Welcome Duston Harper Co-founder at GLUED Global Consulting, to Episode #12 of the podcast!
Current Workforce Challenges:
Anxiety, depression, and loneliness are at an all-time high due to being overwhelmed, lack of praise & recognition, and unfulfillment
81% of employees are considering leaving their jobs
US employers spend $2.9M per day looking for replacement workers at a cost of $1.1B per year
Companies with a highly engaged workforce are 21% more profitable.
38% of HR leaders believe their companies support employees’ physical and mental well-being, while only 17% of employees felt supported
60% of CEOs believe their companies are empathetic towards their employees, while only 24% of employees felt their company showed empathy
Duston Harper is a thriving sales leader who attributes his success to his lifestyle of productivity. He is an empathetic leader and avid learner. He embodies the principle of a lifetime student who believes in investing in oneself through coaches, mentors, masterminds, and experts within their field. After graduating from The University of Georgia, he quickly became a sales leader earning multiple accolades in the power tool, medical device, and healthcare staffing industries.
Duston’s passion for helping nursing and healthcare leadership find a work-life balance has been his primary focus; however, he recently turned that focus towards all organizations needing a positive influence, a healthy mindset, and help with their people. He can understand the stressors and frustrations of the employee workforce, dedicating himself to making lives easier and safer and solving problems. He equates his success to flexible productivity hacks and daily routine discipline.
Outside of work, Duston enjoys being active, the outdoors, yoga and he loves his morning routine. His weekends are for watching the Georgia Bulldogs, family, travel, and his real estate investments.
Hear more from Duston on one of his most recent guest podcast appearances discussing Growth Mindset & Nurse Wellness.
Podcast Segments:
Origin Story
Top Ten/ Bottom Ten Sales
Tough times make you better
Losing territory and pandemic in med device
Changing industries to staffing and failing
Not getting to director/VP level at Milwaukee
Good Times
Getting promoted 7 times in 9 years at Milwaukee
$16M to $200M plus in 6 years working with Home Depot
Being over 200% to quota in med device each year when pandemic was going on
Having all these lessons to feel ready to go out on my own
Mount Rushmore of Sales Leaders
MJ vs. Lebron Debate: 24/7 Grind vs. Sales Wellness
“The grind only pays off for so long, eventually you will burn out. When I started doing something as simple as a morning routine, was a game changer”
Advice for a Rookie Sales Rep
#1 Connect with Duston for Career Advice… He offered :)
Don’t be afraid to hire a coach or expert, real hard to break in
Be in it for the long haul
Be patient
Be different
Really master your craft, healthcare is extremely complex
On-the-clock sales plug: GLUED Global Consulting
Make sure to connect with Duston Harper and check out GLUED Global Consulting website to learn more about how they can help create employee bonds through curated programs designed to motivate, inspire, challenge, and build a culture of health & progress.
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Host: Josh Pappas Director of Sales Tendo
Episode #12: Duston Harper GLUED Global Consulting