Business 360 http://www.perkradio.com Business 360 on Perk Radio - South Florida Business Radio Network Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:43:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Perk Radio specializes in providing entertaining, yet useful, radio that is made for business-minded people. We are the official home of Business 360, which is hosted by Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff. Business 360 on Perk Radio - South Florida Business Radio Network Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff http://www.perkradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/itunes-b360logo2.jpgBusiness 360http://www.perkradio.com business management, business leadership, south florida, business consulting, small business, palm beach clean Adam Steinhoff asteinhoff@dedicatedit.com Time Management Techniques http://www.perkradio.com/time-management-techniques/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/time-management-techniques/robjager#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:58:07 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=277 How Do You Manage Your Day? How Do You Prioritize?

Rob Jager and John Barbar talk about some techniques any business owner can use to improve their time management techniques. There is no silver bullet to being a task master or time management guru, but using your strengths and what you like to do will improve your procrastination quotient.

Topics discussed:

  • Tasks
  • Time Wasters
  • Email/Phone/People
  • Customers & Employees waste my time

Guests:

  • Rob was a guest on the Live Passionately Blog Radio Show

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/time-management-techniques/robjager/feed 0 How Do You Manage Your Day? How Do You Prioritize? Rob Jager and John Barbar talk about some techniques any business owner can use to improve their time management techniques. There is no silver bullet to being a task master or time management guru, but using your strengths and what you like to do will improve your procrastination quotient. Topics discussed: Tasks Time Wasters Email/Phone/People Customers & Employees waste my time Guests: Rob was a guest on the Live Passionately Blog Radio Show Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services Provider John Barber – Barbar Financial Services How Do You Manage Your Day? How Do You Prioritize? Rob Jager and John Barbar talk about some techniques any business owner can use to improve their time management techniques. There is no silver bullet to being a task master or time management [...] Rob Jager 30:00 Time Management, Business, Owner, Manager, Business Advocate, Help clean Technicians versus Managers http://www.perkradio.com/technicians-versus-managers/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/technicians-versus-managers/robjager#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:42:57 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=271 Manager or Technician?

Today’s podcast is a brief overview about the technician in all of us business owners. How easy would it be if we didn’t have customers or employees?!?! It would be so much simpler! Unfortunately, those with the technician attitude will have a hard time growing for a long time. It’s so much easier to just do the work.

Topics Discussed:

  • Challenges of the technician
  • How can a manager help?
  • What to do about it

Host:

Rob Jager - Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business and Management Consultant

]]> http://www.perkradio.com/technicians-versus-managers/robjager/feed 0 Manager or Technician? Today’s podcast is a brief overview about the technician in all of us business owners. How easy would it be if we didn’t have customers or employees?!?! It would be so much simpler! Unfortunately, those with the technician attitude will have a hard time growing for a long time. It’s so much easier to just do the work. Topics Discussed: Challenges of the technician How can a manager help? What to do about it Host: Rob Jager - Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business and Management Consultant The troubles technicians face in their business and how a manager can help. Started your business because you like to do something, but it has turned into more than you bargained for? Here's why... Rob Jager 13:00 management, technician, entrepreneur, manager, trouble, business clean Team Communication Problems? http://www.perkradio.com/team-communication-problems/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/team-communication-problems/robjager#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:06:27 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=263 Understanding communication problems can reduce your frustration as a business owner by a large amount. Rob Jager discusses an article for a few minutes to help you better understand the generational differences in what’s important to each group. Great tips you will probably find useful!

Topics

  • Generation Gap
  • Seniors, Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers, and Gen Y’ers
  • What’s the difference?

