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Chad Hughes welcomes Mark Bradley, Principal Owner of Marram Consulting Ltd and Team Lead at Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc, to the show to discuss “the quiet coexistence between pipeline operators and the public”. Mark shares from his wealth of experience in building post-construction relationships. 

Mark’s education is in urban and regional planning, a bit of an untraditional background for someone in the land world. While his classmates dreamed of designing beautiful neighborhoods, Mark decided he wanted to be a right of way planner. He says his background in urban planning was an asset for the work he did in the pipeline industry. 

Chad and Mark talk about what happens after the pipeline is built: how the handover of stakeholder relationships is handled and maintaining the existing relationships or building new ones in the post-construction time. Mark highlights examples of key things he’s learned throughout his career, communication with new landowners about pipelines on their property, the soft skills necessary for the work he does, and who his mentors were. There is a lot to take away from this episode.

“Nowadays, this role has become a lot about mitigation. It's mitigating risks, mitigating liabilities. And in order to do that, a land professional really needs to document things well and be very, very meticulous in the documentation. I think the land professional has to have a much better understanding of the regulatory regime, the things that the regulations provide as tools in order to get us, you know, onto the land and to do the things that we need to do. So it's not a matter of just checking a box and saying, I did this because the checklist says we have to do it.” - Mark Bradley

About Mark Bradley, CPT:

Mark Bradley has over 20 years of expertise in the pipeline industry, on both provincially and federally regulated gas and liquids transmission systems. His energy career began as a member of a Pipeline Maintenance Team, working on pipeline inspection and replacement, facilities construction, mainline projects, and even as a welder's helper. This gave him a solid foundation for later progressions into Crossings, Public Awareness, Emergency Preparedness, and Land.

Mark is a proven networker and collaborator, having had the privilege of working with the following organizations: International Right-of-Way Association (IRWA), Edmonton Area Pipeline and Utility Operators Committee, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA), Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) and Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians (CACPT)

He is a strong believer that dialogue, education, and understanding effectively brings people and pipelines together. Accordingly, he has been directly involved as the Western Canadian representative for the CACPT, a partner author of Canadian Standards Association "Special Publication PLUS 663 - Land use planning for pipelines: A guideline for local authorities, developers and pipeline operators", Vice Chair, CEPA Damage Prevention Working Group, and on the Education Committee for BC Common Ground Alliance

Mark holds an Honours Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning. He lives in Calgary, AB with his wife, two teenagers, and dog Crosby (yes, after the hockey player).

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Chad Hughes | CEO, Entrepreneurial Leader, Author: website |linkedin

Mark Bradley | Team Lead, Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc; Principal Owner, Marram Consulting Ltd: website | linkedin | email 

A proper understanding of Forms and Pathways is essential for your agency to keep up with ever-changing regulations within the industry. Long-time MHA Consultant, Jodi Bourdin, outlines all things Forms and Pathways, highlighting transformative solutions to optimize your agency's documentational efforts. 

Season 2 of Doing Business continues; today we’re joined by the Logans!  Gary & Jeneen are married parents of four children and owners of THREE thriving businesses: a fitness company, a vending machine business and they’re AirBnB super hosts! How do they make it all work?  How do they run all these businesses while still finding time to be great parents and excellent partners? They share their journey with us and give us some amazing advice along with a few laughs.  Let’s do business!

“Where does the business network come in? It's an operational extension of your company, so this can make it happen. Think about this example of when many, many moons ago we all joined LinkedIn. What was the first thing that LinkedIn did? They said, Give me your Outlook address book and I'll tell you how many of your address book are already members. That's the same concept we do with the business network. So if you're not a member, you have your supplier, vendor master data, and then we'll load that into our network, and say 40 to 50% of that population is already a network member because of the work of the others. So you're basically coming into, say, the next year and you're not a member of a network, but then you can say, Oh, I can actually pull that off because I don't have to invite all these thousands of companies to connect with me. I just put my hand up… and say, I want to be connected to this already existing network member.”

• Achim Voermanek, Global Vice President for Intelligent Spend Community Strategy at SAP

A vision of a network of different departments and suppliers sharing a combined data backbone sounds brilliant, right? That is exactly what SAP is pioneering.

