Unconsidered: For Modern Entrepreneurs, Business Owners & Marketers
Unconsidered is a podcast that explores the psychology of the modern entrepreneur, business owner, marketer and organizational leader. Using modern research, Dallas McLaughlin helps his listeners explore the unconsidered psychology impacting our day-to-day decision making and uses that insight to develop frameworks, brain hacks, mental shortcuts and explores game theory thought exercises to help entrepreneurs overcome their emotions, outthink the competition and lead more efficient businesses, better equipped to scale through increased brand awareness, sales and revenue.
Episodes
On Season 1 Episode 9:
Business owners, leaders and managers often hold a certain expectation of their employees. But these expectations change employee by employee. However, what we learn about in this episode of the podcast is loads of research which suggests our expectations of others - and ourselves - becomes reality.
When leaders hold high-expectations of their employees, they are far more likely to overcommunicat...
On Season 1 Episode 8:
As organization and business leaders we often find ourselves in possessions of negotiation. In these moments we try to ascribe appropriate value to possessions, people, ideas and more. But we're often allowing personal attachment, emotion and nostalgia to impact the value we ascribe to these things leading to overvalued items and lost opportunities.
In this episode, we dive into the research...
On Season 1 Episode 7:
Incentives are necessary drivers of motivation and we all have to get paid to perform our craft. But when money is tied to performance, weird things start to happen. Business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs need to understand when and how incentives can drive increased performance, and when they may actually be undermining performance, demotivating employees and creating a decline in performance.
On Season 1 Episode 6:
Scarcity is thing that is stealing the attention, memory and executive control of your potential buyers, clients and bosses. It causes them to laser focus on their most scarce resources, creating blindness to the very tools, ideas, people and programs that are essential to growing demand for the business.
In this episode, we dive into how scarcity, or the lack of available resources - be it time,...
On Season 1 Episode 5:
Multitasking - that is trying to simultaneously perform multiple work functions - is killing the quality of your work, it's actually lowering your productivity, and it may be causing you to work up to 21 extra hours per month.
In this episode, we talk about the primary causes of multitasking, why our brains fundamentally can't perform multiple tasks simultaneously, we'll look at h...
On Season 1 Episode 4:
The Paradox of choice, or choice overload, is the point at which you are giving your buyers so much choice that rather than motivating the buyer, demotivation kicks in. This leads to more reluctant decision-makers, lower conversion rates, lower buyer satisfaction, and lower commitment from the buyer.
In this episode, we talk about how businesses think they are making customer-first decisions by a...
On Season 1 Episode 3:
Scope insensitivity is that look that comes across the face of your prospect as soon as they hit the proposal amount. You know the one... *Blank stare*. Then all of a sudden you find yourself locked in a negotiation, debating your value compared to the other guy's, start dates are dragged out, proposals go unsigned, revenue sinks.
In this episode we learn how scope insensitivity - the proble...
On Season 1 Episode 2:
Decoy pricing surrounds us. Not only is your favorite restaurant pricing their menu in a way that causes you to order what they want you to order, but some of the biggest brands on the planet are using decoy pricing to get you to spend more without even knowing it.
In this episode we discuss the psychology behind decoy pricing, dig into some past research on the subject and then give you practica...
On Season 1 Episode 1:
Sunk cost problems cloud our decision making for a number of reasons - invested time or money, our own stupid ego, lack of accountability, no clear path out - you name it. Not only is sunk cost costing time and money, it's costing us trust and relationships.
In this episode we discuss how to spot sunk cost problems, what escalation traps are, or the commitment of escalation is, and how we c...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.
Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa Every week, the Peabody winning team brings you revealing, in-depth stories about what’s in the hearts and minds of Latinos and their impact on the world. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus