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In Episode 18, ADI's Judy Agnew explains the latest pearl, "Make R+ a Daily Affair."Transcript: When we first start working with clients we often ask leaders to tell us about their current use of positive reinforcement. For many there's a long pause as they think back in time and ultimately come up with something they did weeks or months ago. We know from…

In Episode 17, ADI's Judy Agnew explains the latest pearl, "We change other people's behavior by changing our own."Transcript: In workshops Aubrey used to ask people, "How many of you would have fewer problems if someone else did what they were supposed to do?" As you might guess everyone raised their hands. Most of us, especially leaders, spend a fair…

Listen as ADI's Francisco Gomez explains "anti-fragility" and introduces his latest article, "Turning Adversity into Advantage."After you watch, read the full article here.

In Episode 16, ADI's Ashley Duhon explains the latest pearl, "Say what you mean and DO what you say."Transcript: We've all heard the phrase, "Say what you mean and mean what you say." Aubrey has a twist on that saying. "Say what you mean and DO what you say." Why this change? It comes down to trust. Think of the person you trust the most in this world. Why…

Leadership means having an influence on the people around you. Beyond relying on position of power or fear-based management, leadership is about inspiring people to do their best and help them achieve goals they may not have thought possible. While we have all seen great leaders, many people starting in leadership roles are not given the tools, resources,…

In Episode 15, ADI's Ashley Duhon explains the latest pearl, "You Create Your Future By What You Reinforce Today."Transcript: Have you ever been in a grocery store and seen a child throw a tantrum then at wit's end the parent gives into the child's demands? What would you predict is going to happen again in the future? If you guessed more tantrums you'd be…

In Episode 14, ADI's Ashley Duhon explains the latest pearl, "The key to success lies in finding and promoting discretionary effort."Transcript: A lot has been written and said about how leaders can be most successful. While there are many variables that contribute to success the one that managers have the most control over is the performance of their team…

In Episode 13 , ADI's Brian Molina explains the latest pearl, "Take care of people who take care of you."Transcript: Many of the leaders that we work with find themselves spending most of their coaching time and effort on their underperformers. Now while on the surface this seems to make sense it's often done at the expense of paying attention to those who…

In Episode 12, ADI's Brian Molina explains the latest pearl, "Consequences are defined by their impact, not their intention."Transcript: When doing culture assessments we always ask frontline employees how much positive reinforcement they receive from their leaders and typically the answer is not a lot. Then we ask leaders how much positive reinforcement…

In Episode 11, ADI's Brian Molina explains the latest pearl, "People learn better from success than failure."Transcript:I'm sure we've all often heard the phrase that we learn from our mistakes. And while that's certainly true failure isn't always necessarily the best teacher. If you experience too much failure it can be tempting to quit before you've had…