When Opportunity Knocks

It is hard to find good help, at least that is what small business owners tell me.  The smaller you are, the more difficult the challenge because you don't necessarily have the resources you need in salary range and benefits to compete with larger companies.  But if you start to think differently about your employees and how you do things, you can stack the recruitment deck in your favor.  You can attract and keep top talent.  Tune in and hear how one firm, Rodman CPAs shifted their recruitment by thinking differently.  Jen Minor, Director of Administration at Rodman CPAs shares some of the strategies they have used with great success.  If you would like help implementing these and other innovations in your organization to attract top talent, contact me, Nancy OKeefe at Nancy OKeefe Coaching and let's set up a time to talk about your situation..  www.nancyokeefecoaching.com/contact

There is a lot to think about around the people part of your business.  Hiring is difficult, time consuming, expensive.  Then once you bring someone on board, how do you ensure they get a good start?  How do you keep them motivated?  What about pay and performance reviews?  You can engineer your Human Resources Functions even if you don't have an HR Specialist on staff.  Tune in to this episode and hear Denise Noble, Founder of HR Engineers and Senior HR Consultant share tips and important things you should know as a small business owner about HR.

It it is true that what we put our focus on is what we get, is this getting in the way of solving the diversity and inclusions issue in America?  Tune in and hear Executive Coach, Nancy OKeefe's take on this topic.  See if the way you are looking at things is setting you up for more of the same instead of the change you want and need in your business and career.  What are you focused on?  It may surprise you that your unconscious judgements are running the show and hampering your success.

Employee Engagement has been and continues to be a problem for most organizations.  Despite years of trying to solve this problem, we still see statistics that say 70% of the American workforce is not engaged with their work.  What are we missing?  Is there a link between the way we manage and employee motivation that is perpetuating this problem?  Executive Coach Nancy OKeefe thinks so and talks about Management versus Motivation in this episode of When Opportunity Knocks.  Tune in and see what she has to say on this important topic.

Good help is hard to find, right.  We hear about the shortage of qualified employees but we might want to take a look at our organizations and see whether we have what it takes to attract, motivate and retain those high performing, star employees.  Tune in to this episode and hear Business Consultant Nancy OKeefe, MBA, MS talk about ways to attract, motivate and retain the best employees.  Learn the qualitites of the high performing employee and what they are looking for in organizations they consider joining.

Employee happiness matters.  Studies show it can increase productivity by 12-20%.  But beyond that, if your employees aren't happy it will be difficult to attract and retain the best employees or engage them in the work you do.  Happiness doesn't mean having a ping pong table in the breakroom or snacks in the refridgerator.  Learn what the best motivators are and how to learn what you can do to make your employees happy.  You may be surprised at the answer and how little it might cost to get the result you want and need to power your organization.  Presented by Nancy OKeefe, MBA, MS, Business Consultant and Executive Coach.

We have a people problem in business today.  70% of American workers are disengaged at work and it is having a direct impact on our bottom line.  What is the cause and what can we do about it.  Tune in to this episode, the first in a series from host, thought leader and consultant, Nancy OKeefe, MBA, MS, designed to look at this issue and what can be done to improve this picture for employer and employee alike.  

Are you earning what you want in your business or career?  There could be some good reasons why not and they are reasons no one is talking about.  Tune in to this episode and hear Nancy OKeefe, Business Consultant and Executive Coach discuss the 5 Unspoken Reasons Why Women Can't Earn The Money They Want.  You may be surprised by the reasons and the simple step you can take to do something about it now.  Be sure to stick around until the end as Nancy is offering a free consultation around this issue for her listeners that you don't want to miss.

Join host and Executive Coach Nancy OKeefe as she explores the issues around women's success in business and the workplace.  We have been talking about this issues for decades.  Listen in to this thought provoking episode and start thinking about what can be done to help women make more progress in business and their careers.  This episode is the first in a series of 4 episodes that will explore this question, share women's experiences and discuss what needs to be done about it.  

Join in and hear international Human Resources Consultant and experienced Lawyer, Megan Taylor of Taylor HR Group,  talk about the key issues that face small business owners when it comes to employees.  The HR function, compliance with laws both Federal and State is a complicated subject and you don't want to make a mistake here that can result in fines.  We talk about hiring, onboarding, benefits, performance reviews, termination and harrassment/discrimination.  Tune in and learn how to keep abreast of changes.

tune in to this mini workshop and learn what to look for to hire the right person for any position. Hiring is a skill that needs to be leaned and practiced.  Get some sound tips to improve your hiring skills in this episode with Executive Coach Nancy OKeefe

Hiring is a skill and like any skill it needs to be learned and practiced.  But most small business owners don't hire enough to get the practice.  Tune in to this mini-workshop and gain some insight into the skill of hiring from Executive Coach, Nancy OKeefe.  Learn some strategies and tools you can use to improve your hiring skills and build a team of great people for your business.  Whether you are hiring an employee, an independent contractor, a virtual assistant or an outsourcing partner, the formula is the same.  

It is goal setting time: the beginning of a year, the beginning of a quarter, the beginning of a month.  How many times have you set a goal and never reached it?  Have you ever set a goal and completely forgot about it until your reread some notes or went back some number of pages in your journal?  Why is it that we have good intentions and then they just slip away from us.  What makes our goals unachieveable?  Tune in to this episode, done as a mini workshop and learn how to create goals that stick.  Presented by Nancy OKeefe, Business Coach.  

The world is changing rapidly and in order to keep pace we need to watch the horizon for changes and be nimble to respond to any threats that may impact our ability to earn a living.  Even if you are already a business owner, you need to practice Personal Entrepreneurship.  Learn what it is all about in this mini workshop.  Take stock of yourself to see if you are sabotaging your efforts.  You may be surprised at how often you are without even knowing it.

Coach and Motivational Speaker, Casey Kerr of Find Your Roar, talks about your perspective and how it can hurt you.  Learn which perspectives can be limiting and how to recognize if you are dealing with the negative side of one or more.  That could be holding you back from the success you seek.  The good news is that Casey tells us how you can turn it around and get your perspectives working for you instead of against you.  

Is it time for you to step out of the shadows and take your place at the tale or the front of the room? Catherine Johns, professional speaker and author talks about confidence, charisma and how you can cultivate those traits for a more powerful you

Communication is a two way street.  It isn't just what you say, but how it is heard and how well you listen.  This episode is mini workshop on becoming more effective in your communication, a skill that becomes more and more important as you grow your business and climb the career ladder.

Whether you work for yourself or someone else, you need to think like an entrepreneur.   The world is changing rapidly and in order to keep pace, we have to have our eyes on the horizon watching for the opportunities and the threats that may impact our ability to remain gainfully employed.  Listen in and learn what it means to practice Personal Entrepreneurship and how you might be sabotaging yourself with something as simple as the words you use.