The McCarthy Show

Episode 135: Exploiting Team Information

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:18:00 +0000

There are great amounts of information available to your team that are likely being overlooked. Examples are emotional information or information about authority dynamics.

Episode 134: The Emotional Terrain

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:33:00 +0000

Imagine that you must survive by navigating a complex alien terrain. Replete with rich and random phenomena, wildfires, general red zone descents, invisible waves, currents and storms. There are some patterns, a few adaptive behaviors.

This is the emotional terrain at work. At home. You may want to try some terraforming.

Episode 133: Through, Not Around

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:16:00 +0000

Go through problems, rather than around. Use long-term thinking.

Episode 132: Answers That Make Sense

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:39:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk with friend and colleague, Josh Grob. Josh believes that great coaching consists of answers that make sense.

Episode 131: No Hurt Feelings – Update

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:47:00 +0000

People will go to great lengths to prevent hurt feelings. Jim and Michele explain why this is a bad idea.

Episode 130: Going All the Way – Dying, Living, Loving

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:08:00 +0000

Jim and Michele give an update on their status. Jim tells a story about a recent event that changed his life.

Episode 129: The Books Bug List

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:15:00 +0000

In a crossover podcast appearing on The McCarthy Show and Science Fiction First, Jim and Michele cover a few bookish bugs. Things about book reviewing that are bugging them.

Episode 128: Going All the Way – Sex, Vulnerability and the Willingness to See the Other Person

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:19:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss several topics related to marriage with Rapson including; the importance of being vulnerable with your partner about sex and other issues, supporting your partner when he/she is vulnerable, “attunement” of your relationship, and the ability and willingness to see other people and accept their differences.

Episode 127: Going All the Way – Be an Expert in Your Partner

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:59:00 +0000

Marriage and relationship expert, Jim Rapson, joins Jim and Michele for the Going All the Way series. In this first part, Rapson answers the question: What can a couple do right now to make their marriage better?

Episode 126: Too Busy is a Diagnosis

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:14:00 +0000

Jim & Michele explain how being too busy is a state of mind, and not a good one.

Episode 125: Software Creates Culture

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 07:56:00 +0000

Jim and Michele break down and analyze the idea that software is creating cultural change.

Episode 124: Going All the Way

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about the power of inhabiting a great marriage and their commitment to Go All The Way with each other to make their marriage as great as it can be.

Episode 123: The Effectiveness of Caring

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:14:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about the importance of caring about others, caring about what you do in your work and life, and caring about how you do it.

Episode 122: Authority Issues

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:28:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about how authority issues dominate other issues in organizations. They also talk about how negative based management trends do not address (and probably make worse) authority issues at work.

Episode 121: Ask For Help Some More

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:19:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about how important asking for help is – as both an attitude and a practice – and the many benefits it provides to a marriage.

Episode 120: Marriage = Product

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 21:16:00 +0000

Marriage = Product. Jim and Michele discuss the benefits they have reaped from using the Team = Product paradigm in their married life.

Episode 119: Culture Design (Part 3) – Culture Hacking

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:47:00 +0000

Culture Hacking. Jim and Michele define Culture Hacking as a subset of Culture Design and talk about the Core Protocols as a culture hack.

Episode 118: Culture Design (Part 2) – The Common Platform

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:46:00 +0000

The Common Platform. This podcast covers how the Core System provides a common platform for designing cultures.

Episode 117: Culture Design (Part 1) – Culture Design

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:44:00 +0000

What is Culture Design? Jim and Michele talk about what Culture Design is, where it came from, how they do it, and more.

Episode 116: Introduction to the Core System Part 12

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:26:00 +0000

Jim and Michele are back from their hiatus and continuing their series about the Core Protocols. This one is all about Decider Protocol and how powerful it is as a tool for unanimity.

Episode 115: Introduction to the Core System Part 11

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:08:00 +0000

The Intention Check protocol is covered.

Episode 114: Introduction to the Core System Part 10

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:06:00 +0000

The Check protocol is covered.

Episode 113: A For Effort

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:04:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about how our culture tends to reward pure effort. They propose a better idea; rewarding results and minimizing effort.

Episode 112: Discussions with a Bootcamp Grad

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:02:00 +0000

Jim and Michele podcast from the first Seattle area BootLuck. They interview Ben Ellinger, a BootCamp grad who creates games at Microsoft and teaches at the Digipen Institute.

