On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
I will never forget reading Ken Blanchard’s “One Minute Manager”. It was at that point I started to catch my team doing something right instead of always finding what they were doing wrong.
Martha Lawrence is a veteran book editor and the executive editor at Blanchard, where she worked side-by-side with Ken Blanchard for over two decades. She has edited hundreds of books. Her new book is “Catch People Doing Things Right: How Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads”.
What we discussed:
- You have worked with Ken Blanchard for more than 20 years. Was there a specific turning point when you knew Ken’s story had to be told in full?
- The One Minute Manager was everywhere when it came out in the early 1980s. What made it such a huge phenomenon?
- Where did that expression come from- catching someone doing something right?
- You had access to Ken’s personal letters, journals, and private papers.
- What insight did those documents reveal that surprised you most?
- What story in the book moved you the most personally?
Segment 2
It’s a common saying in business that your company is only worth what people are willing to pay for it, but how do you set the asking price value or set a price when selling shares in the company or giving it to the next family generation?
My guests in Segment 2 are Evan Levine and Nainesh Shah at Complete Advisors also provides ancillary business advisory and valuation services including start-up valuations, succession planning, and valuation enhancement.
We discussed:
- Why would a small business owner want an evaluation?
- What are the basic valuation methods ?
- What are the common mistakes in valuation reports?
- When is the best time for a valuation?
