Month: December 2018

He holds a world record and inspires audiences from Sri Lanka to the Minnesota Vikings. He competed in fifty Ironman races, in fifty states, in fifty days. And he brought his five kids along for the whole journey (in the car, not the bike). He is James Lawrence: entrepreneur, speaker, endurance athlete, and coach. Before he competed in dozens of endurance races, James hated running. With a couch-to-marathon training program, he dragged himself to his physical and mental limit and then exceeded it. Jon and James discuss this story and how he now helps others push past their limits through his Iron Cowboy brand and coaching program.

David and Jonah Stillman are the generation experts. A father and son duo, the pair inform Jon about their experience consulting for companies like Virgin and the NFL about the generational differences and strengths of Boomers, Gen Xers, Millenials, and Gen The Stillmans share important insight like the forgotten importance of career development for boomers as well as the craved face-to-face communication for employees of Gen Z. Similarly, the Stillmans emphasize the importance of appealing to customers as well as recruiting future employees across the generations.

Do you want to know more about generations in the workplace? Listen to Anna Liotta’s episode on Learning Life to hear about unlocking generational codes. 

Learn all of David and Jonah Stillman’s tips on managing a multigenerational workplace and how to ensure success for Gen Z employees.

Check out the Stillman’s website here.

Or follow Gen Z Guru on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Follow Jonah on Instagram @jonah.stillman.

Want to read David and Jonah’s generational research and findings?

Get their books on Amazon at the links below:

Gen Z @ Work by David Stillman and Jonah Stillman

When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work by David Stillman and Lynne Lancaster

Did you miss part 1 of this live interview? Listen to it at this link before you listen to part 2!

This is Part Two of Learning Life: Live Session with company management maverick Jason Fried. Jason covers more quality strategies on how his company schedules work, eliminates interruptions, and internally communicates effectively and stress-free. Jason questions the merit of quick-to-rise VC backed tech startups and the anomaly of Jeff Bezos’s Amazon. With questions brought forward by the audience, Jason reiterates the importance that every employee communicates effectively through the written word as well as in person.

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Dr. Rob Williams joins Jon for a chat about his story of yak farming, entrepreneurship, music, and story coaching. Rob has been telling stories for decades, and now offers his services as a “story coach” for businesses looking to find their identity, and how to deliver that story to customers. Further, Rob has been a part of the Vermont Independent, a long time print, now online newspaper since 2005. While teaching journalism at the University of Vermont and Champlain College, he also helps his clients find their authentic story and how to enact said story in their daily operation. But Rob’s story doesn’t end there. He has also raised a herd of yaks and now sells infamous gourmet yak burgers. In his spare time plays folk funk across the world. This is his story…

Want to learn more about Rob Williams?

Coming soon: Rob’s FREE story coaching content to the Knowledgelink Network.

Access the Network here or sign up at this link!

Check out the Vermont Independent website here or follow them on Twitter for all of the latest on the movement to restore Vermont to its independent republic status.

Want to get involved? Email Rob at [email protected]

Interested in trying a yak burger? Check out the Yak It To Me VT cart Facebook page here!

Like phunky music? Listen to Rob’s band, the Phineas Gage Project, and follow their Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest shows.

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