The Business Mechanic Show

I thought you might want to listen to me being interviewed by Joey and Jeremy on the Focus and Chill Podcast. Joey and Jeremy discuss sustainable productivity and habit formation while avoiding the allure of hustle culture. Podcast sponsored by https://focusbear.io I share some of my daily habits and routine. Particularly on time management best practices. How to prioritize your day. The use of th...

Today we're gonna be talking about how to have difficult conversations. I've done previous videos. Blogs podcasts on how to deal with difficult people. How to Deal With Difficult People We're going to dig down more into how to have the conversation, the tips, tricks, vital behaviors, and best practices to have difficult conversations in a way that will produce very positive outcomes. Let's talk a...

Essential Skills Every Manager Needs to Lead Confidently. Vist Our Website: www.rdltraining.com "Fake it 'til you make it." That advice may have helped previous generations leap up the corporate ladder, but in today's data-driven, continually disrupted the world of work, pretending your way to the top doesn't work— and it wreaks havoc on your confidence level, not to mention your stress level. Her...

The recruiting process is one of the essential functions a manager can undertake. The right hiring decisions can lead to incredible results for the organization. The wrong decision can be costly and even devastating. Poor choices are much more likely to occur if the options are weak. This can be caused by inadequate recruiting. In this program, I will share some of the things Results-Driven Manage...

Employee development activities help in the growth and development of employees, who are the true assets of an organization. You need to respect your employees for them to feel motivated and develop a sense of loyalty and attachment toward the organization. Don't forget your employees strive really hard for almost the entire day to accomplish the organization's goals and objectives. They need to b...

S trategic leadership is a leader's ability to visualize, plan, lead, and make the best out of their resources. When they do this, they are able to execute strategies efficiently and successfully. Productivity and management mindset are significant — how leaders think goes hand in hand with how they lead. A strategic mindset reflects strategic agility, the ability to see how the big picture relate...

M ost employees want to do their jobs well. Through employee development, you can give your team the skills they need to improve their day-to-day work, reach better outcomes, and boost your career. A better-trained workforce brings increased output for your company.   Employee development activities help in the growth and development of employees, who are the true assets of an organization. You ne...

This podcast is excellent for overworked, stressed-out, frustrated executives and managers who have entirely given up on a healthy work-life balance. First, let's see if you have this problem. Do you feel stressed out and overloaded with too much work? Do you feel like your phone rings all day, or you are constantly interrupted by questions from your team? Or that you are fighting fires every day...

O nboarding is a prime opportunity for employers to win the hearts and minds of new employees. Don't waste it. Onboarding is a magic moment when new employees decide to either stay engaged or become disengaged. It offers an imprinting window where you can make an impression that stays with new employees for the duration of their careers. For an onboarding program to be effective and successful, yo...

Culture is the behavior that results when a group operates within a set of generally unspoken and unwritten rules. Organization's Culture is the term given to your organization's shared values and practices. Your Organization's Culture may be viewed as the environment that surrounds you at work. It comprises the values, beliefs, underlying assumptions, interests, experiences, and team members' beh...

Let's start with a question "Why would people pay for the privilege of working harder at their chosen sport or recreational pursuit than they would work at a job where they were being paid?"   I bet you can answer your own question by thinking about these five key principles:   Clearly defined goals Better scorekeeping and scorecards More frequent feedback A higher degree of personal choice of met...

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. You probably remember this concept from your high school physics class, as it has been studied and analyzed since Sir Isaac Newton published his Three Laws of Motion almost 350 years ago. You may not know that this theory can also be applied to understand better how we can efficiently drive sales in our day-to-day management decisions. New...

No Matter What Business You're In, You're in the People Business. It does not matter if you are an Architect, Engineer, Retailer, Web Designer, Attorney, or Contractor. To reach your maximum level of personal success, you must be able to lead and manage people. In this podcast, I will share the 5 Habits of High Impact Managers. They are all a Real World approach to improving your skills and knowle...

In this podcast, we're gonna be talking about an essential practice that I believe is certainly one of the most important steps that for sales managers to gain the results they expect.   I will share with everybody today the what, the hows, and whys of this Important step for sales teams to maximize results. It's not an easy step but a highly important one. And that's that? What I'll call observin...

In today's podcast, I will share with you how to build trust with your team through effective communication.  There's this element to being an effective leader and effective manager that is so often missing.   It's about effective communication or what I call Results-Driven communication.  It comes down to the fact that many managers are not truly in touch with their employees.  They've not achiev...

So you've been promoted to a new management role: Congratulations! As a supervisor, you're now accountable for employee retention, achieving company goals, hiring new employees, executing action plans, and most of all being effective at managing people through earning respect and gaining leadership skills. So many managers are forced to learn to manage a team through a trial and error approach. Th...

Who is running you? Are you running things, or are things running you? I'm going to talk about some easy delegation tips that, although they're easy, they're tough to implement.  This podcast is excellent for overworked, stressed-out, frustrated executives and managers who have entirely given up on a healthy work-life balance.  But wait for it. Maybe there's a way of having less stress, less press...

Let me get right to today's topic. We're going to talk about the high R O I for investing in your people today, which I will share with you. The hows and the whys to making this a priority in your company because it's going to pay you back better than just about anything you can do. However, from the get-go, I have to warn you. It starts at the top. Now let's talk about the ROI of people practices...

In this podcast, I will share one of the fundamental best practices that anyone managing a sales team must have and utilize. So there's a right way and a wrong way. And today's show will be on the right way to deploy the best practice of meetings with your sales team. In particular, I advocate having weekly and monthly one-on-one meetings with each sales team member. Here's why. Meeting with sales...

This podcast is on a solution to a widespread everyday workplace challenge. And that's getting the working dynamics; some people call it culture. I'm calling it dynamics, all into alignment. A fundamental part of making these dynamics results-driven is the level of respect the management and executive team has within your organization for each other. What is respect? The dictionary says that respe...

I will share a simple employee engagement improvement tool in this podcast.  It sounds like "no, duh," but I'm always amazed how companies "cheap" out on this one. Spend the money it takes and  Give them The Right Tools To Do Their Job. Tools can be defined as actual objects that help them complete their jobs. The materials that are needed at the right time to complete their tasks. Sometimes it's...

A chieving great results requires more than great ideas, goals, and strategies. It requires creating precise action and project plans (collectively referred to as Action Plans from here on out) and managing them to achieve the desired results. These Action Plans are written plans that show what needs to be done to achieve a specific goal. One thing that separates most managers is that they tend to...

G ood hiring decisions are critical to the success of your organization. In reality, no one has a 100% batting average when hiring. In this podcast, I share the Seven Steps to Hiring Great People for your company. The how-to manual effectively interviews and selects the right person for the right job. Your business is only as good as your employees. Every employee represents a facet of your busine...

During this Podcast, I will share with you the best practical and effective approaches to dealing with difficult people. Especially Employees! As a Business Owner, Executive, or Manager, there will often be times when you'll have to deal with difficult employees. It is essential that you deal with these difficult people in a way that brings about the most significant impact on you and the areas yo...

Learn the Transformation Triangle that will make your sales and profits soar and your life as a boss get Way Better. This leadership development course podcast will give you the easy-to-understand three simple steps to transform you, your managers, and your employees. 70% of the American workforce only shows up because it's a job. 50% would leave tomorrow if they had something else. How do you exp...