There are many ways that world champion athletes and teams stay motivated to succeed and win the big game. However, few can compare to the power of self-talk and affirmation which are the topics that we will discuss in this episode of The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
How to Handle Difficult Personalities - Episode 16
Many of us have to deal with difficult personality styles in our professional and personal lives. In order to master and manage our communication effectively to achieve the maximum results we must understand what make these styles difficult and how we can use them to drive solutions for our clients and customers.
The four personality style that we will examine in this episode are:
Victims
Complainers
Egomaniacs
Absentees
Although there are many different personality styles that we need to manage in our careers, these are the ones I most commonly see while working as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
The Number One Way to Connect with Your Team Episode 15
Today on the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast we are going to discuss the number one way you can connect and engage with your team!
Are you communicating and connecting with the people on your team?
Are you talking more than you're listening
In today's email driven world communication is sometimes a one-way conversation instead of a dialogue.
We need to have more conversations with the people on our team and create more of a dialogue to get the information that might possibly take us to the next level.
The reality is that the people doing work for us are in touch with what they're doing on a regular basis.
Sometimes they see things that us leaders don't generally see so we've got to have that dialogue, that conversation and it's the best way to get feedback from the people on your team.
Just remember what my grandmother says we have two ears and one mouth to listen twice as much as we speak.
When you start to listen twice as much as you use too, you can start to hear twice as much as you've heard before and you'll be able to take action on twice as many projects than you ever have before.
The end results double the production, success and satisfaction.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
How to Use Conflict to Make a Connection -Episode 14
How to Use Conflict to Make a Connection!
Many times, leaders would rather avoid conflict than to confront it. As I said before I believe that conflict can be good and can even help us to make a connection with our team. On this episode of the solutions oriented leader podcast we are going to discuss how we can take conflict and use it to make a connection by taking a number of steps.
It's always important to start with a self-assessment and look in the mirror to decide what type of personality do you have and what is the best way that people can communicate with you. Once you have this figured out you need to communicate that to your employees.
It's also important to be mindful of your habits and communicate them to your teammates and family and remember that people think and buy from emotion. So, if you truly want to connect with people even when you're involved in the conflict you have to think about your emotions and also their emotions.
When a transformational leader begins to confront conflict, they will soon start to see conflict dissipate and engagement in connection begin.
Check out this episode to find out more how you can use conflict to make a connection.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
What is a Resilient Leader - Episode 13
What is a Resilient Leader
What is a resilient leader? Many times, I'm asked what some of the most important traits are that a leader can possess? My first answer is always persistence and resiliency! A person who is resilient maintains a positive attitude and is always looking for opportunities even when business is down.
On today's solutions oriented leader podcast we are going to examine what is true resiliency and how will it help you to achieve your goals as a leader. If you are looking to achieve more of your goals as a leader make sure to check out the solutions-oriented leader book which is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and all other fine bookstores.
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Sunday, May 19, 2019
Seven Traits of a Resilient Leader - Episode 12
The Seven Traits of a Resilient Leader
Many studies have indicated the importance of resilience is both an individual and leadership trait. On today’s solutions-oriented leader podcast you will discover seven traits of resilient leader. A resilient leader is a person who sees failure as temporary setbacks and they believe they can recover from them quickly. They always maintain a positive attitude and a strong sense of opportunity during tough times.
When a resilient leader faces a roadblock, they find a way to move forward and avoid getting stuck. Many resilient leaders are also transformational leaders who are constantly looking to develop other leaders in their organizations who could provide solutions that achieve excellent results.
Here is a list of the Seven Traits of a Resilient Leader:
- Powerful Communication:
Resilient Leaders have an ability to communicate their message in a powerful manner so that their team members understand the challenges of any situation and are developing solutions for a positive outcome.
- Resilient Leaders Are Coachable:
Any great athlete or entertainer or businessperson knows the importance of constant improvement. This is the case for resilient leaders they are open to feedback and often ask others for feedback also. Once they receive the feedback, they also demonstrate an ability to take action in a positive way. They are truly transformational leaders.
