Tim Stating the Obvious

Mid-Year Review and ”Okay Boomer/Zoomer!”

Hey and welcome to another episode of Tim stating the obvious. I am very excited about the rest of this year. In January I shared with you some of my goals for this year. Last year we produced 19 episodes. So far this year we have produced 11 episodes more consistently. Because of you and sharing this podcast with one or two other people who might like it, we have maintained a consistent monthly download from one month to another month.

An Obvious Take on Message to Garcia

Elbert Hubbard wrote “The Letter to Garcia” and it came about because he was talking to his friend about who he thought the actual hero of the Spanish-American War was. In my experience, I have found that if you give someone a task, most of the time, they will come back to you and ask you more questions than needed. Now, the question is… is this a problem? 
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Is it People or Processes that are the Problem?

In this episode, we are going to be talking about processes versus people. Most of the conversations that I have been having lately are based on the eternal organizational struggle with are the processes, the problem, or is it the people? I would say overall, we need to make sure that our processes support our people and our organizations. Organizations that are quick to blame people as the problem have a poor self-awareness mechanism in place. They would rather save money on underpaying people and not improving processes because it’s easier to hire someone new than it is to re-evaluate and improve a process.
#developyourprocesses #processimprovement #arepeopletheproblem? #peoplearenottheproblem
 
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Life Skills Part 5: Having a Community Mindset

In our last episode, we talked about emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills - which comprises conflict management, teamwork, and communication. In this episode, we will talk about Category 4 - having a community mindset and being an active citizen. Having a cultural understanding of others, a sense of personal responsibility, having empathy for others and being responsible participants in digital communication.
To sum this episode up, the life skills in this category are having a community mindset and being an active citizen. The difference between a resident and a citizen is that a resident has no obligation to the community to which they belong to. They just have been granted the right to exist and live amongst those who have a responsibility and invested interest in the betterment of their community. Another brilliant book and movie that helps to bring this point home is Starship Troopers. Being personally responsible for your actions or lack of actions, seeking to culturally understand, and having empathy for one another are all areas in which you can seek improvement on to improve your overall life skills.
#lifeskillsareimportant #howtodeveloplifesills #lifeskillscoaching #developacommunitymindset #practiceactive citizenship #developculturalunderstanding 
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Life Skills Part 4: Interpersonal Skills

I want to take a moment and thank “The Nature Boyy” for commenting and leaving a review. He said, “This podcast has been fundamental for me lately. It’s been the single driving force for me, striving harder and noticing shortcomings I didn’t even know I had.” I have been thinking a lot lately about how this podcast can help and add value to your everyday life and professional life.
In this episode, we will talk about Category 3 of life skills, which are emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills - which comprises conflict management, teamwork, and communication.
These tip of the iceberg interpersonal skills are what will set you apart from your peers. It seems simple - however, practical application is much harder than you think and requires you to be intentional about every interaction. Which in its self is incredibly difficult.
#interpersonalskillsforlife #interpersonalskills4life #lifeskillsdevelopinterpersonalskills
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Life Skills Part 3: Higher Order Thinking Skills or HOT!

In our last episode, we talked about a having a positive mindset and growth mindset. In this episode, we are going to talk about what I label as category 2. Category 2 is having a higher order thinking skills like innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving. I have done an entire episode on bloom’s taxonomy in season 1 about 2 years ago. If you haven’t listened to that one, it’s a good episode for even more background info. Having higher order thinking skills like innovation, critical thinking, and problem solving will show that you are value added to any organization and worth investing in

Life Skills Part2: Having A Positive Mindset

In our last episode, we talked about an overview of life skills and how important they are. In this episode, we are going to talk about what I label as category 1. Category 1 is having a positive mindset and growth mindset. They are different, but almost the same. If you haven’t listened to the last episode, I would ask that you go back and listen to that one first to just get some background info before we dive into this topic. As we talked about earlier, life skills are critical to our success in the workplace and in life.

Life Skills Essential to Leadership Part 1

We're back with another episode of Tim stating the obvious. In our last episode, we talked about self-worth and value. In this episode, we are going to talk about how important it is to learn life skills along the way. These two topics go hand in hand - I have found that the more self-worth and value you have on yourself, the better life skills a person has. There is a small debate over what soft skills are versus what life skills are. People get them confused all the time and think they are interchangeable; however, they are not. You know, it really says something when 90% of major companies worry about whether the person they hired would represent the company well.
 
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