Introduction
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first address the divide the election has caused even within our own families. Thomas Gagliano helps us choose closeness over self-righteousness and begin to heal. Then, there is a perception out there that only women can mentor women in business. We’ll show you why men can and should mentor women as well. Also, remember that being busy is not the same as being productive; we have a productivity expert here to help. Plus, with the Republican majority in Congress repealing Obamacare the first chance the get, where does this leave small business in providing the key benefit of health insurance for their employees? We’ll show you an alternative. Finally, a lot of retailers have the dream of creating a successful operating business and then sitting back to franchise it by selling licenses and collecting royalties, but is it really that easy? Discover when is the right time to franchise your business.
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Segment 1: Thomas Gagliano says he grew up as a bully and struggled to overcome his own addictions. He wrote two books about it: “The Problem Was Me”, landed on the bestseller list, and his second title is, “Don’t Put Your Crap in Your Kid’s Diaper: The Clean Up Can Last a Lifetime”.
2:00 – Why has this election caused such a divide, even among families?
4:00 – Choosing closeness over self-righteousness.
6:15 – Will the division in families continue over the next four years? Will it get better?
7:45 – The key to having a conversation that begins to unify.
Segment 2: Captain David Smith, PhD, is an active duty U.S. Navy Captain and Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy. He is the co-author of “Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women”. A former Navy pilot, Captain Smith led diverse organizations of women and men culminating in command of a squadron in combat and flew more than 3,000 hours over 19 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
15:30 – Why should men mentor women, why not women? How we “see” each other.
17:30 – Why are men reluctant to mentor women?
19:00 – Cross-gender relationships, attraction, and perceptions.
20:30 – How do men mentor women well?
Segment 3: Eric P. Bloom is an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, TEDx Speaker and the President of Manager Mechanics LLC, a company specializing in IT leadership, business skills and productivity training. He is the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, “Productivity Driven Success: Hidden Secrets of Organizational Efficiency.”
31:30 – What is your definition of productivity and why is it important?
33:00 – Don’t let emails disrupt your productivity!
34:15 – Management time vs. knowledge worker time
36:00 – What is “asset reuse” and how does it relate to productivity?
Segment 4: Mike Ferguson serves as president & CEO of the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc., a national trade association that represents companies involved in the self-insurance marketplace.
40:45 – What is a self-insured health plan?
41:15 – How does self-insurance differ from traditional health insurance?
42:30 – What are the positive and negative considerations about self-insured health plans?
44:00 – How do you protect your company from outrageous health expenses?
45:30 – What types of employers are good candidates for self-insurance?
Segment 5: Josh F. Brown is a franchise attorney and host the own podcast entitled, “Franchise Euphoria,” a top-rated podcast on iTunes.
49:45 – When is the right time to consider franchising your business?
51:00 – The importance of having two locations before you consider franchising.
52:00 – Pitfalls to watch out for before you franchise your business.
