Business Confidential Now With Hanna Hasl-kelchner

Inspiration is key to a healthy workplace environment. As a leader, it is your job to not only inspire yourself but your people too. Because once you understand what inspires your people, you're getting a lens into their core underlying motivations. You are seeing what matters to them the most and that can really boost a team's morale. Learn how to inspire your team with your host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner and her guest for today, Allison Holzer. Allison is the Co-CEO & Chief Innovation Officer of InspireCorps. She is also the co-author of the business and leadership book, Dare to Inspire. Join in today's episode to understand what drives the engines of inspiration in yourself and in your teams. Get inspired today! What you'll discover about inspiring employees and its impact onthe workplace:- Inspiration is personal. Whatinspires one person may not inspire you.- The importance of understandingwhat inspires people in their job?- How can you sustain inspirationso that the flame never goes out?Guest Bio:Alli

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three key areas of helping individuals thrive professionally and personally in the workplace. In this episode, James McKim Jr., the founder of Organizational Ignition, shares his knowledge as he determines the myths surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in businesses. Some companies are committed to carrying out the DEI Principle to benefit the organization's bottom line. However, there is a difference between being committed to carrying out the DEI principle from applying it the right way. Join James as he shares how you can take this into action and watch your organization and its people grow and thrive!  What You’ll Discover In The Myths Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Business:What myths keep the Senior Management from doing the smart thing?The tools and technology that can help people put these good intentions into actionHow can a small, midsized business grow and apply the DEI Principle in their business? Guest Bio:James T. McKim, PMP, IT

Appealing a lawsuit to the US Supreme Court seems to be very fashionable in certain circles. After all, no one likes to lose. Absolutely. No. One.And that makes taking the case to the highest court in the land, for one more bite at the apple sound very appealing (no pun intended). But what factors should a business consider before taking the plunge?This is a SPECIAL BONUS episode.It's an interview with Clint Vince from the No Nonsense Legal Literacy Vault.Some of you may remember that long before I started this podcast I did a series of teleseminars under the Ask the No Nonsense Lawyer banner where I invited prominent lawyers to share their insights about the US legal system that’s relevant to the business community.Even though this interview originally aired in 2010, the mechanics, the planning, and factors to consider when appealing a lawsuit to the US Supreme Court continue to be relevant both now and into the future. What's also striking and why I released it as a "trick or treat" Halloween bonus is

Technological advancement provides more efficiency, accuracy, and preciseness in our work but not all things are wrapped in gold. This advancement also poses cyber threats to business, and understanding the need for cyber security culture allows us to avoid these threats. In this episode, Perry Carpenter, a Chief Evangelist and StrategyOfficer for KnowBe4, shares his insights about cyber security culture, its failures, and how you can avoid them. Tune in to gather more information on protecting your business from cyber threats by building an effective cyber security culture in your organization! What You’ll Discover About Cyber Security Culture:What is Cyber Security Culture?How can you change behavior to achieve a conducive and tight cyber security culture?What is the root cause of cyber security failures in an organization?How can you start building a cyber security culture from the beginning? Guest Bio:Perry Carpenter, C|CISO, MSIA, who currently serves as chief evangelist and strategy

This fast-paced world has made it increasingly difficult to have our personal life taken care of while drowning in our work life. As such, we almost always hear advice that calls for "work-life balance." However, our guest in this episode believes that there is no such thing. Instead, we need to look for "work-life harmony." Steven Howard sits down with host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner to tell us all about this while taking us into his upcoming book that emphasizes the need for leaders to create a workplace of well-being and harmony. At a time when most collaboration is forced and toxic workplaces drive talent out, we need harmony more than ever. Join Steve as he shares more about getting harmony in the workplace and how this impacts our overall life. What You’ll Discover About Achieving Harmony In The Workplace:The difference between forced collaboration and cooperatively collaboratingThe bottlenecks to getting harmony in the workplaceThe important role of leadership to shift the course of the organiz

What is a business all about? Is it just for profits? Listen to your host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she sits down for a conversation with John Feloni about how stakeholder capitalism can create long-term value by considering every stakeholder's needs. John uncovers the seven master keys of wisdom and wealth that could help you create success in today’s complicated world. He dives into effective leadership and management through building excellent relationships with everyone in your business. Generating revenue and profit is essential, but you can’t do that without your people. Tune in to learn how to stay focused on the things that matter and incorporate stakeholder capitalism in your organization. What You’ll Discover About Stakeholder Capitalism:What’s important in any business ventureThe seven principles of wisdom and wealthDefinition of stakeholder capitalismShowing gratitude and serving people through stakeholder capitalismWhat’s holding people back from paying attention on what’s happening on the

A talent-centric organization addresses the needs of individuals based on their strengths and weaknesses. What processes do you have in your company that ensures that the people you're recruiting are the best fit for your job offers? Join your host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she sits down for a conversation with Carol Schultz about engaging, managing, and retaining employees to elevate processes and drive growth. Carol transforms executive leadership with custom strategies, coaching, and an authentic approach. In this episode, she shares valuable insights on identifying processes, effective recruiting, and retaining human resources that a company needs. She explains vital concepts on developing, sourcing, and evaluating workforce planning to ensure you get the right people in your business. What You’ll Discover About Building A Talent Centric Organization:Great ways of crafting job descriptions in job advertisementsDifference between employee development or retention in a talent centric organization Importan

