Creating Your Encore Career
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis is Creating Your Encore Career And becoming a “Silver Entrepreneur”, with your host Lynn Friesth.
Lynn will share ideas and expert advice from people that are walking in your shoes and living their encore careers — where they want and at the pace they want. You’ll start a company of one with confidence and knowledge to live a fulfilled life of freedom and ease.
Lynn is a Coach and Leadership Consultant whose mission is to show Senior Leaders and Experts how to start something refreshing and new after a full career in the corporate environment.
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028: What's Your Plan for 2020?
December 05, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 24.3 MBThis is the first part of our series on Preparing for Your Great Start in 2020! As we think about starting 2020, it is important to finish 2019 strong to prepare you for a really powerful start to the new year. How are you approaching your goals for 2020? In this episode, I will discuss setting goals and some of the things to consider as we do that. We must consider the importance of our actions each day. It is also important to focus on purpose and why you are doing things as you move for...
027: Becoming An Elite Road Warrior
November 28, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 26.6 MBTraveling is difficult, both mentally and physically. Your habits on the road can sometimes become the opposite of what you do at home. However, on this episode of Leading the Factory Forward, I have some ideas for how you can improve your life on the road with some careful planning. Bryan Paul Buckley is a friend of mine and the author of Elite Road Warrior. In this book, he focuses on improving life on the road for constant business travelers. As a high performer and a hard charger, he ...
026: Learning To Do Focused or Deep Work
November 21, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 23.5 MBHow do you do the deep work? In other words, how do you really get important work done? Not sure or want to find out how, well, that is the focus of today’s episode of Leading the Factory Forward. Maybe you think you don't do deep work. Instead, you manage the action or you’ve got a factory to run. Learning to do focused or deep work applies to everyone, including factory leaders. You may have critical customer projects, new products or new processes that need to be developed and implemen...
025: Creating Mini Habits
November 14, 2019 09:00 - 12 minutes - 24.1 MBHabits are useful. They help us deal with everyday life. In fact, our habits can determine the arc of our lives. The behaviors we consistently exhibit determine where we go in life and also determine what kind of leader we can become. In the last episode we explored what it means to find the space to lead. Today, I want to explore the power behind creating mini habits. As usual, many of these episodes are inspired by various books I’ve read and learned from. Today, I am going to talk bri...
024: Finding the Space to Lead
November 07, 2019 09:00 - 9 minutes - 20.8 MBIn my previous four-part series, we focused on how to construct your business using the lean startup method. Over the course of the next four weeks, we are going to turn the focus back to you, the leader. As a leader, it’s important for you to build your skills and effectiveness. In this episode, I am going to talk about finding the space to lead, inspired by the book of the same name, by Janice Marturano. Many leaders say that in a fast and busy world, they have problems creating space s...
023: Lessons for Leaders Part 4: How Using the StoryBrand Method Can Jumpstart Your Product and Brand
October 31, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 24 MBStories are how we connect with people and ideas. StoryBrand is how you craft your message to your customer. How can you do that most effectively? First, understand the story that is most important is your customer’s story, not your story. It's not about telling people how good your products or services happen to be. The story you want to be crystal clear on is about your customer and their internal and external interests and needs. So, how can you use the StoryBrand method to jumpstart your...
022: Lessons for Leaders Part 3, Using the Customer Discovery Process
October 24, 2019 08:00 - 11 minutes - 23.1 MBCustomer discovery is a key element of the business model generation process. In fact, customer discovery is probably the most important piece of the whole lean startup puzzle. To quote The Startup Owner's Manual: “The number one goal of customer discovery amounts to turning the founders initial hypothesis about their market and customer into facts and the customer discovery process searches for a problem, a solution fit.” Have you found a problem lots of people want you to solve in a co...
021: Lessons for Leaders: Developing Your Value Proposition - Part 2
October 17, 2019 08:00 - 11 minutes - 23 MBWhat does your customer really want? If you listened to last week’s episode, part 1 of this special series for leaders in the manufacturing industry, you know your job as a manufacturer is discovering what your customer wants and needs and delivering it to them. When it comes to the products and services you offer, you need to look at your value map of services and products you want to supply and your customer profile to determine what they actually need. In other words, you need to develop ...
020: Lessons for Leaders from the Lean Startup Method, Part 1
October 10, 2019 08:00 - 11 minutes - 23.3 MBYour job as a manufacturer is about discovering what your customer needs and delivering it to them versus executing on what you think you already know about them. But before you even get there, you need to put on paper the key elements of your new product or business first. The business model canvas can help you define your business and in turn help you discover your customers’ wants and needs. This is part one of a four-part series where I will be walking you through two startup methodo...
