On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first discuss how to navigate an organizational crisis, which is often the time when leadership matters most. Then, you won’t want to miss when we talk to entrepreneur and small business expert, Bill Rancic who is teaming up with AT&T to discuss how the digital revolution has put business into motion. After, we’ll talk about how to inspire passion and performance to form committed teams. Next, we have a special segment sponsored by Microsoft where we talk to companies that are leveraging technology in their small business. Finally, we’ll show you how to use passion and perseverance to unleash your inner company.
Listen and enjoy:
Segment 1: Harry Hutson is the author of “Navigating an Organizational Crisis: When Leadership Matters Most” (Praeger, 2016).
2:00 – A crisis is going to happen. How do you prepare?
3:45 – What is the difference between a crisis handled well and a crisis handled poorly?
5:00 – The best way to be a leader in a crisis.
6:20 – Example of how a leader handled a crisis well.
8:30 – Tell the truth and tell it fast.
Segment 2: Bill Rancic is teaming up with AT&T to discuss how the digital revolution has put business into motion. From running a multi-million-dollar company and working for Donald Trump to developing real estate in Chicago, Bill is the definition of a true entrepreneur. Bill got his first big break when he won the first season of NBC’s The Apprentice. After winning The Apprentice, Bill was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization and took charge of the construction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago. Rancic continued to work for The Trump Organization for two years and has built several winning businesses on his own like is his new restaurant RPM Italian in Washington, DC.
15:30 – What is it really like to work with Donald Trump?
16:30 – Small businesses survive by adapting.
18:15 – To be successful in small business, you have to learn how to be a conductor.
19:30 – What are the key opportunities and obstacles for small business owners?
21:30 – How to best use technology to employ remote workers.
23:00 – How to best utilize social media.
Segment 3: Mario Moussa teaches in the Executive Programs at Wharton School of Executive Education. Dr. Moussa co-wrote (with G. Richard Shell) The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas. His work has been featured on NPR and in print publications such as TIME Magazine, Businessweek, U.S. News and World Report, The Harvard Management Update, and The Financial Times. His new book is called “Committed Teams: Three Steps to Inspiring Passion and Performance”.
31:15 – The five common types of teams. Which type do you have?
32:00 – The 3×3: the evidence-based framework every team needs to deliver results.
33:00 – The three types of norms that are most important for high performing teams.
34:10 – How do you get the most out of a team?
35:50 – Tips and tools for making virtual teams work.
Segment 4: Marshall Makstein, Founder and President of eSlide, believes that their greatest distinction is that they specialize in the art and technology of effective PowerPoint presentations. Unlike many outsourcing agencies that “also do” PowerPoint, his company was built from the ground up to handle the special demands of presentation projects. When big corporations have critical presentation on their horizon and know that they need to get results, they hire eSlide. Their target customers are corporate executives that have presentations with a great deal at stake.
40:30 – What is eSlide and why has it been successful?
41:45 – What are some PowerPoint best practices?
43:00 – How many PowerPoint presentations do you create a year?
43:45 – Where are people using PowerPoint? Has this changed over the last few years?
45:30 – Why has PowerPoint stood the test of time more so than other presentation tools?
Segment 5: John Chisholm is the author of “Unleash Your Inner Company: Use Passion and Perseverance to Build Your Ideal Business” (October 2015).
49:45 – Passion and perseverance are necessary but insufficient qualities to build a business.
50:50 – The two things you really need to start a business.
51:30 – How do you make sure your employees have passion and perseverance?
Sponsored by Nextiva and Microsoft Office 365.
