Free Business Topics in Indianapolis

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  How to create a Culture of Accountability

  Natalie Menke, Business Coach and Sales Expert, Inspire Results Business Coaching

  There 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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  Recruiting, Engaging and Retaining Volunteers

  Renee Harlor, Founder, Greater Than Eight, Inc

  So many non-profit organizations are started by passionate people who want to make the world a better place. Non-profits often operate on slim budgets and remain stagnant, or worse, fail. It isn't because of the lack of heart, dedication or passion. It's because of the lack of a strategic plan, goals and a solid team of volunteers. Let's talk about getting the right people in place and keeping them happy. MORE >

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  Practical Ways to Manage Different Generations, Especially Those Millennials!

  Brad Justus, Business Coach, Inspire Results Business Coaching

  A lot’s been written about millennials—they’re tough to manage, entitled, self-interested, and even lazy. Age differences can create a lot of misunderstanding not only about Millennials but for all generations. Don’t rush to judgment. Motivations differ across generations. We’ll discuss the environmental factors that occurred during each generation’s upbringing, how it shaped their values and desires, and then we’ll share dozens of practical things you can do to create a culture where Millennials thrive. MORE >

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  Connect & Succeed: A Communication Style to Engage and Motivate Your Employees

  David Bennett, Owner, Common Ground Communication

  Those 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.

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  Managing Vendor Expenses

  Rodney Wead, Strategic-Partner, Schooley Mitchell

  Managing vendor expenses can be a daunting task for businesses. In this 30 minute speech I cover a variety of qualitative and quantitative things a business can do to manage their vendor expenses. Topics included, but are not limited to, how to negotiate better rates, the best way to accept credit card payments, how to manage fuel costs, mobile device insurance advice, and things to consider when paying for waste removal. MORE >

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  Your Unique Value Proposition and Why it Matters

  Bob Paden, Business Broker and Advisor, BPG - Bob Paden Group

  Talking 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

  Looking 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.

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  Business Trends 2016

  Mark A. Roger, Business Broker, FranNet MidAmerica | Indiana

  A practical guide to business trends important to successful entrepreneurship in 2016. Mark will identify these trends and teach how to use them to your advantage as a business owner. Highlights include: MORE >

  - identifying the state of entrepreneurship marketplace,
  - evaluating the new business fundamentals and “profit models,”
  - understanding the new strategies of business ownership,
  - exploring the teachings of Shark Tank and The Profit, and
  - discussing opportunities available for entrepreneurs in Indiana.

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  Discussing Undiscussables: Challenging, yet transformative conversations regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion

  Andrew Adeniyi, CEO, Co-Founder and Consultant, AAA Solutions LLC

  This presentation explores the uncomfortable yet important conversations that must take place in the workplace in order to foster a culture of inclusion while attracting and retaining diverse team members. This presentation can be used to explore topics such as: MORE >

  -Unconscious/Implicit Bias
  -Systemic Racism
  -Police Brutality & Race
  -How to increase diversity
  -Fostering an environment of inclusion
  -How to engage in challenging conversations
  -White Privilege

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  Indie Film & PR for the Small Business

  Catherine E. Rubey, Owner and Creative Director, InGe, Inc.

  As the writer, producer, and executive producer of the Lifetime movie “Holiday Baggage” starring Cheryl Ladd and Barry Bostwick, Catherine has learned how to pitch investors, how to build a strong team, how to write and execute a business plan and how to market a product.

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