Free Business Topics in Indianapolis
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Connect & Succeed: A Communication Style to Engage and Motivate Your Employees
David Bennett, Owner, Common Ground Communication
Request This Free SpeechThose in management are constantly seeking ways to relate to and work with their direct reports. This presentation, based on the book by the same name, provides managers with guidelines for developing a communication style that will enable them to engage and motivate those people with whom they work. MORE >
All people in management start with basic communication skills which they use as their default. Some of those skills work for them, some of them do not. A Connect & Succeed Communication Style helps managers to identify the communication skills that work for them and enhance those skills even further. This approach also helps those in management find common ground and connections with all of their employees/associates making the work more rewarding and productive for everyone. -
Build, Buy or Franchise
Mark A. Roger, Business Broker, FranNet MidAmerica | Indiana
Request This Free SpeechA practical guide to evaluating business concepts from an owners' perspective. Mark will discuss trending business strategies, hot concepts in today's marketplace, and evaluate the three strategies behind business start-ups. Highlights include: MORE >
- understanding the strategies behind fundamental business models,
- evaluating pertinent due diligence issues and business owners’ concerns,
- identifying trending variations to traditional work environments,
- exploring the teachings of Shark Tank and The Profit, and
- discussing opportunities available for entrepreneurs in Indiana. -
Cultivating Culture: A playbook for decreasing turnover, increasing productivity, and improving employee engagement
Andrew Adeniyi, CEO, Co-Founder and Consultant, AAA Solutions LLC
Request This Free SpeechThis presentation takes the framework used in my book titled "The Circle of Leadership" and provides an entrepreneurial playbook on how to create and leverage culture to sustain a competitive advantage. This presentation can cover the following topics: MORE >
-Cultivating & Leveraging Culture
-Mission Statements
-Vision Statements
-Core Values
-Hiring
-Firing
-Accountability
-Training
-Delegation
-Diversity & Inclusion
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The Voice
Willie Williams, CEO, Inspire The Fire Inc.
Request This Free SpeechWhat is the difference between an employee and a leader? One comes to do a job, the leader comes to make the job better. Today everyone wants to be a leader but unfortunately, not everyone understands the key to becoming the kind of leader that others are would like to follow. MORE >
Many people follow leaders because they HAVE to follow them, but that creates an environment or culture of obligation, which leads to many bitter and unhappy people. However, when you lead in a way where followers WANT to be led you will have a culture of excitement, joy and see a MAJOR increase in productivity. -
Your Unique Value Proposition and Why it Matters
Bob Paden, Business Broker and Advisor, BPG - Bob Paden Group
Request This Free SpeechTalking to business owners, leaders and everyone else why defining your unique value proposition matters, to themselves, their business, their leadership team, their family, their community and the rest of the world.
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How To Make Sure Your Business Produces the Personal Outcomes You Want
Roger Engelau, Certified Business Coach and Owner, Inspire Results Business Coaching
Request This Free SpeechLooking out 5, 10, 20 years, what kind of life do you want to be living? What properties, businesses, cash, cars do you want to have? What hobbies, investments, donations, achievements, vacations? What will you want to be DOING? World travel, summers in your lakehouse, charity work, spending time with grandchildren, paying for their private school, spinning off 3 other businesses? MORE >
In this presentation, Certified Business Coach Roger Engelau shows you how to align your business vision and strategies with your personal vision to insure that the business you’re building will produce your desired personal outcomes. This presentation can be customized to 20, 30, or 60 minutes and to your organization’s needs. -
Are You Ready to Sell Your Business? No, You Really Are Not!
Bob Paden, Business Broker and Advisor, BPG - Bob Paden Group
Request This Free SpeechFind out if you are really ready to sell your business. Really. It's a journey, not a point in time. Find out the key factors that drive your readiness to sell.
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The Importance of Creating Your Company’s Business Operating Plan
Brad Justus, Business Coach, Inspire Results Business Coaching
Request This Free SpeechHave you ever wondered why some business owners are calm, confident, and cool while their profits are soaring, their business is running smoothly, and they have tons of time to spend doing the things they enjoy? The secret these successful business owners employ is detailed planning. In this fast-paced presentation, business owners uncover the potential in their business by completing the Single Sheet Business Plan, then, break it into quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily goals, getting a line-of-sight from daily tasks to their 10-30 year purpose. MORE >
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How to create a Culture of Accountability
Natalie Menke, Business Coach and Sales Expert, Inspire Results Business Coaching
Request This Free SpeechThere isn’t one among us who hasn’t put off or avoided a tough conversation that stems from an unmet expectation. You wonder if your zone of tolerance is too small or too large or maybe you just don’t know how to say what needs to be said in a way that will leave your team member feeling good. MORE >
• Should you say something to the employee who’s 10 minutes late once a week or not?
• How long do you wait before addressing your salesperson who hasn’t met goal for 3 months straight?
• If you’ve already mentioned the confusing communications from your operations manager twice and the sales staff are still baffled by operations’ messages, do you ignore it or is it time to have that tough this-is-a-pattern talk?
• Do you ever get so fed up that you say something you regret? Do team members?Achieving a culture of accountability includes setting performance goals, establishing regular meetings to monitor progress, and having accountability conversations along the way. There’s a process you can follow that will make accountability conversations easier… even natural and uplifting.
This presentation will help you decide whether you SHOULD speak up, how to get in the best mindset for it, and how to navigate the accountability conversation, including before the conversation, during, and follow-up after.
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Networking is a contact sport
Shad Tidler, Business Coach, Lushin and Associates
Request This Free SpeechIn this interactive session, Shad will uncover the reasons that we run into these challenges when it comes to networking effectively and productively. He will also help you to learn how to overcome these challenges and become more effective at networking and growing your business. MORE >
When it comes to networking and building your business, are you or your people asking yourself:
• What should my goals be for networking?
• Where should my focus be when networking?
• What should I look to get out of networking?
• How does networking fit into the overall picture of growing my business?
• How can I be more effective at networking?
• How can I be more comfortable with networking?The above is just a sampling of what typically is discussed. Please be prepared to bring your networking challenges to the meeting. If you are having these challenges, it is very likely that most of the room struggle with the same things.