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/team-communication-problems/robjager/feed 0 Understanding communication problems can reduce your frustration as a business owner by a large amount. Rob Jager discusses an article for a few minutes to help you better understand the generational differences in what’s important to each group. Great tips you will probably find useful! Topics Generation Gap Seniors, Baby Boomers, Gen X’ers, and Gen Y’ers What’s the difference? Websites: www.HedgehogConsultingInc.com www.DedicatedIT.com Did you realize there is a difference between age groups and the approach for each? Listen to the minor differences between each age group and their approach to work. Rob Jager 11:00 Communication, Generations, Management, Leadership clean Community Involvement and Bartering http://www.perkradio.com/community_involvement_and_bartering/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/community_involvement_and_bartering/robjager#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:23:27 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=258 Rob Jager and Jessica Clasby (from the Palms West Chamber) talk about being a part of the community as a business owner. They talk about using all the resources you can to identify opportunities to get the mileage and the assistance for the community or charitable organization.

Topics:

  • Use the chamber to help you create partnerships
  • Community Events
  • Give Back to the Community
  • Guest: Larry Ingwell – Talks to us about NuBarter.com
  • Using the barter system to save your business money

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/community_involvement_and_bartering/robjager/feed 0 Rob Jager and Jessica Clasby (from the Palms West Chamber) talk about being a part of the community as a business owner. They talk about using all the resources you can to identify opportunities to get the mileage and the assistance for the community or charitable organization. Topics: Use the chamber to help you create partnerships Community Events Give Back to the Community Guest: Larry Ingwell – Talks to us about NuBarter.com Using the barter system to save your business money Guest: Larry Ingwell – www.NuBarter.com Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Jessica Clasby – Palms West Chamber Web Links: www.HedgehogConsultingInc.com www.DedicatedIT.com  www.PalmsWest.com www.NuBarter.com Give back to the community with your business by identifying partnerships and other companies that can support your cause. Also using the age old barter system to save your company money. Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff 50:00 Community Events, Community Involvement, Business, Management, Leadership clean Which Personality Type Are You In Your Leadership Style? http://www.perkradio.com/which-personality-type-are-you-in-your-leadership-style/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/which-personality-type-are-you-in-your-leadership-style/robjager#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:00:45 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=230 How Do You Manage Your People? Are You a Performer? A Commander?

Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff talk about the Six Personalities and Motivations of managers. Based on the book The Achievers, the discussion quickly moves from one style to the next discussing the likes and dislikes of each personality. These personalities are not the normal Myers-Briggs Personalities, rather based on the inner motivations and desires an individual has.

Topics discussed:

  • The Commander Style
  • The Avoider Style
  • The Pleaser Style
  • The Achiever Style
  • The Performer Style
  • The Attacker Style

Guests:

  • No guests this week….Just Adam and Rob.

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/which-personality-type-are-you-in-your-leadership-style/robjager/feed 0 How Do You Manage Your People? Are You a Performer? A Commander? Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff talk about the Six Personalities and Motivations of managers. Based on the book The Achievers, the discussion quickly moves from one style to the next discussing the likes and dislikes of each personality. These personalities are not the normal Myers-Briggs Personalities, rather based on the inner motivations and desires an individual has. Topics discussed: The Commander Style The Avoider Style The Pleaser Style The Achiever Style The Performer Style The Attacker Style Guests: No guests this week….Just Adam and Rob. Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services Provider Adam and Rob discuss the Six Personalities and their motivations for most managers. Based on the book The Achievers by Dr. Jerry Bell, you can learn which type you are, which types that will clash or compliment each other. Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff 50:00 clean Managing Your Sales Team http://www.perkradio.com/managing-your-sales-team/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/managing-your-sales-team/robjager#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:00:02 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=221 Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff discuss ways to manage your sales team. Many managers take a more hands off approach. Rob suggests you should be more hands on using these four pillars of thought to guide you and your sales team to higher levels of sales and success.