- They Are Risk Takers:
Resilient leaders understand that with no risk there is no reward they understand that to be very successful you have to take risks sometimes. They understand if you continue to do the same thing you can get stuck in a rut.
- They Develop Other Leaders:
Resilient Leaders understand the importance of developing other leaders. Developing everyone helps them to learn from their mistakes. It is been demonstrated that leaders who want feedback for themselves are more likely to give productive feedback and coaching to others, because they want honest feedback as well.
- They Believe in Change:
Resilient Leaders overruling the change in their able to provide leadership to ensure that the organizational culture is one that is change oriented. Resilient leaders embrace change and also encourage other members of their team to embrace change also.
- They Are Relationship Builders:
Resilient Leaders build strong teams by creating strong and positive relationships with members of their team. Individuals may be willing to make changes but requires a positive environment and supportive relationships to be able to make that change successfully.
- They Are Decisive:
Resilient Leaders understand that making decisions is always difficult because no person has all the data or understands everything. They also understand that organizations cannot move forward until a decision gets made. The most resilient leaders are effective at making decisions moving forward. They make the wrong decision; they are quick to make a different decision and move in another direction.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Building Your Team with Remote Employees - Episode 11
Building Your Team with Remote Employees
I believe that if you are going to have remote employees you must bring them together for a team building exercise at minimum once a year. When done right, these activities can improve communication, foster cohesion, and bolster morale.
It’s a lot harder to include employees in your group activities when those employees don’t work in the same building—or in some cases, when they don’t even work in the same town!
Here are three quick solution to help you build virtual or remote teams successfully.
Build Rapport One of the disadvantages of being a remote employee is that you don’t get to participate in everyday small talk, like on-campus employees do. Make it a point to go around to each employee, and especially each remote employee, and ask them something about their family or about how their week is going.
Set up meetings off-site. With Wi-Fi accessibility, it’s easier than ever for your employees to spend an hour or two working outside the office—in a Starbucks, for instance. This can be a good way to include employees who live in the same community but don’t come into the office each day. Set up an afternoon for employees to get together in an external location—somewhere the remote employees can be in the mix!
Create a Buddy or Mentor System A simple suggestion: If you have a project requiring two people, encourage one in-house person to work alongside a remote employee. Have them get together over Skype or Facetime to work on the assignment together. Simply facilitating these partnerships can be very valuable to building team cohesion!
Of course, one final suggestion is to contact a team building expert who can come in and make some specific recommendations—and that’s something I’d love to help with. Reach out now and let’s talk about your company culture and team building needs.
You can contact me at www.rickgoodman.com or call 888-267-6098.
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Monday, May 13, 2019
5 Tips To Make Your Day More Productive Episode 10
5 Tips for Making Your Day More Productive
I’ve talked before about the importance of having the right morning routine—It’s not enough to have a to-do list these days. What we really need to do is think about when you’re going to do things according to highest and best use of our time
Here are Five Actions that you can take to make your day more productive!
Plan your weeks in advance. Let’s start with the big picture: You should begin each week with a clear agenda, including the major projects you need to complete or commitments you need to uphold. Write down what your main areas of focus need to be each day and stick to it.
Set daily goals. It’s good to have long-term goals, but I also recommend having three to five main things you want to achieve each day. Review those items as your day begins, and block it off in your schedule. It’s always wise to structure your day around the biggest goals.
Schedule uninterrupted work time. You can’t simply hope for a block of time to do creative work and get things done. You actually put it on your schedule, then turn off your phone and desktop alerts so that you can make it happen. Many studies suggest the best time to schedule uninterrupted work time is in the morning.
Schedule administrative tasks. Checking email, listening to voicemails, updating your company’s social media—these “little” things can really eat into your productive time. That’s why I recommend setting aside one or two times each day where you focus on these things—maybe in the morning and then again before you leave the office.
