The CVBT Audio Interview Podcast

• Chaotic times require adaptive leadership, he says

• “It’s very easy to get into a conversation about history”

(Total Recorded Time is 17:30)

In these chaotic and incredibly uncertain …

• In recovering from the COVID Recession, expert says genuine compassion should be part of the recovery

• “The kind of situation we’re in now creates …

• Lathrop CPA explains why it’s not too late to apply for federal help for a small business

• “There’s still some money out there”

It’s not too late for small business owners to apply for …

• Why Ken Wentworth calls himself a “fractional CEO”

• “It’s hard to have that strategic vision when you’re always ‘putting out fires’”

(Total Recorded Time is 18:20)

Recorded March 10, …

• Why leaders need to rethink their business models

• “You’ve got to ask your stakeholders what’s important to them”

Before the coronavirus took the …

• How businesses are pivoting to get ready for a post-COVID world

• “What do you manage to? That’s the hardest determination at this point”

(Total Recorded Time 11:38)

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• A better way to fix career burnout for the manager -- and the managed

• “Unless you really pay attention to yourself and are conscious of yourself … you can’t really make any decisions …

•  Fourth-generation entrepreneur offers marketing tips for small business and insight on how COVID-19 will change marketing

•  “If you’re going to own a business, especially today, you’ve …

•  University of the Pacific economist says COVID-caused contraction could be worse than 1929 crash

•  “The impact on small businesses is just …

• Entrepreneur says for success, businesses should integrate their information technology strategy with their business strategy

• “Your IT strategy …

• Northeastern University executive professor says she has a better way to get a new job

• She calls it “boutique employability”

Suddenly, finding a new job is much harder, thanks to the …

• Outplacement export says immediate, and big, government action needed to avert massive layoffs

• “This is truly unprecedented in the way it’s …

• He says artificial intelligence will be the biggest change since the internet

• “AI, and automation in general, will create a lot more jobs”

(TRT* 23:45)

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• Software startup entrepreneur is taking machine learning to new levels

• “We realized there was a lot more opportunity than we’d initially thought of”

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• Just how possible is it to have employees who self-manage?

• Leadership guru Michael Colburn offers tips on how to reach that nirvana

•  But Wait! …

•  Yes, Americans are getting much grumpier

• “This isn’t just in the political arena. It also rolls over into families and relationships”

• And tips …

• Success as an author often starts after the book is written

• “You have the ability to control and adjust and tweak”

When Shakespeare put down his …

• Before you recruit from a competitor – or jump to one -- listen to this podcast

• “Nobody should resign on the spur of the moment any more”

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• Get rid of that decision-making gut

• “You can certainly go with your gut if you want to end up like Boeing”

Worried that a decision you’re about …

• Author Paul Napper says there’s a common reason so many are anxious in the U.S.

• “We actually have a silent epidemic … of anxiety”

The United …

• Looking for expert advice? Jer Jessi offers the world

• “And we are looking to grow”

Sometimes you have a problem for which not even YouTube videos are specific enough. So how do you get …

•  Want to improve your leadership skills? Row across the Atlantic Ocean*

• “I do crazy adventures basically, seemingly impossible things”

• *Or you …

•  The overlooked authenticity factor to success

• “The most effective thing you can do is be yourself”

A lot of people want to be effective public speakers, whether to advance a business …

• Four steps to overcoming stress

• “You have to really confront those negative thoughts”

Stressed-out by the job? Or just life in general?  There’s a four-step method to calm down and be …

• Jatco Incorporated finds warm welcome in Modesto

• Uses robots and human workers for precision molding

For anyone who might have thought high-tech …

•  Mr. Gold advocates rewriting your internal code

•  "It’s about 10 beliefs that you hold"

Are your beliefs hijacking your life? Can we erase and …

• Tips for real-time conflict resolutions

• Plus something for free

If you’re not King Louie , then it’s likely that when you want to chop someone’s …

• Joseph Michelli explains the success of Airbnb

• “How does a company … grow that meteorically in ten years?”

What started with renting out a spare bedroom furnished with a couple of air …

• Why relying on digital connections with customers is not enough

• Consistently raising the bar on customer service

In politics, it’s the economy, …

• Tapping “intuitive intelligence” to make the big decisions

• “Intuitive knowing is generally that first gut feeling”

If you make important business decisions based on a flash of …

• Author of the new book “Start Finishing” tells how to control distractions and interruptions

• We spend about half of our time thinking about …

• Veteran coach identifies the major problems -- and offers solutions

• Don’t show up to throw up

There are the seven deadly sins talked about in …

For the tens of thousands who crawl along I-205 through Tracy just to get to I-580 to continue the bumper-to-bumper crawl to Silicon Valley, dreams of starting their own business might …

• Clearing up the mysteries of marketing

• “Marketing and technology overwhelm a lot of people”

Small business startups often have great expertise in …

Ask a manager what’s the hardest part of the job and many these days are likely to say it’s dealing with fearful employees who play it safe at all …

•   Why managers need to remember what Einstein said

• “There is absolutely no, zero, nada, zilch, reason why we … subscribe to Albert Einstein’s …

• Sherre' DeMao says it’s the secret sauce of success

• “That can add to the bottom line when a company is sold”

Business owners looking to move …

• How techniques used by improv actors can be applied to business

• “That audience is often drunk and yelling at them”

The laughter of an audience at a comedy improv keeps comedians going. …

Despite millions of young people headed to college, there’s one educator and entrepreneur who thinks that could be the wrong path for a lot of young …

• The real threat may lie in its use by governments

• “I’m very worried that the same kinds of abuses that are occurring in China could trickle into …

•  Former musician Michael Maher is now helping small business increase sales using Amazon

•  “They’re very, very intent on customer satisfaction”

Michael Maher has gone from musician to …

The CVBT PODCAST:  Coping with burned-out bosses

•  Expert says this can be a unique opportunity for those who work for such a boss

•  “Burnout is very pervasive now. It’s out there. It’s …

• What companies should be doing now for a digital future

• “We should certainly be prepared in terms of essentially having a plan on how to …

  • Beth McRae offers tips from experience

• ““We’ve kept our company very diversified over the years”

As entrepreneurs will say, owning a business provides harsh lessons.

Beth McRae, who …

What’s stopping women from getting to the top jobs in corporations?  Backstabbing sabotage might not even make a list a manager might make.

But two veteran educators who are studying the …

Podcast:  Adapting yourself and your company to change

•  Sharon Bowes shares secrets of mastering the swiftly changing landscape

•  “Survival, even of a large well-established business, is …

• How to embrace social media without going nuts

• “You have to do your research so that you know where your customers are"

Small business owners can often feel like one-person fire …

Too many business people have, essentially, canned themselves like summer berries, putting a lid on their success, says business coach Tasha Chen.

“Your thoughts create,” says Ms. Chen, a …