Unlocking Entry Level Employees Potential with Shelby Scarbrough - Episode 127
Release Date: 12/07/2021
The Illusion of Being Stuck
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An Empty Can Makes the Most Noise
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Explore the gap between capturing attention and genuine business acumen, focusing on the often-missed distinction between visibility and viability. Learn to distinguish between mere noise and true depth in the digital age, seeking leaders who deliver real value beyond getting noticed.
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When to Grow and When to Hold
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The delicate balance between accelerating growth and consolidating gains in entrepreneurship. Learn why speed is crucial for gaining rapid feedback, allowing informed decisions on when to scale up or refine strategies.
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Slow is Smooth Smooth is Fast
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Using AI for Business Growth
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Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionizes business growth by driving efficiency and fostering innovation. Learn practical strategies to integrate AI across customer service, market analysis, operational tasks, and personalized experiences.
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Creative Pricing to Unlock a Competitive Advantage
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Unlock competitive advantage through creative pricing strategies that align with customer success and drive profitability. Learn how skipping free trials, embracing recurring revenue, and pricing based on customer outcomes can transform your business, creating strong, lasting relationships and stabilizing cash flow.
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The Double-Edged Sword of Automation
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Cross-Cultural Communication in Business
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The Reward of Getting Lost in the Work
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How Consumer Insights Drive Innovation
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Discover how consumer insights fuel innovation by shaping products that truly meet market needs. Learn from a real-world example where simplifying a tech app in response to freelance needs led to significant success, emphasizing the importance of engaging directly with consumers and being ready to pivot.
info_outlineSpencer interviews Shelby Scarbrough to talk about how she started working as an all-around skilled worker for their family-owned Burger King franchise to own several stores. She talks about hiring people, not just to fill the job, but to train them as they work their way up as a manager. Shelby also reiterated the importance of looking at the good things and the positive pieces, rather than the negative ones, when approaching businesses and handling people.
Episode Highlights
- Who the guest is.
- Shelby started out at their family-owned Burger King franchise.
- Is it challenging to get employees then compared to now?
- Employees working their way up as managers.
- Assumptions of anticipating in a first step job to not getting paid how much they should.
- A different approach: Instead of focusing on negative things, she’s looking at the good things, the characteristics, and skills, the positive pieces.
- Wisdom to impart to other people who want to start.
If she’ll start her business now, in this era, how can Shelby be approaching it differently? - Why do the core foundational values need to change?
Links and Resources - Civility Rules!
- https://shelbyjoyscarbrough.com/
- https://www.joyjourney.life/
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