Transcript: How To Attract & Retain Talented People I think most business owners would agree that one of the biggest challenges they face today is how to attract and retain the very best people. What if I told you that it’s possible to have a strong employer brand that not only attracts and retains talent but also engages and motivates them. In this video, I will share with you what you must do in order to create a strong employer brand that DOES actually retain and engage talent. Hi! This Is Jody Ann Johnson with ActionCOACH – Team Sage, where we help small business owners and their teams make more money, keep more of the money they make and free up their time so they

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Leslie’s Story… Shortly after I met Leslie Marenco, she decided to dissolve her law firm and start Trust Counsel. Leslie, a Miami estate and trust attorney, knew she needed a total realignment of every aspect of her new firm, Trust Counsel, and asked ActionCOACH Business Coaching Team Sage to help facilitate this process. She expressed frustration over problems on every front – the workflow, the people on her team and the systems she had in place. Things weren’t working as well as she needed them to in order to operate a successful firm and Leslie knew the firm couldn’t continue on as it was. Getting Back on Track We knew what we had to address to help Leslie’s firm get back on track. We cleaned

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Transcript: How to do Market Intelligence in Recruitment I think you would agree that most business leaders say they’re somewhat at a loss for how to get started in recruitment today. What if I told you that there’s a lot you can do in market intelligence on recruitment that can greatly improve your chances of success. In this video I will share with you the three things that I share with my business owners when they’re starting their recruitment process that help to improve their outcomes. Hi everybody! This is Jody Ann Johnson of ActionCOACH – Team Sage, where we work with small business owners and their teams to help them make more money, keep more of the money they make, be more profitable and

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Eric & Kelly’s Story Here at our ActionCOACH Business Coaching Firm, Team Sage, we firmly believe that having the right systems in place can move your business from a place of surviving to a place of thriving. Our work with Eric’s Outboard, a certified Yamaha engines, parts and service company here in Miami, demonstrates this belief quite well. When I met Kelly and Eric of Eric’s Outboard, their part sales had plummeted from the year before, when their sales manager took their client database and opened up a location nearby. Sales were down by almost a million in parts sales. To make matters worse, they didn’t have a firm grasp on their inventory. First Step: Assessing Their Sales When Team Sage came onto the scene,

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You’ve probably heard the line from a famous Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” If you’re overwhelmed by the idea of creating a strategic plan for your business, take heart – and take that first step – by answering some important questions. Begin your journey to creating a comprehensive strategic plan that will set you up for a successful 2019. Rather than labor over your answers, I invite you instead to focus on answering the questions honestly. Remember, this is just a launching point. You can explore these questions more in-depth down the road! Where is my business currently at? This isn’t the same as “Where do I wish my business was at?” Optimism aside, what does your

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I recently watched “The Queen” a movie starring Helen Miren as Queen Elizabeth and Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Tony Blair during the eight days following the death of Princes Diana on August 31st in 1997. What really fascinated me about this movie was the way the in which the Queen seemed to be at the effect of protocol “the way things are done around here” and the power her environment had on her thinking, decision making and timeliness in dealing with the reality of the circumstances surrounding and following Diana’s death. You may recall that the monarchy was severely criticized for a perceived lack of sympathy regarding Princess Diana’s death and seeming insensitivity to the outpouring of love by a nation deep in mourning

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Transcript: Have you ever wondered why is it that people are always talking about doing a plan. What good is it. How does this really help me in my business. It’s just time away. In this video I’m going to show you how to make successful plans. How to have your plan actually be something that takes you and your business to the next level. So the concept that I want to talk to you about today is really taking a step wise approach to planning and it all begins with dreaming. What?!? Dreaming?!? Are you sure? Yes! Dreaming. Dreaming is being out there looking at what does your ideal life look like ten plus years from now. What would your ideal life be like.

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Small business experts will tell you that generating leads online is critical for success in today’s business world. People are doing more and more business online. If you are ignoring that potential source of leads, your business is not going to grow and thrive. Checklist for generating leads online You can use this five-point checklist to get started or to refine your current process. Give great value. Almost everyone on the planet loves to get value for their money. Value is getting something more than a low price. Value can come in the form of useful information and tips, additional features, faster delivery, reduced fees, free customization, etc. Your prospects must see that the value you are providing them that makes you superior to the

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Are you looking for new and creative ways to generate leads for your business? Sometimes you need to get creative to jumpstart your lead generation process. Adding just a bit of creativity can expand your audience and attract plenty of attention to what your company has to offer. Let’s Get Creative Here are three creative ways you can generate new leads: Host a special event. This can be as simple as an after work wine and cheese party. It can be as complicated as a full-blown formal black-tie event, complete with orchestral trio and a sit-down dinner. You invite your existing customers and ask them to bring a friend who might be interested in what your company has to offer. It is a nice way

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Transcript: What is strategic planning? I think you’ll agree that most people are confused about what strategic planning is, but what if I told you there’s no such thing as strategic planning? In this video I’m going to share with you what Peter Drucker, the famous management consultant, and Sun Tzu, the author of Thirty-Six Stratagems, have to say about planning and strategy. Stay tuned. Hi, my name is Jody Ann Johnson from ActionCOACH Team Sage, where we help small business owners grow their company, make more money, free up their time and to have choice of the opportunities they want to take advantage of. Let me start off with uncollapsing strategic planning. From strategy, which is thinking, and planning, which is implementing and executing.

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