Episode 111: Business 101 Part 2: Blindspots

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0000

As a leader it is crucial that you get help with your blindspots. Jim and Michele also talk about ways to talk to a leader about his or her self-destructive tendencies.

Episode 110: Thinking Support

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:58:00 +0000

How to use a Decider-like method to get a team into alignment around a better idea that some get and some do not.

Episode 109: Introduction to the Core System Part 9

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:56:00 +0000

Jim and Michele review the Ask For Help Protocol.

Episode 107: There is an Unconscious

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss how it is common to ignore the existence and overwhelming power of the unconscious.

Episode 106: The Objective Correlative

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:50:00 +0000

The product is the team, the team is the product – but what really defines a team at it’s most basic level, Jim and Michele discuss some. Before you set out to make a great team, are you even working as a team?

Episode 105: Team Energy Management

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:48:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss a variety of topics related to energy management such as indications of energy-draining meetings, energy conservation techniques, and the idea of partnering with someone else to monitor each other’s energy.

Episode 104: Maturity and Problem Awareness

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:46:00 +0000

Solving a problem can be categorized into four levels with the first and most basic level being the sensory level. The next level is being intellectually aware that what you sense is a problem. Third is understanding that there are multiple options for solving the problem, and the fourth level is implementing the best option. Jim and Michele talk about different types of problems, the problem solving process, and “outcome based motivation”.

Episode 103: Business 101 Part 1

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:44:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss tips for meeting more effectively. Learn how to reduce the amount of time you spend in unproductive discussion and how to have efficient meetings with measurable outcomes.

Episode 102: Introduction to the Core System Part 8

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:42:00 +0000

If you realize you are in an inefficient meeting or in a discussion that is going nowhere you have a method of improving the situation: Check Out. The Check Out Protocol requires you to remove yourself if you are in an unproductive situation. If you, or people you are with, are not fully present or if there is someplace else that it would be better for you to be then you should Check Out and do what you need so that you can Check In again. Jim and Michele walk through the protocol and discuss some of the situations in which Checking Out should be used, and provide anecdotes of how Check Out has helped in a range of situations such as family interactions, anger management, and meeting efficiency.

Episode 101: Introduction to the Core System Part 7

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:40:00 +0000

The Check In Protocol is an interpersonal connectivity process – it is a method for each person on a team to manage emotions, presence, and their intention to support and adhere to The Core Commitments. Jim and Michele walk through Check In and provide examples and anecdotes of the protocol in use. Check In as deeply as possible; the depth of the group’s Check In translates directly to the quality of the group’s results.

Episode 100: The 100th Episode

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:39:00 +0000

In their 100th episode Jim and Michele cover a variety of topics. Ideas about Checking In and Checking Out, maturity, awareness, presence, prioritizing, dynamic project management, and happiness are discussed.

Episode 99: Introduction to the Core System Part 6

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:38:00 +0000

The Pass Protocol is the most important of all the protocols, and is at the center of the Core System. This simple protocol ensures that your freedom of choice is not neglected at any time; there is no point at which you are not accountable for the results of your choices. The Pass Protocol helps a team achieve greatness by raising the accountability and responsibility of each team member for the decisions they make.

Episode 98: The Head Gap

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:36:00 +0000

The head gap cost is the cost to the team for one person to have access to another team member’s gifts as if they were their own, and vice versa. Jim and Michele discuss how to reduce a team’s head gap cost – increasing the flow of virtues and the combination of geniuses.

Episode 97: Checking Out

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:34:00 +0000

Be where you want to be, not where you are supposed to be. Be there because you choose to be there. The freedom of The Core allows you to align by passion and engage in what you love. Other ideas and topics in this podcast include: fractal aspects of a block, results of a recent 11-person Bootcamp at Microsoft, and the question “what does greatness taste like”? With guest Rachel Rutherford.

Episode 96: The Core and the Gifted

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:32:00 +0000

The Core is like a good virus delivering systemic insights. With more people running The Core, the insights exponentially grow; it is an algorithm for reaching your full potential as an individual and as part of a team. This podcast also has updates on the three-person Bootcamp Rachel Rutherford was involved in at Microsoft, and the continued results of Rachel’s Grassroots Booting efforts (listen episodes 35, 36 and 37). With guest Rachel Rutherford.

Episode 95: Applied Topical Alignment

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:30:00 +0000

The goodness of an idea is not sufficient enough to get it executed. Get your team aligned around great ideas and then make it happen. Jim and Michele talk about a new team protocol that will get boss support for an idea, and that will propagate that support to the entire organization.