Topics:

  • Sales techniques that work
  • How to think of a cold call
  • Use of preparation resources
  • Creating a Sales Process

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  • No Guests this Week

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/managing-your-sales-team/robjager/feed 0 Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff discuss ways to manage your sales team. Many managers take a more hands off approach. Rob suggests you should be more hands on using these four pillars of thought to guide you and your sales team to higher levels of sales and success. Topics: Sales techniques that work How to think of a cold call Use of preparation resources Creating a Sales Process Guest: No Guests this Week Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services and Cloud Provider Web Links: www.HedgehogConsultingInc.com www.DedicatedIT.com  Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff discuss ways to manage your sales team. Many managers take a more hands off approach. Rob suggests you should be more hands on using these four pillars of thought to guide you and your sales team to higher levels of [...] Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff 50:00 clean Branding Your Company the Right Way http://www.perkradio.com/branding_your_company_the_right_way/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/branding_your_company_the_right_way/robjager#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 12:25:16 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=213 This week we invited Sandi Quigley to discuss tactics and tips to smarter marketing. We discuss some pertinent questions to ask yourself before contacting a marketing company. Learn how to set up your marketing campaign to make it more measurable.

Topics:

  • Target market
  • Who Are You (Or Who Do You Want To Be)?
  • Use of tracking mechanisms
  • When should you make a change and how often?
  • Brand = Logo x Actions x Impressions

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/branding_your_company_the_right_way/robjager/feed 0 This week we invited Sandi Quigley to discuss tactics and tips to smarter marketing. We discuss some pertinent questions to ask yourself before contacting a marketing company. Learn how to set up your marketing campaign to make it more measurable. Topics: Target market Who Are You (Or Who Do You Want To Be)? Use of tracking mechanisms When should you make a change and how often? Brand = Logo x Actions x Impressions Guest: Sandi Quigley - Quigley Marketing Group Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services and Cloud Provider Web Links: www.QuigleyMarketing.com When is your logo not your brand? When is your brand not your logo? How do you create a brand image or feel? Sandi Quigley of the Quigley Marketing Group discusses these and other marketing secrets and tips. Rob Jager & Adam Steinhoff 50:00 Marketing, Target Market, Branding, business, management, strategic clean Bad Boss? Me? Really? http://www.perkradio.com/bad-boss-me-really/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/bad-boss-me-really/robjager#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:11:46 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=179 Everyone loves their boss if they’re a great boss. What if the boss is a bad boss? How would I know if I’m a bad boss? Maybe you know, maybe you don’t. Today we discuss what bad bosses we’ve worked for and what they did to be placed into the “bad boss” category.

Adam and Rob talk to a previous show guest Jassica Clasby from the Palms West Chamber about some of the traits of a boss she used to work for that she has deemed “terrible to work for.”

Topics:

  • Adam talks about his bad boss. This is rather interesting.
  • Jessica talks about a boss you would never want to work for.
  • We take a call from a listener who wants to know what to do with his bad boss.
  • Rob discusses tips and tricks to talking to your boss.  Remember bosses: It’s your responsibility to know if you’re good or bad.

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/bad-boss-me-really/robjager/feed 0 Everyone loves their boss if they’re a great boss. What if the boss is a bad boss? How would I know if I’m a bad boss? Maybe you know, maybe you don’t. Today we discuss what bad bosses we’ve worked for and what they did to be placed into the “bad boss” category. Adam and Rob talk to a previous show guest Jassica Clasby from the Palms West Chamber about some of the traits of a boss she used to work for that she has deemed “terrible to work for.” Topics: Adam talks about his bad boss. This is rather interesting. Jessica talks about a boss you would never want to work for. We take a call from a listener who wants to know what to do with his bad boss. Rob discusses tips and tricks to talking to your boss.  Remember bosses: It’s your responsibility to know if you’re good or bad. Guest: Jessica Clasby, Palms West Chamber Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services and Cloud Provider Web Links: www.palmswest.com How do you know if you're a bad boss or a great boss? Your team could tell you. But will they? We discuss the actions of some of our worst experiences with previous bosses. Rob Jager & Adam Steinhoff 50:00 bad boss, manager, leadership, business clean Building Business Credit – Where to go when your Bank Says “No” http://www.perkradio.com/building-business-credit-where-to-go-when-your-bank-says-no/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/building-business-credit-where-to-go-when-your-bank-says-no/robjager#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:00:54 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=163 In order to get loans that do not require a personal guarantee, your business needs good credit. Building business credit is not anywhere as easy as building your personal credit. There are very specific things that you must do to make good business credit.

