VitalBytes Podcast

From Ron McMillan: One of our main goals in Human Resources is to help our companies, employees, and ourselves build a better and brighter future. After 40 years of training and consulting, Ron McMil…

From Dave Angel: “It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it!” Sometimes, our words fail to communicate our true intentions, and when people detect negative intentions (rightly or wrongly), they do…

From Stacy Nelson: We believe many of us are just one habit away from being healthier, wealthier, and happier. But one thing I’ve come to believe about change is that we’re blinded to the reality of …

From Candace Bertotti: The way you open a crucial conversation makes a huge difference on the outcome. And if you want better results, you need to do these three things in the first 30 seconds.

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From David Nelson: There are people all around us struggling through tough times. If you find yourself battling loneliness, anxiety, or disappointment, the Ancestor Effect can help you. If you’re wil…

From Daniel Pink: We go crazy explaining HOW to do things, especially when we’re in leadership and management positions. But with all the energy we spend on the HOW, we can lose sight of the WHY. Whe…

From David Maxfield: Ever experienced discrimination at work? You’re not alone. When we asked people to tell us of a time they felt excluded or disadvantaged because of their race, age, gender, natio…

From Candace Bertotti: How we start a crucial conversation matters. It determines if we’ll get great results or create a whole new set of problems. Specifically, the opening 30 seconds are extremely …

Featuring Chase McMillan: Dialogue is great, but sometimes people start to take on the conclusions of the most charismatic or experienced person in the room, even if conclusions are flawed. Here’s ho…

From Chase McMillan: At VitalSmarts, we talk a lot about the importance of a safe environment for crucial conversations. But sometimes, safety’s not enough to make the crucial conversation a success.…

From David Maxfield: If we’re honest, we’ve all let someone down and we’ve all been let down. But when it happens at work, it becomes more than a disappointment — it becomes an issue of job performan…

From Dave Crenshaw: Our brains can only really handle one active task at a time, so when we attempt to multitask, these four specific areas suffer.

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From Dave Crenshaw, author of The Myth of Multitasking: There are three types of people when it comes to productivity: Zen Masters, Wanderers, and Pig Pens. Think about your mode of operation to see…

From VitalSmarts Master Trainer, Justin Hale

"Over a third of the workforce wastes more than five hours a week because of unaddressed issues and miscommunication between people in two different gene…

From Emily Hoffman: Mutuality isn’t all about the other person. It’s about you, too. For people who know the literal definition of mutual, this may not seem like great insight. But for me, it makes a…

From Emily Hoffman: After 10 years at VitalSmarts, I discovered a secret: Crucial Conversations skills don’t always work. At least, they don’t always work the way we think they should. But they stil…

From Emily Hoffman: Many of us believe if we work hard, we’ll achieve success. When we achieve success, we’ll be happy. As it turns out, happiness can be more than the abstract, subjective end goal …

From Stacy Nelson: Sharing feedback is tough. But, the ability to share and receive all of it (especially the last 10 percent) transforms us into our most authentic selves.

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From Stacy Nelson: There’s a difference between hearing and listening. Hearing is a function of physiology. Listening is a function of the heart. If I don’t feel safe with you, I won’t listen to what…