25 APR 2024 · Virtual AssistantsHaving virtual assistants sounds like a dream come true. But how easy is it to turn a chunk of your business over to a stranger?What should you be looking for and how do you make it work? How do you keep control?Those are some of the question today’s guest, Barbara Turley will be answering. What You’ll Discover About Virtual Assistants:* How to determine the ideal tasks to delegate to virtual assistants* Establishing the necessary workflow processes* How to find the right virtual assistants* Best practices for creating effective communication protocols* And much moreGuest: Barbara TurleyBarbara Turley’s mission is to eradicate business overwhelm and remove the friction that stunts growth by helping clients to optimize their operations using offshore teams of virtual assistants, clever automations and streamlined processes.The Virtual Hub makes this happen every day through virtual assistants who can aid with digital marketing, social media and administrative support plus consultants & system architects who optimize platforms and processes for growing businesses.The Virtual Hub is a virtual assistant company with the added advantage of an operational efficiency consulting and implementation team. Rather than doing business “the usual way,” they actually create their own virtual assistant successes (and yours) through deep training programs (including software like Hubspot and Ontraport) as well as ongoing career development and customized coaching to best serve each of their clients.Barbara proudly wears the label of Founder and CEO at The Virtual Hub as well as the titles wife and mom.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/hr/ episodes.Contact Barbara and connect with her on https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-turley-b6a981a/, https://www.facebook.com/TheVirtualHubLtd/, https://twitter.com/virtualhubltd, https://www.instagram.com/thevirtualhubltd/, and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChkwYJRx1gzYPfHXJN7Ymvw/.Join, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://www.youtube.com/c/HannaHaslKelchner, and https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/business-confidential-now-with-hanna-hasl-kelchner.Download ♥ Follow ♥ Listen ♥ Learn ♥ Share ♥ Review ♥ Comment ♥ Enjoy

18 APR 2024 · Positional PowerPositional power is one of the most misunderstood and misused concepts in business.It’s also why positional power can be an organization’s Achille’s heel.Sounds like heresy? Let’s talk about that.What You’ll Discover About Positional Power:* How positional power can promote an us-vs-them mentality* How emotional intelligence supplements and strengthens positional power* The blind spots positional power creates that threaten high employee engagement* Why leaders serious about high employee engagement can’t hide behind excuses of political correctness, wokeness and free speech * Why it’s incumbent on those with positional power to keep the employee-employer relationship on track* And much more.Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial family and running a business before age 30 and blending it with decades practicing business law. Those experiences enabled her to successfully bridge the gap between the two disciplines during her career as a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House. She has also been on the faculty at two top-ranked MBA programs: The Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/lead-mgmt/ episodes.Contact Hanna and connect with her on https://linkedin.com/in/hannahaslkelchner, https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://twitter.com/nononsenselawyr, and https://www.youtube.com/@HannaHaslKelchner.Her new book Seeking Fairness at Work is now available wherever books are sold.https://businessconfidentialradio.com/unveiling-the-truth-workplace-fairness-myth-vs-reality-with-Hanna-Hasl-Kelchnerhttps://businessconfidentialradio.com/the-key-to-retaining-top-talent-a-fair-work-environment-with-hanna-hasl-kelchnerhttps://businessconfidentialradio.com/Why-Low-Employee-Engagement-is-Not-an-Employee-Problemhttps://businessconfidentialradio.com/5-Toxic-Leadership-Trends-that-Kill-High-Employee-Engagement-with-Hanna-Hasl-KelchnerJoin, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at 