What are the challenges your business is facing today? You have to be willing to identify where you’re lacking and strive for continuous improvement.  Tune in as our guest Alexis Kingsbury discusses how you can systematize your business to achieve effective and efficient growth. Recently, Alexis has been talking to a lot of other business owners to understand what holds them back from systemizing their businesses to save them time and allow them to grow. He dives deep into attracting potential clients and converting those to sales. In this episode, he also explains the struggles and challenges your organization experiences that you could help address. What You’ll Discover About The Ways To Systematize Your BusinessWhat systematizing means and why it’s a smart thing to doHow to know when you're ready to systematizeWhy systematization doesn’t mean taking away the creativity and flexibility in your businessHow to scale your business without it being dependent on you as the leaderWhere to start whe

The world is constantly changing and businesses need to adapt. It’s getting harder because customers talk online a lot. What are strategies you can formulate to promote your brand well? Partnering with influencers to attract customers is a great way to build your business and widen your reach. Join your host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she talks with David Yovanno on how you can choose the right influencers for your organization. David is the CEO of impact.com, the global standard partnership management platform that makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships. In this episode, he shares in-depth insights on buyer decisions and delivering value through advertising. Learn how to grow your business and revenue far beyond expectations! What You’ll Discover About Partnering With InfluencersIs traditional advertising dead?How social publishing platforms changed consumer behaviorHow to find the right influencers to partner with and how to create partner programsW

A vibrant organizational culture contributes to better employee engagement, innovation, productivity, and a more positive impact on everything in your business. But how do you know if you already have a vibrant organizational culture or what you need to fix in order to get one? In this episode, Warren Coughlin gives an in-depth discussion about organizational culture. He explains why a vibrant organizational culture brings out positive traits that lead to improved performance while a dysfunctional company culture brings out qualities that can hinder even the most successful organizations. Tune in learn how to build a vibrant organizational culture.What You’ll Discover About Building A Vibrant Organizational CultureThe definition of organizational cultureCommon misconceptions about a vibrant organizational culture and business culture in generalWhy metrics are not everythingWhere to start when examining your cultureThe negative impacts of dysfunctional company cultureHow to deal with “cultural misfits” in your

Leadership quality can make or break the success of your deal, according to today’s guest. So why isn’t it prioritized during due diligence when looking for mergers and acquisitions red flags? Claire Chandler is the President and Founder of Talent Boost and she specializes in leadership and business value creation. In this episode, she chats with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner to discuss the importance of looking at the leadership quality of an organization and how you can do just that. Yes, there are ways to measure these “intangible assets” and Claire shares these strategies with us. Tune in to learn all about them. What You’ll Discover About Mergers and Acquisitions Red Flags:Leadership quality as part of due diligenceThe myth about not being able to measure leadership qualityThe most important M&A red flags when it comes to leadership qualityWhen a business grows from luck versus skillful execution of strategyHow to communicate intel with investorsHer criteria for evaluating leadership q

Employee onboarding is a vital first step for employees in any company. How do we make sure that it’s effective every time without making it a soul-crushing experience for the HR staff? In this episode, Hanna Hasl-Kelchner sits down with eWebinar Cofounder and CEO, Melissa Kwan to talk about how and why they’re providing a platform for businesses to automate their onboarding process. Melissa created this solution after her own experience giving the same webinar over and over and over again. Now, she is on a mission to give others back their time by automating these repetitive webinars. Learn about the benefits of this process and the many use cases of automated trainings for your business. Stay tuned! What You’ll Discover About Effective Employee Onboarding:Benefits of automation for the employeeWhy automating employee onboarding is more effectiveOther ways to personalize the onboarding processHow you can elevate the automated process and collect dataThe importance of delivery and con

A high-performingteam is essential to any organization's success. But what does it take to buildand nurture a high-performing team in the multi-generational workforce? In thisepisode, Hanna Hasl-Kelchner is joined by Ron Carucci, the owner and Managing Partner at Navalent. With a 30-year track record of helpingorganizations, Ron helps some of the world's most influential executives tacklestrategy challenges, organization, and leadership. Today, Ron talks about themulti-generational workforce, how to build strong relationships inside theorganization, and how to prepare future leaders.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT THEMULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKFORCE:  The biggest challenges facing executives, managers andentrepreneurs when managing a multi-generational workforce. Why labeling segments of the multi-generational workforce is counter-productive.Two factors that contribute to multi-generational workforce dysfunction.Four simple ways to improve multi-generational relationships.How to create a safe space for emplo

