107 Building Your Reset Mindset with Penny Zenker
12/27/23 • 27 min
In the busy and high-stress world of manufacturing, it can be hard to find your focus! What can you do to reset your focus and prioritize what matters most? Find out in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing with “Focusologist” Penny Zenker.
Penny is as an international speaker, business strategy coach, and bestselling author who has been featured on NBC, Forbes, and more. She is also a leader expert in the psychology of productivity, and works with organizations to maximize results by eliminating perfectionism, distractions, and self-sabotage. In this episode, she shares her three-step process for building a reset mindset aligning yourself with what matters most to you, your team, and the productivity and culture of your organization.
3:46 – Focus always coming back to setting objectives and aligning your actions with those objectives
4:47 – To find your focus, you need to step back, get out of your daily cycle, and reset
5:29 – To engage in reset practice, you have to recognize the trigger for the reset moment and then take a step back to get perspective and realign
7:03 – The more you practice, the easier it is to build a reset mindset
7:53 – If you don’t give yourself permission to step back and reset, you increase the risk of errors that can hinder productivity and cause mistakes
8:53 – Taking small break is a way to relearn how to focus
9:30 – Another part of practicing a reset mindset is learning to recognize when something isn’t working, like getting rid of an unproductive meeting
11:39 – Stepping back can mean giving up control in some areas
12:14 – Being able to step back creates a culture with less bureaucracy and more trust and autonomy
13:59 – Sometimes we focus on the wrong areas, like focusing on micromanagement when it would be more productive to focus on fostering autonomy
16:30 – A reset mindset starts with creating reset moments for yourself
17:44 – Constantly look for ways to bring out the best in yourself and in others
18:22 – A reset mindset also requires curiosity and a willingness to adapt
21:24 – If one person in an organization can demonstrate a reset mindset, others will learn to do the same
Connect with Penny Zenker
Check out her Take Back Time podcast
In the busy and high-stress world of manufacturing, it can be hard to find your focus! What can you do to reset your focus and prioritize what matters most? Find out in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing with “Focusologist” Penny Zenker.
Penny is as an international speaker, business strategy coach, and bestselling author who has been featured on NBC, Forbes, and more. She is also a leader expert in the psychology of productivity, and works with organizations to maximize results by eliminating perfectionism, distractions, and self-sabotage. In this episode, she shares her three-step process for building a reset mindset aligning yourself with what matters most to you, your team, and the productivity and culture of your organization.
3:46 – Focus always coming back to setting objectives and aligning your actions with those objectives
4:47 – To find your focus, you need to step back, get out of your daily cycle, and reset
5:29 – To engage in reset practice, you have to recognize the trigger for the reset moment and then take a step back to get perspective and realign
7:03 – The more you practice, the easier it is to build a reset mindset
7:53 – If you don’t give yourself permission to step back and reset, you increase the risk of errors that can hinder productivity and cause mistakes
8:53 – Taking small break is a way to relearn how to focus
9:30 – Another part of practicing a reset mindset is learning to recognize when something isn’t working, like getting rid of an unproductive meeting
11:39 – Stepping back can mean giving up control in some areas
12:14 – Being able to step back creates a culture with less bureaucracy and more trust and autonomy
13:59 – Sometimes we focus on the wrong areas, like focusing on micromanagement when it would be more productive to focus on fostering autonomy
16:30 – A reset mindset starts with creating reset moments for yourself
17:44 – Constantly look for ways to bring out the best in yourself and in others
18:22 – A reset mindset also requires curiosity and a willingness to adapt
21:24 – If one person in an organization can demonstrate a reset mindset, others will learn to do the same
Connect with Penny Zenker
Check out her Take Back Time podcast
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106 Using Humor to Bridge the Connection Gap with Tim Gard
Is humor the secret weapon for bridging the connection gap in your organization? Find out more in this episode featuring Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE. Tim is a Hall of Fame speaker and business coach who uses his own humor-infused presentations to help others use humor to improve productivity, create stronger connections, and bring more resilience and resourcefulness to their organizations. In this episode, Tim shares why humor can be a powerful tool for combating disconnect and communicating with your team, all while sharing some humorous stories of his own!
2:49 – When humor comes at the expense of others, it fuels disconnect
4:14 – Self-effacing humor is a strong skill in the workplace, but can be difficult to master
4:49 – There is a difference between understanding humor and being humorous yourself
5:35 – If you can find humor in a stressful situation, it can lead to moments of connection for you and your team
7:04 – By figuring out what is humorous to your team members, you can find ways to bridge the disconnection gap with humor
10:25 – When you can work hard and laugh hard with you team, you can find results
10:58 – If you’re not connecting with someone, you have to adapt to their communication style and figure out what’s important to them
12:01 – You also need to be aware of your behavior and how others might interpret it or react to it
12:47 – If you don’t connect with someone at first, don’t abandon the process
15:32 – By having your own good mood and positive mindset, you can convey that to your team
17:34 – Humor can also be used to convey safety messages in your organization
20:07 – By using humor, you can draw others to you and your team and can get better results
22:35 – Harnessing your own positive thoughts and feelings is a powerful tool for connection
25:08 – We can’t always choose what happens to us, but we can choose how we perceive and react
Connect with Tim Gard
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Next Episode
108 Finding Your Infinite Influence with Alyson Van Hooser
From convincing a valued team member to stay with your organization to motivating an employee to level up their performance, you use influence everyday on the manufacturing floor. But what exactly is influence, and how can you more productive ways to influence others in your organization?
Alyson Van Hooser has the answers! Alyson is a keynote speaker, leadership expert, and the author of Infinite Influence, which offers the keys to unlocking more productive relationships and outcomes. In this episode, Alyson uses personal stories and memorable anecdotes to show the importance of influence within teams and organizations, plus discusses how curiosity and intentionality can make a big difference in how you influence and communicate with others.
2:57 – There are many ways to influence people, from convincing them to stay on your team to influencing someone to level up their performance at work
3:19 – Change the way you think about everyone you know and recognize your ability to influence anyone, anywhere, at any time
4:27 – Influence is very different from manipulation
5:21 – You can’t motivate someone to do something they don’t want to do
14:52 – Instead of making assumptions, stay curious and think about what others need
17:25 – By making assumptions, you might not be meeting your team’s needs, if you are going in with good intentions
18:51 – You need a combination of good intentions and intentional actions
22:48 – Leading with biases and assumptions instead of curiosity and intentionality can lead to further disconnect in your organization
23:46 – You don’t need radical shifts to change your leadership. Instead, you can focus on small moments of building curiosity and intention
26:03 – To find the best way to communicate with someone, you need build a relationship and get to know their story
28:33 – Successful organizations are built through the support and investment of others
Connect with Alyson Van Hooser
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