In Episode 047 of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Mark Whitmore and David Quick have a discussion on Culture Index, Vistage, and hiring. Part 2 of 2.

Here is a link for Culture Index to take a survey: https://surveys.cultureindex.com/s/69AC7B0000/26716

0:00 Intro

0:14 Good resources for the hiring process…

• Book reference - Who by Geoff Smart


• “Can you find a better first baseman”

3:42 Book references - The Advantage and Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni 

4:10 “We’re all willing to sweep floors”

5:57 Book reference - Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life by James Kerr 

10:45 What is the day job of the Visionary?

• Harnessing the power of your herd


• The path to remarkable leadership in an organization comes down to four things:




• Setting vision


• Creating and enforcing values


• Setting expectations


• Engaging like a madman or madwoman

12:32 Path to lazy leadership…

16:17 List of the Visionary’s Day Job

22:06 I need to fuel this magnet…

27:26 1-800-gotjunk reference Cameron Herrold

29:09 As a business coach if you could just impart an ability to an entrepreneur what are they missing?

• If you want to be better, there are people out there that can help you…


• Do you want a different level of success? 3 Questions: What do you want to be, do, have…

34:04 What are some common issues for some of the principles or leadership teams of an organization?

• Vision


• Values


• Expectations


• Engagement

38:31 Simon Sinek Quote…… 

“So if you would if you would go to the gym like exercise, right? If you go to the gym and workout and you come back and you look in the mirror, you will see nothing. And if you go to the gym the next day and you come back and you look in the mirror, you will see. Nothing right?”

39:24 Do these 4 things fall on just 1 seat? 

41:58 Swim suit analogy 

45:02 Link to SOAR tool https://youtu.be/7_E0C3-HMmA 

45:43 If it’s not scheduled it’s not going to happen…

52:13 What are some other CEO peer groups?

53:37 What is some of the worst advise you’ve heard

58:41 One day I want you here…

1:01:03 Link to the SMACK episode https://youtu.be/UgKgysVOME4 

1:05:35 “In God we trust; all others must bring data.”  - William Edwards Deming

1:07:35 Some reference checking hacks

1:11:14 Shoutout to pinnacle

** Credits**

Music - Once in a lifetime by the Talking Heads

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