April 2015

101: Change Friendly Leadership – Interview with Rodger Dean Duncan

Listen to this interview to learn:

What newscaster Jim Lehrer taught Rodger about good interviewing
Why it is important to set up and maintain an environment to challenge the status quo
How an losing agra business turned itself around in 12 months and yielded a $252 million profit
Points of effective communication with a change initiative
The importance of being wiling to be influenced

Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan talks with Bill Ringle about change-friendly leadership.

100: A Slice of the Pie – Featured Interview with Nick Sarillo

Listen to this interview to learn:

The most important aspect of a business is not it’s product or people or process, but another “p” word
The importance of making your company values current and present to each employee so that employees can use values in day-to-day decision making
The case of the burned bottom pizza, and the broader lessons any business owner can draw from it
Why you need to oversee multiple health dimensions of a business for all stakeholders
What exceptional factors drives higher profits and lower turnover in a traditionally slim margin and low commitment business that you can model in your business

Nick Sarillo talks with Bill Ringle about creating an empowered work culture for small businesses.