The Improvement Nerds Podcast

Episode 8 - Nerding Out with Nick Smarrelli About Creating a Values-Driven Culture

Join me as I #nerdout with Nick Smarrelli, CEO of GadellNet. As Nick Smarrelli puts it, "creating a culture that is values-driven is the responsibility for every leader".

Organization's values can't be complex, or un-actionable. And that they can't just be a collection of words posted on the wall. Values should serve as the organization's compass. Values should be role modeled by everyone interaction. Values should be integrated. Most importantly, values should be the things that unite people together when times are tough, or when an organization is facing uncertainty.

For Nick and the GadellNet team, values are the touchstone of the company's success and growth.

To connect with Nick, connect with him on LinkedIn and show him some love.

 

Episode 7 - Nerding Out with Julie Kratz About Diversity and Inclusion

Join Julie Kratz and I as we Nerd Out about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion, and a hope for a better and brighter future.

Episode 6 - Nerding Out with Amanda Cross About Living Content, Collaborative Authorship, and Becoming a Learning Organization

In Episode 6 Amanda Cross and I sit down a discuss how her work has a technical writer has changed over the last 15 years. In this conversation Amanda promotes the importance of becoming a learning organization through sharing knowledge and best practices to elevate everyone's performance.

Episode 5 - Nerding Out About Everything Communication with Alex Perry

In this episode Alex Perry asks one of the hardest questions I have ever been asked. "What improvement or important change has ever happened absent of good communication?". I was stumped. Still am actually.

During this episode, you will see that Alex is a ball of energy. Her path to becoming a professional coach, like most, was not a straight line. In fact, before starting her consulting business, Alex was working bedside with patients as a speech language pathologist. Along the way, Alex felt a nudge, and then a louder less subtle nudge to pivot her career and to help others share their story, and to speak with confidence. Since then, Alex has grown her consulting practice to help a variety of people hone their voice and share their story - in a variety of ways. Whether it is podcasting, speaking at conferences, hosting better meetings, or delivery a TEDTalk, Alex has helped her clients communicate with and inspire countless audiences.

To follow Alex's journey, which I strongly recommended, please check her out on LinkedIn, and be sure to visit her website - www.pswithalex.com. Also, be sure to stay tuned to Alex's journey as she releases her upcoming book and podcast, Minivan Mogul.

And why you are at it. Check us out at www.thegreendotgroup.com.

 

Episode 4 - Nerding Out About the HSPI2020 Conference with Laura Pullen McMichael

This past week LP and I had the pleasure of attending the Health Systems Process Improvement conference in Savannah, Georgia. In this episode we nerd out about the conference and share some of our key takeaways.

Episode 3 - Nerding Out About the Enneagram with Rachel Pritz

Rachel shares her journey as she nerds out about the Enneagram and how she became an Enneagram coach and personal advisor.

Whether you have been typed or have never heard of the tool before - this episode is for you. Rachel gets down and dirty while highlighting some resources to help you get back to your authentic self.

Rachel spent 17 years in healthcare as a bedside nurse and executive. She discovered her passion for growing and developing others through her own personal growth journey. She holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing, is a Certified Life Coach and a Certified Enneagram Coach. She coaches executives and high achievers towards finding the person they were born to be before the world got ahold of them.

She has a passion for bringing the humanity back to the workplace and allowing space for all of our unique gifts and talents that will allow us to thrive both personally and professionally.

To learn more about the Enneagram, please connect with Rachel online a www.rachelpritz.com. You can also connect with Rachel on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Also, check out Rachel's new podcast, Leading Through the Enneagram, it is certifiably nerdy. Signed an approved by me, a self-proclaimed improvement nerd.

Episode 2 - Influencers

Join us for Episode 2 as Travis Lozier and I discuss the people who have influenced us and helped us to grow as people. Without these mentors we would have had to figure out a lot of things on our own - and that would have been disastrous, because let's be honest, we were and still are a project.

As Travis and I share in this episode, the two of us have known each other for almost 20 years. We initially met in college and had a lot of growing up to do. Thankfully we both were college athletes and benefited from being accountable to a cross country team, and to be coached by an amazing person in John McNichols. Thanks to the love of the sport of running and to the commitment Coach had to help us achieve as not just athletes, but to achieve as people, Travis and I had quite an advantage when it came to pursuing our advanced degrees and entering the workforce. We also had a huge advantage when it came to creating a family. Under Coach's leadership we learned an important lesson that plays out in our lives to this day. Serve others and make an impact.

As we recount our time State, we also list some of other influences. Surprisingly, Travis and I have actually helped each other grow in ways that we didn't really realize. I think this is something that would make Coach proud, as he would always encourage us, and all his athletes, to help each other be the best versions of ourselves we can be.

As I share this episode and recount the path that I have taken to get here, I am beyond grateful to everyone who has encouraged me along the way. Creating a podcast and starting a business is exciting, but it is also terrifying. Without my tribe, I don't think I would have ever had the courage to take the leap. So here's to them. To my wife, my kids, my parents, my friends, and all my mentors. Thank you.

Episode 1 - The Big Picture

Join us for Episode 1 as Travis Lozier and I get the ball rolling on this podcast idea we are calling the Improvement Nerds Podcast. The production isn't perfect, but it is definitely nerdy.

We were so excited to be embarking on this journey, that we weren't going to let perfect be the enemy of good. So we hit the record button and just started talking about the vision behind the Improvement Nerds podcast.

In this episode we highlight the "Why" behind the podcast and why I changed my LinkedIn profile to Improvement Nerd.

To follow our podcasting journey, please subscribe wherever you get your podcast.

Also, check us out online by visiting our website at www.thegreendotgroup.com.