Leadership

Episode 75: Mastering Presentation Skills: Efficient, Effective, and Compelling

In this solo episode of Emerge Dynamics, host David delves into the art of public speaking and presentation skills. He emphasizes the importance of avoiding reading directly from your notes and being compelling in your delivery. David shares essential tips to ensure your presentations are efficient, effective, and genuinely engaging, aiming to help professionals improve…

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Episode 63: What In The World Is Going To Happen With Interest Rates? And Work/Life Balance – Is There A Better Framework?

( our tracks are a bit out of sync so our responses to each others comments don’t always sound timed correctly – we’re working on our internet signal to fix this) Eric and David discuss some current events including what might be happening with interest rates. Check out Episodes 36 and 59 where we discuss…

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Episode 62: Keep Your Planning Flexible and Nimble (and be careful about rewarding your employees financially for hitting budget)

In today’s podcast episode, we’re going deep into the complex world of corporate finance and budgeting as we face the economic uncertainties of 2024. We’ll explore the various challenges and considerations that business owners and managers must contend with in this volatile economic landscape. The recent announcement from FedEx about an expected slowdown really caught…

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Episode 54: Emergency Action- What To Do When You’re Running Out of Cash

In this episode, we discuss step 2 of the 5 stages of a turnaround, the emergency action stage. We give several practical actions that you’ll need to take in order to get your business through to the next step. It’s all about cash. And you’ll need to map how it comes in and goes out…

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Episode 51: The Second Most Important Person to Build a Strong Company

The discussion on turnaround management continues today with a discussion on weak finance function. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to have integrity and to hire people to work in finance who will hold the line. It’s not just about the numbers, it’s about recording financial data according to fundamental principles with correct…

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Episode 50: You Can’t Put Lipstick On A Pig!  – Signs Your Business May Be In Trouble

Today we’re highlighting some adverse trends that indicate problems are arising in your business. If your business is struggling because you’ve hit a plateau, or your business is headed in the wrong direction, you’ll want to pay attention to these warning signs of decline. Poor working capital controls will ultimately get your business into trouble….

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Episode 49: I’m Turning My Company Around – I’m Starting with the Man in the Mirror

Emerge Dynamics is all about how businesses can emerge from their peers, and businesses accomplish that when they are well-run. This is especially true during a downturn, so today we’re focusing on how you can guide your business through these challenging times. There are so many bankruptcies happening in 2023. Why is that? It can…

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Episode 46: Is Stagflation Here? Making a Plan for the Future.

Today we’re broaching a topic that’s been on everybody’s minds, which is inflation. This is a crazy time we are living in, and it’s no different in the business environment. For the first time, the Federal Reserve has actually publicly warned that there is a mild recession. The prices we see increasing every day are…

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Episode 45: Servant Leadership

Today’s episode continues with a discussion about what servant leadership is and unpacking exactly how to be a servant leader. We’ll get to the core of how important it is to be the best version of yourself in order to create prosperity in your organization. Humility is the cornerstone of a servant leadership mindset. In…

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