Building a family business is tough, and handing over the reins of a family business can be even more challenging. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchneras she welcomesVincent Curatola, who shares some practical tips for navigating it successfully and pr otecting your family legacy along the way. Hear his remarkable story.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT FAMILY BUSINESS: The backstory of his 3-generation family business. The perils of fast money. How to protect the legacy of your family business. The key to business sustainability. The story of the Wall Street trader. The impact of his sudden celebrity on the family business. And MUCH more.GUEST:Vincent Curatola is a Commissioner on The New Jersey Hall of Fame, appointed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Vincent also served on the Governor’s transition team. For the past 10 years, Vincent has also served as a member of the Foundation Board at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.If his name has a familiar ring, there's a reason for it. Vincent Curatola is

Everyone has encountered the elephant in the room, that obvious problem or risk that nobody wants to talk about. It creates awkward situations and sometimes paralysis. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes communications expert Diane A. Ross, who has a solution for how to conquer the beast and restore harmony and productivity to your business. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: · The most important question you need to ask yourself about the elephant in the room.· The message you send when you don’t address the elephant in the room. · What to do when the elephant in the room is embedded in the business culture. · The biggest drawback of waiting too long to address the elephant in the room. · Sample conversations for addressing chronic lateness, jokes that aren’t funny, and interrupters. · 3 essential keys to preparing for a successful conversation.· And much MORE.GUEST:Diane A. Ross teaches entrepreneurs and professiona

Email and the need for speed in business is a challenge we all face. It’s also what makes the convenience of electronic gadgets so seductive and alluring. But email convenience has a dark side. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she sheds light on that dark side and the unwanted legal liability that goes with it.  WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT EMAIL BLIND SPOTS: ● How one sneaky email blind spot creates 5 different legal landmines.  ● The hidden trade-offs your business makes when employees use personal email accounts for business. ● Why using Gmail for small business correspondence can cause problems. ● Why controlling certain email liability exposure is totally within your control. ● Why consistent application of document retention policies matters. ● And MUCH more.HOST:Hanna Hasl-Kelchner empowers smart executives, managers, and entrepreneurs with big picture thinking and the legal literacy advantage.She is an ivy-league trained business expert and strategic lawyer who ha

Effective listening is challenging. Have you ever been introduced to someone at work only to forget their name 10 seconds later? Join the club. Also join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes listening expert and author of LISTEN UP SECOND EDITION Dr. Kittie Watson who says the same thing happens with all kinds of other business information and it’s costing your company more than you know. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT EFFECTIVE LISTENING: · How listeners control the conversation.● 4 types of listener preferences and how they differ.● The best way to keep someone’s attention.● How gender impacts effective listening.● How generational differences impact effective listening.● 3 ways to compensate for distractions in business meetings.● The bottom-line impact of ineffective listening.● An easy way to test your own listening comprehension.● And MUCH more. GUEST: Dr. Kittie Watson is an internationally known listening expert. She’s listed a

A super connector always seems to know all the right people. What's their secret sauce? Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes networking expert, Joyce Layman, author of Your Connecting Advantage to Business Confidential Now.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT A SUPER CONNECTOR: • How a super connector leverages the art of business connecting. • How connecting differs from networking. • The biggest obstacle business professionals face when trying to connect. • 2 keys to developing a super connector strategy. • How self-talk can shift the outcome of what’s possible when connecting. • How introverts can take the pressure off themselves when networking. • And much MORE.GUEST:Joyce Layman is a national speaker, author, presenter at TEDxUMKC, and connector.As a former wallflower in the world of business networking, she feels your pain and knows firsthand the biggest obstacle you have going into a networking opportunity is the self-talk going on in your head.After attending training at The Pacific Institute Joyc

Want to know how to REALLY connect with buyers and thrive in today’s marketplace? Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes sales expert and author Deb Calvert, who says, "stop selling.” Is that crazy or what?  WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT HOW TO CONNECT WITH BUYERS: ● 3 powerful ways to build trust and connect with buyers. ● How to find out what really matters to buyers.● How asking salient questions creates customer value.● What you should be asking prospects but probably don’t.● Why natural conversations are more effective way to connect with buyers than pitching.● And MUCH more.GUEST:Deb Calvert helps companies boost productivity and build organizational strength by helping you put people first.   She accomplishes this in a number of ways, through:● sales training, coaching, and consulting; ● leadership programs; ● strategic planning with senior managers; and● other team effectiveness work and executive coaching with business owners and se

Creating a memorable marketing message that sets your businessapart from the competition can be serious challenge for many small and mid-sizebusinesses. It’s easy to bounce from one “marketing idea of the week” to thenext with little to show for your efforts except frustration. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes Duct Tape Marketingguru, John Jantsch, who has a better solution and a proven system to builddemand for your products or services. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT A MARKETING MESSAGE: ● 3 keys to making your marketing message memorable. ● How we accidently trip ourselves up when creating a marketing message.● Why some businesses are reluctant to embrace their best marketing message. ● Why a laser focused marketing message is more profitable than a one size fits all message. ● The fastest way to discover your ideal marketing message. ● Why sales and marketing shouldn’t be in separate silos.● And MUCH more.GUEST:John Jantsch has been called the World’s Most Practical SmallBusiness Expert for