Plan meetings for the afternoon. If you have your creative time in the morning, then you can save administrative tasks—including meetings and conference calls—for the afternoon, which is when a lot of us start to lose a little steam anyway.
Those are just some of the action steps that you can take to make your day more productive!
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Thursday, May 09, 2019
Why Leaders Fail - Episode 8
Hi this is Dr. Rick Goodman international leadership expert, keynote speaker and author of the Amazon Kindle best-selling book The Solutions Oriented Leader in this episode of the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast our topic is "Why Leaders Fail"
There are many reasons why leaders fail, however in this episode I'm going to examine four of the most common reasons that I have found over the last 30 years to be the core reasons why leaders fail.
1.They Lack Self-Awareness
I have discovered that many leaders lack self-awareness of their behaviors or their communication styles. In order to be a successful leader, you have to be aware of your communication and be prepared for life of never-ending improvement.
2.They lack communication skills the drive engagement in connection
Some leaders communicate through social media, email, texts and tweets when real engagement is through connection and conversation.
3.They Fail to Communicate across All Generations
Many leaders fail to communicate across all generations instead of just the ones that they like to spend the most time with. That's the easy thing to do! Stepping out of your comfort zone is a hard thing to do, but that's what true leaders do.
4.They Fail to Connect with People on a Personal and Emotional Level
A leader must touch people personally and emotionally with their vision and their goals. Emotions drive sales, productivity and direction. The key is to be forthcoming and transparent with yourself and your message.
For more information on how you could bring Dr. Rick Goodman into your organization for keynote speech, a leadership workshop or executive consulting and coaching contact rick@rickgoodman.com
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Wednesday, May 08, 2019
What We Get Wrong About Corporate Culture Episode - 8
There are many things that we get wrong about company culture. Today I am going to share and dispel four myths that are frequently discussed by the business community around the world so that you can be aware of them and develop your own solutions and results!
Sunday, May 05, 2019
The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast- Episode 7
I've written so many times about the importance of company culture and in fact many of my keynote speeches recently are focused on that general theme also on how it can be a tool for your recruiting how it helps with engagement and how it improves performance and gives your company and your team the competitive edge in order to compete in today's very competitive environment.
As a business leader you can't just overhaul your old company culture with a simple decree, you can't just say this is what we’re going to be doing moving forward especially if you been doing it differently for many years.
Even before we implement a program to begin to change the culture in any organization, we first must assess what some of weakest areas that need improvement may be found.
It has been my experience as a consultant who has implemented transformational leadership systems into companies around the world successfully for over thirty years that there are four common areas that we all need to focus on to improve workplace culture.
Here are a few:
Ensure that employees are empowered to make decisions:
- Employees quickly get discouraged when they feel like they don’t have the ability to make decisions.
Align your employees with the mission of the company
- Show each person how his or her role aligns with the big picture.
Allow your employees to innovate
- One of the hallmarks of a strong company culture is that employees feel like they have room to try new things and potentially fail. If your response to failure is punishment, employees will never try anything daring or new.
Create a culture of feedback.
- Your team members want to feel like they can come to you with their new ideas and projects. Be willing to listen and hear them out without getting defensive and give them honest feedback.
Once you have assessed how you are doing there are a few simple steps that you can take to start improving your workplace culture immediately.
1.Talk to your employees.
Simply by involving your employees in regular communication, you’ve already made your culture better.
2.Be Flexible.
Think about ways to inject some flexibility into your employee experience.
3.Encourage professional development.
This can be as simple as providing some flexibility for employees who want to pursue some continuous education courses.
4.Recognize employees.
There are a number of ways in which you can recognize employees, whether it’s by giving them the day off on their birthday; creating an Employee of the Month honor; or simply giving public shout-outs for employees who make a difference.
5.Make room for innovation.
Consider ways in which you can give your team members more room to try new things and innovate new solutions—without the fear of failure. Often, this is what gets people excited about coming into work.
For Information on how Dr. Rick Goodman can help your organization improve their organizations workplace culture contact us at info@rickgoodman.com or call us direct at 888-267-6098.
