Stephen Baum

Waiting 5 minutes as a practice and as a metaphor

How is your patience quotient? Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the practice of waiting on others before you speak and the concept of allowing others to lead.

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Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to report that many CEOs he’s working with are excited about the potential for economic growth with the new president, but are also preparing for something less.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that before you hire a new employee, you engage them in practical work scenarios, observe them in the real world, and as always, check references.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to recommend you surround yourself with people who address the principle cause of a problem or opportunity and deal with that, rather than a symptom.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of redemption as part of the timeline and process we go through in dealing with an employee who isn’t working out.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the dysfunctional condition you get yourself into by allowing a key employee to hold you hostage instead of firing them.