In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg welcomes Robert Richman — cultural strategist, keynote speaker, and author of The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace.
Robert takes listeners behind the scenes of what made Zappos one of the most admired company cultures in the world, including insights from working closely with the legendary Tony Hsieh. He explains how culture is not taught but co-created, why the best leaders don’t have all the answers, and what it really takes to build an environment where people thrive.
From emotional intelligence and personal responsibility to panic attacks, playfulness, analog habits, and the psychology behind real change, this conversation blends personal development, leadership, and practical cultural design in a way only Robert can deliver.
If you’re a leader, team member, entrepreneur, or anyone wanting to reshape your personal or workplace culture, this is an episode filled with clarity, humanity, and breakthrough insights.
🔥 What Listeners Will Learn
1. The Core Ingredients of a High-Performance Culture
How Zappos created an environment of happiness, ownership, and exceptional service — and why culture must start with recruiting and onboarding.
2. Why Emotional Work Begins With You
The hidden trap leaders fall into: trying to “fix culture” instead of fixing the internal feelings they avoid in their own lives.
3. The Power of Questions Over Answers
The questions Tony Hsieh and top leaders use to unlock creativity, innovation, and truth inside teams.
4. How to Handle Panic, Stress, and Overwhelm
Robert’s raw personal story of panic attacks, what he did to overcome them, and why facing feelings instead of resisting them creates freedom.
5. The Disruption Formula
How to predict the future by noticing frustrations with no solutions — and why removing what seems essential creates breakthrough innovation.
6. Analog vs. Digital Living
Why board games, movement, nature, and unplugging build deeper creativity, connection, and humanity in an AI-saturated world.
7. Micro-Decisions That Rebuild Confidence
Why clarity is an emotion, not information — and how simple choices (like choosing lunch) can retrain certainty and direction in your life.
Our Guest, Robert Richman:
➥ Book: The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/2jyMK24
➥https://robertrichman.com/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrichman
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/
➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/
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In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg welcomes Robert Richman — cultural strategist, keynote speaker, and author of The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace.
Robert takes listeners behind the scenes of what made Zappos one of the most admired company cultures in the world, including insights from working closely with the legendary Tony Hsieh. He explains how culture is not taught but co-created, why the best leaders don’t have all the answers, and what it really takes to build an environment where people thrive.
From emotional intelligence and personal responsibility to panic attacks, playfulness, analog habits, and the psychology behind real change, this conversation blends personal development, leadership, and practical cultural design in a way only Robert can deliver.
If you’re a leader, team member, entrepreneur, or anyone wanting to reshape your personal or workplace culture, this is an episode filled with clarity, humanity, and breakthrough insights.
🔥 What Listeners Will Learn
1. The Core Ingredients of a High-Performance Culture
How Zappos created an environment of happiness, ownership, and exceptional service — and why culture must start with recruiting and onboarding.
2. Why Emotional Work Begins With You
The hidden trap leaders fall into: trying to “fix culture” instead of fixing the internal feelings they avoid in their own lives.
3. The Power of Questions Over Answers
The questions Tony Hsieh and top leaders use to unlock creativity, innovation, and truth inside teams.
4. How to Handle Panic, Stress, and Overwhelm
Robert’s raw personal story of panic attacks, what he did to overcome them, and why facing feelings instead of resisting them creates freedom.
5. The Disruption Formula
How to predict the future by noticing frustrations with no solutions — and why removing what seems essential creates breakthrough innovation.
6. Analog vs. Digital Living
Why board games, movement, nature, and unplugging build deeper creativity, connection, and humanity in an AI-saturated world.
7. Micro-Decisions That Rebuild Confidence
Why clarity is an emotion, not information — and how simple choices (like choosing lunch) can retrain certainty and direction in your life.
Our Guest, Robert Richman:
➥ Book: The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/2jyMK24
➥https://robertrichman.com/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrichman
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/
➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/
Podcast 1273: Power Up Product Management: How to Build Better, Safer Products with Allison Taylor
Inside Personal Growth with Greg Voisen
44 minutes 53 seconds
1 week ago
Podcast 1273: Power Up Product Management: How to Build Better, Safer Products with Allison Taylor
In this episode, we dive into Power Up Product Management by Allison J. Taylor, a powerful guide designed to help new and experienced product managers thrive from day one. Drawing from Allison’s global experience launching enterprise solutions across 35 countries, this episode breaks down the real-world skills, mindset, and strategies needed to excel in today’s fast-changing product landscape.
Listeners will learn:
-How to understand users deeply and build products that truly solve their pain points
-Why EQ (emotional intelligence) is now a core PM skill - and how it directly impacts performance
-How to navigate the tension between building and selling a product
-Why iteration outperforms perfection and how top tech companies apply it
-How AI is reshaping the role of product managers - and how to use it responsibly and safely
-The difference between global scaling vs. domestic product launches, and what PMs often misunderstand
-How to balance purpose, ethics, and business goals in product decisions
Whether you’re new to product management or looking to elevate your craft, Allison’s insights will help you build smarter, safer, and more impactful products.
Our Guest, Allison J. Taylor:
➥ Book: Power Up Product Management
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/h06CBeJ
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-j-taylor-techmarketing
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen
➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen
Inside Personal Growth with Greg Voisen
In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg welcomes Robert Richman — cultural strategist, keynote speaker, and author of The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace.
Robert takes listeners behind the scenes of what made Zappos one of the most admired company cultures in the world, including insights from working closely with the legendary Tony Hsieh. He explains how culture is not taught but co-created, why the best leaders don’t have all the answers, and what it really takes to build an environment where people thrive.
From emotional intelligence and personal responsibility to panic attacks, playfulness, analog habits, and the psychology behind real change, this conversation blends personal development, leadership, and practical cultural design in a way only Robert can deliver.
If you’re a leader, team member, entrepreneur, or anyone wanting to reshape your personal or workplace culture, this is an episode filled with clarity, humanity, and breakthrough insights.
🔥 What Listeners Will Learn
1. The Core Ingredients of a High-Performance Culture
How Zappos created an environment of happiness, ownership, and exceptional service — and why culture must start with recruiting and onboarding.
2. Why Emotional Work Begins With You
The hidden trap leaders fall into: trying to “fix culture” instead of fixing the internal feelings they avoid in their own lives.
3. The Power of Questions Over Answers
The questions Tony Hsieh and top leaders use to unlock creativity, innovation, and truth inside teams.
4. How to Handle Panic, Stress, and Overwhelm
Robert’s raw personal story of panic attacks, what he did to overcome them, and why facing feelings instead of resisting them creates freedom.
5. The Disruption Formula
How to predict the future by noticing frustrations with no solutions — and why removing what seems essential creates breakthrough innovation.
6. Analog vs. Digital Living
Why board games, movement, nature, and unplugging build deeper creativity, connection, and humanity in an AI-saturated world.
7. Micro-Decisions That Rebuild Confidence
Why clarity is an emotion, not information — and how simple choices (like choosing lunch) can retrain certainty and direction in your life.
Our Guest, Robert Richman:
➥ Book: The Culture Blueprint: A Guide to Building the High-Performance Workplace
➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/2jyMK24
➥https://robertrichman.com/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrichman
Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:
➥ https://gregvoisen.com
➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/
➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/
➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/
➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/