019: Digital Leadership and Change Management Part 4
October 04, 2019 16:05 - 12 minutes - 23.9 MBWhat’s your role in digital leadership? In this 4-part series, we’re learning that even when you’re working with technology people skills are still 100% necessary in today’s digital landscape. We’ll discuss two models: William Bridges Dr. John Kotters If you’re looking to make change in the workplace, it needs to start with you, the leader. Telling someone to “change” doesn’t get the job done. It starts with you taking the initiative. Today, you’ll discover some key truths to chan...
018: Digital Leadership and Emotional Intelligence, Part 3
September 26, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 24.3 MBIn today’s episode, we’ll be combining Digital Leadership and Emotional Intelligence to give leaders an edge in developing skills in a digital landscape. We’ll dive deeper into concepts such as: Adaptability Achievement orientation Positive outlook Organizational Awareness Influence Conflict management Teamwork Inspirational leadership As you move through these 8 lessons, try to have a growth mindset as you listen. Thinking openly can help you learn something new an...
017: Digital Leadership Skills Part 2
September 19, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this post, we are looking at some of what I’ve learned about Leadership in a Digital Manufacturing future. Leading has had some common skills over 2,500 years, but there are some new considerations. So, from all the possible skills, here are 6 that I’d like to describe: Skill 1 - Vision Skill 2 - Understand Technology Landscape Skill 3 - Build Collaboration Skill 4 - Change Leadership and Management Skill 5 - Building Talent Skill 6 - Data and Numerical Literacy This is a brief o...
016: Digital Leadership and Industry 4.0 Part 1
September 12, 2019 10:43 - 12 minutes - 23.6 MBThe idea of Industry 4.0 represents the fourth revolution in manufacturing. Industrial Revolution Phases Overview: 1.0: Mechanization through water and steam power 2.0: Mass production, assembly lines and electricity 3.0: Introduction to computers and automation 4.0: Enhance 3.0 phase with smart and autonomous systems fueled by data and machine learning In today’s episode we’ll discover: - What is Industry 4.0 overview why it’s important - What to consider as you start your l...
015: Part 4 10 Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids
September 05, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 23.7 MBWe’ve been talking about conversations in business, now I want to share some ideas about some of the most important conversations you’ll ever have in life. The conversations you have with your children. Axtell believes the key to having great relationships—whether in the workplace or at home—is paying attention to your conversations. In this post, I am going to share a summary of Paul Axtell’s book, “10 Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids.” *** EPISODE CREDITS: If ...
014: How to Facilitate Effective Meetings at Work
August 29, 2019 08:00 - 15 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode of Leading the Factory Forward, I’ll share 6 ideas that will improve the effectiveness of your meetings at work. Many times after a meeting, you’re thinking… “Did that go as planned?” “Did I share everything that needed to be said?” “Were other members of the meeting happy with the outcome?” Meetings, love them or hate them are part of corporate America and as a leader in the industry, facilitating effective meetings is an imperative skill you must possess. *** ...
013: How to Get Better at Having Difficult Conversations
August 22, 2019 16:28 - 14 minutes - 26 MB“Hey, can I talk to you privately for a sec?” Immediately, you feel that pit in your stomach… Your palms begin to sweat… You begin thinking the worst… “Oh no? What happen? What did I do?” No one likes the feeling of having a difficult conversation. Whether you’re on the receiving end or facilitating the conversation, it’s tough to bring someone into your office and let them go. Difficult conversations can be about: Performance issues Asking for what you want (pay raise) Say...
012: Why You Need to Be Having Great Conversations at Work
August 15, 2019 10:50 - 15 minutes - 26.2 MBConversations... what does it mean to have a good conversation? How many conversations would you say you have in a day, week, month? Hundreds? Thousands? The conversations you have really do matter. They’re the backbone for persuasion, relationships and negotiations. What you say (and how you say it) really does matter at home and in the workplace. In today’s Leading the Factory Forward episode, you’ll learn: The Elements of Conversation: Listener Being present Safe space The...
011: What You Need to Know About Leading with Emotional Intelligence Part 4
August 08, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 23.6 MBMoving from the competencies focused on you to the competencies focused on others. This is where the hard work and magic begins to happen. Today on Leading the Factory Forward, we discuss the next four competencies around Emotional Intelligence. Coach and Mentor Conflict Management Teamwork Inspirational Leadership As executive or business leaders you have the ability to shift from having an impact on yourself to impacting others in the workplace. When you are given the opportunity ...
010: What You Need to Know About Leading with Emotional Intelligence - Part 3
August 02, 2019 14:42 - 13 minutes - 25.2 MBToday on Leading the Factory Forward, we’ll be discussing the next 4 competencies regarding emotional intelligence. Positive Outlook Empathy Organizational Awareness Influence As we move through each episode, we’re beginning to shift from competencies focused on you to competencies focused on interactions with others. This is where putting in the hard work pays off. There’s a sense of magic that happens at this stage of Emotional Intelligence. The goal is to create awareness with...
