Business Owners & Entrepreneurs Podcast with Peter Boolkah | Business Coach | The Transition Guy®

Business changes are not always good. That’s why it’s important to know when to pivot your business and when not to. You see, “pivot” is probably one of the most overused, overrated words of 2020. When the pandemic hit, everyone said “you've got to pivot.”  The problem is, I saw too many businesses become unfocused because they were just changing out of pure panic. When you've got no dat...

Today I want to draw parallels between Maslow's hierarchy of needs and a business hierarchy of needs. How does Maslow's pyramid apply to your business? Well, as I'm sure you remember from school, Maslow's hierarchy of needs outlines the five different tiers of needs we have as human beings. At the bottom we have physiological needs, above which we have safety needs, then psycho...

For help with your cash flow, check out the FREE webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register... Join the community at: www.boolkah.com/academy If you enjoy this video, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE In this video, I want to talk to you about employment probation. Specifically, are we using these probationary periods to compensate for a bad employee recruitment process?  When I started working, we had a three...

⭐ For help with your cash flow, check out the FREE webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/1/7v4gqb7 ⭐ Join our community at: http://www.boolkah.com/academy As a business owner, learning how to deal with indecision is crucial, especially during times of crisis and change. It’s your responsibility to make business decisions even if the future is uncertain. Failing to do anything is often t...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 There are essentially three different scenarios when it comes to exiting employees. By knowing the differences between when someone leaves on good terms, and when terminating an employee makes sense, you’ll be able to respond in a way that is best for your business. So, what are...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 The recruitment and selection process is usually delegated to department heads or HR, rather than being in the hands of CEOs. When it comes to hiring new employees, who should be in charge?  A number of business leaders are consistently dissatisfied with the quality of person bei...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 When a management buyout happens, you either have a bad leaver or a good leaver. Although no one plans that someone is going to be a bad leaver, having a shareholders agreement with a bad leaver clause in it is critically important. The reason why it’s so critical to have a good...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 It’s perhaps more important now than ever to take care of your mind. Rather than become a victim to negativity, take this time to empower yourself through education. By seeking opportunities for growth, you can avoid being brought down by the events around you. Recently, I was ha...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 Personal responsibility is crucial during this pandemic. The infection rates have been going up recently and making good choices is more important than ever. Unfortunately, with the government putting into place new restrictions, many people have decided to disregard social dista...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 With the pandemic wreaking havoc on economies around the world, having a side hustle is more important than ever. When you’re working for yourself, you don’t have to worry about being laid off, or whether or not the government will come through to support you. The fact is, if you...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 When poor employee performance becomes a problem, it’s quite common for business owners to step in and compensate for them. In this video, I discuss some strategies for how to manage effectively in that situation without stepping in or hiring someone else. First of all, you shoul...

👉 Join our online community http://www.boolkah.com/academy 👉 Free cash webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/1/7v4gqb7 👉 If you enjoy this video, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE  ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I want you to be brutally honest. Are you feeling stuck? Chances are, it's having a negative impact when it comes to growing your business. In this video I want to inspire you to set new...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 The fact is, we’re all trying to weather the storm in our own ways. We’re all dealing with change that we never would have expected would happen. However, some businesses have been more successful than others. What are the reasons for this? In this video, I break down the reasons...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 As you grow your business, your approach to managing employees is going to be a crucial element of your success. In this video, I talk about the frustration gap that often occurs when employees can’t keep up with change, and how team development can help you avoid potential probl...

👉 Don't forget to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 Changing your attitude can often be the key to your success. I say this from personal experience. In this video, I talk about a topic that's very difficult for me -  the burden of having a minority mindset.  I'd like to share some helpful tips for how to change your min...

👉 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1EOlVVgH7c5ppWQeFjWQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1 In this video, I discuss the importance of innovation in business and how you can avoid letting imitation stifle creativity and risk-taking. Innovation is what makes you stand out from the competition. No matter how many people try to copy you, you’ll always have something unique to offer. Although i...

👉 Join our online community http://www.boolkah.com/academy 👉 Free cash webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/1/7v4gqb7 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2020 has seen the biggest shift in business coaching that the industry has ever experienced. What had previously been a face to face industry suddenly had to adapt. We had no choice but to change to the new 'normal'. But isn&apo...

👉 Join our online community http://www.boolkah.com/academy 👉 Free cash webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register... ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2020 has seen the biggest shift in business coaching that the industry has ever experienced. What had previously been a face to face industry suddenly had to adapt. We had no choice but to change to the new 'normal'. But isn't it...

➜ Daily task planning ➜ How to plan business tasks effectively ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1... Running a business without daily task planning is like flying while blind. You can't get the most out of your days if you're just playing by ear. And not all task planning strategies are created equal. Some methods are going to get you much more out of each day than others...

➜ Understanding your customers to grow your company ➜ Why it's so important to know your customers - A lesson from IBM ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1... In business, one of the most important things to know is your customers' and market's needs. See, without knowing your customers, there's no way you can move in the direction that's best for your compan...

➜ How customer perception changes as your company grows ➜ How consumer perception can increase your profits ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1... As a business, the way your consumers perceive you and your product is everything. One of the most significant reasons that the giants like Apple and Google are so massively successful is the names they've created for themselves. See...

➜ The various types of recessions in history we've seen ➜ How we can use past recessions to prepare for this one ➜ Subscribe:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1... Right now, we're starting to go through a global recession unlike any other. The pandemic has kickstarted us into this, and now business owners around the world are preparing for the economic winter that's ensuing. An...

➜ Why recession marketing is the perfect opportunity ➜ Allocating your marketing budget during a recession ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1... Many entrepreneurs - myself included at one point -  tend to think a recession is a time to slow things down, especially when it comes to budgets. And this couldn't be any more true when it comes to how businesses handle marketing bud...

➜ How the 4 seasons by Jim Rohn applies to your business ➜ The recession cycle, how to handle the ups and downs of business ➜ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXn1... Just like in the rest of life, there are going to be ups and downs in any business' journey. You'll have highs and you'll have lows, and sometimes there's nothing you can do but weather the storm. One o...

In business and life, we all encounter personal challenges that push us to our limits. In this video, I share an important message: never give up hope when faced with a challenge. Back in December of 2019, I visited Zion National Park. It has both an amazing landscape and astroscape for photography. I drove down there from Las Vegas in order to do Angel's Landing, one of the most dangerous hi...