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Ep. 166: Let's Talk Geniuses - An Introduction to the Working Genius Framework
Today’s episode features Sydney Bates, a Project Manager here at NCG for an introduction to a NEW Tool that has captured our attention and is applicable to the perspec...
Ep. 165: Mental Health & Well-Being Awareness in the Construction & Trades Industry
This week, we are joined by Meg Cook, Chairman of the Board & President of Painters USAfor an important and eye opening conversation on the topic of mental health and ...
Ep. 164: Prospecting & Business Development ~It Starts with Culture~
This week on the podcast, we are back in the studio with Colin Nolan, a Senior Business Coach at NCG to discuss Prospecting and Business Development. In this ever-chan...
Ep. 163: Organizational Muscle Sneak Peek - Let's Talk Compensation
We are returning with another chapter sneak peek of Kevin Nolan’s soon to be released book, Organizational Muscle, a personal account of the business he has built sinc...
Ep. 162: The Succession Planning Process - Stage 3
If you’ve had the opportunity to listen to our prior two episodes on the Succession Planning Process, which we highly encourage you, we would argue it’s safe to assume...
Ep. 161: Methodology & Process, A Key to Mastering the Sales Mindset
Most people would agree that the process of becoming a fantastic salesperson is a journey. There are the fundamentals of learning the sales process, one that guides ho...
Ep. 160: June is National Safety Month - Captive Takeaways
“Preventable injuries, commonly known as “accidents,” are the fourth leading cause of U.S. deaths. The cost of unintentional injuries to Americans and their employers ...
Ep. 159: The Sales Insights Report - Measuring Tactics, Will to Sell & SalesDNA
Think about this - Wouldn’t it be nice to know specifically where a Rep needs help?Or specifically why they are not a fit for your organization?Or that what you’re ass...
Ep. 158: The Succession Planning Process - Stage 2
The Succession Planning Process a topic that our team has become quite passionate about over the last couple years through the recognition that your organization deser...
Ep. 157: Business Is Messy - It’s All About Perspective
It’s been two months since we last connected with Brian Nolan and Kevin Nolan for our Business is Messy conversation - and it was due time to bring them back. When we...
Ep. 156: LEAN Series Finale: The Culture Factor
Today we welcome back NCG Coach Jim Bradley for the final episode in this introductory Lean Podcast Series - this time, we’re discussing the culture factor. Continuou...
Ep. 155: Organizational Muscle Sneak Peak: The Marketing Chapter
NCG is back for another sneak peek of Kevin Nolan’s soon to be released book, Organizational Muscle. If you are a routine listener of our podcast, you are familiar wit...
Ep. 154: Making Connections in the CPC: Alignment of the Why
Nolan Consulting Group’s Planning Tool, the Cascading Planning Cycle (CPC) is defined by a core set of planning activities from annual, quarterly and monthly meetings...
Ep. 153: Introducing the Succession Planning Process
As a Business Leader who has poured time and energy into building a business that has impacted the lives and careers of many, there will come a time when retirement is...
Ep. 152: LEAN Tools Explored - Elements of the Control Plan
We welcome back NCG Coach Jim Bradley for a continuation of our LEAN podcast series - this time, we’re talking about the elements of the Control Plan. In our past epis...
Ep. 151: Refocusing Sales Behaviors - Let’s Not get Beat by the Decision Process
NCG Sr. Coach Andrew Amrhein joins us for a timely conversation bringing the focus back to the world of Sales. For those businesses impacted by seasonal change, the Sp...
Ep. 150: Organizational Muscle Chapter Sneak Peek: Hiring the Talent!
Earlier this year, we invited Kevin Nolan, Partner at Nolan Consulting Group and CEO at Nolan Painting to join us on the podcast to announce the upcoming release of hi...
Ep. 149: 2023 Grand Summit Conference - The Recap
For many of our listeners, Summit Members and sponsor partners who joined us in San Diego - it was an amazing few days of learning, sharing and engagement last month- ...
Ep. 148: Putting the Cascading Planning Cycle to Work: The Monthly Core 3
Colin Nolan, Sr Business Coach here at Nolan Consulting Group is ready to bring us all back into the mindset of planning…we are just about to wrap up Q1 of 2023 after ...
Ep. 147 Lean Series Continued : The Kaizen Event
Our LEAN Podcast Series here on Out of the Hourglass rolls on with NCG Business Coach, Jim Bradley. Today - we are introducing the Kaizen Event! If Lean is a lens th...
Ep. 146: Business is Messy & A Preview of Building Mental Strength
Brian Nolan and Kevin Nolan are back with a special edition of Business is Messy - we get a temperature read on the messes of the current business environment in tande...
Ep. 145: Connecting the Dots: The Employee Welcome Experience & Retention
NCG’s Managing partner, Brian Nolan joins today’s episode to discuss the importance of creating a welcoming experience and structure for those new employees joining yo...
Ep. 144: The Visionary/Integrator Relationship: A Dynamic of Conflict & Collaboration
NCG’s own Director of Operations and Sr. Business Coach, Kathryn Freeman, takes over as episode host for a one on one conversation with Nicole Hanik, Chief Integration...
Ep. 143: Managing to the DNA of a Sales Team ~ A dynamic lens of strengths, weaknesses, and skills
CEO & Founder of Trifit Business Development, a sales training and recruitment firm and author of Hooked on Hopium, Overcome the Biggest Obstacle to Your Sales Succes...
Ep. 142: Lean Series Continued: A focus on DMAIC
We are back with NCG Business Coach, Jim Bradley for a continuation of the LEAN Podcast Series here at Out of the Hourglass. We kicked off the series back in the Fall...
Ep. 141: Problems, Change & Continuous Improvement
Our 2023 Season is kicking off with Kevin Nolan, Partner at Nolan Consulting Group and CEO of Nolan Painting for a sneak peek into one of the Chapters from Kevin’s new...
Ep. 140: Business is Messy ~ Walking into 2023
Welcome to 2023! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and are settling back into your routines with fresh perspective and optimism for the year ahead. Th...
Ep. 139: Giving Feedback ~ Why...when...how?
NCG's Managing Partner, Brian Nolan, and Nolan Painting's Field Supervisor, Conal Mulreany, tackle the tricky topic of Giving Feedback, a critical part of any manageri...
Ep. 138: Opening Up the LEAN Toolbox ~ TIMWOODS
On today's podcast, Molly welcomes back NCG Business Coach, Jim Bradley to continue the conversation on LEAN thinking and how to apply the concept to operational proce...
Ep. 137: Biz Dev is Back! It's Time to Refresh your Sales Strategy
Let it be known - Biz Dev is back! We all can feel the shift - the last couple of years of endless leads and months of work on the calendar are slowly starting to diss...