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Rough Drafts by Cory Miller

70 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -

Quick thoughts, ideas about business and life by entrepreneur Cory Miller. These are designed to be fast, down and dirty ways to capture what I'm thinking about and likely need expanding into further ways.

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Episodes

Be a Promoter of People

June 19, 2019 20:32 - 3 minutes - 1.42 MB

One way to engage and also retain your best people? Be a promoter of good people! 

If Not Bribes & Threats, Then What? How Do We Motivate Others?

June 17, 2019 14:32 - 1 minute - 796 KB

The question is ... how do we motivate our people? I don't think we motivate anyone. I think we find and foster the things inside others that motivate them intrinsically and match that to our mission. 

The 5 Mindsets for Designing Your Life

June 14, 2019 20:45 - 3 minutes - 1.35 MB

I've been reading "Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life" and the authors share 5 mindsets for how to approach it that I think are indispensable tools for leaders.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BJSRSEC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_tAabDbTEV59RJ

5 Key Benefits to Investing in Your Team's Professional Development

June 14, 2019 20:33 - 3 minutes - 1.21 MB

Investing in your team's professional development has numerous benefits, but I see 5 keys to doing so. 

Getting Perspective by Using the Classic SWOT Analysis

June 14, 2019 20:12 - 1 minute - 714 KB

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

Am I helping or inflicting help?

June 14, 2019 13:30 - 2 minutes - 1.15 MB

This concept got on my radar through my friend Marcus Blankenship's workshop a couple weeks ago ... Here's his article on tips for providing appropriate help to others. https://medium.com/@marcusblankenship/three-steps-to-stop-inflicting-help-on-others-be176d05b071

The language of leadership

June 14, 2019 13:22 - 3 minutes - 1.31 MB

What are your words saying and communicating to your team? 

The top 10 leadership competencies and 5 themes

June 12, 2019 15:46 - 2 minutes - 1.06 MB

I talked through this awesome HBR article about leadership ....  https://hbr.org/2016/03/the-most-important-leadership-competencies-according-to-leaders-around-the-world

Get a quick confidence boost - even if it feels silly

June 12, 2019 15:19 - 2 minutes - 2.8 MB

Do the Superman or Wonder Woman pose before any big meeting or presentation (maybe in private). :) 

A better question to ask

June 11, 2019 19:54 - 1 minute - 3.46 MB

Most leaders and managers ask: How can I get MORE from my team? Rather the better question is: How can I get the BEST From my team?

I have not arrived ... and hope I never think I have

June 11, 2019 15:20 - 2 minutes - 994 KB

I have not arrived ... and hope I never think I have

Tips for Building a Podcast Following w/ Matt Medeiros

March 22, 2019 19:36 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

My friend and podcasting expert Matt Medeiros of MattReport.com shares his tips and takeaways from building audiences with podcasting and YouTube in this webinar.    Learn more about Matt and his work here:  https://www.youtube.com/plugintut  https://twitter.com/mattmedeiros  https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMattreport https://mattreport.com/

Interview: Author Allen Gannett of The Creative Curve

March 07, 2019 17:04 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MB

This week, I had the amazing opportunity to interview the author of one of the most fantastic books I've read in a while -- Allen Gannett of The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time. Allen's message is simple yet powerful .... we all have the potential to be creative and learn the tools to do so. In his book Allen shares the Four Laws of Creativity: Consumption Imitation Creative Communities Iteration In this interview Allen shares some practical takeaways ...

Creating a job and owning my story

February 22, 2019 00:50 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MB

Two parts in one

The push pull relationship

February 17, 2019 17:39 - 1 minute - 575 KB

The people who make you better and vice versa because you embrace the differences in each. Where one is strong the other weak. You pull the other a little closer to the optimum and the peak

Mojo and Self doubt

February 16, 2019 15:52 - 1 minute - 918 KB

Turning the lights back on

Interview: Entrepreneur & Architect Josh Kunkel

February 06, 2019 15:14 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MB

This is a 30-minute interview w/ my new friend Josh Kunkel. We talk about entrepreneurship, family and then how our physical space can affect our mental health. 

The Initial Grunt Work of Organization for Focus

February 04, 2019 22:54 - 55 seconds - 874 KB

Setting up and getting organized has been a focus for me for my first week ... particularly for how to get projects, tasks done as well as to integrate and automate my workflow. It's been some grunt work. But it's the key I know. 

The Shotgun Approach

February 04, 2019 20:17 - 1 minute - 2.59 MB

Putting concepts out and seeing what hits. Then adjusting and pursuing. 

Ideas Suck. Discovery Rocks.

February 04, 2019 20:15 - 1 minute - 2.18 MB

The very first episode of Rough Drafts by Cory Miller!

Guests

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