John Dini

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Were our hunter forebears the first entrepreneurs? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to propose that early hunters evolved into modern-day entrepreneurs, and why we shouldn't try to make them into managers (farmers).
Hunters are entrepreneurs, farmers are managers. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to determine if you're a hunter (entrepreneur) or a farmer (manager) and hire someone to do whichever job you're not suited to.
How do you know when you're the one holding back your organization? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he learned whether he was an entrepreneur or a manager and what you can learn from his experience.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to explain that the first impression you make to your customers is the most important, plus why training your employees to greet customers is necessary.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to explain that there's no excuse for small businesses not to make the 2 most powerful words in the marketplace, "thank you," a priority.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to share a story about Publix and how their good customer service, including saying "hello" and "thank you" are putting their competitors out of business.
Do you use too many ways to keep employees informed? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the multiple ways we have to communicate with employees, but yet some employees still fail to get the message.
Don't disregard the impact of face-to-face with employees. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to use the power of face-to-face when getting your messages across to employees.
Use circles to get your message out to employees. John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he has used concentric circles to communicate important information to employee groups.
Why is the U.S. unemployment rate so stubbornly high? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the reasons the U.S. has so many unemployed people with so many unfilled job openings.