Welcome to the Saturday Summary.
What I’ve Posted – Blog Summary
This week, the posts focus on identifying our unique difference and leaning into the thought leadership we can provide. We might focus on content within our team, our company, our industry, or with connections on LinkedIn. Whatever focus you choose, lean in and make an impact.
Fingerprints Marketing. 15 years ago, I started a side hustle to help small businesses define and market their brand. Today, the concept has expanded to MeEO, but the core is the same.
Special Sauce. We all have our unique “sauce” that we bring to our work. The challenge becomes how to articulate it. This post helps you consider your unique difference.
What is Your House Special? Yesterday we talked about our special sauce. Today, we shift to consider how the sauce contributes to regular “dishes” you can deliver with excellence.
Finding Your Thought Leadership. You know your special sauce and house specials. Now, we consider how you can turn your unique difference into thought leadership.
Focused LinkedIn Engagement. The final post of the week dives deeper into thought leadership and how our CliftonStrengths might give clues on the type of content we could share.
What I’ve Listened To – PodList
This week, there is a broad mix of topics in the PodList. For the marketers out there, the last one is a good interview on onboarding & retention.
How to Let Go of the Guilt. 6 minutes. Before Breakfast. This podcast suggests we look at where our time is going before we feel guilty about what we aren’t doing.
Lean Learning. 11 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. Pat Flynn highlights how learning can be a fast track to burnout. This episode highlights key points from his book, Lean Learning, laying out a better way to learn.
A Life-Changing Challenge: Add One Compliment. 11 minutes. Optimal Living Daily. This episode highlights the benefits of providing one sincere compliment in every conversation. I liked the examples provided on how to share a compliment.
Ideas Are Easy. Now Comes the Hard Part. 11 minutes. The Next Big Idea Daily. In this summary, Julia Austin, provides highlights from her book After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup.
AI + Game Thinking = Retention Breakthrough. 32 minutes. Professor Game Podcast. This is a great interview with Amy Jo Kim talking about smarter onboarding and retention experiences.
What I’ve Been Up To
On the professional front, I pulled together some plans for corporate offerings for the MeEO program. When employees feel in control of their career and life, companies benefit. I want to make a broader impact improving employee wellbeing and business performance. I don’t see the two as mutually exclusive.
Outside of work, I finished reading Happy Wife. This was a “Read with Jenna” pick and caught my attention. The book drew me in quickly and I found it to be one I wanted to keep picking up to see what would happen next. I also enjoyed an afternoon at the art fair in town with my daughter and son-in-law. We got caught in a rainstorm, but that didn’t dampen our fun.
What Do You Think?
Did the blog posts this week provide insights on your unique difference and thought leadership?
Was there a podcast on the list that grabbed your attention?
What did you squeeze in last week to add some enjoyment to your summer?