Good Ideas Podcast Jason Clause

Goals are great for helping us figure out where we want to go.  Systems will get us there. We all have things that we want to achieve in our life and for many, the path to those things starts by setting  specific and actionable goals. Goals are good.  They  can provide direction and even push […] The post Forget about setting goals. Focus on this instead. appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

There are a multitude of tools and apps in the world designed to help us stay organized.  I’ve tried many of them, but I’ve never come close to achieving the organizational zen that I’ve hoped for.  That is until now. In this episode, my guest Aaron Lowe and I talk about Bullet Journaling a pen […] The post The Bullet Journal: A pen and paper framework for getting way more done. appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

61% of cyber attacks by hackers each year involve small to medium-sized businesses.  At least half of those companies won’t even know the attack has happened until it’s too late. IT system security and data protection have always been important.  But as the statistics highlight, the need to focus attention on security is increasing for […] The post 3 inexpensive things you can do to increase IT security appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

My first reaction to the daily huddle was, “What can we possible have to talk about everyday?”  But what I came to learn was that the daily huddle can be the cornerstone of a team’s meeting rhythm and a system by which everyone is constantly vetting, in a very transparent manner, their tactical actions against […] The post Stay in the know with a daily huddle appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

It can be frustrating as a manager when we’re not getting the results that we expect from an employee.   Assuming the team member wants to be successful and is giving us his best effort how can we help him get unstuck? In this episode we’re going to talk about a framework that I learned from […] The post 5 Root causes of employee under-performance appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

It’s just easier to use shorthand. This is never more true than when working with your team.  It allows a manager to leverage habits and pre-agreed to norms of behavior to quickly communicate with team members. But to work properly, our shorthand needs to be carefully scripted so that we can eliminate as much ambiguity […] The post Develop shorthand & communicate quickly and effectively with your team appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

It’s what the receiver hears that’s most important.. That seems pretty simple, but if it’s true, why does there seem to be so much miscommunication!  As a manager, how can we make sure our team hears what we mean the way we mean it? In this episode my guest Samuel Hatton and I talk about: […] The post What we say vs. what they hear appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

I get in the car, start the engine and an hour later, I’m at work. I don’t remember the trip. I’m not alone, chances are the same thing happend to you.  It’s a habit and when you think about it, that’s a little scary.   Driving a car is not a simple thing to do. […] The post How to build good habits and change bad ones appeared first on Jason Clause | Microsoft 365 Consultant.

As a manager, I don’t always agree with my boss. Likewise, my teammates don’t always agree with me. Handled improperly, it’s easy to mistake a dissenting opinion as disrespect. Over the course of my career, I’ve found dozens of ways to handle this situation improperly as an employee and as a manager. Don’t worry, I won’t be sharing any of them on the podcast. Instead, I found two great articles that highlight a few easy strategies for managing dissent with a superior and for creating a safe environment for our teammates to productively disagree. In this episode I talk about: The difference between candor and brutal honesty How to use “I don’t mean” and “I do me” to create contrast Eight simple ways to build trust with a direct report Show Notes: 8 Simple ways to build trust with your employees How to disagree with your boss