009: What You Need to Know About Leading with Emotional Intelligence (Part 2)
July 25, 2019 08:00 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MBIn manufacturing, technical skills are always going to be important, but at a certain point, if you’re looking to level up, it's actually how well you work with people or employees that will really make a difference. In today’s episode, we’re going to cover four out of the 12 competencies on emotional intelligence: Emotional self-awareness Emotional balance/ self-control Adaptability Achievement orientation I’ll define each competency, let you know why it’s important to understand...
008: Key Skills for Creating Your Future, Why Emotional Intelligence Matters for All Leaders
July 18, 2019 08:00 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this post, I am going to introduce the concepts and some of my thinking around Emotional Intelligence. Emotional intelligence sounds like a very daunting word, but in the end, as we look through these skills, it's really common sense. It simply hasn't been common practice in our work and in the world. We tend to get consumed by an unending stream of activity and busyness. A definition of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman is this: Emotional Intelligence, a different way of ...
007: 3 Ideas for Finding and Developing Talent
July 11, 2019 08:00 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBOur topic for today is three ideas for finding talent to grow your manufacturing business. The 3 ideas are: How do you go about defining what talent you need? How can you prepare to train new talent? Some ideas on where to start looking for new talent. Why is this important? In some sense, it's pretty obvious. We have a good economy right now and unemployment is low. Most leaders and managers are finding it difficult to attract employees — let alone the right ones. It’s difficult...
006: Perspectives on Advanced Manufacturing, an Interview with Curt Burnett
July 04, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 30.4 MBOur guest today is Curt Burnett. Curt most recently served for 3 years as the Technology Innovation Director for the Quad-Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub. Prior to this role, Curt had 37 years with the John Deere & Co. in Advanced Manufacturing and Operations Leadership. Quad-Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub was established as a network of resources focused on building the Quad-Cities' capacity and its reputation as a leader in manufacturing. The Hub is an economic development s...
005: 5 Great Books You Need to Read If You Want to Be a Better Leader
June 27, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode, we're going to talk about five books that have helped me shape my thinking and really prepare me for a future in leadership. As manufacturers, we're living in a world that the military has labeled a V.U.C.A. world, which stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. As a new business leader, we’re faced with many new challenges. Three key challenges are that we have new competition, we have new technology, and we need to have new people constantly coming in the...
004: How to Develop New Skills to Improve Your Business in 2019
June 20, 2019 08:00 - 9 minutes - 21.2 MBThe world is changing and we need to continually learn new skills to successfully create our future. How fast we and our organization can learn may determine whether we can remain relevant and competitive. Just executing what we know how to do today will not be sufficient to create our success tomorrow. As you think back, the skills and technologies present today did not exist when we were engaged in our formal educational years. Learning new skills requires practice, it’s not enough t...
003: How to Step Away From the Day-to-Day and Focus on Growing Your Business
June 13, 2019 08:00 - 9 minutes - 21.1 MBIn this episode, we'll look at a framework to develop your front line to fearlessly execute the day-to-day operations. This will free you up to put more time and attention in growing the organization. A lot of change that's going to be needed will be from you, the leader. This can be scary, but I assure you that when you change or look to grow, you’ll in turn affect your most important asset — your employees. QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER Are YOU concerned with keeping operations running every ...
002: 7 Types of Manufacturing Waste That Need to Be Eliminated Immediately
June 06, 2019 08:00 - 14 minutes - 25.5 MBThis episode is about how to improve your processes, and it's the operations you're actually looking at today. We'll be reviewing the seven wastes in manufacturing that were developed in the Toyota production system. These are the things that as you look at them can help you eliminate frustrations you experience in the work, and just as importantly, it helps your employees to have a better workflow and less frustration in their work. By eliminating this waste, it'll help and give you hig...
001: How to Find, Identify, and Take Massive Action on Your Great Work
May 30, 2019 08:00 - 11 minutes - 22.6 MBIn the book, Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork and Start the Work That Matters by Michael Bungay Stanier talks about the good, great and bad work we do and why. Today, I talk about how you can begin incorporating great work into your daily schedule so you can skyrocket your factory to success. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: The difference between bad, good, and great work. What you can do today to get started on your great work. Why great work will move the needle faster than any other task...
Welcome to Leading the Factory Forward!
September 18, 2018 20:23 - 4 minutes - 17 MBWelcome to Leading the Factory Forward Podcast! Our goal with this podcast is to help you deliver great products, earn a great living and learn how to make yourself and your organization even better. If you’re a successful manufacturing leader and preparing to reinvent themselves and their factory for the future. We know life is busy and that time is limited when it comes to exploring all the possible things that you might do to improve. I’m your host, Lynn Friesth and I’m here to he...