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We’ve all hired someone who made our lives miserable instead of helping us move our business forward. We’ve all gone through the aggravation of terminating them and starting over. Years ago I stumbled on a better way, and stumbled whenever I failed to use it! Karen Harty will have you chuckling at what you’ve done in the past as she lays out a better approach.

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As an experienced HR Professional, Karen appreciates that what businesses need most is clear, insightful information and simplicity rather than what she calls “model muddle”. As Regional Vice President of Enterprise Solutions for Profiles International, she simplifies the hiring and employee management processes with assessment tools that dig far beyond what a surface interview or even a good behavioral interview can deliver in terms of candidate insights. You’ll likely find yourself ruefully shaking your head in recognition as we talk about a couple of personal horror stories that I could easily have avoided!

Onboarding any new employee and helping them become a highly valued contributor relies on what Karen calls “developmental discussions”, and we’ve all wrestled with the awkwardness of giving relevant, candid feedback that’s not always positive. Karen offers an uncommon approach that brings objectivity and the employee’s voice into the conversation, and her straightforward KSS approach is an AHA! Moment that will help you look forward to providing employee feedback, rather than avoiding it.

Solutions in Plain Sight Radio is all about the AHA! Moments that move the needle in your business, and it all starts with getting good people into the right place in your business where they can really accelerate your results. Simple. Practical. Profitable. Solutions. Your next steps? Listen, and then contact Profiles International for a free demo. As a past client, I highly recommend them. Then, explore more free resources that provide the solutions you need to achieve the big goals you have in your business.

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When individual contributors are promoted to first-line supervisor or manager, its one of the most challenging times in their career. All of a sudden they’re responsible for managing their buddies, and more often than not, they make mistakes that cost your company a bundle. When it’s time to sink or swim, Hugh Alley’s one key question and simple 4-step approach can make the difference.

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Hugh brings 25+ years of hands-on experience to the art of first-line supervisory success, as President and Founder of First Line Training Inc. The firm helps clients increase productivity and profitability by improving the skills of front line managers and supervisors. With practical, uncommon sense, Hugh provides a process you can start using immediately to help your first-time supervisors be more successful.

You’ll hear the story of Stu, a well-intentioned but challenged first-line supervisor who was on the edge of losing the respect and loyalty of his team, and how he turned it around. You’ll learn four specific techniques for solving the biggest challenge faced by supervisors that causes endless rework, frustration, and drives unnecessary costs into your company.

Solutions in Plain Sight Radio is all about the AHA! Moments that move the needle in your business, and leadership that truly engages and motivates every one your team is definitely a needle-mover. Simple. Practical. Profitable. Solutions. Your next step? Listen, and then connect via email with Hugh or visit the website for your copy of his free eBook, Four Secrets to Buying Outstanding Training Programs. Explore more free resources that provide the solutions you need to achieve the big goals you have in your business.

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You had what you thought was a great sales call. You think you’ve got the deal. But then you never hear back from the customer, or they simply stop returning calls. What went wrong? Join author and serial entrepreneur George Horrigan for the surprisingly simple Solution in Plain Sight to landing the sales you need by really connecting with customers in ways that drive them to take action.

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George has personally started and run seven businesses, and his school-of-hard-knocks approach has helped over 1200 business leaders achieve their hopes and dreams for their business over the past 17 years. George’s third book –Creating a Thriving Business: How to Build an Immensely Profitable Business in 7 Easy Steps is available at www.fountainheadconsulting.com and on Amazon , and includes his Structure of Success methodology that he touches on during the interview.

During the show, George provides practical tips to how to connect deeply with your customers instead of simply falling back on the features-benefits/needs-wants approach that we’ve all been taught. Now, I thought I had that pretty well figured out after having had a successful sales career in my early days, but I had an AHA! Moment when George pointed out that I hadn’t taken it quite far enough to really trigger action on the customers’ part and gave me two simple tips to move beyond where I was at. If you’re stuck with sales that don’t close, this is probably just the Solution in Plain Sight that you need.

Solutions in Plain Sight Radio is all about the AHA! Moments that move the needle in your business, and getting the sales you need is a challenge for every business person. Your next step? Listen to the show, and then implement the simple three-step action plan that George and I discuss.

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Your business relies on teams, but you’re spending more time dealing with dysfunction than seeing results. Every day, you see infighting, turf wars, lack of engagement, and toxic behavior… or you simply see a team that should be more effective, and you can’t quite put your finger on what’s not working. Join author and coach Renee Safrata and find out how you can quickly and easily diagnose team issues, create high-performing teams, and save the high hidden costs of dysfunctional teams.

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Over the past 25 years, Renee has worked with over 200 large and small companies across North America, using her Vital Statistics Assessment to help them quickly and easily diagnose the real issues behind team dysfunction and more importantly, create and implement the strategies to move out of dysfunction and back to high performance. Her ebook – The Company Killer: How Dysfunctional Teams are Destroying Results – will change your thinking on how healthy your teams are today, and the hidden potential that needs to be brought forth. Download it at www.vivoteam.com .

During the show, Renee dispels some of the myths around creating healthy, profitable teams, with stories that will hit home, especially regarding the hidden costs of dysfunctional teams. More importantly, she and provides practical next steps that every business leader can take immediately on their own, and is accessible to help with her unique assessment tool and online coaching.

Solutions in Plain Sight Radio is all about the AHA! Moments that move the needle in your business, and teams are definitely part of the problem, and part of the solution. Your next step? Listen, and then connect with Renee to continue the conversation.

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