WEBVTT 00:00:16.809 --> 00:00:20.449 Welcome to Networking Unleashed, Building Profitable 00:00:20.449 --> 00:00:23.809 Connections, the show where we explore how meaningful 00:00:23.809 --> 00:00:27.510 relationships drive powerful results in business 00:00:27.510 --> 00:00:31.010 and in life. I'm your host, Michael Foreman, 00:00:31.109 --> 00:00:34.590 and today we're diving into a conversation that 00:00:34.590 --> 00:00:37.689 sits at the intersection of uncertainty, innovation, 00:00:38.130 --> 00:00:41.890 and human connection. My guest is a thought leader 00:00:41.890 --> 00:00:45.659 in peak performance and adaptability. Someone 00:00:45.659 --> 00:00:48.920 who knows what it takes to lead, connect, and 00:00:48.920 --> 00:00:52.460 thrive when the stakes are high and the future 00:00:52.460 --> 00:00:56.479 is unclear. He's also raising a flag for what 00:00:56.479 --> 00:01:00.100 many overlook, that in an era dominated by AI 00:01:00.100 --> 00:01:03.740 and automation, our human relationships, not 00:01:03.740 --> 00:01:07.060 our resumes or technical skills, may be the most 00:01:07.060 --> 00:01:10.680 valuable asset we have. We're talking about how 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:13.400 to build unshakable networks in shaky times. 00:01:13.950 --> 00:01:16.890 How to connect with purpose when everything is 00:01:16.890 --> 00:01:21.069 changing, and how to future -proof your influence 00:01:21.069 --> 00:01:25.069 no matter what technology does exist. If you're 00:01:25.069 --> 00:01:27.750 looking for clarity, courage, and connection 00:01:27.750 --> 00:01:32.310 in the face of rapid change, this episode is 00:01:32.310 --> 00:01:36.250 in your playbook. Alfredo, how did I do? First 00:01:36.250 --> 00:01:39.730 of all, welcome to the podcast, and introduce 00:01:39.730 --> 00:01:42.310 yourself. Michael, it is a pleasure to be here. 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:46.519 You did great. Thank you. Better than my real 00:01:46.519 --> 00:01:53.560 life. Well, I am an executive coach. I have the 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:59.400 pleasure of speaking internationally and I talk 00:01:59.400 --> 00:02:03.879 on peak performance and how people can achieve 00:02:03.879 --> 00:02:08.560 their dreams and sustain them. And I have a very 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:13.449 specific way that I have found. to help people 00:02:13.449 --> 00:02:17.569 achieve peak performance, which I will share 00:02:17.569 --> 00:02:21.009 with those listening, which I think is a little 00:02:21.009 --> 00:02:24.189 bit different from people usually call peak performance. 00:02:24.550 --> 00:02:29.189 And I have evidence from years and years of working 00:02:29.189 --> 00:02:33.310 with people that this really is effective. Wonderful. 00:02:33.569 --> 00:02:36.210 That's wonderful. I can't wait to dive into it. 00:02:36.330 --> 00:02:40.949 So let's start. In times of extreme uncertainty, 00:02:48.890 --> 00:02:53.949 At the end of a crisis, when you ask people to 00:02:53.949 --> 00:02:56.849 look back and tell you what is the most significant 00:02:56.849 --> 00:03:01.129 factor that helped them go through the crisis, 00:03:01.629 --> 00:03:08.030 most people would answer other people. The advice 00:03:08.030 --> 00:03:10.949 of other people the people who didn't run away 00:03:10.949 --> 00:03:13.729 from you when you needed them, your friends, 00:03:13.909 --> 00:03:19.310 your family, your co -workers. At the end of 00:03:19.310 --> 00:03:24.650 life, when we look back and they ask you who 00:03:24.650 --> 00:03:27.990 influenced you, it's a mentor, it's a teacher, 00:03:28.189 --> 00:03:33.889 it's a parent, okay? We live in a world of things 00:03:33.889 --> 00:03:39.819 and projects and goals and success. But the core 00:03:39.819 --> 00:03:44.419 of who we are always comes down to the people 00:03:44.419 --> 00:03:48.379 we relate to. That's the most profound and significant 00:03:48.379 --> 00:03:53.479 aspect of who we are. Absolutely right. When 00:03:53.479 --> 00:03:56.659 I think back, listen, I've owned businesses before. 