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Saturday, April 27, 2019
The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast - Episode 5 - MISL Great Daryl Doran
Dr. Rick Goodman International leadership expert and author of the book The Solutions Oriented Leader, sits down to have a conversation with MISL great and St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame member Daryl Doran. Daryl Doran (born March 29, 1963) is a U.S. indoor soccer player. His 827 games are the most of any player in American professional indoor soccer history. Doran previously coached the St. Louis Ambush in the Major Arena Soccer League from 2013–2015.
Today, Daryl discusses what was behind the making of a champion and a championship team.
Please let us know what you would like to hear on the show and we will do our best to make it happen!
Dr. Rick Goodman has recently released his latest book The Solutions Oriented Leader Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World Class Results which is available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon and Audible.com to contact Dr. Rick email us at info@rickgoodman.com
Sunday, April 21, 2019
7 Ways To Grow Your Leadership Skills - Episode 5 - Dr. Rick Goodman
Hi this is Dr. Rick Goodman and welcome to another episode to solutions oriented leader podcast today
I'm going to share with you seven ways that you can grow your leadership skills right now to achieve world-class results.
Sometimes I am asked by new leaders and people that are just getting opportunities to grow especially new college graduates how do I get ahead what's important for me to learn?
I was just reading a study from Price Waterhouse Coopers that 77% of new CEOs are looking for two key skills and those skills are innovation and creativity. What I've also found out is that leaders are not born, leaders are developed!
Sometimes you can have somebody with natural leadership skills, however, most of us out there have got to learn to develop our skills on a regular basis. I will also let you know that my skills were not very good right from the beginning.
In my new book The Solutions Oriented Leader I discuss how I went through over 200 front desk assistants my first two years of practice because my communication skills were quite poor and what I was missing is one common key that I've seen that is missing from so many would-be leaders on this planet and that is self-awareness!
It took me over 200 people revolving through my doors and one employee who came into my office and said if you ever speak to me like that again I'm out here for me to realize that it wasn't them it was me!
I needed to work on my communication skills so one of the first things that I decided to do was go around and meet people that were doing the things that I wanted to do! They were the leaders that I wanted to be and they also possessed certain skills and the first skill that they possessed was a self-awareness.
One of the first things that you could do in order to improve your leadership skills is take a leadership assessment go get out there and assess yourself. You can use a DISC assessment or you can go to the solutions oriented leader.com and take the free leadership style assessment
When we are doing consulting and coaching with individuals and corporations, we give people assessments right up front!
To learn more about our coaching and consulting programs contact us at 888-267-6098 or write us at info@rickgoodman.com
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Tiger Woods Comes Alive The Making of a Champion - Episode 4
Welcome to a special edition of the Solutions Oriented Leader podcast “Tiger Woods Comes Alive; The Making of A Champion.
Tiger Woods won his first major tournament in nearly 11 years. Today was also the first time he won the Masters since 1997 almost 22 years later It was just two years ago when Tiger was thinking about giving up, his back was not cooperating in is attempt to continue to play the game he loved.
Tiger Woods like most champions had a vision and mindset of winning the championship again! As any champion knows it takes consistent work in a persistent vision that you can succeed. Tiger Woods put that time in over the last two years after having an operation on his back.
He put the time in every single day working to become a champion once again! Whether you want to become a champion in business or in life it takes hard and a persistent vision that you can accomplish your goals and objectives
Today Tiger came alive and showed us all what it takes to be a champion! You two have an ability to become a champion in any endeavor that you seek, as long as you have that persistent vision, a set of goals in front of you and the fire to succeed, you too will become a champion in life!
The Solutions Oriented Leader™ Book
Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve Success
It’s time to be part of the “Solution Revolution” and join the thousands of leaders and companies throughout the world who are becoming solution oriented leaders. It’s all based on the lessons in this step-by-step guide developed by author, keynote speaker, and international leadership expert Dr. Rick Goodman.
