My Quest for the Best with Bill Ringle

Productivity

Getting more from your time, energy, and attention — proven frameworks for focus, habit-building, goal-setting, and sustainable high performance.

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Get Along – Interview

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arnold_sanow2

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • How a marketing director for the marine corps became a nationally known communications expert.
  • What to do when your business “moment of truth” arrives.
  • The importance of being observant and what to pay attention to in order to effectively connect in business.

Arnold Sanow talks with Bill Ringle about the factors that tip business interactions in your favor.

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Simpler Living

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jeff_davidson

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • How our culture steals our breathing space – and what we can do about it individually
  • The simple cure for a scattered workday
  • The truth behind the multitasking myth
  • How to get others to support you in your work
  • The hidden psychological driver that makes people reluctant to “unplug” and the related productivity and health costs
  • Tips for managing your energy as you organize your life for better balance

Jeff Davidson talks with Bill Ringle about breathing space – what it is and how to create more of it in your business and personal life.

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Innovation, Courage, Connection – Interview

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jason_howell

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • The formula you can use to make your contribution.
  • Why Walmart was interested in Patriotic Contribution for its employees.
  • Historical examples of how individuals band together to make a difference.
  • How innovation, courage, and connection combine to create the environment for you to leave your legacy.
  • Other creative ways you can leave your legacy.

Jason Howell talks with Bill Ringle about how professionals of all ages can contribute to their families, community, and country using patriotic development.

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Maintaining Networks of Knowledge

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brian reich

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Qualities of a successful info strategist and how that can help your business
  • The importance of avoiding the shiny object syndrome
  • The big challenges on which we can be focusing our talents and technology to improve quality of life now and in the future
  • The key to tackling challenging problems
  • Tips you can use to avoid information overwhelm

Brian Reich talks with Bill Ringle about perspectives from an info strategist that can help your business grow.

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Ditch the Pitch

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Steve Yastrow

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Placeholding 1
  • Placeholding 2
  • Placeholding 3
  • Placeholding 4
  • Placeholding 5

Steve Yastrow talks with Bill Ringle about the need to placehold placeholders.

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The 7 Minute Difference – Interview

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allyson lewis

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • How a friend Debbie helped teach how to take life to a new level of meaning and purpose
  • The MORE method of focusing in high-value activities
  • How to spend less time getting more done

Allyson Lewis talks with Bill Ringle about how to live a life of meaning in business and at home.

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Making Ideas Happen

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scott_belsky

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • How Scott completed his creative project, the book Making Things Happen.
  • How to create a live event program with a waiting list of hundreds of creative professionals.
  • How Scott busted the top 5 myths about how to make creative ideas really happen.

Scott Belsky talks with Bill Ringle about the truth behind empowering creative professionals to make ideas happen.

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Business at the Speed of Now – Interview

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john_bernard

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Why corporations hire consultants and how the best consultants serve organizations.
  • The 3 Gears of NOW Management.
  • What skews the perspective for organizational leaders.
  • The critical implications of adapting to the shift from a work culture of mass production to one of mass customization.

John Bernard talks with Bill Ringle about NOW Management and its implications for improved performance.

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RubySpeaks – Interview

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ruby_newell_legner

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Ruby’s journey from swim coach to trainer of world-class companies, organizations, and associations, such as the Olympics, US Open, and the Superbowl.
  • The loyalty and retention trend impacting many industries in the recovering economy.
  • What premium suite ticket holders really value.
  • Why organizations that treat their staff well have happier customers.
  • How staff can inadvertently upset a customer by using the wrong word that is a near-universal hot button.
  • The two-step process Zappos uses to define job criteria to ensure good hires.

Ruby Newell-Legner talks with Bill Ringle about loyalty and retention trends in the hospitality and tourism industries and beyond.

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You Can Always Sell More – Interview

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jim_pancero

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • How to measure success during slow sales periods.
  • What sales people and self-taught swimmers have in common.
  • What question to ask your salesperson to quickly determine how strategically he or she is approaching customers.

Jim Pancero talks with Bill Ringle about sales effectiveness.

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Lead, Sell, or Get Out – Interview

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ron_karr

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • What dire family situation led Ron to start his career path.
  • The McKinsey study that shares a startling finding about providing value to the customer.
  • How to let customers have a sample of your value to build a business relationship.
  • The incredibly simple and powerful tactic of envisioning what you want to have happen in business and in your life.
  • How to create new opportunities rather than simply compete for existing ones.

Ron Karr talks with Bill Ringle about preparing, positioning, differentiating, and succeeding at sales in the turbulent economy.

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Getting Things Done – Interview

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mike_williams

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • The importance of learning “agility competency” in order to flourish in today’s work environment.
  • Smart steps to take when you find yourself in a situation where the rules and structures have changed (or vanished!).
  • How stretching beyond the comfort zone led to great opportunities.
  • Key points to consider as a founder transitions to a new role and brings in a CEO.
  • How the best practices of your business life can bring order and harmony to your family life, as well.

Mike Williams talks with Bill Ringle about improving your personal and business productivity through the Getting Things Done™ philosophy and methods.

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Coloring Outside the Lines – Interview

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jeff tobe

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Why Jeff believes everyone is creative, not just a chosen few.
  • The question that helps a business leader shatter the limiting stereotype of how customers perceive his or her company.
  • The 2010 Gallup survey finding of only 42% of American workers engaged in their work.
  • The two key components of creativity and how to think through value delivery at every touchpoint.