00:03:56.800 --> 00:03:59.620 I was in the military. When I think back to the 00:03:59.620 --> 00:04:02.460 positions that I've held, I don't think about 00:04:02.460 --> 00:04:05.340 how much money I made or anything else like that. 00:04:05.419 --> 00:04:07.699 I think about the people that surrounded me. 00:04:08.250 --> 00:04:13.250 and were there during adverse situations. So 00:04:13.250 --> 00:04:16.350 it's always the people that I remember and not 00:04:16.350 --> 00:04:20.129 the job itself. Michael, that on my former life, 00:04:20.449 --> 00:04:24.490 although once a rabbi, you are always a rabbi, 00:04:24.589 --> 00:04:27.709 I was a pulpit rabbi. And one of the things I 00:04:27.709 --> 00:04:32.050 had to do, unfortunately, I had to be at funerals 00:04:32.050 --> 00:04:38.889 and give a eulogy. And always the eulogy came 00:04:38.889 --> 00:04:41.930 down to relationships. And people were always 00:04:41.930 --> 00:04:46.790 remember by helping people, by their motivation, 00:04:47.189 --> 00:04:52.290 by what they build with others, by being a father, 00:04:52.370 --> 00:04:56.689 a mother, a brother, a friend. Okay. Nobody came 00:04:56.689 --> 00:04:59.250 and gave eulogies about how successful the person 00:04:59.250 --> 00:05:02.850 was and how many cars and how many homes. Okay. 00:05:02.930 --> 00:05:06.790 Or how many vacations the person. There is a 00:05:06.790 --> 00:05:10.850 saying, a good name is like oil in the Jewish 00:05:10.850 --> 00:05:14.430 tradition. Oil is precious, it's pure. A good 00:05:14.430 --> 00:05:17.509 name is like oil, and that's what we should aspire 00:05:17.509 --> 00:05:20.290 to. And that, by the way, is peak performance. 00:05:20.689 --> 00:05:24.329 Peak performance is when you become the best 00:05:24.329 --> 00:05:28.629 of who you are. Okay, let me just move on. You've 00:05:28.629 --> 00:05:32.269 worked in high -pressure environments. How do 00:05:32.269 --> 00:05:35.639 you adapt quickly? while still building and maintaining 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:40.759 meaningful relationships. Because adaptability, 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:44.360 paradoxically, is the art of maintaining your 00:05:44.360 --> 00:05:51.319 core. In the world of... I lost you. Yes, because 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:54.720 this is counterintuitive, Michael. Adaptability 00:05:54.720 --> 00:06:01.180 is the capacity of maintaining your core through 00:06:01.180 --> 00:06:05.970 change. Usually people used to talk about change 00:06:05.970 --> 00:06:10.730 management. Okay. And that was the theory in 00:06:10.730 --> 00:06:14.009 consulting. We bring somebody who is an expert 00:06:14.009 --> 00:06:18.069 on change management as if change can be managed. 00:06:19.149 --> 00:06:21.829 That's a contradiction. Change cannot be managed. 00:06:22.550 --> 00:06:27.610 Change is change. Okay. What we can do when we 00:06:27.610 --> 00:06:30.110 talk today is adaptability instead of change. 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:35.680 And the way I see adaptability is that you give 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:37.939 the people working with you at your team, at 00:06:37.939 --> 00:06:40.860 your corporation, at your foundation, you give 00:06:40.860 --> 00:06:46.120 the gift of who they are at their core. Once 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:48.259 they know who they are at their core and you 00:06:48.259 --> 00:06:51.680 strengthen who they are internally, then they 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:56.439 can withstand, change, and adapt. It's not... 00:06:57.360 --> 00:07:01.360 Change or adaptability is not the process of 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:04.439 making the people around you shape themselves 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:10.040 according to the changes taking place. It is 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:14.519 giving them the tools to remain the best they 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:21.279 are through the change process. Very good. What's 00:07:21.279 --> 00:07:25.079 one strategy for networking that becomes more 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:29.279 important? not less, when everything feels uncertain 00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:36.120 or unstable? Well, look, I am not a natural networker. 00:07:37.100 --> 00:07:43.579 I am a guy who likes to advise people. I am a 00:07:43.579 --> 00:07:46.480 consultant, a speaker. Those are very lonely 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:51.339 activities. And it's actually a kind of activity 00:07:51.339 --> 00:07:54.800 that you parachute at the place, do your job, 00:07:54.800 --> 00:07:59.339 and goodbye. Okay, then I had to train myself 00:07:59.339 --> 00:08:03.480 to network. I am also an introverted. Okay, at 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:08.279 parties, I go to the corner, sit down and with 00:08:08.279 --> 00:08:11.319 a glass of something and looking at my watch. 