You’ll discover how to Transform Your Thinking, Optimize Your Assets,
and Accelerate Your Connectivity to achieve world-class balance and results in your business and in your life.
In this first-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide, author Dr. Rick Goodman leads you through the everyday challenges of the modern workplace while providing you with easy-to-implement solutions to achieve world-class results!
The Solutions Oriented Leader™ shows you how to:
Implement transformational leadership tools to help you achieve balance in business and your life
Utilize communication systems that increase employee engagement and workflow
Develop a positive attitude that motivates your team and increases retention
Handle conflict and manage workplace burnout
Now you can be in control of your destiny—giving yourself permission to be successful! You can become a leader who inspires others for a lifetime. You can harness your positive attitude and share it to propel your business to new heights.
With the Solutions Oriented mindset, you now have the business and life playbook promoting productivity, boosting employee engagement, and creating a happy work environment.
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Dr. Rick Goodman, CSP, is renowned as one of the most
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today. His keynote presentations and breakout sessions have
produced transformational results leading to engaged employees,
increased productivity and, most importantly, HIGHER PROFITS.
Dr. Rick has the distinction of delivering over 1,000 presentations in all 50 states and 23 countries. He earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, which is the speaker profession’s
international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than one percent of all professional speakers worldwide hold this designation.
Dr. Rick is the author of three books: Living a Championship
Life: A Game Plan for Success combines his success
philosophy with stories compiled during his time
with the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams; My
Team Sucked: Ten Rules That Turned Them Into
Rock Stars is a Small Book with Big Solutions on
leadership, engagement and business growth; and
his latest book, The Solutions-Oriented Leader:
Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World Class Results being published by sound wisdom books..
Dr. Rick’s writing style integrates transformational leadership stories with
innovative solutions to real-world
challenges.
Saturday, April 06, 2019
The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast with Dr. Rick Goodman
Dr Rick Goodman International Leadership expert, Author and Keynote speaker interviews former NBA Player and speaker Walter Bond.
About Walter Bond: The Story of Mr. Accountability
Like many young men growing up in Chicago, Walter Bond dreamed of becoming an NBA athlete. Facing injuries and other challenges with unusual determination, he rose from being a reserve player coming off the bench to become the first rookie Free agent to start for the Dallas Mavericks. This astonishing journey provides the foundation for the powerful principles Walter teaches today.
Walter attributes his success to the power of accountability. Walter Bond is called “Mr. Accountability” because he compels audiences to take personal responsibility for their current situation, whatever it may be. Then he reveals how to harness and apply the power of accountability so that every listener can become a rock star in his or her industry.
Walter’s stories give listeners a roadmap they can follow to reinvent themselves and recover the confidence they need to focus, align, and deliver results. Drawing on lessons learned in the trenches both in sales and as an entrepreneur, Walter’s presentations open up new ways of looking not only at business challenges but also the world.
Walter’s stories are rich with humor, emotions, and authentic breakthroughs. His inventive phrasing, mannerisms, body language, pacing, and wisdom exert a powerful effect on his audiences, making his message memorable for months and years to come.
Walter has impacted hundreds of thousands of people in his rapid rise to the top of the speaking industry. Through his keynotes, workshops, books and CDs, Walter teaches that personal accountability, confidence and success are possible for all who desire it. Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent experts on sales, motivation, and leadership, Walter has been helping people turn self-limiting beliefs into self-empowering strategies for more than a decade.
Walter creates an experience that audiences have enjoyed worldwide and never forget. His dynamic and compelling programs provide both the motivation and the strategies to excel in business and in life.
The Solutions Oriented Leader™ Book
Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve Success
It’s time to be part of the “Solution Revolution” and join the thousands of leaders and companies throughout the world who are becoming solution oriented leaders. It’s all based on the lessons in this step-by-step guide developed by author, keynote speaker, and international leadership expert Dr. Rick Goodman.
You’ll discover how to Transform Your Thinking, Optimize Your Assets,
and Accelerate Your Connectivity to achieve world-class balance and results in your business and in your life.
