Off The Dome Radio

Episode 43: Disney Streaming Service, Walmart and Robots, Student Organization Harassment at Texas State, Uber Not Profitable, Groupthink, and Practicing Humility

Episode  |  April 16th, 2019  |  58 mins 54 secs

adam grant, amazon prime, artificial intelligence, creativity, disney, ego, groupthink, heart, honesty, hulu, humility, longevity, netflix, oregon, originals, profitability, streaming, student politics, texas sate, turning point usa, uber, walmart, workforce

In today's current events discussion, we talk about a lady who lived 99 years with organs on the wrong side of her body. Yes, that happened. We also get into a student organization harassment issue at Texas State, Disney's new streaming service Disney+, Uber's surprising IPO warning about its profitability, and Walmart's new robotic workforce.

We end show talking about life lessons we have learned about humility. We also discuss the concept of groupthink and how it is killing creativity in today's meeting setting, as well as the concept of practicing humility and sharing your ideas and accomplishments from your heart.

Episode 41: Samsung, Social Media in NFL, Amazon and Eero, Saudi Aramco, Building Rapport, and Giving Effective Feedback

Episode  |  April 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins

acquisitions, amazon, apple, arizona cardinals, eero, feedback, influence, medical, nfl, oil, persuasion, preparation, profitability, samsung, silicon valley, social media, technology

In today's current events, we discuss Samsung's new Wireless Powershare feature, a new social media rule implemented at the NFL level, Amazon's acquisition of Silicon Valley startup Eero and the detrimental effect on Eero's employees, medical misdiagnosis, and the world's most profitable company.

We also get into building rapport and different strategies you can use to connect with someone you meet for the first time. Drawing off our experiences in the gym and sales field, we highlight the concept of being aware of your surroundings and using that to start a conversation with someone.

Drawing off our readings, we discuss what it means to truly prepare for a prospect or presentation by doing the necessary homework on your audience. We also end the show talking about avoiding "weatherproofing" and knowing the right type of feedback to give someone in order to make them better as a human being.