Episode 94: Department of Defensiveness

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:28:00 +0000

The new Defense Secretary fired the Army Secretary for a defensive and poor response to a serious problem. How do people fall into defensive behavior patterns? How can you reduce defensiveness in your own life? The Core Commitments and Core Protocols can help you identify when you are acting defensive and how to act with integrity.

Episode 93: Projected Bad Thoughts

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:26:00 +0000

If you are having emotional behavior that you think is driven by the belief that someone else (or a group) is thinking ill of you then consider that you might not be seeing the situation clearly. The other person’s behavior may be driven by an entirely different motivation. Jim and Michele share ideas on how you can have a productive loving life by overcoming narcissistic emotional triggers using protocols like Perfection Game and Investigate.

Episode 92: Introduction to the Core System Part 5

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:24:00 +0000

Commitments seven through eleven of the Core Commitments are explored: “Do now what must be done eventually and can effectively be done now”, “Seek to move forward toward a particular goal, by biasing my behavior toward action”, “Use the Core Protocols (or better) when applicable” (with “Offer and accept timely and proper use of the Protocol Check protocol without prejudice”), “Neither harm—nor tolerate the harming of—anyone for his or her fidelity to these commitments” and “Never do anything dumb on purpose”.

Episode 91: Introduction to the Core System Part 4

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:22:00 +0000

Commitments two, three, and four of the Core Commitments are explored: “Seek to perceive more than I seek to be perceived”, “Use teams, especially when undertaking difficult tasks” and “Speak always and only when I believe it will improve the general results/effort ratio”, “Offer and accept only rational, results-oriented behavior and communication” and “Disengage from less productive situations: When I cannot keep these commitments, When it is more important that I engage elsewhere”.

Episode 90: Introduction to the Core System Part 3

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:20:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss the last two subsections of the Core Commitment “Engage when present”: “When I have or hear a better idea than the currently prevailing idea, I will immediately either i) propose it for decisive acceptance or rejection, and/or ii) explicitly seek its improvement” and “Personally support the best idea i) regardless of its source, ii) however much I hope an even better idea may later arise, and iii) when I have no superior alternative idea”.

Episode 89: Introduction to the Core System Part 2

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:18:00 +0000

The series on the Core Commitments continues by addressing the next two subsections of “Engage when present”: “Always seek effective help” and “Decline to offer and refuse to accept incoherent emotional transmissions”. Seeking effective help is something everyone can improve upon and strengthens relationships. It helps you build trust and become more trustworthy. When you seek effective help you come away as more powerful, more enriched. Jim and Michele also discuss incoherent emotional transmissions – how to recognize when you are behaving in a way that is incoherent and what to do about it.

Episode 88: Introduction to the Core System Part 1

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:16:00 +0000

Jim and Michele introduce the new series about the Core Commitments, a constitution for results-oriented behavior. They share their ideas on what engaged behavior is and how to achieve it as they discuss the first subsection of “Engage when present” – “Know and disclose what I want, what I think, and what I feel”.

Episode 87: Ask For Help Saga (Part IV)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:12:00 +0000

Michele investigates Jim’s work on his Personal Alignment of self-awareness, and Jim describes his recent emphasis on humility.

Episode 86: Parenting and Non-violence

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about parenting ideas including their opinions on spanking and manifesting non-violence in the family.

Episode 84: Pretend Part III: Art Lesson

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:08:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about art as a means to connect with, and learn from, your unconscious (greater) self. Pretend there are no mistakes in art. Pretend mistakes are where your greater self is trying to break through. When you create art your greater self is unrepressed – access your greater self and accept the flow of genius.

Episode 83: Pretend Part II: Seek Diversity

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:06:00 +0000

Pretend we are designed to connect with others at a high-bandwidth, high-intimacy level. Pretend that the impulse to be with people who are just like you is a self-destructive primitive impulse. Pretend diversity is the secret to success.

Episode 82: The Problem of Design

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:04:00 +0000

Great designers empathize with those who will be using the product. Jim and Michele work through some design ideas and talk about the importance of a shared vision and techniques for improving the design process.

Episode 81: How to Talk Like an Adult

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:02:00 +0000

What are the qualities of an adult conversation? Jim and Michele discuss ways in which adults communicate, and methods for improving the exchange of information.

