J Cleveland PayneBusiness, Education, Management
J Cleveland PayneBusiness, Education, Management

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J Cleveland Payne takes 20-plus years of working in various aspects of business and answers question submitted by listeners from his perspective.

  • Episode #047 - Should I Be On Clubhouse?
    Business questions answered here this week include: - Should I be on Clubhouse? (Ervin) - How do I manage the massive time zone difference and maintain sanity? (Lucia) - How can we effectively use advertising, and since we have never had much use of...
  • Episode #046 - How Do I Manage My Relationship With Former Peers After A Promotion?
    Business questions answered here this week include: - How do I manage my relationship with former peers after a promotion? (Joy) - Should I ‘Google’ myself and do companies really care about what they find in online searches? (Jermaine) - Should I...
  • Episode #045 - How Do I Get My Employees To Do More Work For A Company Doing Poorly Financially?
    Business questions answered here this week include: - How Do I Get My Employees To Do More Work For A Company Doing Poorly Financially? (Frederick) - What are some project management tools I can try? (Gabriel) - What are some advantages and...
  • Episode #044 - What Are People Supposed To Do Whenever They Get Fired From A Job?
    Business questions answered here this week include: - What are people supposed to do whenever they get fired from a job? (Scott) - Should I feel guilty about the co-workers left behind when I escaped a toxic workplace? (Robyn) - How do I get more...
  • Episode #043 - How Do I Hire For A Small Issue That Could Grow To A Larger One, But Also May Not?
    Business questions answered here this week include: -How do I hire for a small issue that could grow to a larger one, but also may not? (Carla) -How to get support and mentorship in entrepreneurship if I don’t know any entrepreneurs? (Zak) -Should I...
  • Episode #042 - What Is The Real Impact On A Small Business With A Higher Minimum Wage?
    Business questions answered here this week include: - What is the real impact on a small business if they are forced to raise their wages by up to 100%? (Jim) - What is it about my marketing and messaging that is not working to bring in the customers...
  • Episode #041 - Does My Packaging Really Help Me Sell My Products?
    For this week’s podcast, Ken asked, “Does my packaging really help me sell my products, or is it just an unnecessary expense that limits my revenue potential?” JoAnna asked, “What do I need to consider in making hiring decisions?” And Micah asked,...
  • Episode #040 - Can I Keep An Employee Working Past Their Two-Week Notice?
    This week, Brigitte asked, "I had a situation with a troubled employee that caused to stellar employees to put in their notice of leaving. One gave 2-weeks notice. The other gave four based on the scheduled release of a deliverable. We have been...
  • Episode #039 - How Do I Fix The Finances Of A Business That Is Already Running?
    This week, Shane asked, "I started a mobile entertainment business with my two brothers because we love to have fun together, and we thought we could make some real money in the process. What we found out was that we are really bad and holding each...
  • Episode #038 - What Can I Do To Get A Business Off The Ground?
    This week, Tandy asks, "I have worked hard for the past six years trying to launch several businesses, with no positive results. Everything from MLM programs to online t-shirt shops has been tried, and all have failed. I have heard that the best way...
  • Episode #037 - Are Rich People Really Trying To Hide The Keys To Their Success?
    This week's episode is a question I came up with after reading the article "4 financial secrets rich people don't want you to know" at USAToday.com yesterday, and reviewing the glut of commentary put out on the article. You can read the original...
  • Episode #036 – How Do I Manage A 'Hard To Manage' Employee?
    And we ask you, "Do you have a process for documenting poor employee performance?' Find More Info @ http://businessquestionsansweredhere.com
  • Episode #035 – How Do I Tell My Employees The Business Is Currently Not Doing Well?
    And we ask you, "How do you deliver bad news to your employees?" Find More Info @ http://businessquestionsansweredhere.com
  • Episode #034 – What 'Year End' Activities Should I Do For My Business?
    And we ask you, “How are you getting your business affairs in order in preparation for the new year?”
  • Episode #033 - Can You Go Too Far In Worshiping Your Rock Star Employees?
    And we ask you, "Are you giving too much attention to your organizations’ ‘Rock Stars?’"
  • Episode #032 - So I Really Can't Have Work-Life Balance?
    And we ask you, "Are you still trying to make work-life balance possible?"
  • Episode #031 - Do I Need To Create New Social Media Accounts For A New Project?
    And we ask you, "Are you running separate social media accounts for yourself and your business?"
  • Episode #030 - Is This A Part-Time Job Or A Side Hustle?
    And we ask you, "Are you working your own side hustle or just being 'entrepreneurial?'
  • Episode #029 - Where Are The Five Guys I'm Supposed To Be The Average Of?
    And we ask you, "Who are the five business people that you support most often?"
  • Episode #028 - Does Marketing With Free Giveaways Really Work?
    And we ask you, "Is free stuff an appealing thing for you when you are being marketed to?"