Business Archives - Roy Barker

roybarker.com October 29, 2020October 29, 2020Business, Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, Human Resourcesemployee retention, Employee Turnover, Human Resourcese

Roy Barker Featured on Profit With A Plan Podcast

Roy Barker was recently featured on the Profit With A Plan Podcast hosted by Marcia Riner speaking about employee retention. You can also see the full interview on Youtube Here are ten important areas to focus in order to increase employee retention: Market for talent, more than an advertisement Initial screening Orientation/onboarding Job-specific training/feedback Provide a mentor Ongoing training opportunities Create opportunities for advancement Challenge employees Praise employees Develop an awesome company culture Really get to know your employee Other … Continue reading “Roy Barker Featured on Profit With A Plan Podcast”

roybarker.com July 5, 2018October 24, 2020Business, Communication, Consultant, Marketing, Sales, Sales and Marketing, Social Mediabeth cody, mastermnd groups, Roy Barker, the business of business podcast

Mastermind Groups Explained with Beth Cody

In Episode 5 Roy Barker talks with Beth Cody about Mastermind Groups. Beth Cody started in Digital Marketing as a way to avoid the typical college trap of delivering pizzas or flipping burgers and found her passion for working with businesses focused on education. Today she works with exhausted business coaches looking to move from six-figures to seven or more with high-ticket online masterminds. Listeners of the Business of Business Podcast can contact Beth directly at 386-965-2094 to schedule a … Continue reading “Mastermind Groups Explained with Beth Cody”

roybarker.com June 21, 2018July 2, 2018Business, Diversity, Hiringbusiness, Diversity, employee retention, Roy Barker, Senior Living, Strategy

Are Companies With Greater Diversity More Profitable?

Diversity is a Strategy Diversity in the workforce is a growing topic for many big companies. With women becoming more a part of the working class, even more than they did in the past, and with African-American’s and Hispanics playing an important role of leadership in America, many are beginning to see the benefits of having various races and genders fill spots in their company. A recent report by Pew Research has shown that companies with great diversity are more … Continue reading “Are Companies With Greater Diversity More Profitable?”

roybarker.com January 29, 2018January 29, 2018Business, development, General, Planning

Get Access to a Great Tool

I wanted to share one of my most requested template downloads from 2017. This is a great tool to visually show your professional staff the financial impact of filling or not filling one more unit. The premise behind this template is that once you reach a certain occupancy level, the actual cost of adding one more resident is significantly lower, therefore adding exponentially to the bottom line. This is due to sunk fixed cost already being covered. If you have 90 … Continue reading “Get Access to a Great Tool”

roybarker.com January 27, 2018March 2, 2018Business, development, General, Net Neutrality, Senior Living Operationsat&t, barker, bellhead, cable, connected, consumer, deregulation, Development, ecommerce, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, net neutrality, network, phone, roy, Roy Barker, senior, Senior Living, service, southwestern bell, startup, telephone

Net Neutrality: What it is and Why it’s so Important

I typically write about business and the senior living industry, but I decided to tackle a new subject with this blog post: net neutrality. It might seem off-topic, but it could actually have a very real impact on the senior living industry. And it definitely has the potential to affect all of us in our personal lives. I want to be upfront about the fact that I likely don’t have all the details and my knowledge might be limited in … Continue reading “Net Neutrality: What it is and Why it’s so Important”