Clouser On Business

I’ll have an extra olive please!  On this podcast CLOUSER talks business with Loyd Matthey who manages a specialty food company.  Hear guest share some frustrations and successes with building a company that has a niche market place. Listen to how relationships do and do not play a role in this business.  Some general business topics are discussed.  Learn about olives and enjoy some general business talk.

On this podcast hear CLOUSER and Heidi Bird assess the past year.  Listen to some thoughts on determining what worked well and what didn’t turn out so good.  Heidi shares some stories on who has influenced her the most in her career.  CLOUSER talks about the importance of the people with whom we surround ourselves.

On this podcast,the decision process and some keys to making good decisions.  CLOUSER and Heidi Bird discuss some basic steps to assist in the decision making process.  Hear why clutter keeps people from deciding well.  Listen to what is an indicator of whether a decision is good or bad.  CLOUSER shares five steps from his blog Decision Making-What’s Your Style. Hear when a decision can be determined to be a good or bad one.  Listen to why the outcome is not the judge of whether a decision is good.

 

Customer Loyalty -Listen to Clouser and Heidi discuss the impact of measuring customer loyalty. Hear how one popular measurement, your Net Promoter Score (NPS), is a simple way of gauging your company/product satisfaction. What is your current understanding of your customers’ experience and satisfaction? How are you keeping track of it or measuring it? This podcast explores ways companies are utilizing key measurements to grow their brand.

Hear guest William Vanderbloemen, President and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group talk about building a successful workplace culture for current and future employees. If the success of a business is its people, investing in the right individuals is key to building your brand. Listen to insights on how to hire people that fit your comany’s DNA. Guest uses analogy of heart transplant and tissue match to finding correct hire match.  Hear the importance for ownership to define and share their ideas on the culture they want to establish.

On this podcast Clouser and Heidi Bird discuss why you should take your vacation.  Research indicates many people leave paid vacation days on the table.  Listen to how your health benefits from taking time off. Hear why to give  your brain some rest. Heidi shares from  a Robert Locke article found on Lifehatch  8 Reasons Why Taking a Vacation Makes you Better At Work. Hear some discussion on “checking in at the office” while on vacation.  Clouser gives some insights on why it is important to encourage employees to take their vacations from an accounting internal control perspective. (KPMG Fraud Survey)

On this podcast hear ideas on Strategic Planning-the Lite variety.  Guest Frank Dane of B2B CFO discusses the components necessary to create a solid strategic plan. Hear why the 4 P’s might be out and the 4 E’s are in.  Guest shares on defining goals and establishing a road map. Listen about the eight interrelated concepts. Hear how the Core Values is equivalent to the Ten Commandments as compared to business.  Guest discusses planning for the future and what this horizon appears. Responsibility for executing the plan and accountability is discussed.  Hear short antidote on WHOSE JOB IS IT ANYWAY.  Guest shares on Rewards and Recognition and how to look at accomplishments.  Guest gives credit to author Verne Harnish of Scaling Up  as a premise for some of his thoughts and ideas shared.

On this podcast about Creating Culture, listen as guest Dana Smith describes how she overcame personal tragedy to find her calling- helping businesses and leaders enact change. Hear how this guest helps companies rethink old business models and embrace cultural shifts. Businesses, like people, undergo all types of change over the course of their lifetime. How to navigate these waters is the theme of this podcast.

Podcast featuring secondhalfnow.com  boomer radio show host Dan Critchett.  Listen and hear how this show reaches the 50+ generation to help meet their needs.  Guest explains the premise of the show and how it was created.  Listen to learn how this guest went from pastoring a church and helping world ministry to radio.  Host and show helps to develop life purpose with those retiring and coming out of the full-time work force.

On this podcast hear how pecking chickens and management come together.  Purdue research study compared some high producing chickens to see how they would perform if in same group. Listen to Heidi and CLOUSER discuss the results and what management conclusions could be drawn. You may be surprised of the results and who survived. Team building and determining who leads is discussed.