Ann Latham , author of The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment Ann Latham and Bill Ringle discuss The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment for small business leaders >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. My Quest for the Best is a top-rated small business podcast with over 300 episodes of thought-provoking and insightful interviews with today’s top thought leaders and business experts. Host Bill Ringle’s mission with this show is to provide the strategies, insights, and resources that will unlock the growth potential of your business through these powerful conversations. body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-15989080:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .playbtn , body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-15989080:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .pausebtn { background-color: #111111;} jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap15989080 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",settings_backup_type:"full",playfrom:"off",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"normal",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "ef6b13",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"15989080",php_retriever:"https://myquestforthebest.com/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_28872_27",settings_ap15989080); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Interview Insights Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Vague instructions can lead to bad judgement calls that can cause wasted time and effort, damage trust and confidence between leaders and their teams, and lessen self esteem. Avoid this unnecessary problem by being specific and clear on how much time and effort is needed for a specific task and be clear on what needs to be done to have the desired result.Equally important for clear communication is to ask for specifics. Not everyone should be included in the meeting. Choose the people who are needed to contribute or who are efficient and well-versed on a specific task that needs to be done to achieve the goal. It would be a waste of time and productivity to those who have nothing to do with the objective to join the meeting. Read the Show Notes from this Episode Ann’s father who taught her how to speak her mind was her biggest inspiration. [01:21]Her outspokenness earned the rare and probably one of a kind award ‘most likely to dispute recognized authorities.’ [02:07]Moving farther away from the production process, which is the tangible side of business, to the cognitive side which is management, a big problem is having a not clearly defined goals and objectives. [03:45]Meetings are important but a lot of people, based on surveys, think that meetings are just a waste of time. [05:16]The two steps to having a meaningful meeting is to decide what needs to change after the meeting and to have specific steps on how to get to the end result. [08:03]Ann shares about a health care company wherein a miscommunication between Jess and her boss on how much to prioritize putting hand creams on parks, cost wasted time and effort, and affected trust and confidence. 10:02]To resolve this issue the VP of the health company hired Ann to fix Jess’s...
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