The podcast episode discusses the 'Rose, Thorn, Bud' technique as a way of conducting effective team check-ins. The technique involves each member sharing a highlight (rose), a challenge (thorn), and a new opportunity (bud). The hosts emphasize the importance of creating a safe space for sharing and outline how this technique can facilitate open communication and problem-solving within a team, especially for distributed or irregularly meeting teams.

In this episode:

Phil Yanov is the founder, show runner, and host of Tech After Five and Networking Over Coffee.

⁠⁠⁠https://philyanov.com⁠⁠⁠

Upcoming events: ⁠⁠⁠https://ta5.us/m/AboutPhil⁠⁠⁠

Scott Pfeiffer is the Business Strategy Consultant at Strategy Business Consulting.

⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpfeiffer/⁠⁠⁠

Networking Over Coffee is a weekly online networking event.

⁠⁠⁠https://networkingovercoffee.com⁠⁠⁠

For over 16 years, Tech After Five has hosted, live, in person networking events for IT professionals, entrepreneurs, and their community of support. Join us, or learn how to host Tech After Five in your own city.

⁠⁠⁠https://techafterfive.com⁠⁠⁠

This episode reveals nine fool-proof strategies for starting conversations at networking events, focusing on making genuine connections. The strategies include 'reading the room,' noticing something nice about the other person, asking for help, asking for an opinion, finding common ground, and asking who and how they help people. Phil Yanov and Scott Pfeiffer emphasize the importance of meaningful conversations in networking and encourage you, the audience, to test these out for yourself. Got feedback or notes for us? Hit the button.

In this episode:

Phil Yanov is the founder, show runner, and host of Tech After Five and Networking Over Coffee.

⁠⁠https://philyanov.com⁠⁠

Upcoming events: ⁠⁠https://ta5.us/m/AboutPhil⁠⁠

Scott Pfeiffer is the Business Strategy Consultant at Strategy Business Consulting.

⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpfeiffer/⁠⁠

Networking Over Coffee is a weekly online networking event.

⁠⁠https://networkingovercoffee.com⁠⁠

For over 16 years, Tech After Five has hosted, live, in person networking events for IT professionals, entrepreneurs, and their community of support. Join us, or learn how to host Tech After Five in your own city.

⁠⁠https://techafterfive.com⁠⁠

In this episode we are diving deep into the power of storytelling, specifically, five essential stories every professional, entrepreneur, coach, writer, or teacher should be able to tell. These stories aren't just about selling your services; they're about connecting with your audience, establishing your expertise, and sparking a genuine desire to collaborate.

Failing to have these stories might be the thing that keeps you from closing business with people who really need you. Let’s get you closing more deals. Let’s show you how to tell the stories you need to do more business.

The Five Stories Every Entrepreneur Should Be Able To Tell

1. Landscape and setting story: Understanding the environment in which prospects operate

2. Higher purpose story: Aligning values and purpose with prospects

3. Problems and possibilities story: Addressing obstacles and presenting opportunities

4. Proven process story: Demonstrating experience and a reliable process

5. Traveling together success story: Outlining the journey of working together and the next steps

In this episode:

Phil Yanov is the founder, show runner, and host of Tech After Five and Networking Over Coffee.

⁠https://philyanov.com⁠

Upcoming events: ⁠https://ta5.us/m/AboutPhil⁠

Scott Pfeiffer is the Business Strategy Consultant at Strategy Business Consulting.

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpfeiffer/⁠

Networking Over Coffee is a weekly online networking event.

⁠https://networkingovercoffee.com⁠

For over 15 years, Tech After Five has hosted, live, in person networking events for IT professionals, entrepreneurs, and their community of support. Join us, or learn how to host Tech After Five in your own city.

⁠https://techafterfive.com⁠