Great CEOs Are Lazy, Teamworking Housework, Spooky Parents

Great CEOs Are Lazy, Teamworking Housework, Spooky Parents

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 247

  • Oct 17, 2017 6:00 am
  • 2:24:55 mins
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Great CEOs Are Lazy (19:11) Jim Schleckser, the CEO of Inc. CEO Project and the Author of “Great CEO’s Are Lazy.” Key Indicators are figures that show if your company is growing or failing.  But, they can also help us in our personal life whether you are learning the piano or trying to lose weight.  Jim Schleckser speaks with us about key performance indicators and how to make better decisions by thinking through the problem before you act. Teaming Up on Housework (1:09:23) Renata Forste was recently appointed as the director of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University, and as an associate international vice president.  Her research focuses on the well-being of women and children in Latin America, Africa, and the U.S. How do you divide up the chores at your house? Household chores have traditionally been a woman’s responsibility, even though today more women are in the workforce than ever. A study conducted recently shows that women spend about 14 hours per week doing housework, compared with men who only spend about 9 hours per week. Renata Forste shares about why household chores should be equally divided in a relationship. Liana Tan - Corn Maze Survival (1:32:07) Last week producer Liana Tan shares with us her apprehension to go to a "haunted corn maze". This week she reports on her experience and shares exclusive found audio of what it was like in the corn maze. Spooky Parents (1:55:59) Julie Nelson (the "Child Whisperer") has a master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She teaches classes such as Applied Parenting and Marriage and Relationship Skills at Utah Valley University. She is the author of a couple of parenting books including "Keep is Real and Grab a Plunger". You can read more from Julie at her blog "A Spoonful of Parenting." Julie shares funny Halloween parenting stories.

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