Which is the most effective leadership strategy, leading by earning respect or by using fear with your team? Join us this week as we discuss how there might be a little more fear going on than you realize, even when you are trying to use the respect and trust leadership technique. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #495 for Read more
Soft Skills for managers and leaders are essential to business and personal success. This week on Business Brain, we ask our audience if these skills are teachable or if you must be born with them. Traits like empathy, a sense of humor, being a good listener, and friendliness. Can these be taught? Listen in to hear our take! 00:00:00 Business Read more
What is Pacing and Leading, and how can you use it to become a more impactful leader and better people manager? Join Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they discuss how to read the room and use this technique to build credibility and productivity. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #493 for Causal Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 00:01:11 The Read more
In this episode of Business Brain, we dive into the concept of reusing knowledge and content. We start by stressing the importance of continuously improving our collective business brain and invite our listeners to share their thoughts and experiences with us. We then discuss a note from a listener named Jeffrey, who shared an intriguing article about CEO Dave Clark. Read more
In this episode of Business Brain, Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean discuss the concept of cost segregation studies and its potential benefits for property owners. They explain how cost segregation allows property owners to identify and depreciate assets that won’t last the full depreciation period, resulting in increased tax benefits. They share a quote from an attorney about the importance Read more
What’s the best way to introduce change to your business? Are big changes easily embraced or are there better methods to get everyone onboard? Listen in as we discuss resistance to change before jumping into a discussion about opening closed minds to new ideas – with your customers. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #490 for Casual Friday, October Read more
Let’s talk about how to scale and systemize your business on episode 489 of Business Brain! We will also jump back into the Silver Tsunami concept and how you can prep your business for sale – with a focus on SDE. What’s SDE? Listen in to learn! 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #489 for Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 Read more
Problems got you down? Constantly stressed about putting out fires at your business? Employees stressed out in your Customer Service department? We have a solution for you. Listen to episode 488 of Business Brain, where we discuss the Problem-Solving Framework that will change your perspective and change your life. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #488 for Casual Friday, Read more
It’s time to talk about bad news! What is the best way to handle sharing bad news with your employees and customers, and how about with your investors or bankers? Join us today as we dive into the best ways to minimize the impact of bad news. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #487 for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 Read more
It’s another Casual Friday episode of Business Brain! Join us as we discuss how talking about your mistakes can build credibility faster than your successes. Then, we discuss one of the significant and often unspoken benefits of starting a business: building a community of people you will often spend more time with than your family. Listen in to tune your Read more
What’s better, buying a business or starting your own? Join Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean in discussing the pros and cons of building or buying on episode 485 of Business Brain. Listen in to also hear about Shannon’s Starlink experience at his new short-term rental property! 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #485 for Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 00:01:32 Read more
It’s a grab bag of topics for this Casual Friday episode of Business Brain! Shannon shares his experience with a contractor who doesn’t make appointments: “Everything is an emergency in my business.” Then, we discuss a listener email about hiring employees as contractors to start, and we wrap up the show with some terrific contract language that Dave was presented Read more