00:08:12.620 --> 00:08:16.019 Then one thing that I do is each time I come 00:08:16.019 --> 00:08:18.300 to my office, the first hour and a half I network. 00:08:19.779 --> 00:08:25.459 When I am fresh, okay, with all my energy. I 00:08:25.459 --> 00:08:29.699 begin my day networking. I mostly network at 00:08:29.699 --> 00:08:32.980 LinkedIn. That's my natural environment. Professional. 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:38.600 I have made so many connections. And the key 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:43.940 is to be honest. People know today, after a second, 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:48.480 your first two words, you are trying to have 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:51.659 an open conversation or you're looking for something. 00:08:52.059 --> 00:08:54.779 although we are we are all looking for something 00:08:54.779 --> 00:08:58.059 and that's basically the implicit thing there 00:08:58.059 --> 00:08:59.919 are ways and ways to look for something there 00:08:59.919 --> 00:09:03.620 is way to look for something out of a real connection 00:09:03.620 --> 00:09:06.799 and because you care about somebody else and 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.480 you look for advice and give advice and there 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:11.659 are ways in which basically you are a salesperson 00:09:11.659 --> 00:09:15.600 selling yourself and that doesn't go far being 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:19.059 authentic being authentic is the first thing 00:09:19.059 --> 00:09:23.720 and what i say about networking, as I'm sure 00:09:23.720 --> 00:09:27.639 you do as well, is to network with what's called 00:09:27.639 --> 00:09:31.019 a servant's heart. It's you're looking to give, 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:35.220 not receive. And if you're authentic, you're 00:09:35.220 --> 00:09:38.399 looking to give and not receive, then you don't 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:41.860 come across as salesy or anything else like that. 00:09:42.220 --> 00:09:45.179 Then I have a formula for peak performance. I 00:09:45.179 --> 00:09:47.299 want everybody to listen because this is the 00:09:47.299 --> 00:09:51.570 formula and the very short formula. And basically, 00:09:51.669 --> 00:09:55.809 I haven't seen it anywhere else. I got to this 00:09:55.809 --> 00:09:58.149 formula after helping a lot of people and reading 00:09:58.149 --> 00:10:01.029 a lot and testing it. This is the way it goes. 00:10:03.610 --> 00:10:08.529 Positivity plus purpose equals peak performance. 00:10:09.809 --> 00:10:15.110 Positivity plus purpose equals peak performance. 00:10:15.110 --> 00:10:20.399 Now, what is purpose? Okay. The definition of 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:27.799 purpose is giving the best of you for the benefit 00:10:27.799 --> 00:10:31.679 of others. That is the definition of purpose. 00:10:31.860 --> 00:10:36.600 Usually people confuse purpose with goal. Goal 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:40.580 is an extrinsic game. It's the end of the journey. 00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:47.080 It's extrinsic. It's strategic. Purpose comes 00:10:47.080 --> 00:10:53.460 before the goal. As we say, purpose first. And 00:10:53.460 --> 00:10:57.240 purpose is the best of what you have for the 00:10:57.240 --> 00:11:01.279 benefit of others. If you do that, then it comes 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:06.000 back to you in what we call fulfillment. And 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:08.639 fulfillment comes in different ways. Gratitude, 00:11:08.779 --> 00:11:11.080 which is when somebody comes to you and say, 00:11:11.240 --> 00:11:14.820 you did so well for me. That's the greatest thing 00:11:14.820 --> 00:11:16.779 that could happen to you. That somebody else 00:11:16.779 --> 00:11:20.429 acknowledges you. for what you've done for them. 00:11:20.669 --> 00:11:23.570 The other one is growth. When the person doesn't 00:11:23.570 --> 00:11:29.149 come to say thank you, but you see them growing, 00:11:29.350 --> 00:11:33.049 like your kids or somebody at your company, okay? 00:11:33.169 --> 00:11:36.090 And you see their growth. And the third one is 00:11:36.090 --> 00:11:40.330 inner growth, okay? How you grow by helping others. 