Achim Voermanek sat down with Stephany Lapierre at SIG and explained how the acquisition of Ariba, Fieldglass, Concur, and most recently Taulia, into the SAP fold works to create an intelligent spend community network that benefits every member. Do Ariba, Fieldglass, and Concur cease to exist? Not at all, they are simply now unified under SAP into the visionary network.  

Achim tackles the challenges of bringing this vision forward in real talk. It isn’t just technology that needs to be addressed, it’s psychology. There is an overwhelm mindset to be overcome which he is keenly aware of.

Show host Stephany Lapierre and Achim Voermanek talk frankly about the data privacy aspects of the network, the incentives required to coax people into supporting the bold venture, and the vital part that data plays in all of it. With Tealbook set to join the SAP App Exchange, it’s a timely and insightful discussion. 

Additionally, in this episode, Achim Voermanek shares the following:

• Things coming through now on the SAP business technology platform, BTP.
• How the Spend Connect event will be a unifying event for all the ecosystem companies and players.
• How he views the notion of data unleashed as a “visual free flow or a free dynamic movement” towards a highly desired outcome.

About Achim Voermanek:

Achim Voermanek is a Global Vice President for Intelligent Spend Community Strategy at SAP. He is responsible for regional and global aspects of that strategy, and for customer engagements during the innovation lifecycle. Achim has over twenty years of cloud product owner, portfolio management, and significant startup experience in the digital media production space. He has worked in various leadership roles in Germany and the USA at SAP, Ariba and other companies in the B2B market, and lives in San Francisco with his family.

Resources in this episode:

• SIG
• Concur
• Fieldglass
• Ariba
• Taulia
• Nick Heinzmann at Spend Matters
• SAP Spend Connect
• SAP TechEd

Links:

Stephany Lapierre - TealBook: website | twitter | linkedin | youtube | instagram

Achim Voermanek - Global Vice President for Intelligent Spend Community Strategy at SAP: website | linkedin

There is not a stronger argument for strategic marketing as totally necessary for organizational success than the foundation of “Christ and Him crucified” for the Great Commission. So, just how did Jesus revolutionize the concept of marketing “utility,” and what lessons can we draw from that?  Join Kevin as he explores the crucial foundation of utilities to overall marketing success…in our churches and our workplaces!  // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Planning a business pause as a Core Operational Practice is likely the best decision you can make when starting your business. Not only will pausing your business give you time to take a much-deserved break, but it will also give you an opportunity to look forward to something that is not related directly to work, but rather a vacation or a getaway. 

 Here are 3 tips you can use to help execute your business pause as an owner of your business or a leader in a company you work for. 

1. Plan and schedule for the operational pause of your business far enough in advance to not negatively impact clients, customers, or patients. I like to schedule program pauses one year in advance especially for programs that have a waiting list or are in high demand.
2. Inform the team members, referral partners, business partners, clients, and customers/patients of the pause in business operations so they can plan ahead and reduce any negative impact. The sooner you inform all those affected by the pause, the sooner arrangements can be completed. 
3. Do not start any new initiatives two weeks up to one month before a program pause so team members can complete deliverables that may be due during the business pause. For example, if you plan to continue social media posting,  you may want to complete all your posts one month prior to the pause and schedule the media to automatically post so you are still visible on social channels during your business pause. You can check out episode 39 for more information regarding automating your social media scheduling. 

Planning for a business pause is a great strategy and I highly encourage this practice to start early in your entrepreneurial journey to help you regroup, refocus and recuperate! 

 For more great information on this and other topics, head over to bossitclub.com and follow us on Instagram at @bossitclub

Remember, Make A Plan and Take Action - Yes You Can Have It All. 

XO,

Sophia

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How are you getting on with your new 2021 goals?  Here are specific ways to keep on track and manage both your key actions this year as well as your mindset.

And to share how this still works even if you’re going through a difficult time – unfortunately we’ve had the most traumatic week because a serious car accident has left my eldest grown up child Skye (still your kids even when they’re 21 years old aren’t they?!) with a fractured pelvis and a long recovery expected after surgery this past week.

