#91: What You Have to Understand About People For Your Business to Succeed – Tony Cooper - a podcast by Shana James: Coach, Speaker, Author

Even great business strategies can fail when people try to implement them. Here’s what you need to understand about how people think, feel and act in business situations, if you want to succeed.   















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What have been the biggest sources of struggle in your work?







What have your most common complaints been, throughout your career?Often it’s not the business itself, but the people you work with that create the difficulties. 







People have different pacing, mindsets, ways of approaching tasks, ways of reacting to requests, collaboration styles…







With all of this going on, above and beyond business strategy, you can start to see that how people relate to each other can make or break not only a work environment, but the success of a company!







On today’s Man Alive Podcast I was joined by Tony Cooper. Tony has contributed ground-breaking innovations to both industry-leading startups and Fortune 100 companies. He has been training, coaching, and consulting since 2002, with a passionate, entrepreneurial spirit.







In this conversation we discussed:







* How knowing the four ways people react under stress allows you to effectively navigate human dynamics in business* The impact on individuals and teams when our brains are stuck in survival mode and attempting to get work done* The nitty gritty on what is happening under the surface in business relationships* The hard truth about your colleagues that once understood makes them much easier to work with* The biggest blocks to business growth







Tony is full of wisdom and insight about the impact of people’s psyches and relationships on business.  I’m excited to hear how this fascinating conversation expands your perspective on what’s important in business. 







Links:







Market Force Global







Shana’s Guide for you: 3 Ways Men Lose Influence at Work and With Women







Bio:







Tony instigates breakthrough performance for businesses through his fascination of playing the “game behind the game”. He brings out the best in business leaders by helping them simplify complicated issues and supporting them to gain new skills and insights quickly. Tony has been training, coaching, and consulting since 2002, serving his passion of supporting the entrepreneurial spirit.







Driven by innovation in service of humanity, Tony is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and led businesses in both for-profit and non-profit sectors, doing his best work with “for-purpose” businesses.







Tony began his career on the General Motors’ Saturn launch team before working several years as a Silicon Valley product design consultant, contributing ground-breaking innovations to both industry-leading startups and Fortune 100 companies. Tony then founded and led Splinter Furniture Design, a nationally-acclaimed, high-end, contemporary furniture business serving the interior design industry. Since that time he has played strategic leadership roles in several coaching and training businesses.







Tony graduated with distinction from Cornell University,

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