11 APR 2024 · Toxic LeadershipThere are 5 toxic leadership behaviors that most managers don’t even realize have a negative impact on their employees.Imagine how much better and more productive the workplace would be if even one of those toxic leadership habits could be toned down. What You’ll Discover About Toxic Leadership:* How the severity, frequency, and duration of toxic leadership behaviors impacts employees’ perceptions of honest compensation, safety, and sense of belonging* Why credit stealing is a top relationship deal-breaker and morale killer* How bias drowns out facts with preconceived notions that either favors or disadvantages employees* How if employees are not being intentionally included, they risk being unintentionally excluded* How toxic leadership behaviors create unwritten rules and fear based environments* And much more. Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial family and running a business before age 30 and blending it with decades practicing business law. Those experiences enabled her to successfully bridge the gap between the two disciplines during her career as a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House. She has also been on the faculty at two top-ranked MBA programs: The Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business. Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/lead-mgmt/ episodes.Contact Hanna and connect with her on https://linkedin.com/in/hannahaslkelchner, https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://twitter.com/nononsenselawyr, and https://www.youtube.com/@HannaHaslKelchner.Her new book Seeking Fairness at Work is available wherever books are sold starting April 18, 2024.https://businessconfidentialradio.com/unveiling-the-truth-workplace-fairness-myth-vs-reality-with-Hanna-Hasl-Kelchnerhttps://businessconfidentialradio.com/the-key-to-retaining-top-talent-a-fair-work-environment-with-hanna-hasl-kelchnerhttps://businessconfidentialradio.com/Why-Low-Employee-Engagement-is-Not-an-Employee-ProblemJoin, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at 

4 APR 2024 · SECURITY MEASURESWhat security measures do you have in place to protect your email messages?We assume our emails are secure. But what if they’re not? How do we make sure our messages stay confidential?Those are a few of the topics we’ll explore with our cybersecurity expert, Stephen Jordan, when we come back.What You’ll Discover About Security Measures:* Why the security measures of email addresses provided by domain name providers are not enough* 5 easy protocols you can configure right now that can improve email security measures* Where to get the biggest return on investment in adding security measures to your email* How to find a cybersecurity expert you can trust* And much more.Guest: Stephen JordanStephen has spent over 33 years providing computer related products and services to small businesses, working as a Technician, System Administrator, System Engineer, and I.T. Manager, with 30 of those years running his own business.Stephen experienced the evolution of the industry as it changed from being the sales driven computer industry, to the more balanced sales and service I.T. industry, and then to the managed services industry, and has seen many new industries created, including cybersecurity.Stephen sold his I.T. and managed services business in October of 2021 so he could just focus on matters of cybersecurity for small businesses, which brought him to start his latest business venture called https://www.soundcybersecurity.com/.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/risk-mgmt-law/ episodes.Contact Stephen and connect with him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-jordan-cybersecurity-consultant/. And check out his informative https://www.soundcybersecurity.com/email-security-for-2024/.Join, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://www.youtube.com/c/HannaHaslKelchner, and https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/business-confidential-now-with-hanna-hasl-kelchner.Download ♥ Follow ♥ Listen ♥ Learn ♥ Share ♥ Review ♥ Comment ♥ Enjoy

2 APR 2024 · Low Employee EngagementWhose problem is “Low Employee Engagement ?"Managers tend to blame employees for being unmotivated making it the employees’ problem to fix.But perhaps manager should look in the mirror instead? Let’s talk about that. What You’ll Discover About Low Employee Engagement:* How the phrase low employee engagement respects the privilege of power* Three reasons supervisors are more complicit in low employee engagement than they realize* Why protecting and supporting high employee engagement is a management responsibility* And much more. Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial family and running a business before age 30 and blending it with decades practicing business law. Those experiences enabled her to successfully bridge the gap between the two disciplines during her career as a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House. She has also been on the faculty at two top-ranked MBA programs: The Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/lead-mgmt/ episodes.Contact Hanna and connect with her on https://linkedin.com/in/hannahaslkelchner, https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://twitter.com/nononsenselawyr, and https://www.youtube.com/@HannaHaslKelchner.Her new book Seeking Fairness at Work is available wherever books are sold starting April 18, 2024.https://businessconfidentialradio.com/unveiling-the-truth-workplace-fairness-myth-vs-reality-with-Hanna-Hasl-Kelchnerhttps://businessconfidentialradio.com/the-key-to-retaining-top-talent-a-fair-work-environment-with-hanna-hasl-kelchnerJoin, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, 

