#185: How To Improve Your Business Efficiency Without Wasting A Lot Of Money

Episode Summary 

As you know by now, a business that efficiently runs is much more likely to find continued success over the long term. If you’ve ever asked yourself as an entrepreneur, “How to increase business efficiency?” Well, let me tell you - efficiency boosts productivity and can give you an edge in today’s competitive market.

Adam and I talked about how to increase business efficiency and its high points. A lot of entrepreneurs out there are struggling to scale up simply because: They haven’t identified the deeper layer of the business industry they are in. 

Have you identified the business industry you’re in? You’re in for luck! 

Tap in now and tune in until the very end to know how that matters!  

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How to get to know your business;
• Why getting to know your business industry helps you improve business efficiency;
• How can you begin training your brand. 

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It’s no secret how hiring remote workers or setting up your virtual team made you save tons of cost. Since the pandemic, remote working has become the new norm. Do you agree? In fact, a lot of businesses right now offer hybrid work set-ups. If not, they are hiring remote workers and setting up their very own virtual team. 

Omar and I talked about our experience in having our virtual teams. He shared how his communication dynamic has been working for him, which made his business scale up to its capacity now. He shared proven tips on how to keep remote employees engaged and the productivity it yields. 

By now, there’s no proven science yet, in terms of communication dynamics for managing a remote team. But one thing’s for sure: If you are not effectively managing people face-to-face, there’s no chance you’d be with a remote team!

Tap in now and tune in until the very end! 

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How do you manage a remote team differently?;
• What are the better ways of your communication process?;
• How can you use a filtration process to find the right people for your virtual team?

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1. The $100 MBA Show
2. Webinar Ninja 
3. Omar Zenhom
4. Mads Singers Free Management Training
5. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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A lot of business owners underestimate the power of employee motivation in managing people. No wonder you’re here today wondering whether or not you can increase motivation without doing a lot. Anthony joins me today as we’re chatting about how you can exactly do that, which will save you time and money in the long run. 

What’s unique about Anthony is that - he acknowledged that, over the years, his management style has changed. And that’s greatly influenced by the industry he is operating. He knew how the “necessary why-s” and the relationship play a role in motivating people. 

You don’t get the best results most of the time, but when you effectively manage to motivate your employees and manage them well - not only you are able to close the loop. You can also leverage it to achieve your business goals while you allow them to thrive. 

Tap in now and tune in until the very end! 

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How do you get the best result by improving motivation; 
• 3 ways to motivate your employees better;
• The Basics: Keys to Increase Motivation;
• How would you know which opportunities to keep or not? 

Episode Resources: 

1. Anthony Obas
2. Instagram
3. Facebook
4. Twitter
5. Mads Singers Free Management Training
6. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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Is there a one-size fits all cadence for tracking employee productivity? Let alone managing your employees? Austin Kerr is joining me today, who runs a management software helping managers run their teams smoothly daily! 

Austin and I recognise the different management problems that exist both in the corporate setting and especially for small business owners, who struggle the most regarding management. Like myself, Austin is also very passionate when it comes to people management! His software greatly helps in tracking productivity among your people, making management easy-peasy! 

Austin and I shared our favourite management resources, too, so make sure you tune in all the way to the end! 

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How does one hire the right person?;
• As a business owner, how can you make sure that you onboard your people correctly?;
• When is the right time for promotion?;
• How do you determine how much raise to performing employees?; 
• When do productivity tracking ends and managing begins?. 

Episode Resources: 

1. Human Management
2. Linkedin 
3. Mads Singers Free Management Training
4. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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Like myself, this week’s guest, John Papaloni, is a serial entrepreneur whose people management skills are put into action every single day. John, CEO of Papaloni Media, shares his proven and tested tips on how to manage staff effectively, especially when you’re a small business owner wanting to gain the traction you’ve been wanting to see! 

John and I talked about delegation and how this became his most challenging people management attempt in the business he has, especially when he was starting up. He also shared how other people management takeaways worked for him and how neglecting the tips on how to manage people at work became ineffective for him at a time that you can learn from. 

If you’re a business owner who’s just starting up and you don’t know where to begin in managing your people, make sure you don’t miss this episode! Learn how to manage staff effectively for FREE and in case you need any support for your team’s growth, sing out!

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How you can better transition from hiring to onboarding; 
• The critical times delegating becomes crucial for your business; 
• 5 successful people management tips you may have been neglecting.

Episode Resources: 

1. Papaloni Media
2. Linkedin
3. Instagram
4. Mads Singers Free Management Training
5. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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Sara Sheehan joins us in today’s episode! Sara and I talked about one of the most common topics around people management, which is having the best company culture. Is there such? 