Episode 80: The Art of Pretending

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Pretend your children have all the ideas and you don’t; pretend the only thing you have on them is experience. Pretend that some better state is true and try it out. Jim and Michele talk about the art of pretending and how it can be used at home and work.

Episode 78: Introducing the Core using Cheat Sheets

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:58:00 +0000

Guest Rebecca Frame reports on how she introduced The Core Protocols to her team using the new Cheat Sheets.

Episode 77: Scary Idea Protocol

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:56:00 +0000

Whatever your reason for holding back a scary or big idea, imagine that each time you choose not to share these ideas, you are limiting your team’s potential for creativity. Even if your idea is unusual or impossible to realize, someone on your team may be able to think of ways to make some version of it realized, or at least it will inspire them to think of a better one.

Episode 76: The Creative Process

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:54:00 +0000

“The unique unprecedented moment when spirit touches matter…” Guest Patrick McCarthy and Jim discuss the creative process including definitions of creativity, examples of the creative process, and insights into maintaining creative output. View Patrick McCarthy’s paintings at http://www.patrickmccarthygallery.com/

Episode 75: The Viral Boot

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:52:00 +0000

A protocol for spreading The Core Technology. How could you boot a group in 90 minutes? Jim and Michele walk through the steps of a viral protocol for quickly booting groups.

Episode 74: A Boss Whisperer

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:50:00 +0000

If your boss doesn’t stop you, you have a great boss. What makes a great boss? What is the employee’s accountability if they have a great boss? Learn the rule of thumb for deciding if you have a great boss, and what your responsibilities are if you do.

Episode 73: The Ugliness of Groups

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:48:00 +0000

Have you ever noticed that even brilliant ideas are rejected by groups? Michele and Jim investigate this phenomenon and share some ideas to help overcome the resistance.

Episode 72: Drama

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:46:00 +0000

If you aren’t getting results, then you are in the middle of drama. Jim and Michele talk about how to recognize drama and the issues surrounding it.

Episode 71: Technicality

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss how people can fall into the trap of thinking something is overly technical when it is really poor communication skills or someone trying to make themselves sound important.

Episode 70: Receptivity

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:42:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss receptivity and how it can drastically improve results on a team.

Episode 69: The Chain of Command

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:40:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about craziness when people deal with their bosses and the chain of management above them.

Episode 68: Vulnerability

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:38:00 +0000

People follow leaders who exhibit vulnerability.

Episode 67: Credit Mapping

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:36:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about how to take team success and map it to individual careers.

Episode 66: One Hundred and Five Days Late

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:34:00 +0000

Michele shares her tips on how to ship software that is late.

Episode 65: One-One

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:32:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about the benefits of using One-One meetings as a way of managing teams.

Episode 64: Trust

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:30:00 +0000

Trust is a key ingredient in a healthy team. When high levels of trust exist, magic happens.

Episode 63: Is Pain Real or Just a Symptom?

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:28:00 +0000

Are pain and sickness an excuse we use when we are afraid of a situation and don’t want to face it?

Episode 62: House Rules (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:26:00 +0000

A continuing look into the rules that the McCarthy family lives by.

Episode 61: House Rules

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:24:00 +0000

The McCarthy family talks about the rules that they use in their family.

Episode 60: What is the Message?

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Every product needs a message in order to succeed. Jim and Michele discuss how to create great messages.

Episode 59: Pleasure is an Odd Number

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:20:00 +0000

Have you ever noticed that only one person is happy in a marriage at one time? Jim and Michele explore this phenomena.

Episode 58: Integrity

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Integrity is one of the hardest virtues to maintain at all times. Jim and Michele discuss integrity and explore tough situations we have all faced at work.

Episode 57: I’m Crazy – Is that Bad?

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:16:00 +0000

Everyone is a little bit crazy… How much is too much?

Episode 56: Prioritization and Foot Faults

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:14:00 +0000

Michele and Jim share their wisdom about prioritization and a funny tennis story.

Episode 55: Boss Whisperer, Horses, and TReg Cells

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:11:00 +0000

Jim and Michele show how the natural world contains secrets to teamwork. They discuss how by observing horses and T Cells we can learn much more about teamwork.

Episode 54: Tell a Friend

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:08:00 +0000

We have a great secret we want to share with the world,. Listen and help spread our secret.

Episode 53: Ask For Help Saga (Part III)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:06:00 +0000

Jim goes vulnerable and shares his big personal revelation about the power behind asking for help.