Obviously, this is distressing and more important than anything else in my life right now, family comes first.  Miraculous that Skye is still with us, and we’re so grateful for this. 

However, because we have systems in place, our SA units are still fully operational, and expansion plans still in place.  This is not to boast, but to share this with you – if you’re struggling or want a better way forwards too, this will help you.

Yes, I’m delayed getting this podcast out, but our actual business and goals are still all fully working and in place.  The methods I share are going to help you through lock down and through life to keep moving towards your vision and what is most meaningful to you.

Our deepest gratitude to everyone for all the support we have had, and the amazing NHS for their awesome skill and support too.

For show notes and resources in my podcast, go to my website www.servicedaccommodationsecrets.com and Facebook page: http://bit.ly/SASecretsPage

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OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

What is it? Why do I need it? How do I get it?

We’ve established that change is often a reaction to internal or external forces. But it can also be purposeful and intentional and part of the culture of the organization, department or team.

 The term operational excellence by itself sounds abstract and lofty. Here’s how I define it: 

Operational Excellence is a way to create intentional change before it becomes a crisis or barrier to executing strategy, growth or business continuity. It  is a philosophy or culture where problem-solving, teamwork and leadership focus on improving the daily activities in the workplace, in order to serve the customer and meet the needs of the business, while keeping the employees positive and empowered in the process.

Operational Excellence is to an organization what weeding is to your backyard garden. It is hard work, it is not always fun, it takes discipline, commitment, the right tools, but it is necessary in order to get the results you want. If you ignore a garden for a length of time, it will become overrun with weeds.

You need it to keep your organization nimble, healthy and productive, as well as positioned for growth.

How do we get it?

Get buy in. Get the right people in the room. Get it on the calendar. Develop a list. Limit the number. Keep a parking lot. Then start weeding. And don’t forget to LEAD. 

Change can be purposeful and necessary, or a reaction to internal and external forces. Creating and committing to a culture of Operational Excellence will free up resources, improve the customer and employee experience, streamline and scale processes, which will ultimately position your organization for the future and growth and allow you to accommodate change in whatever form it comes.

Remember, we are Here to LEAD and that involves the ability to advance change. 

Tune in to find out what steps you can take to bring Operational Excellence to life on a daily basis. 

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Erika Migliaccio  is the Managing Founder of Upstream HR Strategies.  Where the mission is  to delight customers with bold ideas and impact, expand the bounds of “traditional HR” and deliver uncommon HR service that will forever change the way one views their organization talent or personal career. 

Erika spent 20 years as an Executive HR Leader at General Electric. Over her years at GE, Erika made the trek up career mountain as an individual, promoted to Executive by age 30, as a coach and as a decision-maker.  She realized that by experiencing the career journey from multiple angles, she had a unique perspective. She felt equipped and obligated to become a better “Career Sherpa,” and now focuses her work on equipping others to blaze their BOLD path to career success, utilizing the BOLD Career Compass: a powerful and practical tool that guides individuals and organizations as they navigate the complex path of professional development. 

Listen in as we walk through how to use your BOLD brains to develop a strategic plan, avoid typical failure modes, obtain sponsorship,  and negotiate your worth.

Upstream HR Strategies

Website:  https://www.upstreamhr.com

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In this episode of the Green Industry Perspectives Podcast, we welcome Joe Langton, CEO of Automated Outdoor Solutions, to the show. Joe chronicles the unique story of how he ended up in the Green Industry, outlines his “serial entrepreneur” mindset, and shares some keys to his successful scaling and automation of his landscaping business.

Learn more about Joe Langton and Automated Outdoor Solutions here.

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Jeff Bettinger is the Chief Employee Experience Officer at NuSkin. He leads HR talent across 35 countries. Jeff is a culture expert with many awards, like HRO Today along with many others honoring him in the areas of culture and engagement.  Jeff’s leadership has boosted Glassdoor ratings and improving virtually every metric of talent acquisition and human capital management. And on  Culture Factor today we hope to uncover his strategies for other leaders to deploy.

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