In this first-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide, author Dr. Rick Goodman leads you through the everyday challenges of the modern workplace while providing you with easy-to-implement solutions to achieve world-class results!
The Solutions Oriented Leader™ shows you how to:
Implement transformational leadership tools to help you achieve balance in business and your life
Utilize communication systems that increase employee engagement and workflow
Develop a positive attitude that motivates your team and increases retention
Handle conflict and manage workplace burnout
Now you can be in control of your destiny—giving yourself permission to be successful! You can become a leader who inspires others for a lifetime. You can harness your positive attitude and share it to propel your business to new heights.
With the Solutions Oriented mindset, you now have the business and life playbook promoting productivity, boosting employee engagement, and creating a happy work environment.
PRE ORDER THE BOOK TODAY AT:
Barnes and Noble:
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Dr. Rick Goodman, CSP, is renowned as one of the most
sought-after leadership and engagement experts in the world
today. His keynote presentations and breakout sessions have
produced transformational results leading to engaged employees,
increased productivity and, most importantly, HIGHER PROFITS.
Dr. Rick has the distinction of delivering over 1,000 presentations in all 50 states and 23 countries. He earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, which is the speaker profession’s
international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than one percent of all professional speakers worldwide hold this designation.
Dr. Rick is the author of three books: Living a Championship
Life: A Game Plan for Success combines his success
philosophy with stories compiled during his time
with the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams; My
Team Sucked: Ten Rules That Turned Them Into
Rock Stars is a Small Book with Big Solutions on
leadership, engagement and business growth; and
his latest book, The Solutions-Oriented Leader:
Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World Class Results being published by sound wisdom books..
Dr. Rick’s writing style integrates transformational leadership stories with
innovative solutions to real-world
challenges.
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast with Dr. Rick Goodman Episode 2
Dr. Rick Goodman has a conversation with World Series Championship Manager Jack McKeon of the Florida Marlins on what it takes to be a champion on and off the field. This was one of my favorite interviews and Jack McKeon shares his knowledge of what it truly takes to be successful on and off the field.
This interview took place in 2017 and rings true today. I am so happy that I am able to share this with you today!
Jack McKeon was a catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, beginning in 1949. He debuted with the Greenville Pirates, hitting .251 with 49 RBI. In 1950, McKeon hit .333 in a brief sample with the York White Roses but spent almost all of the year with the Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, earning $225 per month. He only hit .215/~.284/.239 in 72 games. He was hit in the head by one pitch and needed stitches and also badly injured his knee at second base. McKeon almost lost his life that year. After his knee injury, he was ordered home to recuperate and missed the Friday train the team wanted him to take. The train arrived two minutes before an explosion claimed 33 lives.
In 1951, Jack was in the military and was player-manager for the Sampson Air Force Base team, which won the Air Force championship. The next year, he returned to pro baseball and batted .218/~.352/.285 for the Hutchinson Elks and showed improved walk ability and defense (.987 fielding) from his 1950 season.
In 1953, with the Burlington-Graham Pirates, he caught 139 of the team's 140 games, but hit only .181. The next year, he hit just .133 for Burlington-Graham and .207 with Hutchinson.
In 1955, McKeon managed the Fayetteville Highlanders for two months between Aaron Robinson and Jack Sanford. He was only 24 and hit .169 as a part-time player. He managed in the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twinschain from 1956 to 1964. He continued to play throughout the 1950s. He hit .170 with the Missoula Timberjacks in 1956, .217/~.357/.281 in 1957 and .263 with a career-high 8 homers and 51 RBI in 1958, his best offensive season. He hit .100 for the 1959 Fox Cities Foxes. From 1965 to 1967, he scouted for the Twins organization for three years. In 1968 he was the manager of the co-op High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms.
He managed the Omaha Royals for four years, before taking over the Kansas City Royals. He piloted the Richmond Braves in 1976. McKeon began 1977 as the Oakland A's manager, but was replaced by Bobby Winkles in June, then replaced Winkles in May of 1978.
