Stever Robbins
By Stever Robbins
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Podcast Description
An exploration of business, life, and reaching breakthroughs in the business world. We will explore how to develop an executive mindset, latest thinking on business news and trends, and perspectives on business and society. Hosted by a Harvard MBA who believes business should work for us, and not the other way around!
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Work Less, Do More, and Have a Great Life! | As you head into 2012, here's a simple thought to keep in mind. Sometimes what we care most about seems like an afterthought, but it really isn't. Here's how to make sure you don't get lost in 2012. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What are the delusions we all share about career success? | I was interviewed on Total Picture Radio about my presentation on "The Ten Cultural Career Lies." You can listen to the episode as we explore what we believe about careers that's just plain wrong. | 8/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Groupthink, brainwashing, and politics (hopefully fixed) | This post kept appearing and reappearing in my RSS feed. I've deleted it and am re-creating it in the hopes that the strange behavior will stop happening. Fingers are crossed. - Maybe you’ve been successfully brainwashed and just don’t know it. | 6/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giving just may be the path to success | In this Business Explained podcast, I talk with Bob Burg, co-author of The Go-Giver, a current best-selling business book that lays out the five principles of why Giving just may be the key to success. This is a companion interview to the Get-it-Done G... | 6/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Listen to web/phone "Talk Shoe" event | I did a half-hour live interview show today about social media, its impact on productivity (business and personal), and more on the career lies (see this post for the handout). You can hear a recording here: http://www.talkshoe. | 5/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How 23-year-old Ryan Allis created a $10 million business in three years | Ryan Allis is the 23-year-old founder of iContact.com, the web's second biggest marketing website. Ryan spoke in this podcast about how he ended up where he is and the role passion plays in business. This is a companion interview to the Get-it-Done Guy... | 4/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Getting your CEO’s attention | This podcast is an interview with Alec Hudnut, CEO of Evolution Robotics, discussing how to get your CEO's attention. | 2/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Update your user experience…or die! | Are you up to date with your user experience? Tune into this podcast to find out. Click here to see a transcript of this episode. | 2/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Happy or Successful? Which will you pursue? | On a recent birthday I was looking back at the strategies that my friends from high school and college and I employed to get where we are today. We assumed that success would bring happiness, and as far I can tell, we were wrong. | 1/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marshall Goldsmith on Peer Coaching (part 2) | Marshall Goldsmith is an amazing executive coach. He has worked with several Fortune 500 CEOs and is currently a best-selling author (#1 on Amazon.com in the Leading People category). He has developed a couple of peer coaching techniques that will let ... | 1/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Marshall Goldsmith on Peer Coaching (part 1) | Marshall Goldsmith is an amazing executive coach. He has worked with several Fortune 500 CEOs and is currently a best-selling author (#1 on Amazon.com in the Leading People category). He has developed a couple of peer coaching techniques that will let ... | 12/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Will the Tragedy of the Commons doom social networking? | Is Social Networking a Tragedy of the Commons? - I'm starting to think so. They're pretty cool. They let you share yourself and your life with your friends. You find out more about them, they find out more about you, you swap cool stuff. Life is good. | 11/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Love of Counting is the Root of All Evil? | The love of money isn't the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting. Learn how the Oft Acclaimed management tool of counting stuff just might be destroying your life. | 10/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From LinkedIn: Is it good business to screw people? Or should I be "nice"? | I'd like to share with you a LinkedIn exchange I had on the topic of whether Being Nice is a good business strategy. | 9/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are you as good at recruiting as you are at sales? | The Consulting Firms of the world seem to win the recruiting game, hands-down. It's not because of money, though; it's because they treat recruiting as seriously as sales. | 8/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is Strategy, anyway? | It sounds easy: my client wanted to think more strategically. isn't that the hot buzzword? "Strategic thinking." Oooh! Sexy. There's only one problem: what, exactly, does it mean? | 7/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Overcoming your own change resistance | Ever found yourself resisting change? Read about how to overcome it or listen to the podcast here. | 6/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Joys of Overhead (why overhead isn’t necessarily bad) | We're taught that overhead in business is a bad thing. But is it really? My self-esteem depends on the answer... | 4/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Profit and Cash Flow Explained | What's the difference between profit and cash flow? Often, it's the difference between success and bankruptcy. - Before we begin, let's use clear language. I won't say "income" because different people mean different things by that word. | 4/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What does a CIO do, anyway? | What does a Chief Information Officer do, anyway? Most of the descriptions I've heard make them sound like a glorified purchaser. "They make sure our systems are up to date." Mega-yawn. CIOs fill a very important role, it's just no one knows what. Well, | 3/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Promises, Promotions, and Trust: Building Relationships | Be careful when making promises, even if you don't mean it. Trust is the foundation of relationships. See the transcript here. | 3/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What’s the difference between marketing and sales? | Q: I often hear the term "sales and marketing." Aren't those the same thing? - A: Not at all, though people confuse them all the time. In most businesses, marketing and sales are very different. - Sales is when you're face-to-face with a customer, | 3/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stumbling on Beauty: Creating Passionate Devotion | How better to build devotion in customers (or friends, for that matter) than to arrange for them to stumble on a little beauty now and then. | 2/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deciding What to Do Your Last Four Weeks at Work | A listener has given notice, and wants to know how to approach The Boss to decide what to work on before leaving for good. | 2/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What does a CEO do, anyway? | At my first job, a 20-person computer company, the CEO sat in his glass-walled office while the rest of us busted our butts creating the product. I used to look at him and wonder, "What does a CEO do?" - Now that I coach CEOs, I know. Sadly, | 2/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Should I deal with my ex-boss or not? | When an ex-boss calls who wasn't your favorite, wanting to reopen a friendship, what do you do? | 2/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Facing Facts – Some simple math can uncover surprising business results! | Get out your pencil and paper for this podcast. In it, I show how you can use simple math to uncover fundamental truths about business practices. We look specifically at how much it makes sense to overwork people, | 7/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Work Stupid, Get Promoted | Welcome to 21st Century Business - We'd like to think working smart will bring us kudos. But what if your boss won't let you? Stever explores reasons you might not be able to work smart, no matter how much sense it makes. | 6/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walk Left, Stand Right. Creating a culture through action and thought. | Creating a culture or a community is more than simply spouting values or saying "We're all in this together." (The embedded player may have trouble playing this segment, so you may wish to download and play the mp3 file.) | 6/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CJ Coolidge and Stever Robbins on business traction, part 2 | Stever and CJ Coolidge continue their discussion about getting traction in business. | 5/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CJ Coolidge and Stever Robbins on business traction, part 1 | CJ Coolidge and Stever Robbins discuss how to get business traction. | 5/24/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 31 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Glad I tried this one!
Insightful and very well presented opinion on mangerial business matters. Good for both business newbies and seasoned executives alike. I look forward to future episodes.
A Devotee
Have tried lots of productivity tutorials, books, seminars, etc., but Stever Robbins is the best. His style is engaging and fresh and the range of the topics he covers is impressive. No expensive journals needed to put his tips into action, either. Definitely a keeper. Great book, too!
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