leading with grit, Sheryl and Mike explo...
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Customer Service: Guide, Delight, Celebrate and (sometimes) Rescue.
When you focus on your customers – internal and external – you understand what they really need and how it connects to how you can best support them. Sheryl and Mike discuss an approach that will help you anticipate needs, provide c...
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Emotional Intelligence Part 4: Putting EI in Action
The connect component of the EI model represents how we interact with others, and it comes into play every time we engage with others. Basically, it’s our emotional intelligence in action. It’s the culmination of acting on good reflection...
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Emotional Intelligence Part 3: Becoming a Social Detective
Becoming the next Sherlock Holmes of EI means you’ll have to be pretty good at picking up on subtle and not-so-subtle clues of others. Being effective at detecting means:You can accurately identify the emotions of othe...
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26:25
Emotional Intelligence Part 2: Let's Talk About Me!
Having an accurate understanding of yourself is the first step in becoming emotionally intelligent. Being effective at reflecting means:You can accurately identify, understand and trust your emotions and feelings.<...
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30:35
Emotional Intelligence Part 1: The Secret Sauce to Success
Regardless of our intellect, if we’re unaware of our behavior and lack the social prowess to bond with colleagues, we will inevitably experience setbacks. Being emotionally intelligent involves identifying and managing emotions during interacti...
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Change Leadership Part 2: Making It Easy to Move Through the Messy
The overall success of any initiative depends on how well you, the Change Leader, paves the way and navigates the wide range of emotions and behaviors during each phase of the change process. In our second episode dedicated to Change Lead...
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Change Leadership Part 1: Making It Easy to Move Through the Messy
Does the idea of change make you cringe just a little? Don’t worry, that’s totally normal. To many, change is a process shrouded in mystery and cloaked with uncertainty and disruption. In part one of this two-part podcast series dedicated to Ch...
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