00:11:40.409 --> 00:11:45.559 Which percentage is inner growth? 10%. Most of 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:49.100 our growth of a person, 90 % happens in relationship. 00:11:51.299 --> 00:11:56.580 10 % is the fulfillment, which is internal. But 00:11:56.580 --> 00:12:01.120 that's the formula. Positivity and purpose equals 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:06.360 peak performance. And that is, it resonates with 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:10.289 me and hopefully everybody else. The relationship 00:12:10.289 --> 00:12:14.950 factor, the giving factor, if everybody were 00:12:14.950 --> 00:12:19.309 to network and be to get along that way, I think 00:12:19.309 --> 00:12:21.470 the world would be a much better place. That's 00:12:21.470 --> 00:12:25.970 our small corner of the world. Let me just change 00:12:25.970 --> 00:12:29.389 this conversation to a little AI conversation. 00:12:30.230 --> 00:12:34.389 What soft skills tied to networking and communication? 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:39.039 will become critical differentiators in an AI 00:12:39.039 --> 00:12:42.980 -powered workforce. Okay. Look, I'm not sure 00:12:42.980 --> 00:12:47.860 about how to define it, but I tell you what I 00:12:47.860 --> 00:12:52.980 think is happening. Okay. I think that human 00:12:52.980 --> 00:13:00.159 connection is going to become a luxury. Okay. 00:13:00.519 --> 00:13:05.039 Okay. As it's going to become a luxury, it's 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:11.580 going to be more wanted. Right. And more precious 00:13:11.580 --> 00:13:16.600 because it's going to be a lack of it. Okay, 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:20.740 then technology is going to increase and real 00:13:20.740 --> 00:13:23.960 human connection is going to decrease. And the 00:13:23.960 --> 00:13:28.279 companies which are going to succeed in the long 00:13:28.279 --> 00:13:31.759 term are the companies who are going to value 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:36.279 the human connection. And those who want to take 00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:41.059 the shortcut of replacing humanity with technology 00:13:41.059 --> 00:13:47.000 may win in the short term, but they will lose 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:49.500 the most important thing, which is the creativity, 00:13:50.019 --> 00:13:55.779 the empathy, and the motivation that only humans 00:13:55.779 --> 00:13:58.860 can bring. Then when we talk about human resources, 00:13:58.860 --> 00:14:03.320 by the way, it's interesting. Maybe I never liked 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:06.659 resources because we are not resources people. 00:14:07.019 --> 00:14:11.059 OK, I don't like this term that, you know, the 00:14:11.059 --> 00:14:13.399 department that works with people is called human 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:17.059 resources. But I like now the word human. And 00:14:17.059 --> 00:14:19.240 I think that the word human for human resources 00:14:19.240 --> 00:14:22.669 is going to become more and more crucial. now 00:14:22.669 --> 00:14:25.490 and in the years to come, because the main task 00:14:25.490 --> 00:14:27.570 of human resources is going to be actually humanity. 00:14:28.929 --> 00:14:34.070 And within that, what I recommend I work with 00:14:34.070 --> 00:14:38.230 is with positive psychology, which is the tool 00:14:38.230 --> 00:14:41.789 and the science I use when I work with companies, 00:14:41.870 --> 00:14:44.789 positive psychology, which is the science of 00:14:44.789 --> 00:14:50.870 flourishing and strengths. And I think that... 00:14:51.259 --> 00:14:53.679 Using methodologies like positive psychology, 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:57.120 we have to strengthen the humanity and core of 00:14:57.120 --> 00:15:04.419 people as we go into the AI revolution. Okay, 00:15:04.460 --> 00:15:09.139 so since we're on the subject of in the future, 00:15:09.340 --> 00:15:14.580 how can individuals future -proof their careers 00:15:14.580 --> 00:15:17.740 by intentionally building the right kinds of 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:22.100 relationships now? Well, look, relationships 00:15:22.100 --> 00:15:27.320 are a process. Okay? And relationships are about 00:15:27.320 --> 00:15:31.820 persistence. Okay? On the relationship world, 00:15:32.019 --> 00:15:37.279 I always talk about you never know. Okay? The 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:40.440 best things that happened to me with people were 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:44.120 the unexpected ones I didn't know. A person that 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:48.620 a year later, I meet again, or I contact again. 