Overview
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first talk about whether you should take that leap and start your own business. Then, it turns out that specific words we use in job recruitment ads have a huge influence on who applies. We show you how you can structure your recruitment process for optimal results. Also, we introduce all the business road warriors out there to National Business Traveler Day, a day devoted to business traveler appreciation. We show you all the exciting events going on that you can be a part of. Finally, the big buzzword for last year was the “cloud”, but how do small business owners actually use it to run their company? We talk about which business systems should be in the cloud and who is available to help small businesses find the right cloud solutions.
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Segment 1: Nigel Bennett is the author of Take that Leap – Risking it all for what really matters. In this action-oriented autobiography, he shares the many leaps he took on the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, spouse and parent.
1:00 – How to get unstuck your business unstuck by making yourself redundant.
4:15 – Why you should resist the urge to sell your business and cash out over keeping the business as a platform to do good.
6:00 – To what do you owe your business success?
8:15 – Never substitute family time or life adventures for a business crisis (people always step up to a challenge).
Segment 2: Oliver Cooke joined Selby Jennings in 2011 in their London office and quickly established himself as one of the top recruitment consultants specializing in the Quantitative analytics space.
15:15 – Why do you need to use quantitative analytics in HR and recruiting?
17:00 – The gender-biased words in job descriptions that decrease the number of applicants.
19:45 – Gender-neutral words you can use in job descriptions to remove male/female bias in an effort to get a good balance of applicants.
22:30 – How Selby Jennings relies on the human aspect of the recruitment process to create better matches into niche industry roles.
23:45 – Placing senior talent on a contingency basis rather than a retainer basis – and how this sets Selby Jennings apart from their competitors.
Segment 3: Jon Ellenthal has 25 years of experience building and leading early stage companies with transformational business models to positions of industry leadership and large-scale customer bases. Jon currently serves as the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walker Innovation Inc. a publicly traded company that helps large businesses accelerate internal innovation. Jon also serves as a Board Member and Sr. Advisor to Upside Business Travel, the latest travel innovation from well-known entrepreneur and Priceline founder Jay Walker.
31:30 – Business travelers are the unsung heroes of the economy!
33:00 – The exciting events going on for National Business Traveler Day.
36:00 – How can people get involved?
Click here to enter the #NBTDay Dream Sweepstakes by Friday, May 18!
Segment 4: John Scola is global vice president of Cloud Channels & Strategy at SAP. In his role, he leads SAP’s go-to-market strategy with partners selling the entire SAP Cloud portfolio, specifically targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
40:45 – What does the cloud actually provide businesses?
42:30 – Which business systems should be in the cloud?
43:45 – Who can help small businesses shop for the right cloud solutions? And get them implemented correctly?
46:00 – What should I expect to spend on cloud solutions?
Segment 5: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.
49:30 – Do any of these sound familiar?
50:15 – How to take your business to the next level.
51:30 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
52:25 – Special offer code.
To learn more visit, www.barrymoltz.com/unstuck
