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Episode 40 – The Lean Startup Part 1 of 2

By shaundmcmillan May 23, 2021PodcastNo Comments

What would you need to start an organization? What does it take to make a new business successful? Does it take a lot of money to make money? Not according to Eric Ries, the author of the popular book on entrepreneurship titled, “The Lean Startup.”

Episode 39 – Design Thinking

By shaundmcmillan May 9, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Have you ever wondered how two guys living in San Francisco starting a small business out of their garage could disrupt an entire industry? And yet time and time again, we have seen Stanford school dropouts become international billionaires and outperform corporate giants like the music industry, Walmart, and IBM. What is the slingshot that is allowing these Davids to strike these Goliaths down?

Episode 38 – Entrepreneurship Series

By shaundmcmillan May 9, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Have you ever thought about starting a business, a side hustle, or a non-profit? Or maybe you dream of starting a movement, or being a pivotal part of one. Well for those of us who do, I think there is a lot we can learn from the world of entrepreneurship.

Episode 37 – ADD Attention Deficit Disorder

By shaundmcmillan May 3, 2021PodcastNo Comments

[Transcript] A few weeks ago I got a chance to have lunch with the valedictorian of my high school graduating class. He got the very best grades of every graduating…

Episode 36 – What Kind of Personality Does a Great Leader Have?

By shaundmcmillan April 24, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Do you think a great leader would typically be higher or lower in openness? Conscientious? We migh expect extraverts to be great leaders, but why wouldn’t introverts be good at leading? Extraverts might be more willing to try and win elections but that doesn’t necessarily make them better leaders does it?

Episode 35 – The Big 5 Personality Traits pt 2

By shaundmcmillan April 11, 2021PodcastNo Comments

In the last lesson we began to explain the Big 5 person traits, including Creativity, IQ, and Conscientiousness. They are by far the biggest indicators of success. But today we will look at Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism, which are also critical.

The Big 5 Personality Traits pt 1

By shaundmcmillan April 11, 2021PodcastNo Comments

The Big 5 personality traits have become the standard by which psychology uses data science to determine what are the major differences between people. How are you different and similar to others? Let’s find out.

Episode 32: Are There Two You? Left Brain & Right Brain

By shaundmcmillan April 4, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Thousands of years ago Socrates told us, “Know Thyself.” But this turns out to be much harder than we might have thought. If we look at the brain, it doesn’t appear to be just one, but two brains. And ourselves too, are we really just one person? Or multiple personalities all fighting for control over this one person moving through space called you?

Episode 32 – The Ultimate Strategy

By shaundmcmillan March 28, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Have you ever had to compete against someone way out of your league? What strategy should you employ when you are in way over your head?

Episode 31 – Beware the Evils of a To-Do List

By shaundmcmillan March 21, 2021PodcastNo Comments

I love to write things down. Especially things that I want to remember, but don’t want to deal with at the moment. I feel especially proud of myself when I make lists. But how many of us feel good about those same lists when we see them again later in the day or revisit them the next day?