Small Business Hour
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsSmall Business Podcast with Expert Interviews from Mark Deo
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Rick Bowers, TTISI
June 01, 2021 05:58 - 30.3 MBRick Bowers is the president of TTI Success Insights, a leading firm in the field of employee assessment for over 30 years. Listen in as he discusses why you should assess your employees and teams, how to do it successfully, and what to do with the information you gain from the process. To learn more,...
Millennials Need Freedom
October 25, 2015 22:14 - 23.1 MBFamily business founders and senior leaders must understand that millennial successors typically embrace freedom above all else. They want to be free to do things “their way.” They have a different view of how their work and their personal world fit together. This often is in stark contrast with the values of post war and baby boomer...
How to Avoid Recruitments Most Common Mistake
April 26, 2015 14:52 - 13.9 MBHaving the right experience, work history and job knowledge does not necessarily define the best job candidates. Even if they DON’T have the best experience or work history but possess the right attitudes, behaviors and discipline they are often open to learn all they need to know very quickly. In short hiring success is not based upon WHAT candidates know but...
Family Business Outcasts
March 31, 2015 01:40 - 14.8 MBHow do we keep the “family” separate from the “business” in a family business? Let’s face it what happens in a family usually finds its way into the business. Regardless of whether these are enduring, edifying values or embarrassing, unshakable dysfunctions, the business must navigate the culture of the family to secure a foothold in the marketplace...
Motivation Doesn’t Work
March 16, 2015 16:30 - 17.7 MBTypical motivation just doesn’t work. We can’t get anyone to do something which they don’t want to do. Science has proven over and over again that motivational tools, like; incentives and rewards, in most cases, don’t produce better results. In fact most of these studies show that the higher the reward, the worse the performance....
Zig Ziglar
March 02, 2015 21:47 - 17.8 MBListen to this classic interview with the late Zig Ziglar, author of the books: Over the Top, How to Get What You Want, Top Performance, Sell Your Way to the Top, and many more. We discussed how to move from stability to success to significance. Find out how you can make Zig’s philosophy, “You can have anything you want...
Harvey Mackay
February 16, 2015 21:30 - 70.7 MBOn today’s show, we’re joined by three guests- noted business expert Harvey Mackay, Chris Gunn from the American Small Business League, and David Meadows from the US Center for Entrepreneurship. Harvey will discuss his new book, Use Your Head to get Your Foot in the Door and how it relates to small businesses. Harvey’s books...
Jack Canfield
February 02, 2015 21:35 - 18.7 MBListen to our interview with Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup For The Soul series of books. We discuss “The Power of Focus”, Jack’s method that allows you to double your income and double your time off in two years.
Harry Beckwith
January 19, 2015 21:28 - 50.5 MBNoted business author Harry Beckwith comes on the show to discuss his new book Unthinking. We also discuss Jeffrey Immelt’s influence on the Obama administration, the latest Discover Small Business Survey, and some ways to enact Breakthrough Innovation in your business.
Howard Behar
January 05, 2015 21:33 - 29 MBListen is as we talk with Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks International about how he was able to achieve such dramatic growth.
Tom Hopkins
December 22, 2014 21:43 - 39.3 MBTom Hopkins is a sales legend. Many believe that natural ability is enough to make you successful in a selling career. The truth of the matter is that natural skill, combined with “how to” training is the real secret to high level productivity. Having learned this lesson the hard way, Tom is quick to admit...