Clark Fosler's guest appearances

Clark Fosler

Disgusting Baseball, a Cleveland Guardians Podcast

Commitment Matters

Covering the Corner: for Cleveland Guardians fans

Jonah Keri

Brad Jones

Meg Myers

Carlos Santana

Tom Hamilton

Yasiel Puig

Jose Ramirez

Dan Szymborski

Mike Bates

Carson Cistulli

Francisco Lindor

Tyler Adams

Erica Peterson

Ryan Richards

Jason Wojciechowski

OwlTail

In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Clark Fosler, Team Principal at M2 Analysis and Consulting. Visit M2’s website or email Clark.During their conversation, Clark or Mary mentioned:  Clark started in the title business and moved into commercial real estate, but eventually ended up in consulting and analysis for small businesses. Read about his work history here. When advising a business, Clark often suggests re-evaluating the positioning of employees for things like productivity, efficacy and optimization. Some employees might find more success in other areas of your company.High unemployment rates have caused employees to become frustrated, being overworked and forced to change processes.Clark offers a high-level overview of the business consulting process including thorough questioning, organization and analysis. You can find a list of his services here.According to Clark, the title and settlement industry is seeing a lot of exhaustion, since many owners and managers have been in the business for a long time and haven’t been able to keep up the technological demands the pandemic enforced.The Silver Tsunami refers to the older generation of workers. Many of which are now looking to work fewer hours, to hand over their business to younger employees or to even sell.Compensation is critical to retaining employees, especially since there are so many competitive jobs on the market. Here are some ways to help determine fair compensation for your employees. As a business owner or manager, check in with your employees regularly, evaluating their happiness and motivators. Clark details what you should consider when looking to hire a business consultant. He says overall, a consultant’s job is to ask the right questions and offer guidance that aligns with your company’s goals. If you’d like to contact the Commitment Matters podcast, email podcasts@ramquest.com.  Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit RamQuest.com/podcast to download the latest episode.  Lastly, we love to see when and how you’re listening. Share our posts, or create your own and tag them: #CommitmentMattersPodcast 

In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Clark Fosler, Team Principal at M2 Analysis and Consulting. Visit M2’s <a href="https://www.m2analysis.com/blog" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> or <a href="mailto:cfosler6@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noopener">email Clark</a>.During their conversation, Clark or Mary mentioned: <ul><li> Clark started in the title business and moved into commercial real estate, but eventually ended up in consulting and analysis for small businesses. Read about his work history <a href="https://www.m2analysis.com/our-team" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. </li><li>When advising a business, Clark often suggests <a href="https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/compensation/pages/job-leveling.aspx" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">re-evaluating</a> the positioning of employees for things like productivity, efficacy and optimization. Some employees might find more success in other areas of your company.</li><li>High <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">unemployment rates</a> have caused employees to become frustrated, being <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/worker-burnout-resignations-pandemic-stress--11640099198" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">overworked</a> and forced to change processes.</li><li>Clark offers a high-level overview of the <a href="https://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/business_services/business_consulting_services" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">business consulting process</a> including thorough questioning, organization and analysis. You can find a list of his services <a href="https://www.m2analysis.com/services" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>According to Clark, the title and settlement industry is seeing a lot of exhaustion, since many <a href="https://www.zippia.com/title-agent-jobs/demographics/#age-statistics" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">owners and managers</a> have been in the business for a long time and haven’t been able to keep up the technological demands the pandemic enforced.</li><li><a href="https://www.techwire.net/sponsored/accelerating_silver_tsunami_poses_significant_challenge_for_public_sector_.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Silver Tsunami</a> refers to the older generation of workers. Many of which are now looking to work fewer hours, to hand over their business to younger employees or to even sell.</li><li>Compensation is critical to retaining employees, especially since there are so many competitive jobs on the market. <a href="https://smallbusiness.chron.com/conduct-competitive-salary-analysis-48347.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> are some ways to help determine fair compensation for your employees. </li><li>As a business owner or manager, <a href="https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/how-to-use-stay-conversations-to-keep-employees-engaged.aspx" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">check in</a> with your employees regularly, evaluating their happiness and motivators. </li><li>Clark details what you should consider when looking to <a href="https://bench.co/blog/operations/when-to-hire-business-consultant/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">hire a business consultant</a>. He says overall, a consultant’s job is to ask the right questions and offer guidance that aligns with your company’s goals. </li></ul>If you’d like to contact the Commitment Matters podcast, email <a href="mailto:podcasts@ramquest.com" rel="noreferrer noopener">podcasts@ramquest.com</a>. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit <a href="https://www.ramquest.com/podcast" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">RamQuest.com/podcast</a> to download the latest episode. Lastly, we love to see when and how you’re listening. Share our posts, or create your own and tag them: <a rel="noreferrer noopener">#CommitmentMattersPodcast</a>

Mary & Clark Fosler: Personalize Your Business Consulting

Host Jason Lukehart talks with Clark Fosler of 'Royals Review' about this weekend's series between the Indians and Royals. Other topics include each team's chances of contending after the All-Star break, each team's inability to develop starting pitching over recent seasons, and rebuilding vs. going for it as a middling, small market team.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart talks with Clark Fosler of 'Royals Review' about this weekend's series between the Indians and Royals. Other topics include each team's chances of contending after the All-Star break, each team's inability to develop starting pitching over recent seasons, and rebuilding vs. going for it as a middling, small market team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="http://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Let's Talk Tribe: Ep. 5 (Clark Fosler)