28 MAR 2024 · Meaningful WorkMaintaining accountability in the workplace is a two edged leadership sword.On the one hand we want employees to do meaningful work, on the other hand, what’s meaningful to management may not necessarily be meaningful to them, BUT it still needs to get done and therein lies the dilemma for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs.What You’ll Discover About Meaningful Work:* How meaningful work connects employees’ unique abilities with the overall vision and mission of the company* Why meaningful work requires synchronizing employees’ expectations* How meaningful feedback contributes to meaningful work* How to help employees overcome the fear of vulnerability when discussing meaningful work* And much more.Guest: Zach MontroyZach Montroy is a change agent and leadership team coach who has spent two decades in executive roles, honing his expertise in organizational strategy, people operations, people leadership and scaling companies. With a passion for helping leaders expand their impact and build trust, Zach draws from his extensive experience to help companies align their mission and values with their strategy.Over the last five years, Zach has focused his efforts on helping entrepreneurs scale and grow their businesses, bringing his knowledge and insights to bear on the stickiest issues facing high-growth organizations. With a deep understanding of the importance of both strategy and culture in achieving sustainable growth, Zach helps companies create high-functioning, high-impact organizations through his innovative approach to leadership.As a sought-after speaker and podcast guest, Zach is known for his ability to distill complex concepts into actionable insights that help businesses achieve their goals. Whether you’re looking to scale your business, build a high-performance team, or expand your impact as a leader, Zach’s expertise and passion for organizational strategy make him an invaluable resource for any entrepreneur or business leader looking to take their organization to the next level.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/corpgov-corp-culture/ episodes.Contact Zach and connect with him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharymontroy/Also be sure to visit his business website, https://www.intentioncollective.co/, and it’s https://www.linkedin.com/company/intention-collective/. Join, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://www.youtube.com/c/HannaHaslKelchner, and 

26 MAR 2024 · Retaining Top TalentRetaining top talent has always been a management challenge. It’s become even more so in our post-covid world where many employees who enjoyed the autonomy of remote work arrangements are suddenly faced return to office mandates.For employees it feels unfair when the work is going fine. Yet those employee perceptions clashed directly with the management’s view of “Hey, we make the rules around here.”When that happens, for employees it begs the questions: Do I stay? Or do I go?What You’ll Discover About Retaining Top Talent:* The role of the implied social contract in retaining top talent* What the covenants of good faith and fair dealing have to do with retaining top talent* What good faith and fair dealing means in the workplace* How the implied social contract legitimizes employee expectations of workplace fairness* And much more. Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial family and running a business before age 30 and blending it with decades practicing business law. Those experiences enabled her to successfully bridge the gap between the two disciplines during her career as a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House. She has also been on the faculty at two top-ranked MBA programs: The Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/lead-mgmt/ episodes.Contact Hanna and connect with her on https://linkedin.com/in/hannahaslkelchner, https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://twitter.com/nononsenselawyr, and https://www.youtube.com/@HannaHaslKelchner.Her new book Seeking Fairness at Work is available wherever books are sold starting April 18, 2024.https://businessconfidentialradio.com/unveiling-the-truth-workplace-fairness-myth-vs-reality-with-Hanna-Hasl-KelchnerJoin, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, 

21 MAR 2024 · YouTube VideoYouTube video can be very impactful because next to Google, YouTube is an incredibly powerful search engine in its own right.That means knowing how to harness that energy can accelerate the growth of your business, product, or service, but how can entrepreneurs tap into this phenomenon effectively and efficiently?That’s what I’ll be exploring with our next guest, YouTube expert, Matt Hughes. What You’ll Discover About YouTube Video:* Why small businesses have an advantage in creating YouTube video* How to find great content for your YouTube video* How to optimize YouTube video descriptions* The biggest mistake everyone makes with their YouTube video* How long does it take to build marketing momentum with YouTube video* AND much moreGuest: Matt Hughes Matthew Hughes is a video and YouTube expert based in Leicester, United Kingdom.In 2013, he started a video company that he ran for seven years, traveling the world and creating corporate videos for clients ranging from one-man bands through to billion-dollar companies.Fast forward to 2019 and having witnessed firsthand video’s rising influence and power in driving exponential brand growth and customer acquisition, Matt created the King of Video brand to help small business owners confidently create consistent video content that connects with their audience.In 2021 he turned his focus to YouTube with a goal of getting 1000 small businesses to 1000 subscribers using YouTube as the primary platform to grow their business and make money by strategically creating video content.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/marketing/ episodes.Contact Matt and connect with him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-hughes-king-of-video/, https://www.facebook.com/RealKingOfVideo/, and https://www.tiktok.com/@realkingofvideouk.And check out Matt’s https://kingofvideo.co.uk/ website for more information and resources.Join, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://www.youtube.com/c/HannaHaslKelchner, and https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/business-confidential-now-with-hanna-hasl-kelchner.Download ♥ Follow ♥ Listen ♥ Learn ♥ Share ♥ Review ♥ Comment ♥ Enjoy

