Challenges, Stresses, and Overall Outlook – Business Leader Priorities of 2023

In this first episode of the three-part series, host Rob Parsons is talking with Stu Richards, CEO of Bredin, about the research Bredin conducted for the 2023 Paychex survey “Priorities for Business Leaders.” On this episode, Stu and Rob are talking about the overall outlook that business leaders have for the upcoming year. Hear about the challenges and stresses that are top of mind, including inflation, the labor crisis, customer retention, and more. Tune in to this and our next two episodes to learn more about our findings.

Topics include:

00:18 – Meet Stu Richards and Bredin 01:05 – Priorities for Business Leaders study 02:44 – Overall outlook of business owners 04:58 – What business challenges are top of mind 05:38 – The challenge of inflation 06:33 – Concerns about obtaining loans 07:20 – Keeping customers happy 08:15 – Tactical operational issues 09:59 – Variation with challenges based on company size 12:36 – Stress felt by business leaders 14:30 – What business owners would say to their younger self 15:58 – Preview for Parts 2 and 3

Read the full report about the 2023 priorities for business leaders at https://payx.me/priorities2023.

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