The Action Catalyst

John Lee Dumas, founder and host of the award-winning Entrepreneurs ON FIRE podcast, explains the Pomodoro Technique, and using focus & refresh time to increase productivity. Hear John's full interview in Episode 178 of The Action Catalyst.

John Lee Dumas, founder and host of the award-winning Entrepreneurs ON FIRE podcast, explains the importance of setting your main goal, not a whole slate of goals, and setting it in a S.M.A.R.T. way.Hear John's full interview in Episode 126 of The Action Catalyst.

Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 441, with Jim Bartolomea, SVP and Global Head of People and Places at ClickUp.

Jim Bartolomea, SVP and Global Head of People and Places at ClickUp, talks about his "softie", Broadway-loving, military father, creating a benefits program that drives retention, why letting people go in a beautiful way is hugely important to remaining employees, why people leave managers, not jobs, conducting "stay" rather than "exit" interviews, having confidence in NOT knowing everything, the value of new AI tools like Bard and ChatGPT in the HR world, leadership lessons from Ted Lasso, and how you’ll ALWAYS make the right choice if you just ask yourself "Is it the RIGHT thing to do?"

Emmy Award-winning media brand advisor, content coach, and podcast host, Vinnie Potestivo chats about how clarity beats speed, the three types of creatives, and the value of keeping track of credits and aligning yourself with partners who fill your gaps.Hear Vinnie's full interview in Episode 440 of The Action Catalyst.

John Lee Dumas, founder and host of the award-winning Entrepreneurs ON FIRE podcast, returns to The Action Catalyst, with insights on what defines productivity and discipline, doing serious self-evaluation, the Pomodoro Technique, focus & refresh time, the lasting impact of his military service, avoiding O.P.A.  (Other People’s Agenda), and going from success to significance.

John Lee Dumas, founder and host of the award-winning Entrepreneurs ON FIRE podcast, shares the "secret sauce" to success, the steps to setting and accomplishing your #1 goal in 100 days, why to set SMART goals, Parkinson’s Law, and starting a chain reaction of awesome.

Bestselling author, speaker, and business consultant Ken Blanchard explains how the biggest addiction in the world is ego, and how, believe it or not, self-doubt is still an ego problem, plus the solution for each of them.Hear Ken's full interview in Episode 209 of The Action Catalyst.

Emmy Award-winning media brand advisor, content coach, and podcast host, Vinnie Potestivo chats about the dawn of reality TV, the advantage Jessica Simpson had in the 2000s, why helping the underdog is cool, the real people economy vs creator economy, how clarity beats speed, the three types of creatives, strategy vs tactics, supporting vs promoting, the relative simplicity of winning an Emmy, and how Beyonce is a small business owner.

Author and productivity consultant David Allen covers the basics of his system for subdividing tasks and to-dos in a way that makes it obvious exactly when, and where, to do them, and explains how organization ultimately gives you the freedom to be stupid.Hear David's full interview in Episode 439 of The Action Catalyst.