Episode 52: Ask For Help Saga (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:04:00 +0000

In this ongoing saga, Jim shares his observations from Russia on Ask For Help.

Episode 51: Ask For Help Saga

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Jim begins a set of updates about his great ask for help experiment.

Episode 50: Firing

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:58:00 +0000

Michele’s dad Donald joins the show to talk about firing individuals that don’t perform.

Episode 49: Hiring Great People

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:57:00 +0000

Hiring smart people is key to making an organization great. Jim and Michele share what they look for when hiring great people.

Episode 48: Welcome Becca

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Rebecca’s joins Jim and Michele to talk about her first experience at bootcamp.

Episode 47: Focus on the Best Behaviour

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:53:00 +0000

Most people give their attention to people exhibiting bad behavior. The best way to get results is exactly the opposite – focus on those people giving the best results.

Episode 46: Foundations of Mediocrity – The Agenda

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:52:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss how trying to keep people on an Agenda is unproductive.

Episode 45: Status Updates

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:51:00 +0000

Michele shares how to effectively communicate status to customers and bosses.

Episode 44: Don’t Listen to Me

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:50:00 +0000

People need to think for themselves. Jim recounts how someone followed advice he gave 8 years earlier.

Episode 43: Alignment, The Easy Way

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:48:00 +0000

Many people take simple ideas and pretend they are complicated when they are afraid of the idea.

Episode 42: Trippin to Russia ‘n Kiev

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:47:00 +0000

Jim shares tales from his recent trip to Moscow and Kiev.

Episode 41: No Hurt Feelings

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:46:00 +0000

Why are people so afraid to share or talk about their feelings? Jim and Michele illustrate how feeling are essential to high performance teams.

Episode 40: Next Generation Decider (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:45:00 +0000

Michele continues to share her observations on the next generation of decider.

Episode 39: Next Generation Decider

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:44:00 +0000

Michele introduces a new version of decider aimed at making decisions in large groups. If you work with a big team, this podcast shouldn’t be missed.

Episode 38: In Search of Beauty

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:43:00 +0000

Jim and Michele welcome Mark to the show and discuss his Alignment of Beauty.

Episode 37: Grassroots Booting (Part III)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Rachael sings a song and continues to share thoughts on improving The Core. Improvements to Decider and Check-in are discussed.

Episode 36: Grassroots Booting (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:36:00 +0000

Rachael continues to talk about her experiences with Jim and Michele. They explore bootcamp at work, projection, and her new equation me=team=product.

Episode 35: Grassroots Booting

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:34:00 +0000

Rachael, a core certified instructor and inventor of decider, joins Jim and Michele this show. She discusses her observations on how to establish the core in a grassroots fashion and various experiments she is trying.

Episode 34: Gender in the Workplace

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:32:00 +0000

For many people it is taboo to talk about the different strengths that men and women bring to the workplace. Not so for Jim and Michele. Each gender brings with it a set of traits that can provide incredible value to a team.

Episode 33: Men and their Alpha

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Trying to understand how to work with men? Jim and Michele examine the power structures that men live in and how to optimize their performance when working in teams.

Episode 32: Action Camp

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:20:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about Action Camp, the latest product from McCarthy Technologies.

Episode 31: Ask For Help (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:18:00 +0000

Jim signs up for the great ‘ask for help’ experiment.

Episode 30: Ask For Help

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:16:00 +0000

Live from Visalia Country Club. Jim and Michele explore how asking for help can generate enormous returns.

Episode 29: The Perfect Boss

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:14:00 +0000

Have you always wondered what the perfect boss was like? Whether you want to find or become the perfect boss, this episode is for you.

Episode 28: Your Boss is Your Best Customer

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:12:00 +0000

Most people look at their boss as a parent, doing anything they say and wanting their boss to take care of them at all times. A better way to look at this relationship is to view your boss as your best customer. This means doing a great job no matter how they act. You perform a service and they pay you for it.

Episode 27: Foundations of Mediocrity – The Quarterly Analysts Meeting

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:10:00 +0000

Is it really worth an organization’s time to spend the majority of their senior executive’s energy getting ready for quarterly analyst meetings? Wouldn’t this time be better spent making a great company? Jim and Michele discuss a better way of handling quarterly analysts meetings.

Episode 26: Foundations of Mediocrity – The Schedule (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:08:00 +0000

Jim and Michele provide great suggestions on how to effectively accomplish project goals.