00:15:49.259 --> 00:15:52.440 or they contact me from an occasional conversation 00:15:52.440 --> 00:16:00.659 I had a year ago. Okay? And that's magical. It's 00:16:00.659 --> 00:16:04.000 magical when people tell me, Alfredo, I remember 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:07.840 this keynote speech you gave, or this workshop 00:16:07.840 --> 00:16:10.679 you gave, and changed actually my view of things. 00:16:10.899 --> 00:16:13.679 We talk about fulfillment. Do you remember fulfillment 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:16.679 with somebody? It means you're very good at what 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:22.690 you do. Look, you are not good at what you do. 00:16:23.049 --> 00:16:25.309 At the end of the day, people make you good at 00:16:25.309 --> 00:16:28.110 what you do. Because at the end of the day, it's 00:16:28.110 --> 00:16:32.769 about serving others. Okay, then I am not sure, 00:16:32.929 --> 00:16:38.049 Michael, how good I am at what I do. I do it, 00:16:38.070 --> 00:16:41.169 I am a professional, and I care about what I 00:16:41.169 --> 00:16:46.309 do, and I try to learn every day. Okay? But... 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:51.919 How good I am is going to come from the reaction, 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:55.379 not the judgment, but the reaction in terms of 00:16:55.379 --> 00:17:00.139 the impact I have on people. Because it's not 00:17:00.139 --> 00:17:03.659 about my ego, although I have a healthy one. 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:08.220 It is ultimately about how I serve people. You 00:17:08.220 --> 00:17:13.660 can be a consultant and a keynote speaker. If 00:17:13.660 --> 00:17:18.700 you don't go on stage or to a corporation with 00:17:18.700 --> 00:17:23.119 the aspirations that when you leave, you're going 00:17:23.119 --> 00:17:26.579 to leave behind something that is going to help 00:17:26.579 --> 00:17:32.619 people achieve what they want. True, true, very 00:17:32.619 --> 00:17:38.660 true. Okay. In times of change, how do high performers 00:17:38.660 --> 00:17:43.799 stay connected? Not just to people, but to purpose 00:17:43.799 --> 00:17:49.119 and vision. I want to focus for a second. I spoke 00:17:49.119 --> 00:17:51.319 about purpose. I want to talk what I mean by 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:56.240 positivity. The first part. Okay. It is amazing, 00:17:56.279 --> 00:18:01.640 but research shows that 70 % of Americans are 00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:07.400 blind to their inner strengths. There is an epidemic 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:18.069 of strength blindness. It's amazing. We know 00:18:18.069 --> 00:18:21.269 from positive psychology that there are 24 strengths 00:18:21.269 --> 00:18:27.009 that everybody has. Those are strengths, 24, 00:18:27.490 --> 00:18:31.890 which are found across time and geography, from 00:18:31.890 --> 00:18:38.279 the Greeks to the Eskimos. There are 24 because 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:41.319 there are a lot of strengths, but these 24 are 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:44.819 repeated throughout humanity, history, and geography. 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:48.700 And everybody has them, but people do not know 00:18:48.700 --> 00:18:50.799 they have them. And they don't know which one 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:56.660 they prefer, which is worse. Then we have this 00:18:56.660 --> 00:19:03.000 blindness. And if you would know your top five, 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:07.759 of the 24, your top five, we know from research 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:13.339 also that your capacity to flourish will be nine 00:19:13.339 --> 00:19:19.680 times higher. And if you apply them, we know 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:22.839 from research that your capacity to flourish 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:29.180 will be 18 times higher. In other words, 70 % 00:19:29.180 --> 00:19:39.789 of Americans are working, living way below their 00:19:39.789 --> 00:19:42.769 capacities by ignorance of what they already 00:19:42.769 --> 00:19:48.029 have, which is a shame. It makes me so upset 00:19:48.029 --> 00:19:50.829 because I go to corporations, I go to teams, 00:19:50.990 --> 00:19:53.869 and I do the question, tell me what your top 00:19:53.869 --> 00:19:58.710 strengths are. They don't know. I never thought 00:19:58.710 --> 00:20:02.180 about it. I don't know. I said, will you call 00:20:02.180 --> 00:20:05.460 a plumber to your home who doesn't bring a toolkit? 