Real Management Talk with LJ and Jocelyn

In this episode, LJ and Jocelyn talk about "Pick Your Brain" requests and why "no" needs to be in your vocabulary.

In this episode, LJ and Jocelyn discuss how organizations and businesses change along with their owners, founders, and leaders over the years.  They explore why it is important to not abandon what you are doing but rather embrace change and new directions.

In this episode, LJ and Jocelyn talk about how organizations and businesses are really letting themselves and others down when they do not strive to encourage individuals to put their best foot forward in all that they do.

In this episode, LJ and Jocelyn talk about setting excellence standards and culture expectations in businesses and organizations.

In this episode LJ and Jocelyn talk about when instant gratification and entitlement come into play in a business and how those two elements put the entire entity into a not sustainable landscape. They talk about how there has to be a sacrificial component in business and life which does not leave room for instant gratification.

LJ and Jocelyn discuss in this episode the key business partners every business needs, Intra-prenuers.

Since you never know what will happen since these are raw unscripted discussions that LJ and Jocelyn have and share with the world, this episode kicks off with a discussion of red lava and blue hair.  

On the serious side though this episode is all about pouring into and training your team in a way that only LJ and Jocelyn can talk into the subject at hand.

LJ and Jocelyn discuss during this episode the pandemic and how effective leadership is a must for getting your organization and business through challenging times.

In the Season 2 kickoff episode LJ and Jocelyn talk about Intrapreneurs and why having and developing Intrapreneurs is so important to business growth and success.

Leaders need to be engaged in their organizations and in their community not only helping others but also involved in the civic process.  In this episode, LJ and Jocelyn talk about why it matters that leaders of organizations are involved and engaged as citizens where they live and in society as a whole.

During this episode, LJ and Jocelyn discuss the importance of social capital growth and nonprofit business advantage utilizing social capital.  They also check in on how Jocelyn's coming with her new skill development talking on camera and why it is important to develop new skills now.

In this episode, LJ and Jocelyn talk about fall, cherry blossoms, and how everything good and bad in life and business has a cycle/season but it doesn't need to be seen as a bad thing.  In fact, it is just the beginning to something bigger and better.

2020 has certainly been a year for the record books to put it mildly.  One of the biggest changes has been to how businesses operate in the new. 

On this episode, LJ and Jocelyn talk about how business as it was is dead and there is no going back.  They discuss ways business owners and organizations need to pivot to transgress this new landscape that is changing every day through 2020.

If you are thinking about starting a nonprofit business, we are hear to tell you that the competition is fierce and it is one of the most entrepreneurial things you can think of doing.

LJ and Jocelyn talk in this episode about thinking through starting a nonprofit, the alternatives to starting one, and why you may want to rethink your strategy for business.

Creativity and artistic license is not limited to works of art that are displayed.  It is also very much present in the written word, including technical writing that revolves around proposals and grant funding applications.  The process of writing is a very creative process and there is an art to being able to properly tie writing to the various parts of proposals and grant applications.  LJ and Jocelyn talk about how being creative and knowing how to artistically describe and tie things together is so important including covering what not to do with trying to be creative and artistic.

In this episode LJ and Jocelyn discuss board leadership and dive into The Autocrat leader as Joan Garry coined the term in Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership.

Transitions are a part of life and business.  All businesses go through transition and how you manage it determines how much chaos or lack of chaos there is in your business.  Some we can definitely plan for and some we can only prepare a scenario plan for ahead of time to be able to manage the outcome.  LJ and Jocelyn discuss this very important business topic that is not spoken about enough.

The word "Competition" is one of Jocelyn's favorite words to not use.  On this episode LJ and Jocelyn talk about why forgetting the competition is necessary to grow your business.

We answer your questions regarding nonprofit business on this episode of Real Management Talk with LJ and Jocelyn.

LJ and Jocelyn discuss why being creative and innovative in business can have a direct impact on teams, customers, and the bottom line.

In this episode LJ and Jocelyn discuss how fundraising, grants, and donor management work together in order to have an effective development program that raises organizational funds.

During this episode LJ and Jocelyn discuss the fear of missing out on grants that organizations believe they can use.

In this episode LJ and Jocelyn cover what makes your organization attractive to foundations, corporations, and government grant funders.

The basics of grant writing are often misunderstood.  In this episode we cover the basic cornerstones of understanding the grant writing process and how it is done.

In this episode LJ and Jocelyn talk about grant writing and terms that are most commonly used such as restricted versus non-restricted grant funds.

On this episode we talk about the fun a business owner can have with obtaining and working with clients.

On this episode of Real Management Talk, LJ and Jocelyn are discussing the costs (sacrifices) of being a business owner.

Most client relationships end amicably, then there are the ones that do not.  In business we do not like to talk about the ones that go wrong.  On this episode LJ and Jocelyn talk about ending client relationships including the end of contracts, making changes to the relationship, and even getting the client divorce. 

On this episode of Real Management Talk with LJ and Jocelyn the differences between the nonprofit and for profit business models are the topic.

On this premier episode of Real Management Talk with LJ and Jocelyn we discuss one of the most important aspects of being in business: Knowing Your Worth!

In business it is important to know your worth as it affects all aspects of your business if you do not including how much you do for and charge to your clients.  We often talk about self-worth as persons.  We do not often talk about self-worth in business dealings.