Nice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture.
Dave Delaney
60 episodes
2 months ago
What does it take to become an acclaimed business leader?
How can you use the Nice Method to retain talent and improve communication and company culture?
“Nice” is a show filled with candid conversations about communication, collaboration, community, kindness, and *nice* leadership.
Join keynote speaker, author, and founder of Futureforth.com, Dave Delaney, as he speaks with brilliant minds in business and life to discuss topics like the Great Resignation, employee retention, company culture, leadership growth, human capital, kindness and empathy, and much more.
Guests include Robin Dunbar of "Dunbar's Number" fame, Close-up Magician of the Year Award recipient and world-famous blind card mechanic Richard Turner, New York Times's bestselling author Chris Brogan, plus Harry S. Campbell, Tamsen Webster, Denise Jacobs, Lisa Cummings, Laura Gassner Otting, Liane Davey, Marcus Whitney, Scott Monty, and many more.
Expect plenty of laughs and ah-ha moments as Dave speaks casually with his smart guests.
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The theme song is “Little Jane May,” and the end song is “Funny Feeling” by AlistairChristl.ca
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What does it take to become an acclaimed business leader?
How can you use the Nice Method to retain talent and improve communication and company culture?
“Nice” is a show filled with candid conversations about communication, collaboration, community, kindness, and *nice* leadership.
Join keynote speaker, author, and founder of Futureforth.com, Dave Delaney, as he speaks with brilliant minds in business and life to discuss topics like the Great Resignation, employee retention, company culture, leadership growth, human capital, kindness and empathy, and much more.
Guests include Robin Dunbar of "Dunbar's Number" fame, Close-up Magician of the Year Award recipient and world-famous blind card mechanic Richard Turner, New York Times's bestselling author Chris Brogan, plus Harry S. Campbell, Tamsen Webster, Denise Jacobs, Lisa Cummings, Laura Gassner Otting, Liane Davey, Marcus Whitney, Scott Monty, and many more.
Expect plenty of laughs and ah-ha moments as Dave speaks casually with his smart guests.
❤️ Are you a friend of the Nice Podcast? Visit friend.nicepodcast.co
The theme song is “Little Jane May,” and the end song is “Funny Feeling” by AlistairChristl.ca
#41 Fully remote teams, firing yourself, and retention with Brian Roland.
Nice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture.
54 minutes
3 years ago
#41 Fully remote teams, firing yourself, and retention with Brian Roland.
The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We help fast-growing tech companies onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees.
Brian Roland is a Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Abenity, the 6x Inc. 5000 Company that’s powering corporate perks for top brands, including U.S. Bank and MasterCard.
What we talked about...
Coffee snobbery and a herniated disc.
Starting Abenity as a fully remote team in 2006 led to his obsession with coffee.
On founding the company with his brother and bootstrapping to millions of members and nearly $10M in annual revenue.
Brian fired himself after thirteen years. He hired a CEO and President to run the business.
Improving performance reviews and providing feedback.
Focus on building momentum and scaling your business.
Thirty team members across ten states - fully remote.
Covid redirected their focus.
Social mission sponsoring children with each client via WorldVision.
“Just show up. You’re looking for the people who are looking for you.”
Adding a task management platform like Asana to help communication.
Hiring team members who already have relationships with staff is important.
Open jobs are not advertised. They only tap their existing team for recommendations.
Trust, respect, and accountability are already there as they onboard new people.
The dangers of hybrid work and loneliness.
Using DiSC personality assessments to determine how they will work remotely.
Manage output over activity.
Read Faith Driven Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Step Into Your Purpose and Pursue Your God-Given Call to Create by Henry Kaestner.
Contact Brian at BrianRoland.com. Check out Rules of Engagement for Fully Remote Teams.
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🎸 Theme song is “Little Jane May,” and the end song is “Funny Feeling” by AlistairChristl.ca.
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Nice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture.
What does it take to become an acclaimed business leader?
How can you use the Nice Method to retain talent and improve communication and company culture?
“Nice” is a show filled with candid conversations about communication, collaboration, community, kindness, and *nice* leadership.
Join keynote speaker, author, and founder of Futureforth.com, Dave Delaney, as he speaks with brilliant minds in business and life to discuss topics like the Great Resignation, employee retention, company culture, leadership growth, human capital, kindness and empathy, and much more.
Guests include Robin Dunbar of "Dunbar's Number" fame, Close-up Magician of the Year Award recipient and world-famous blind card mechanic Richard Turner, New York Times's bestselling author Chris Brogan, plus Harry S. Campbell, Tamsen Webster, Denise Jacobs, Lisa Cummings, Laura Gassner Otting, Liane Davey, Marcus Whitney, Scott Monty, and many more.
Expect plenty of laughs and ah-ha moments as Dave speaks casually with his smart guests.
❤️ Are you a friend of the Nice Podcast? Visit friend.nicepodcast.co
The theme song is “Little Jane May,” and the end song is “Funny Feeling” by AlistairChristl.ca