00:20:06.599 --> 00:20:09.339 You're going through life without your five top 00:20:09.339 --> 00:20:14.359 strengths toolkit. Then the first thing I do 00:20:14.359 --> 00:20:18.559 when I work with executives or when I work with 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:22.380 corporations or with foundations, the first thing 00:20:22.380 --> 00:20:26.930 we do is a strength. assessment a positive psychology 00:20:26.930 --> 00:20:30.930 strength assessment everybody gets the 24 strengths 00:20:30.930 --> 00:20:34.650 in order of hierarchy we have all of them and 00:20:34.650 --> 00:20:38.190 we can use all of them but the time the top five 00:20:38.190 --> 00:20:43.849 is where you feel more authentic energetic and 00:20:43.849 --> 00:20:47.890 motivated and once you know those top five people 00:20:47.890 --> 00:20:54.289 thrive because they go from using them unintentionally 00:20:54.890 --> 00:20:58.269 to applying them intentionally and that actually 00:20:58.269 --> 00:21:02.089 as i said before adaptability is the capacity 00:21:02.089 --> 00:21:07.250 to maintain your core through change then once 00:21:07.250 --> 00:21:10.970 you know the core five strengths you can go through 00:21:10.970 --> 00:21:14.430 crisis and through change because you can maintain 00:21:14.430 --> 00:21:17.769 your core okay that kind of brings us to our 00:21:17.769 --> 00:21:23.269 next question of What are the key differences 00:21:23.269 --> 00:21:27.630 between someone who survives uncertainty and 00:21:27.630 --> 00:21:31.789 someone who thrives from relationship -building 00:21:31.789 --> 00:21:39.970 standpoint? Because surviving means that you 00:21:39.970 --> 00:21:44.890 focus on the moment, you narrow your vision. 00:21:45.609 --> 00:21:51.559 If a tiger is coming now into this room, All 00:21:51.559 --> 00:21:56.180 my attention is going to be on the tiger. That 00:21:56.180 --> 00:21:59.359 will be very helpful either to fight against 00:21:59.359 --> 00:22:05.160 the tiger if I am unwise or to run away. Okay, 00:22:05.220 --> 00:22:10.619 then strategies of survival are good for the 00:22:10.619 --> 00:22:16.000 moment, poor for the long run. Strategies of 00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:22.440 growth. are maybe not so good in the immediate, 00:22:22.740 --> 00:22:29.480 but build and create for the future on the long 00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:36.759 term. Once you know your top strength, instead 00:22:36.759 --> 00:22:41.420 of being reactive, you are so solid internally 00:22:41.420 --> 00:22:49.029 that it's almost like having an armor. And you 00:22:49.029 --> 00:22:54.990 are more immune to the fluctuations that present. 00:22:55.869 --> 00:22:59.950 And as you are more immune, paradoxically, you 00:22:59.950 --> 00:23:03.289 are more creative. And then you adapt better. 00:23:03.730 --> 00:23:07.470 I believe that. I truly believe that. That's 00:23:07.470 --> 00:23:09.690 where all of our creativity comes from, all different 00:23:09.690 --> 00:23:14.250 points of our life. But that is a very important 00:23:14.250 --> 00:23:17.920 aspect of what you're speaking about. How do 00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:22.519 you see trust and empathy evolving as currency 00:23:22.519 --> 00:23:27.900 in business, especially as technology accelerates 00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:29.779 everything else? Can you repeat the beginning? 