19 MAR 2024 · Workplace FairnessWorkplace fairness is something employees desperately want and executives, managers and business owners think they give.But when a Gartner HR research finds 82% of employees report their working environment lacks fairness and last year’s State of the Workplace Gallup polls finds 59% of workers being disengaged, or “quiet quitting” in Gallup’s 2023 parlance, and another 18% being actively disengaged, or just plain miserable at work and “loud quitting” it’s time to take a closer look at workplace fairness and why so many employees feel they’re not experiencing it.What You’ll Discover About Workplace Fairness:* The phenomenal bottom line benefits of high employee engagement* The critical role workplace fairness plays in employee engagement* Why fairness is a reasonable expectation* The misunderstood role of the implied social contract in workplace fairness* And much more.Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial family and running a business before age 30 and blending it with decades practicing business law. Those experiences enabled her to successfully bridge the gap between the two disciplines during her career as a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House. She has also been on the faculty at two top-ranked MBA programs: The Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/lead-mgmt/ episodes.Contact Hanna and connect with her on https://linkedin.com/in/hannahaslkelchner, https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://twitter.com/nononsenselawyr, and https://www.youtube.com/@HannaHaslKelchner.Her new book Seeking Fairness at Work is available wherever books are sold starting April 18, 2024.Join, Rate and Review:Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://www.youtube.com/c/HannaHaslKelchner, and 

14 MAR 2024 · Buy a Profitable BusinessKnowing how to confidently buy a profitable business at a great price is an awesome way to expand an existing business or take the leap into entrepreneurship.But if it’s not something you do on a regular basis, your confidence may need some boosting with proven strategies and tips. That’s where today’s guest comes in.  What You’ll Discover About How to Buy a Profitable Business:* Understanding the different stages of buying a business* How to find the right team to assist in the process of buying a profitable business* Why looking for companies who are publicly listed for sale is the wrong way to buy a profitable business* The smart way of managing risk when buying an existing business* How to stay focused on the right stuff during the purchase process* AND much more.Guest: Richard ParkerRICHARD PARKER has been helping people achieve their dreams of owning a business for over 30 years.His ‘How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price’ program has sold over 100,000 copies in more than 80 countries.He was hired by the Dalio family office and for several years worked as a mentor to one of Ray Dalio’s sons teaching him the art of buying small businesses.He has personally purchased 13 of his own companies plus one co-investment with purchase prices ranging from $50,000 to over $200 million.Richard has appeared in Forbes, The New York Times, TheStreet.com, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc., and has over 200 published articles to his credit.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other https://businessconfidentialradio.com/category/finance/ episodes.Contact Richard and connect with him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/richparker1/, https://www.facebook.com/RichardParkerDiomo, https://www.instagram.com/richardparkerdiomo/, and https://www.youtube.com/@richardparkerbuybusiness.Visit Richard’s website https://www.richardparker.com/ for more information about his programs.Join, Rate and Review: Rating and reviewing the show helps us grow our audience and allows us to bring you more of the rich information you need to succeed from our high powered guests. Leave a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/BusinessConfidentialJoining the Business Confidential Now family is easy and lets you have instant access to the latest tactics, strategies and tips to make your business more successful.Follow on your favorite podcast app http://bit.ly/bcnlisten as well as on https://facebook.com/businessconfidentialnow, https://www.youtube.com/c/HannaHaslKelchner, and https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/business-confidential-now-with-hanna-hasl-kelchner.Download ♥ Follow ♥ Listen ♥ Learn ♥ Share ♥ Review ♥ Comment ♥ Enjoy