Transcript: Welcome. In today’s episode of business success with Doug Barra, I am going to give you one of the keys to making sure that your business is successful. This is understanding your finances and making sure that you know how to keep your business afloat. So if you’d like to understand business finances in a way that will help you make sure that you get the most out of your business, this is the video for you! On today’s video I am going to explain what it is that you really truly need to know about finances for your business. What are those things that make such a freakin difference that it could actually have you be completely underwater if you don’t understand them?

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Musician Peabo Bryson once said, “I like that sense of we’re all on the same page and trying to get the job done.” That is a feeling that most members of your teams, including yourself, desire. Is your team on the same page? This is a question that every team leader should be asking themselves every day. When even one member of the team gets off track, it can slow down everyone else. Getting everyone on the same page, quickly, is an essential lesson on how to build a team that can get the job done. Getting Everyone on the Same Page Faster How can you bring your team together and get them moving forward in the quickest manner possible? Here are three rules to

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Transcript: I think we can all agree that the focus in the last few years has been on attracting, retaining and engaging top talent. All of which have been extraordinarily challenging. But what if I told you that there was a better way for you to be prepared for winning in those three areas, attracting, retaining and engaging top talent? In this video, I’m going to share with you three of my ideas on how you can win in each of those three areas. Hi, this is Jody Ann Johnson from ActionCOACH Team Sage, where I help business owners to be more profitable and have more free time. Before I start, please subscribe to my channel and be sure to leave a comment, I’d love

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Transcript: I think we can all agree that salary conversations with candidates and employees can be intimidating and worrisome for all business owners. What if I promise you that there’s a better way to go into those conversations, being really prepared for just exactly what to expect and what you can offer? In this video I’m going to share with you three considerations and resources, so that you go in armed to have a great outcome in conversations with candidates and employees when salary comes up. Hi, this is Jody Ann Johnson of ActionCOACH Team Sage in Miami, where I help business owners to be more profitable and to have more free time. Before I start, please subscribe to my channel and make sure to

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Transcript: Hi, this is Jody Ann Johnson with ActionCOACH business coaching in Miami. And here’s another episode of Coffee with Jody. In this video, I’m going to share with you about the impact of underperforming employees and the why, how and what you can do about it. So first of all, let me tell you a story. We had a big crisis time crunch for production that needed to get done, and the team was rallying around it. One of the employees who we hired about six months ago was just kind of slowly going through the motions, while everyone else was up to speed. The manager was absolutely frustrated and annoyed as he could possibly be. So we’re looking out why is this employee,

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Transcript: If you’re struggling to get everything done then this video is for you. Hi, it’s Jody Johnson with ActionCOACH Team Sage and today I’m talking with you about the ability to get more done in your day. Now, many times I’ll go in and I’ll speak with a business owner and they’ll tell me: you know what, I just don’t have the funds to hire an assistant. I can’t hire them right now. Meanwhile, they’re drowning in a calendar schedule that they can’t possibly get done. Or, they’re working late and getting up early to try and get stuff done before they go into work in the business. And, they are dropping the ball and missing key things in the business. And then people

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Transcript: If you haven’t got a career pathway for your employees then this video is for you. Hi. It’s Jody Johnson with ActionCOACH Team Sage. Today I want to talk with you about employee engagement, career pathways and why it matters to the younger generations that you absolutely, positively have a clearly laid out career ladder and pathway for them. The young millennials, and the generation after them, are very, very interested in learning and advancing their careers as quickly as they possibly can. They’re OK with working hard. Contrary to popular talk, they actually are OK with working hard as long as they know where that effort is going and take them in the long run. So, if you leave them wondering what’s the next

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Transcript: If you have employees that seem to be stuck and their productivity is low, listen to this Coffee with Jody because this episode is for you. Hi, this is Jody Johnson with ActionCOACH Team Sage. Today we’re going to talk about what to do when your team is stuck and the productivity is low and you don’t know why. Sometimes, when the team’s productivity is low and they just don’t seem like they’re motivated, or they’re able to move forward with something, and you don’t really know why, it’s because there’s something incomplete for them from the past. Either something happened and they didn’t get to talk about it or they have a concern that is in the background that they haven’t actually been

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Transcript: Hi this is Jody. Another episode of Coffee with Jody from ActionCOACH Team Sage and today I’m going to talk with you about the four quadrants of parent child adult and sociopath. If you’re frustrated with your employees coming to you with every little complaint about their colleagues and co-workers this video is for you. Today. I’m going to talk with you about restoring hHealthy employer/employee relationships. Way back when, there was a book on transactional analysis, and it talked about low self-esteem on a scale to high self-esteem, and then low respect for others on a scale to high respect for others. And in that lower quadrant, the low respect for self and the low respect for others is sociopathic. So we don’t

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Transcript: Hi. If you’re somebody who’s struggling with how to write the job description, position agreement, or the role that you’re looking to fill in your business then today’s video is for you. I’m going to share with you three things to consider as you get ready to write that job description so that you can fill it with the ideal person for what you need to get done in your business. Let’s get started. Hi this is Jody Johnson with another episode of coffee with Jody. Today I’m going to share with you three things to consider as you go about writing that job description, position agreement, or role that you’re looking to fill in your business. I want to take you all the

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