He was the skipper of the Denver Bears in 1979, then scouted for the San Diego Padres in 1980. Nicknamed "Trader Jack" from his days as the Padres General Manager from 1981 to 1988, he then managed the team from May 1988 to July 1990.
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Marlins' skipper Jack McKeon while hosting the 2003 World Series champs
McKeon managed the Cincinnati Reds from mid-1997 to 2000, then took over the Florida Marlins in 2003. He became the oldest manager (72) to win a World Series when his Marlins won the championship in 2003. He resigned as the club's manager after the 2005 season.
His name came up as a potential replacement as soon as Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez announced his resignation on June 19, 2011 with the team in a 1-17 tailspin. At 80, McKeon became the second-oldest manager in in major league history, after Connie Mack, who was 88 when he managed his last game. He was expected to finish out the season, with a new manager to take over in 2012 when the Marlins moved to a new ballpark. "I'll probably manage until I'm 95," he quipped after his return to the dugout, His first move was to bench star SS Hanley Ramirez, who had infuriated previous managers with his sometimes lackadaisical play, because "(I) didn't like the way he was running yesterday." The Marlins were losers in his first game, 2-1 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on June 20th for their franchise-record 11th straight loss, and their 19th in their last 20 games. He won for the first time the next night, 5-2 over the Angels as Ramirez was back in the line-up. As expected, on September 26th, he announced he would not be returning the following season; his announcement preceded by a few hours the appointment of Ozzie Guillen as manager of the renamed Miami Marlins for the following year.
In January 2019, he was still active at the age of 88 as he was hired by the Washington Nationals to serve as a senior adviser to GM Mike Rizzo.
In 17 years as a minor league manager his teams were a collective 1,105-1,177, while his major league teams have gone 1,011-940.
His brother, Bill McKeon, was a minor league catcher in the Milwaukee Braves system, and his son, Kasey McKeon, is a former minor league player and served as an executive with the Colorado Rockies and the Nationals. Another son, Kelly McKeon, was a scout. He is also the Father-In-Law of Greg Booker and grandfather of Zach Booker.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast
What is solution oriented
Solutions Oriented Approach
All of us respond to problems in different ways. Some of us immediately start turning over that problem in our mind, perhaps looking for the reason that problem emerged or seeking out related problems that may not have dawned on us yet. But others look beyond the problem to the solution—immediately looking for ways to solve the issue and move forward.
There’s probably room for both ways of thinking—but if you’re in a position of leadership, your employees are going to look to you for answers. To a large extent, they’re going to need you to have solutions, not just theories about the problem itself.
So developing a solutions-oriented approach to leadership is certainly commendable. The question is, how do you know when you get there? How do you know if you’re truly a solutions-oriented leader?
I can think of a few telltale signs.
The Marks of a Solutions-Oriented Leader
You know you’re a solutions-oriented leader when…
1) You look at a problem and see the possible outcomes—the possible future. If you allow yourself to become emotionally involved in a problem—getting your feelings hurt or growing resentful over it—then you’re not really thinking about solutions. Don’t dwell in the past; start building the future.
2) You think systematically and strategically. You’re at Point A. You need to get to Point B. A solutions-oriented mind immediately starts thinking about methods to close the gap and make that change.
3) You have little time for excuses. The solutions-oriented leader simply doesn’t need coulda-shoulda-wouldas. The solutions-oriented leader doesn’t care about whose fault it is so much as what can be done to make things right.
4) You resist problem-oriented questions. Some employees will inevitably ask why did this happen? The solutions-oriented leader fights these questions, though—because often, they just waste time. Focus less on why and more on what do we do now?
5) You take a collaborative approach. The solutions-oriented leader knows that the most important thing is to find a way forward—and the best way to do that is to pull the whole team together into brainstorming and collaboration.
Next time a problem arises in your workplace, consider your response. See if you can find some ways to focus less on the issue itself and more on the possible solution.
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