5 Team Work Lessons from John Maxwell

Matt and Kyle continue to discuss personal lessons from leadership expert, John Maxwell. In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, the topic is 5 lessons about team work. From understanding that success and significance aren’t the same thing, to what it means to loan your influence, once again, this month…

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6 Public Speaking Lessons from John Maxwell

In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle discuss 6 public speaking lessons Matt learned on a recent trip with leadership expert, John Maxwell. From risk taking to complimenting others in public, it is yet another podcast full of gold.

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6 Leadership Lessons from John Maxwell

In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle discuss 6 leadership lessons Matt learned on a recent trip with leadership expert, John Maxwell. Practical, simple and dynamic. From keeping it simple, to autopsying success, to never assuming what our teams actually know, we are sure you will…

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5 Things that Affect Morale on a Team

Morale is to a team, what momentum is to an organization. In this month’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle discuss 5 Things that Affect Morale on a Team. As leaders, we need to be aware that morale doesn’t just happen. The leader’s reaction along with four other variables,…

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5 Questions to Ask as We Launch Into 2018

The new year is that time of year where we rise up and set resolutions and goals we want to achieve. But as we go through those motions, from the highest level, what do we need to be thinking about as leaders? In February’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt…

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Cheri Williams' Last Best Advice for Assistants

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Assistant Takeover has brought us a whole year of conversations and advice to help better the Executive/Assistant relationship. But, unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Join us for the last installment of Assistant Takeover with Matt Keller and Cheri Williams where Matt and Cheri close out the year by sharing Cheri’s “last…

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5 Categories to Reflect on From 2017

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This year is coming to a close and that means it’s time to look back on everything we’ve learned throughout 2017. In December’s episode of The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle ask leaders to reflect on their experiences during 2017 and ask themselves how they did and how they should improve…

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5 Characteristics of a Dynamic Assistant

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A truly successful and effective assistant needs to go beyond the to-do lists, emails, and scheduling. In this month’s episode of Assistant Takeover with Matt Keller and Cheri Williams, Matt and Cheri identify and discuss the five characteristics of a dynamic assistant and what makes them so important. Learn how to add an exponential component…

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The Value of Fun

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Fun isn’t just about being “funny” or sarcastic. It’s about loving and being passionate about what you do! For the month of November, we are adding value with our seventh and final leadership behavioral value. In this episode of “Values on the 7th,” Kyle Jackson discusses and defines the core value of “fun,” how it…

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5 Phrases I'm Wrestling With Right Now

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November offers the perfect opportunity to slow down and use the holiday downtime to press pause and have some time to reflect. In this month’s The 1st Conversation with Matt Keller and Kyle Jackson, Matt and Kyle get us started on this time of reflection by letting us know what’s on their minds with “5 Phrases I’m…

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