2021 Archives
January 2021
“With All This Manure, There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere!
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Inspiration
Intended Audience: Everyone
Overview: Think 2020 was a terrible year? It depends on who you listen to. Even in times of crisis, there are always opportunities. In this program, Glenn explains how one woman built a six-figure income in 2020 by selling junk on eBay during the Covid 19 shutdown. And how the stock market ended up by 70% from its low point of the year (but you never heard that in the news). And what you should do in 2021 to make sure you don’t miss out on opportunities that lie ahead.
February 2021
How to Get People to Pay Attention to Details (Part 1) Somewhere!
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Management
Overview: Have employees who don’t think doing 99% of their job is good enough. On this program, Glenn explains why “close” isn’t good enough.
March 2021
How to Get People to Pay Attention to Details (Part 2) Somewhere!
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Management
Overview: Most often used in schools, the military, and in sports, it’s controversial and isn’t for everyone. But when “Collective Punishment” (punishing an entire group because of one individual’s actions) is used properly, it’s a highly effective way of getting people to do what they’re supposed to. Could it work in your business? In this program, we’ll examine the Pros and Cons, and how to implement it if you think it’s for you.
April 2021
How to Manage Younger Employees Who Grew Up with Helicopter Parents that Micromanaged Their Lives
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Management
Overview: Helicopter parenting can cause serious damage to children, including underdevelopment of the brain, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, poor coping skills, and entitlement mentality, meanness, and even mental health problems. In this program, Glenn covers three things managers can do to help young employees who grew up smothered by this parenting style grow and develop into all they can be.
May 2021
Why Ignorant People Think They Know More than You Do About How to Do Your Job
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Management
Overview: Ever get tired of people who don’t know Jack Squat trying to tell you how to do your job? Or live your life? It’s more than being a Know-It-All. It’s a psychological principle called the Dunning-Kruger effect. Glenn explains it in this month’s program.
June 2021
Is It Unethical to Fire an Employee for Getting Pregnant?
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Management
Overview: Is it ethical to fire an unmarried employee for getting pregnant? The answer may not be as clear as you think. One Nashville company is being sued for doing that, and legal experts say it may win the case because the employee violated the company’s moral code against premarital sex. Court records indicate that at least 12 other employees were fired or forced out for the same reason. While that may be unusual, it does bring up an important question about an employer’s right to set ethical standard for their employees.
July 2021
How to Manage Employees with Out-of-Control Egos
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Managers Only
Overview: In this month’s program, Glenn explains two ways to get egotistical people to be team players.
August 2021
Three Unconventional Places to Find Job Applicants
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Managers Only
Overview: The Baby Boomers are retiring at a rate of 10,000 per day. The labor participation rate is at an all time low rate. And workers are quitting their jobs at an all time high rate. In this program, Glenn shares three labor sources you probably haven’t thought of, but should.
September 2021
Seven More Ways to Attract Job Applicants in an Ultra, Ultra Tight Labor Market
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Staffing
Intended Audience: Managers Only
Overview: The “Great Resignation” is here as more people than ever are quitting their jobs. And after over a year of the pandemic, studies are finding that half of the workforce expects to work from home at least part time and will look for another job if they have to go back to the office full time. It’s creating the perfect storm for employers. In this month’s program, Glenn gives you seven ways to make your company stand out as the most interesting place to work – without breaking the bank.
October 2021
Why Are There “No Good People” to Hire? The Answer Might Surprise You
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Staffing
Intended Audience: Managers Only
Overview: In the previous two monthly leadership lessons, Glenn covered unusual ways to find employees in a tight labor market. As the labor crisis continues to intensify, it’s important to understand what happened in 2020 that will forever change the way we hire moving forward (and it’s not Covid-19). In this month’s lesson, Glenn explains what that major contributing factor is.
November 2021
ANOTHER Three Unusual Places to Find Employees
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Management
Intended Audience: Managers
Overview: If small businesses are having such a hard time finding enough people to hire, how are large companies dealing with this labor shortage? In this month’s lesson, Glenn shares three unusual labor sources that giant companies including Google, Facebook, IBM, Walmart, UPS, Starbuck’s and McDonald’s are using. Sources that are so unusual, most companies would have never considered them just a few years ago.
December 2021
How to Start 2022 by Thinking Like a Billionaire
(even if you’re broke!)
By: Glenn Shepard
Category: Personal Growth & Time Management
Intended Audience: Everyone
Overview: Did you accomplish everything you wanted to in 2021? Were you one of the millions of Americans who saw the value of their home value and 401k skyrocket? Or were you one of the millions who “missed out”? Either way, you need to listen to this before the start of 2022.