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:34.420 How do you see trust and empathy evolving as 00:23:34.420 --> 00:23:37.539 currency in business, especially as technology 00:23:37.539 --> 00:23:41.380 accelerates everything else? No, everything is 00:23:41.380 --> 00:23:45.259 trust and empathy. Look, what is the main... 00:23:45.719 --> 00:23:51.660 People see an AI revolution and there is fear 00:23:51.660 --> 00:23:56.000 that we are going to lose our jobs, that we are 00:23:56.000 --> 00:23:58.980 going to be replaced by technology, that we are 00:23:58.980 --> 00:24:05.099 going to become obsolete. It is true that part 00:24:05.099 --> 00:24:09.460 of the solution is to have reassurance from corporations, 00:24:09.460 --> 00:24:13.599 from the government, that we are safe. You are 00:24:13.599 --> 00:24:17.279 not going to get that, by the way. That's an 00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:24.339 illusion. Okay. Then what you, the only thing 00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:28.240 that is going to carry you through those moments 00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:35.660 is empathy and trust. Empathy and trust. And 00:24:35.660 --> 00:24:38.680 companies, companies who are going to work on 00:24:38.680 --> 00:24:43.119 that are going to motivate, we know this from 00:24:43.119 --> 00:24:47.039 positive psychology, gratitude. Optimism, motivation, 00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:53.880 complementing your employees are the most important 00:24:53.880 --> 00:24:59.900 aspects for growth and success. There is one, 00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:04.319 people who are listening, they need to remember 00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:07.579 one thing. On a nutshell of what I am talking 00:25:07.579 --> 00:25:10.819 about, I would say the following. We need to 00:25:10.819 --> 00:25:14.519 move from the culture of fixing to the culture 00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:19.250 of nourishing. Okay. We're in a culture where 00:25:19.250 --> 00:25:23.309 we are trying to fix each other. In education, 00:25:23.710 --> 00:25:27.990 the teachers are looking at what the student 00:25:27.990 --> 00:25:30.470 doesn't do well. He's not good at math. We have 00:25:30.470 --> 00:25:33.170 to solve that. But the kid maybe is great at 00:25:33.170 --> 00:25:36.309 art and he's going to be an artist. We have to 00:25:36.309 --> 00:25:38.849 maximize what the person is doing great, the 00:25:38.849 --> 00:25:43.809 five top strengths. Quarterly reviews are corporations. 00:25:45.019 --> 00:25:47.980 What you are not doing great, we need to fix. 00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:52.859 It's true, we need to do the basic things right, 00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:56.700 but the manager's job is actually to elevate 00:25:56.700 --> 00:26:01.480 what the person is doing great according to the 00:26:01.480 --> 00:26:05.119 keys of her strength. We need to move from the 00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:07.799 culture of fixing to the culture of nourishing. 00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:12.380 That's what positive psychology teaches. We focus 00:26:12.380 --> 00:26:17.359 on... What it works, we have this obsession. 00:26:17.539 --> 00:26:20.680 And this comes, by the way, from the origins 00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:24.839 of consulting at corporations. Consulting originally 00:26:24.839 --> 00:26:28.559 at corporations and businesses was borrowed from 00:26:28.559 --> 00:26:33.259 the medical field. Some people don't know that 00:26:33.259 --> 00:26:35.579 organizational consulting and organizational 00:26:35.579 --> 00:26:42.319 management came to borrow its model. from the 00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:46.059 medical field, and then that's why we use diagnostics 00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:50.180 and diagnosis, okay, and reviews and all that 00:26:50.180 --> 00:26:54.700 language. We have to do with sickness. Then our 00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:58.940 beginning point is what's wrong. Okay, I never 00:26:58.940 --> 00:27:01.759 bring me as a consultant very few times. They 00:27:01.759 --> 00:27:03.539 bring me as a consultant usually when there is 00:27:03.539 --> 00:27:07.500 a crisis. I love when they bring me as a consultant 00:27:07.500 --> 00:27:09.720 when things are going well and now we want to 00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:15.230 do it. Absolutely. Absolutely. Let's bring this 00:27:15.230 --> 00:27:18.769 podcast full circle. And if someone listening 00:27:18.769 --> 00:27:22.289 today wants to build a network that sustains 00:27:22.289 --> 00:27:25.849 them through the next wave of disruption, where 