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
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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".
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
Working Remotely
In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of Working Remotely.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
