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Employee Entitlement - A Quiz

If you were with us last month you may remember the conversation I had with Ro Crosbie of Tero International about employee recognition/celebration that can, if not carefully crafted, cause employees to become less engaged and more...gulp...entitled. Today the Chief Learning Officer at Tero International, Deborah Rinner, doubles down on that conversation with a quiz for me (and you) about things that can create entitlement and how to guard against it.

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Tags: B2B, Deborah Rinner, Employees, Engagement, Entitlement, Five Questions, HR, Human Resources, Insight on Business, Leadership, Management Quiz, Michael Libbie, Tero International

08/21/2019

The Business News & More 21 August 2019

Wall Street showed up again today in spite of global concerns, the trade war and more. That's first up today and then we'll dive into these stories:

Target and Lowes did well in the second quarter;
The Fed Minutes and what it may mean going forward;
Health Insurance and family/business costs;
1,000 workers out in two states;
The U.S. Budget Deficit...lots of zeros at the end of "1";
A Nebraska woman scammed out of over $162,000. No, it's a story.

Those items and a conversation with Deborah Rinner the Chief Learning Officer at Tero International about employee engagement or employee entitlement. She gives me (and you if you wish) a quiz on how to avoid the trap of making employee recognition something that does the opposite of motivation.

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Marketing for Business - Facebook with Phil K. James

We're back with Marketing for Business and our friend Phil K. James with Good Milkshake Digital. Yeah, it's been several months but, we've hooked up again. Today we're talking about Facebook, data, sales and how you can master some pretty simple tricks to allow you to boost your engagement and collect data allowing you to re-market your product or service. Now, while Phil works a bunch in the hospitality industry his method, we prove, can be used along other verticals as well. Click through...and even if we get a little "geeky" I think you'll get the point.

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Tags: Business, Consumers, Data, Engagement, Facebook, Good Milkshake, Insight on Business, Marketing, Michael Libbie, Offers, Phil K. James, Sales, Small Business, Social Media

08/19/2019

The Business News Headlines & More 19 August 2019

The markets recovered some of their August sell-off today with the Dow up 249 points, the Nasdaq gaining 106 points and the S&P 500 up by 34 points and change. The reason? Bond yields rose, the government is giving U.S. businesses 90 days to do business with Huawei and President Trump telling everybody that the trade talks are going well. It was enough to boost stocks. In other news:

Target to launch yet another private brand;
The problem for restaurants with food delivery companies;
Major corporate CEO's today stunned the world;
Stress and the job search.

Those stories plus Laura Kinnard from DMBizMixer joins me to talk about the business of the Iowa State Fair that say 1.1 million visitors attend, some networking events and the Hashies are this week.

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Tags: Corporate Reality, Dow, Food, Food Delivery, Hashies, HR, Insight on Business, Jamie Dimon, Job Search, Laura Kinnard, Michael Libbie, Nasdaq, Networking, New Corporate Promise, Private Label, Restaurants, State Fair, Stress, Target, Wall Street

08/16/2019

The Business News Headlines & More 16 August 2019

We get it...it's Friday and we'll dish this up quickly for you. We'll start with a look at what's going on with Wall Street and then dive into these stories:

General Electric stock roars back after the CEO did;
More PR troubles for Wells Fargo...oh my;
He saved $100,000 in five years. How? We'll share;
John Deere is feeling the impact of the trade war and more;
Does praise work with employees? Yes but you could be doing it wrong.

Those stories plus Jeff Pitts and Trevor Babcock from Cityview Magazine are back to chat it up about "Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro" this weekend into next week. We've got music, the State Fair, sports and more. DO NOT expect anything too serious here...go!

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Tags: Agriculture, Cityview, Employees, General Electric, Human Resources, Insight on Business, Jeff Pitts, John Deere, Michael Libbie , Motivation, Music, Sports, Stock Market, Tiny House, Trade War, Trevor Babcock, Wall Street, Wells Fargo

Deep Fakes & Protecting Your Work - Dr. Chris Draper

A returning visitor to the Business News Hour is Dr. Chris Draper the author of Violicity Economics and founder of Trokt. We start out talking economics before we launch into the real reason we're together. Dr. Draper, quite by accident, has learned about document and document storage. But, more than that, in a court of law, how do you prove what you have in your hand is original? After all, it could be a "deep-fake". Mind bending? A bit...but listen in as he explains what he learned and how block-chain solves a major problem for creators of every type.

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Tags: Block Chain, Business to Business, Chris Draper, Deep Fake, Insight on Business, Michael Libbie, Original Documents, Original Work, Security, Security Breach, Technology, Trokt, Violicity Economics

08/15/2019

The Business News & More 15 August 2019

Some days ya just don't know where to start. It was projected that the Dow was going to open strong this morning. That didn't happen but what did happen is our first story:

It's enough to make you shiver;
To drive customers into its store J.C. Penny will sell....
General Electric a "fraud bigger than Enron"? Yikes;
Big back to school items are...bullet proof. We're not kidding;
Walmart "open" to the discussion of banning assault weapons.

Those stories plus a conversation with Dr. Chris Draper the author of Violicity Economics...where we start out but the main focus of our visit is about "deep-fakes" and making sure what you have created is what you created and when it was created. Sound...deep? Meet the founder of Trokt.

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Tags: Art, Back to School, Block-Chain, Bullets, Chris Draper, Deep-Fake, Documents, Enron, General Electric, Guns, Insight on Business, JC Penny, Legal, Michael Libbie, Stocks, Trokt. Music, Violicity Economics, Wall Street, Walmart

New Look Exteriors - A Small Business Spotlight

We all know that it is the small business that is the back-bone of our local, regional and national economy. On a regular basis we offer up a Small Business Spotlight to share the stories of these entrepreneurs. Today our guest is Justin Williams who, with his wife, founded A New Look Exteriors in October of 2018 and has seen incredible business growth. Recently named the Small Business of the Year by his local chamber Justin talks about the "secret sauce" that spells growth for his new company. We think you'll enjoy this...

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Tags: Commercial Remodel, Entrepreneur, Home Remodel, Housing, Insight on Business, Insurance, Justin Williams, Michael Libbie , New Look Exteriors, Siding, Small Business, Small Business Spotlight, Startup, Windows, Windsor Heights

08/14/2019

The Business News Headlines & More 14 August 2019

The Dow signaled before the bell this morning it was going to open down...and it did. Off by over 400 points. In the end the blue-chips closed off by 800 points the worst day of the year. The reason is in our first story:

Fear of the "R-Word" is driving a sell off but there is more;
Walmart adjusts it's inventory moving 1,000 items out. We'll share why;
The Trade War, China & Tourists...and Macy's;
Imagine the bank paying YOU to get a home loan. It's a story.

Those pieces and we've got a Small Business Spotlight that features the fast rise of a home-improvement company Justin Williams founded in October of last year and in that short time was awarded the Small Business of the Year Award from his local chamber. What is the secret sauce? We asked the A New Look Exteriors founder that question and more.

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