00:27:25.849 --> 00:27:29.470 should they start? They need to start with knowing 00:27:29.470 --> 00:27:33.490 their four strengths, the five top strengths 00:27:33.490 --> 00:27:37.430 of positive psychology. Okay. As I said, 70 % 00:27:37.430 --> 00:27:41.400 of people are blind. Basically, you do not have 00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:47.200 your top toolkit of what you are capable at your 00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:52.000 best, then you cannot function optimally. That 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:56.680 blindness is unnecessary and can be dispelled 00:27:56.680 --> 00:28:04.140 in 20 minutes. Alfredo, I am so glad you came 00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:07.559 on the podcast today. You were a wonderful guest. 00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:10.759 I appreciate you giving me a little backstory 00:28:10.759 --> 00:28:15.619 about your past. And I can't imagine a better 00:28:15.619 --> 00:28:19.559 guest to come on to tell how you are going moving 00:28:19.559 --> 00:28:22.819 forward. So if somebody wants to get hold of 00:28:22.819 --> 00:28:25.759 you to be coached, to be trained, anything like 00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:28.339 that, how would they do? I can't leave your audience 00:28:28.339 --> 00:28:30.539 without telling them how to get the top five 00:28:30.539 --> 00:28:35.599 strengths. Then I'm going to make it so easy. 00:28:35.740 --> 00:28:41.019 You text me. the word positive. Just text the 00:28:41.019 --> 00:28:48.839 word positive to this number, 33777. Okay, you 00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:54.579 just text the word positive to 33777 and you 00:28:54.579 --> 00:29:02.160 will get a two -page of how by yourself to get 00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:04.920 your top five strengths of positive psychology. 00:29:05.359 --> 00:29:10.619 As simple as that. And your life will change. 00:29:11.660 --> 00:29:14.599 Sounds beautiful. That sounds beautiful. But 00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:17.779 how can they get hold of you? There, you will 00:29:17.779 --> 00:29:24.240 see, I'm going to be surprised, okay? No strings 00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:29.799 attached, okay? Those who want to go a little 00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:33.240 bit deeper into the five trends, they can set 00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:36.890 a meeting with no commitment with me. Okay. Just 00:29:36.890 --> 00:29:40.009 to talk about it. Okay. And my schedule is going 00:29:40.009 --> 00:29:43.230 to be there. Okay. I like to connect with people. 00:29:43.589 --> 00:29:47.690 Again, it's about networking. Okay. Okay. Then 00:29:47.690 --> 00:29:50.450 instead of sending you a connect with LinkedIn, 00:29:50.490 --> 00:29:54.269 we can set a more intimate discussion to review 00:29:54.269 --> 00:29:57.450 your five -step strengths and see if we can move 00:29:57.450 --> 00:30:02.220 somewhere from there. That's perfect. Alfredo, 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:05.359 thank you so much for coming on my podcast. And 00:30:05.359 --> 00:30:08.380 I wish you nothing but the best. And hopefully 00:30:08.380 --> 00:30:10.759 I'll speak to you soon. Thank you, Michael. Thank 00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:16.119 you, everybody. Good. Well, hold on, folks. Don't 00:30:16.119 --> 00:30:18.859 go anywhere. Let me just read a few of our sponsors 00:30:18.859 --> 00:30:22.559 that we have. 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It's about being present. So take what 00:31:53.779 --> 00:31:56.359 you've learned today, get out there, and make 00:31:56.359 --> 00:31:59.359 some meaningful connections. If you enjoyed this 00:31:59.359 --> 00:32:02.319 episode, don't forget to subscribe, leave us 00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:04.960 a review, and share it with someone who could 00:32:04.960 --> 00:32:08.259 use a little networking inspiration. Let's keep 00:32:08.259 --> 00:32:11.960 the conversation going. You can find me on Apple, 00:32:12.099 --> 00:32:16.440 Spotify, YouTube, or my website, Michael. Remember. 00:32:16.990 --> 00:32:20.369 Until next time, keep practicing, keep connecting, 00:32:20.490 --> 00:32:23.670 and keep building those relationships. This is 00:32:23.670 --> 00:32:26.869 Michael signing off. Take care and happy networking.