Sara puts it - company culture’s foundation is supported behaviours. And this came from her years of experience from a human capital perspective. Sara highlights, though, that while it means supported behaviours among a group of people, it is important that you are clearer with the desired outcomes you want to achieve out of tolerance and in your business context. This is how you can create the best company culture while realistically achieving action, accountability and productivity. 

We also agreed on one aspect: An unhealthy company culture led by a poor leader is a disaster! 

Suppose you feel like you are looking to sprint the corporate ladder, or wanting to create an impact that fires across all cylinders, or delegated to change a company culture that fails the business. In that case, this is an episode you should be tuning in and taking advantage of it! 

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• What does the best company culture look like;
• How you can measure your company culture health;
• How to never lose employees without doing a lot;
• How you can avoid leadership disaster by having a great company culture. 

Episode Resources: 

1. Sara Sheehan 
2. Mads Singers Free Management Training
3. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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This week, I am speaking to Daryl Urbansaki, who spent years doing Meta-Analysis to finally study at least - on a scientific basis the ultimate key success factors in business that make money across the board! These business success factors are the ones you would want to take a list on! 

Key factors in small business success or any business may seem complicated to you, but the truth is, Daryl has had it summarised for you! While he's able to do half the battle for you, good and effective leadership is still crucial for it not to work against you and your business objectives. At the end of the day, concepts are only as good as the ones implementing them. 

Magic happens when you put your mind into it! Learn how you can integrate these critical success factors examples in your business, and navigate it to your advantage!

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• 8 fail-proof key success factors in business that make money;
• Where do business owners struggle the most?;
• The single most important thing a business owner can focus on. 

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Episode Summary

In an age where boundaries between our home and work life are blurring, it’s important for us to discuss the most often overlooked personal development opportunities in your business goal. I am thrilled to be joined by Kerry Paul today to discuss a topic I super love - personal development and growth and how business owners get along with that! 

Every business owner faces two factors when running a business: Internal and external. While internal factors are easier to deal with, what really challenges your business goal is when factors outside of your control confront you, regardless of whether or not perceived and pose a greater risk. 

Ultimately, the way you adapt and deal with your businesses’ hits and misses directly affects your finances - which as a business owner myself, I am very sensitive to. Get a unique insight into Kerry Paul’s insightful expertise, especially on how you can start exploring personal development opportunities, what you can learn and what you can do next!

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How does personal development directly affect your business?;
• What are the common things that entrepreneurs struggle with?;
• What are the common business delivery pitfalls?;
• How can you figure out if you are undercharging? 

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1. Being In Business 
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4. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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Delegation has been a core topic, you know, I am very passionate about. So, I am super thrilled to have NaTandya Dowell, in today’s podcast episode as we discuss the pitfalls of delegation of work and why delegating effectively as a small business owner can be very hard! 

It’s known that a lot of solopreneurs turned into entrepreneurs have difficulty on how to de delegate. This is hugely because they thought of the business idea, built their business way up, and developed it further hence their strong attachment to their business. While this is valid, this is the pitfall many small business owners are dragged into, eventually leading them to get stuck. 

Make sure you don’t forget to download this on your list and learn from NaTanya, who’s successfully done that! 

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• How you can transition delegating effectively from corporate to becoming a business owner yourself;
• Which is your bigger problem? Your business model or your delegation skills?;
• How can small business owners measure success in their delegation track?;
• 3 tangible things you can do as a business owner to start delegating successfully. 

Episode Resources: 

1. NaTanya Dowell
2. Linkedin
3. Mads Singers Free Management Training
4. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

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Can you achieve "profit predictability" in your small business operations by simply being effective in communication leadership? Adam Liette, Smooth Operations founder, joins us in today's podcast episode and shares how this is possible! 

Behavioural science tells us that every interaction affects people's performance. Each interaction can work best when we work from a place of comfort or on schedules, when people know what is expected of them and see those expectations met. That's where effective communication leadership comes in place - providing my team members with predictability and creating a more guaranteed space for your profitability. 

In essence, Adam leverages on structured and tangible remote team communication to predict roadmaps for your team and small business operations with the use of an operating system he designed. To him, every business is a living, breathing organization. It's not just an org chart—it's also a group of people with whom you interact in ways that influence their performance. 

This is a must-listen episode! Make sure you take advantage of this and learn about Adam's structured approach to achieving predictability through team communication! 

Listen to this week's show and learn: 

• Is emotional leadership really relevant to managing your small business?;
• 2 unlikely tangible results of effective leadership communication;
• How can an operating system make better predictability for your small business productivity. 

Episode Resources:

1. Adam Liette
2. Smooth Operator Podcast Show
3. Linkedin
4. Mads Singers Free Management Training
5. Join Mads Singers Management Group 

Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini

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