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Just Saying - The BRIEF Lab


Latest Episodes

Ep. 365 – An imperfect guide to generational communication differences
March 10, 2025

Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z all think theyre somehow superior. When it comes to communication, there are definitely differences but people share more in common than theyd like to admit. In

Ep. 364 – Botching your day-to-day conversations
February 23, 2025

Professionals may worry too much about their presentation skills and fail to improve their daily conversations. Whether its calling someone, providing an update or having a side-bar discussion, these

Ep. 363 – Know-it-alls
February 10, 2025

A subject matter expert (SME) can be both a source of knowledge and suffering. Without realizing it, they can dive into the weeds and pull you in deep with them. In this episode, I share some practica

Ep. 362 – Challenge: A Quiet Workday (once a month)
January 26, 2025

Imagine taking one day a month and setting it aside as a Quiet Workday thats dedicated to deep work. In this challenge, I provide recommendations for you to schedule a day where more than half is s

Ep. 361 – The Power of the Pause
January 13, 2025

Running around can be depleting and choosing to stop can energize and empower us. After taking a pause myself for several weeks, I have chosen to continue the podcast into our 9th season In this episo

Ep. 360 – Giving my audience a voice (is this our last season?)
December 15, 2024

Do you think that this podcast should continue for another season? I have mixed feelings and would like to hear directly from you. I can go either way. In what might be the last episode, I share some

Ep. 359 – My discovery of Quiet Selling
December 09, 2024

We can all degree that most salespeople talk too much and arent great listeners. Learning from an accomplished sales trainer, I recently was inspired to create a new training program called Quiet Se

Ep. 358 – Why gratitude is so grounding
November 24, 2024

Thanksgiving in the U.S. is one of my favorite holidays of the year. To keep up with the tradition, Id like to share how gratitude is a powerful way to ground me and lower the noise in my personal an

Ep. 357 – How I prepare for a podcast
November 17, 2024

You may want to start a podcast, go to be a guest on one, or are just curious about how people prepare for them. After eight seasons doing this podcast and numerous guest appearances on other shows, I

Ep. 356 – Showing up late and unprepared
November 12, 2024

Almost everybody does it and nobody likes it. The adage is when youre early, youre on time; and when youre on time, youre late. In this episode, I share some simple, yet practical advice on how to