Episode 25: Foundations of Mediocrity – The Schedule

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:06:00 +0000

People are willing to proceed as if they can look into a crystal ball and see the future, wasting time and doing the impossible. Jim and Michele give some ideas to get projects done as quick as possible.

Episode 24: Foundations of Mediocrity – Reorgs (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:04:00 +0000

Everyone has a pixel. Don’t try and control someone’s pixel – let them control it. Get everyone engaged in making the vision happen.

Episode 23: Foundations of Mediocrity – Reorgs

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:02:00 +0000

Reorgs are a great way to increase stalling. When there are no more stories about why things aren’t getting done, people usually create reorgs to explain their mediocrity.

Episode 22: Greatness

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +0000

What is greatness, and what you can do to defeat Osama bin Laden.

Episode 21: Budgetary Blues (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:58:00 +0000

See yourself as responsible for the financial well being of the corporation that you have contracted to work with. Michele does a great impersonation of someone who complains about their budget.

Episode 20: Budgetary Blues

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:56:00 +0000

People are more concerned about meeting their budget than making money for the corporation they work for. Jim and Michele examine the fallacies in modern day budgeting.

Episode 19: If You Tolerate It, You Insist On It

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:54:00 +0000

If you see something happening that you don’t agree with but do nothing, then you are condoning it. You are responsible for what you see around you.

Episode 18: Templates

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:52:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss the concept of templates and that people are exactly like their primary care giver, or exactly the opposite. Unless you are aware of this tendency, it will govern your actions.

Episode 17: The Lumber Tax

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:50:00 +0000

If you are going to live in the forest, you gotta pay the tax. Men are great to work with, but there is always a price to pay. Michele and Jim give tips and tricks on the different types of taxes you can pay to make working with men easier.

Episode 16: If You See It, You Own It

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:48:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about what to do if you aren’t getting what you want.

Episode 15: Family Time

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:46:00 +0000

Fiona and Alex talk with Michele (their Mom) about how they use the protocols in their life.

Episode 14: Alignment Mojo

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:44:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about what to do after figuring out your personal alignment.

Episode 13: What I Want (Part II)

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:42:00 +0000

Michele investigates Jim and how his personal alignment is working for him.

Episode 12: What I Want

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:40:00 +0000

Are you getting what you want? Jim and Michele discuss the personal alignment protocol which is critical to getting what you want.

Episode 11: Solving the World’s Problems

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:38:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss the origin of the Perfection Game and how it makes giving and receiving criticism an enjoyable experience.

Episode 10: Aggregating Intelligence

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:36:00 +0000

We all wait for a genius like Mozart or Einstein to show up and change civilization. Jim and Michele discuss how to create a genius by aggregating the intelligence of a team.

Episode 9: Investigate in Action

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:34:00 +0000

Witness the investigate protocol in action. Jim investigates Michele about how she feels about step parenting.

Episode 8: Investigate INVESTIGATE

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:32:00 +0000

How to learn anything from others without driving them nuts. A protocol called Investigate is described.

Episode 7: Money Talks

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:30:00 +0000

Rewarding employees who show the best behaviours is infinitely better than rewarding all employees equally.

Episode 6: How to Reward Employees

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:28:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about rewarding employees… Focusing on morale never actually improves morale and wastes time.

Episode 5: The Booted

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:26:00 +0000

Jim and Michele talk about the evolution of the core and how they have taken their ideas and had them perfected by others over the past decade.

Episode 4: Don’t Do Anything Dumb on Purpose

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:24:00 +0000

People make lots of mistakes, but the key is not to do something you know is dumb on purpose. If you do something or see something dumb, it is your responsibility to stop this waste.

Episode 3: Discussion Should be Illegal

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:22:00 +0000

Discussion usually costs a lot of team energy but doesn’t move the team toward solving the problem. Precious time and energy are expended in discussions which could be funneled towards action.

Episode 2: Individualism and Unanimity

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:20:00 +0000

Unanimous team decisions are the best way to get results. Michele and Jim discuss how it is possible to retain one’s identity while still getting a team to act with a single voice.

Episode 1: The Hypocritic Oath

site@mccarthy.net (Jim & Michele McCarthy) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:31:00 +0000

Jim and Michele discuss what it means to actually have a team vs. theoretically having a team. They discuss the hypocrisy endemic to all things team and the difficulties of being a boss on your own team.