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In Episode 044 of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:
Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore interviews Alec Broadfoot, CEO of VisionSpark https://visionsparksearch.com/

They discuss Alec’s new book, “Revealed! Insider Secrets To Hiring Your #2 Leader” 

https://visionsparksearch.com/alecs-book/ 

finding second in command folks, interviews, business operating systems and a whole lot more!

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:
Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore interviews Alec Broadfoot, CEO of VisionSpark https://visionsparksearch.com/
They discuss Alec’s new book, “Revealed! Insider Secrets To Hiring Your #2 Leader” https://visionsparksearch.com/alecs-b... , finding second in command folks, interviews, business operating systems and a whole lot more!

0:00 Intro
1:22 Shoutout to Sal Filardi
1:31 Book reference: Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
2:01 What is Second In Command? - “Someone who is going to run the business for the Visionary”
3:48 Where/when do you see an organization needing to hire Second in Command or C suite?
6:52 Does it work to bump up the office manager into Second in Command? Good question to ask: Can this person take my business to the next level?
8:29 Background information on VisionSpark https://visionsparksearch.com/
12:59 How do you pitch hiring folks for companies?
13:45 What’s the difference with a recruiter and a search firm?
16:31 Tips for using a recruiter

17:29 Using assessments in the hiring process: success rate more than triples
17:43 Reference to University of Michigan study: The interview as a tool to predict someone’s future success is about 14% accurate. But when you use a high quality assessment the percentage goes up to 52%
18:03 Some examples of high quality assessments

18:34 What about DISC? https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-d...
18:45 What the assessment does: it measures an individual’s core behavior.
20:16 What’s the most quirky or cool/different assessment? What’s one that you wouldn’t recommend?

22:33 Talk about the difference between, cognitive, affective, and conative
29:34 What assessments would you recommend to a company new to using them? Fairly easy to get their hands around?

34:05 Interviewing hacks
36:24 “We have seen visionaries where their strength that makes them a great entrepreneur also is the kryptonite for them when hiring individuals.”
37:16 Quick and easy interview format:
40:35 Hiring process:
43:09 VisionSpark Interview Day Form LINK https://lodestonetruenorth.com/wp-con...
47:57 Book reference - Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
49:01 During and interview make sure you’re listening, and don’t do all the talking. It’s a discovery process
51:35 Book reference - Topgrading by Brad Smart
52:36 The AAR Tool    • Episode 032 - The...  
58:36 The average time of a mis-hire 278 hours
1:00:02 Alec’s new book “Revealed: Insider Secrets to Hiring Your #2”
1:07:36 How do you help people figure out their unique ability?
1:10:57 What talents are good for a visionary?
1:13:59 How do you start with a visionary?
1:17:13 What is the suite of rolls for a Second in Command?
1:22:04 What does the Second in Command own?
1:27:22 What characteristics do you see in a great #2 Leader?
1:30:20 What resources would you recommend for developing a future #2 Leader?
1:35:50 Sensitivity testing…
1:37:45 Why are visionaries not good at hiring in general, but especially when hiring people for their leadership team?
1:45:00 Book references

1:49:46 Talking about core values
1:52:51 Pinnacle tool: Who wants to keep your job?
2:03:11 Book reference - The road less stupid by Keith J. Cunningham
2:09:55 What is so compelling about working with entrepreneurs?

*Credits*
Music - Love is a long road by Tom Petty

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