E2E Show with Ken Grant
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhere together, we make your work day better! Powerful stories of employee struggles, successes, and everything in between!
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For Many Skilled People, Landing a "Real Job” May Be the Most Difficult Mission They’ll Ever Face!
September 17, 2019 22:52 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBTwo hundred thousand brave women and men exit the U.S. armed forces each year. This is a highly-skilled, incredibly disciplined, and dedicated sector of the job market that is underserved and often underutilized. Today we learn by entry into the mainstream job market and the fact that is is no walk in the park. This may be their most challenging mission to date! Guest: Retired Major General James ("Jimmy") Collins
Sometimes We Have to Look Back to Appreciate the Future
August 21, 2019 00:42 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBWhat started as a breakthrough for women in sports and higher education, powerfully shows-up today in the modern workforce. Today we chat about empowerment in the workforce by looking back to ’70s and learning about Title IX. Equal opportunity, particularly for women, enjoyed a huge leap forward at the hands of some very courageous leaders and in the case of today’s guest, a tennis racket. Guest: Trish Bostrom
Are Words Like Love and Trust Reshaping the Way We Think About Banking Today?
August 06, 2019 17:02 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBAlthough words like love and trust aren’t used in the corporate vernacular, we learn today why there might be hope for a brighter, more inclusive future when leaders conduct business and see their teams in this frame of mind. Guest: Nick Anderson Senior Vice President, Commercial Team Lead at Columbia Bank
Three Generations of Family Owned Auto Success Centered Around One Simple Rule: Put the Employee First!
July 30, 2019 20:23 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBThe auto industry is as competitive as ever, and one BMW/Mini dealer group is still knocking it out of the park, fifty years later, by putting each and every employee first! Our fascinating conversation helps shed light on the continued success of a multi-generational family-owned company and what has evolved over time and what has not. Guests: Manfred Scharmach, Madeleine McEntyre
With Five Generations in the Current Workforce, Can We All Get Along?
July 23, 2019 15:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBThis is a very rare time in our history where five generations of people are in the workforce all at the same time. With the help of our guest, Anna Liotta, we will learn how to better appreciate and understand each other and how to navigate such a broad spectrum of working styles and personal idiosyncrasies.
The Most Important Piece of The Retail Evolution
July 09, 2019 17:20 - 31 minutes - 43 MBAs we watch the retail revolution reshape into a retail evolution, there is one thing that keeps the competition ahead of the pack…the power of the Employee Experience to directly influence the Customer Experience. And after 100+ years, jewelry leader, Ben Bridge seems to appreciate this now more than ever! Today's Guest: Lisa Bridge, CEO of Ben Bridge Jeweler
Increasing Engagement Through a State of Inclusion
June 28, 2019 18:03 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBToday we examine how smart organizations are becoming more aware of the power of inclusion... a mindset that breaks down walls and sees the strength of hiring people with disabilities as really sourcing amazing people with outstanding ABILITIES. Guest: Gene Boes, President & CEO of Northwest Center
Going Above and Beyond With The Help of Empowerment
June 20, 2019 15:46 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBEmployee engagement isn’t just for large corporations - for Seattle firefighters, being empowered helps them go far beyond their call of duty, humanizing their every-day interactions. Guest: Seattle Fire Chief, Harold D. Scoggins
Employee Engagement at Work
June 10, 2019 19:59 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBTucked away in the Pacific Northwest, in an outer suburb of Seattle, is a medical clinic unlike most others. Meet Dr. David Spiro, Physician Lead at Swedish Birth & Family Clinic (part of Swedish Medical Group). Four years ago he took on an additional role as the team's employee engagement specialist, and the payoff has been nothing less than staggering! Learn what drove him to take on this responsibility and hear about the tools and techniques Dr. Spiro uses with his co-workers to have t...
The Cause and Effect of a Flexible Workplace
June 03, 2019 18:41 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBToday we go behind the scenes of U.S. corporations and look at work cultures that are offering ways to work smarter, not work harder. We chat with Delta Emerson (canyouhearus.com), one of the preeminent leaders in the development of the modernized workplace and learn about the changes (and patience) necessary to not only develop a happier workforce, but a more powerful and profitable way to work. The results will blow your mind!
The Forefather of Employee Empowerment: Howard Behar
May 28, 2019 16:57 - 22 minutes - 31 MBHoward Behar is not only a renowned business leader, author, speaker, and mentor, but also my personal business hero. Through Howard, I learned that putting people before the product and/or service was not only good for the team, it was also good for business. I see him as the forefather of employee engagement. On today’s show we chat about where he learned employee empowerment and his personal philosophy around putting people first. 10 Principles of Personal Leadership: https://www.dropb...
My First Time!
May 05, 2019 15:04 - 4 minutes - 6.13 MBDo you recall the first time you encountered a boss that opened your eyes to the power of amazing employee empowerment? Today we examine that magical power and how it can stick with you forever!