Man vs Business with Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin
Man vs. Business is a project from Sigmatree and www.Nerd-Central.com focusing on business topics from all perspectives. The first few podcasts are brainstorming sessions on possible topics and content. Discussions cover Leadership, Quality, Training, Technology and Employees to name a few.
Episodes
115 episodes since 2015
Quality Circles
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes, Sean McMenamin and Brian Teddlie discuss the topic of Quality Circles. Are they still relevant? Do they have merit in today's business and quality arenas? Why were they s...
September 28, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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33:23
The Roadmap to Operational Excellence
In this Man vs Business podcast episode, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin have their first podcast guest - Brian Teddlie. Brian is an IT and Quality professional and gives his ideas and opinions on this overarching quality topic.
September 07, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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36:23
How to Think about Quality
In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the revolutionary stages of Industry and Quality. In the fourth stage we dive deep into the discussion of current technologies and how the play a role in quality.
August 12, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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35:47
History of Continuous Improvement
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin review the history of Continuous Improvement. In this discussion they take the approach of reviewing the validity of contributions by the Quality guru's. They...
July 14, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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38:04
Continuous Improvement Methodologies
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss some of the most used Continuous Improvement Methodologies that are used in business. We cover some of the more common and well known such as Plan, Do, Chec...
June 01, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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33:49
Process Mapping
In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin are getting back to basics and going deeper with very specific topics. In this episode they discuss the topic of Process Mapping - one of the foundational tools to continuo...
May 05, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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37:02
Role Employees Play in the Monthly Scorecard
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the accounting aspects of an ERP and how employees play an important role in feeding the monthly metrics that drive the monthly close.
April 18, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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40:34
What Accountability Looks Like
In this episode of Man vs Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin take another look at accountability - peaking into the actions and activities of what accountability looks like.
April 11, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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30:51
ERP Systems
In the episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about their experiences with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs). This is a high-level discussion starting off with what an ERP is, who is involved, and their t...
February 16, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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45:36
Patience in the Work Place
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of patience in the work place. Both the aspect of employee patience and more importantly employer patience.
November 16, 2020
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:40
Training
In this episode of Man vs. Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the process and the importance of Training and Personal Development.
August 04, 2020
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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26:43
Quality Coversations
In this episode of Man vs. Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of having a quality conversation between employee and manager. Specifically discussing the use of the word "Probably".
July 13, 2020
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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19:18
Should All Processes Be Improved
In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss whether or not all processes should be improved upon and why. Sean uses a simple analogy to help guide the conversation. From the analogy we jump to the discu...
June 30, 2020
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:50
Strategy Deployment
In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the concepts of Strategy Deployment. With the beginning of a new year, we felt it appropriate to discuss concepts that relate to good strategy deployment.
January 20, 2020
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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23:33
New Items and Strategy
In this podcast episode of Man vs. Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the idea of how to bring new information into an organization and wrap it around strategy so that its conveyed top to bottom. We also talk about teardrop ca...
November 12, 2019
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:47
Business and Personal Time and Expense
In this podcast episode of Man vs. Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the challenging topic of Business Travel vs Personal Time and how expenses can be abused and misused. We also talk the importance of have the difficult conv...
October 24, 2019
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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21:25
Not Jumping to Conclusions
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the idea of not jumping to conclusion during conversations and why its important. We also discuss a mountain biking adventure in which the student becomes t...
October 17, 2019
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:05
Restart
A restart of the Man vs Business Podcast series.
October 10, 2019
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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20:14
Project Managing Large Projects
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of project management. Specifically large projects and some of the key components to a successful project.
July 31, 2018
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Season 97
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Episode 1
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36:41
Driving Towards a Positive Orgainzational Contribution
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the roadmap of Driving Towards a Positive Organizational Contribution. We basically review the concept of positivity in the workplace. Why is it so important.
June 22, 2018
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Season 96
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Episode 1
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26:18
Working Remotely
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of Working Remotely.
June 01, 2018
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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30:53
Leadership Team - The Who and the How
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of the Leadership Team; specifically about who should be on the team and why. We then cover how the leadership team should function as a team.
May 15, 2018
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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30:32
Communication
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Sean McMenamin and Les Jaynes discuss the topic of Communication in the workplace. We cover the importance of good communication, what it looks like and some does and don't.
April 05, 2018
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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30:49
Sales Cold Calling
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic to Sales Cold Calling. We reviewed the challenges and pitfalls, the advantages and disadvantages. Along with what my experience was like as I took on my ...
March 25, 2018
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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34:53
Discipline or Corrective Actions for Employees that Disappoint
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin take a deep dive into the Discipline or Corrective Actions for Employees when they Disappoint. We discuss how and why the may disappoint you as an employer and what you as ...
March 11, 2018
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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28:32