Jeff Tobe talks with Bill Ringle about how smart companies encourage creativity internally and focus on top customer experience externally.

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Management Rewired – Interview

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charles_jacobs

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Surprising details on how our minds work.
  • The myth of economic maximizing rules.
  • How asking questions proved key at DEC and can help your team, too.
  • What motivates people to contribute even more than money.

Charles Jacobs talks with Bill Ringle about how the latest discoveries in brain science inform better management practices.

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Honesty Sells – Interview

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colleen francis

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • How she decided to leave a successful career to start her business
  • The shipping company case study, where small spot sales were converted to larger, more frequent sales
  • What hurdles companies need to clear in order to approach sales with greater effectiveness 
  • A practical tip for helping salespeople move outside their comfort zone
  • The importance of dispelling the myth that selling is an innate skill, so your business can grow

Colleen Francis talks with Bill Ringle about how to truly think big and take action to build a business that serves clients worldwide.

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UpFront Presentations – Interview

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marilyn sherman

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • The choice to not participate in a negative economy
  • Gladys Holm, who left a $18 million gift in her will on a $15,000 annual salary
  • How the right kind of business opportunities lead to great exposure and more business
  • The surprising value of being outrageous with goal setting

Marilyn Sherman talks with Bill Ringle about how different forms of fear keep people from having more success.

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Time Tamer Consulting – Interview

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christine_giri2

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • Key questions to ask to shift yourself and others to a more productive track.
  • How Christine uses her “advancer” strengths to help leaders and managers come up with creative ways to be more productive.
  • What to do about your own “level of distraction” to be more productive.

Christine Giri talks with Bill Ringle about how personal productivity is not about the tools, but about individuals and groups focusing on what’s important.

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Future-Proofing Your Business – Interview

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troy_hazard2

Listen to this interview to learn:

  • The importance of engaging your customers
  • Specific tools you can use to future-proof your business
  • An example of how to listen to your team to gain credibility
  • The evolution of an entrepreneur from start-up to investor

Troy Hazard talks with Bill Ringle about applying common sense to solving important business problems throughout a successful career.

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Creating Personal Presence – Interview

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dianna_booher_2

Listen to this interview to learn:

    • How a Fortune 100 corportation helped launch her business.
    • Mistakes to avoid when running a business meeting.
    • What makes communication more powerful than simply sharing information.
    • The relationship between how you deliver the message and the impact it has on your audience.

    Dianna Booher talks with Bill Ringle about distinctions that make communication more effective in business relationships and cause organizations that follow these principles to be more profitable and productive.

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    Dignity, Happiness, Resilience – Interview

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    jamie_wolf

    Listen to this interview to learn:

    • How to use available resources to bridge the gap between knowing and doing.
    • Important questions to ask about yourself on the road to entrepreneurial growth.
    • The importance of resilience to being a successful entrepreneur.

    Jamie Wolf talks with Bill Ringle about how asking questions of yourself is a critical step on the road to entrepreneurial growth.

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    Laugh Yourself Thin – Interview

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    melanie-thumb

    Listen to this interview to learn:

    • How to take yourself lightly and your business seriously.
    • The rapid business boost a successful book can provide.
    • What interviews and focused networking can do for your business growth.

    Melanie Rotenberg talks with Bill Ringle about the business side of laughter and how it helped her raise visibility for her medical practice and her speaking business.

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    Using Touchpoints – Interview

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    jeff_pedowitz

    Listen to this interview to learn:

    • What factors helped him gain positive client traction quickly
    • How the pros use touchpoints to create dialogue
    • The importance of post-sales followup to build long term relationships
    • Where to focus daily for continued success

    Jeff Pedowitz talks with Bill Ringle about what’s really working with lead generation practices.

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    MamaTone – Interview

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    dustin_maher

    Listen to this interview to learn:

    • How Dustin was inspired by his own mother’s sacrifices.
    • Which particular airline safety instruction helps moms start taking better care of themselves.
    • The three factors that led to rapid national growth.
    • The importance of standing out from the crowd.
    • Examples of responding to customer needs, wants, and preferences.

    Dustin Maher talks with Bill Ringle about rapidly growing his fitness business and plans to reach one million moms by 2015.

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    Engaging Hearts and Minds – Interview

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    lee_colan

    Listen to this interview to learn:

    • About making the leap from a corporate OD/HR position to self-employment
    • How important it is to get the franchise prototype right before scaling a business
    • How to stay clear on what’s important vs. what’s urgent
    • About avoiding the insidious trap as a leader of “Oh, I can do it quicker myself.”
    • How an energy company grew from 23 people to Fortune 500 status in less than a decade
    • The most important aspect of a leader that must be shared in order for a company to grow

    Lee J. Colan talks with Bill Ringle about leadership lessons and the need for more effective execution.

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    The Truth About Leads – Interview

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    dan_mcdade

    Listen to this interview to learn:

    • The characteristics of a complex sale and how it must be treated differently.
    • Common mistakes companies make with misunderstanding lifetime customer value,  cost per lead, and making accurate sales forecasts.
    • The value of being persistent and how it lead to a $1 billion dollar sale for one of PointClear’s clients.

    Dan McDade talks with Bill Ringle on the truth about leads and what leaders need to do differently to maximize marketing and sales efforts.

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