Episode 140: Peacemakers and Profit Enhancement

Episode 140 originally broadcast on February 09, 2008

The School of Business for February 9, 2008

Russ and John offer advice and encouragement as they present "We Teach and You Profit." Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - words of truth from Norman Vincent Peale; This Week in Business History presents "Violence in Business" week; Navigating Business Jargon - vocabulary and vernacular that people will judge you by; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - quality control in China.

Connie Barnaba of Barnaba & Assoc. Inc.

Connie Barnaba, founder and president of Barnaba & Assoc. Inc., specializes in conflict management; she calls herself a "professional peacemaker." Barnaba built a successful management consulting firm based on the premise that Conflict is expensive, it's bad for business - and a proactive manager can identify, then take steps to resolve, potential issues before they create conflict in the workplace. She has an interesting perspective and a great presentation.

Byron Hebert of PKF Texas: Your Route to Profits

Russ visits with Byron Hebert, Director of Entrepreneurial Advisory Services, PKF Texas who talks about his specialty, "profit enhancement." PKF has partnered with Chris Mason and MindShop to present Your Route to Profits, a breakfast seminar for anyone with a passion for growth and profitability, to be held on February 25, 2008. For more information, go to www.PKFTexas.com.

Flashback - High School Dropouts

Are Entrepreneurs born wanting to start their own businesses? Russ revisits past BusinessMakers interviews to consider high school dropouts, and a swan in a family of ducks, who quit school to "get out there" and do what they knew they could (and did). Flashback to moments with Eric Elfman of DataCert Inc., Tara Jean Hart of The Compliance Alliance, and Gordon Bethune of Continental Airlines.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Empowered Workforce

Greg Price explains how off-the-shelf manufacturing software has matured, and can empower your workforce to reduce cost, manage inventory and better serve customers.