Adam and Rob talk to Mark Kane from Credit Wise Advisors about what steps every business must take to get great credit for your business. Listen carefully, take notes, and notice, there is a special offer hidden within the show!

Topics:

  • You need an 800# and a fax number to get good credit. Really?
  • 5 – 3 – 1 rule for building business credit.
  • Out of the 500 business credit cards companies, only 40 of them will issue without a personal guarantee.
  • Special offer from Mark and a 100% money back guarantee.

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/building-business-credit-where-to-go-when-your-bank-says-no/robjager/feed 2 In order to get loans that do not require a personal guarantee, your business needs good credit. Building business credit is not anywhere as easy as building your personal credit. There are very specific things that you must do to make good business credit. Adam and Rob talk to Mark Kane from Credit Wise Advisors about what steps every business must take to get great credit for your business. Listen carefully, take notes, and notice, there is a special offer hidden within the show! Topics: You need an 800# and a fax number to get good credit. Really? 5 – 3 – 1 rule for building business credit. Out of the 500 business credit cards companies, only 40 of them will issue without a personal guarantee. Special offer from Mark and a 100% money back guarantee. Guest: Mark Kane, Credit Wise Advisors Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services and Cloud Provider Web Links: www.creditwiseadvisor.com To get loans that do not require a personal guarantee, your business needs good credit. Building business credit is nothing like building personal credit. Mark Kane from Credit Wise Advisors knows all the tricks. Rob Jager and Adam Steinhoff 50:00 credit, business credit, building business credit, business 360, revolving credit line, bank loan, personal guarantee clean Worker’s Comp and Wage & Hour Law http://www.perkradio.com/workers-comp-wage-hour-law-discussion/robjager http://www.perkradio.com/workers-comp-wage-hour-law-discussion/robjager#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:00:15 +0000 robjager http://www.perkradio.com/?p=169 Did you know that certain actions are flags for wage and hour laws? Do you know when worker’s compensation kicks in or when it does not? What if your employee starts talking to a lawyer, what should you do? Should you do anything?

Jeff Friedman enlightens us tips to a smoother worker’s compensation process and steps to reduce the likelihood of a claim against your business in worker’s compensation. We also discuss wage and hour laws and how certain activities can be looked at differently than you might expect. This show will be worth your time if you have more than 4 employees.

Topics:

  • When do you need worker’s compensation? and When do you not need worker’s compensation?
  • What do I do if an employee is talking to a lawyer after an accident?
  • What can I do to lessen my liability in a worker’s compensation case?
  • When is my manager not salaried?
  • When is overtime a critical issue with regards to payroll?

Guest:

  • Jeff Friedman

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]]> http://www.perkradio.com/workers-comp-wage-hour-law-discussion/robjager/feed 0 Did you know that certain actions are flags for wage and hour laws? Do you know when worker’s compensation kicks in or when it does not? What if your employee starts talking to a lawyer, what should you do? Should you do anything? Jeff Friedman enlightens us tips to a smoother worker’s compensation process and steps to reduce the likelihood of a claim against your business in worker’s compensation. We also discuss wage and hour laws and how certain activities can be looked at differently than you might expect. This show will be worth your time if you have more than 4 employees. Topics: When do you need worker’s compensation? and When do you not need worker’s compensation? What do I do if an employee is talking to a lawyer after an accident? What can I do to lessen my liability in a worker’s compensation case? When is my manager not salaried? When is overtime a critical issue with regards to payroll? Guest: Jeff Friedman Hosts: Rob Jager – Hedgehog Consulting – South Florida Business Consulting and Management Adam Steinhoff – DedicatedIT – South Florida Managed Services and Cloud Provider Worker's Compensation and Wage & Hours Laws are very confusing! We bring in the expert to decipher and explain some of the basics any business owner should execute to protect themselves from litigation. 50:00 Business, Management, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Wage & Hour Law clean