Business Broken to Smokin' Podcast

Mark talks about the differences between paint by number solutions and building on mastery of principles. He reads an essay on the topic as well.

More from "Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits" by Greg Crabtree

in this episode Mark discusses "Simple numbers, straight talk and big profits" by Greg Crabtree

pulling from "Profit First" by Mike Michalowicz

I pull from the book "Measure What Matters by John Doerr. We talk about the idea of OKR's- Objectives and Key Results.

taking a page from "Necessary endings" by Dr. Henry Cloud

More from Tom Peters and "The excellence dividend" in which he makes the point that culture IS the strategy.

looking at why you should be intentional about your closest relationships. Pulling nuggets from Tom Peters "the excellence dividend"

I talk with Jody Vest of TTX on the ins and outs of interviewing, recruiting, and hiring for culture fit. Jody is very accomplished and humble. He has a great track record when it comes to hiring for culture. We discuss at length how he talks to candidates, and how he moves them through the hiring process successfully.

Episode 061- we cover a very productive and practical recruiting strategy with CEO Brandon Kenney of TTX.

Mark discusses future hire interviewing ideas and questions, specifically from The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni

we discuss tips and tricks around performing interviews

We discuss the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) with Shawn Ely of Lazear.

In this episode we talk with Chrissy Myers, CEO of AUI about her new book "Reluctantly Resilient" in which she details the difficult pathway she took to where she is now, and the lessons learned along the way.

We discuss Chrissy's new book "Reluctantly Resilient"

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast - Mark and Shane talk about an article from INC, that goes over Elon Musk’s “Algorithm” - A 5 step process to improve almost anything. https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/elon-musks-algorithm-a-5-step-process-to-dramatically-improve-nearly-everything-is-both-simple-brilliant.html 0:00 Intro 2:03 Book Reference - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 3:01 Lex Fridman podcast episode with Walter Isaacson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOV5R7M1Js 10:11 Reference to Larry Page from Google 14:03 The Algorithm 14:22 Step 1 - Question every requirement 21:14 Step 2 - Delete any part or process you can 26:14 Step 3 - Simplify and optimize 28:12 Step 4 - Accelerate cycle time 32:07 Step 5 - Automate 35:30 Book Reference - Reluctantly Resilient: One CEO's Journey to Thriving in Leadership and Life by Chrissy Myers 35:55 Book Reference - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara Make sure to check out our other channel Broken To Smokin’ - https://www.youtube.com/@BrokenToSmokin **Credits** Music - King of Pain by The Police

Episode 055 - Mark reads an excerpt from the essay "How to do great work" by Paul Graham This excerpt talks about the value of experience. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Reference to interview of Jared Kushner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_MeKSnyAo 3:04 Reading an excerpt of the essay “How to do great work” by Paul Graham - Read the whole essay here: http://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html This except talks about the value of experience 7:07 Focusing on the idea of experience and learning 7:43 The first paragraph is lauding to the 80/20 principle 9:44 Journaling as an exercise 10:39 The AAR template and exercise (see Episode 032 for more on this and a free download of the template: https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast-episode-032-aar-exercise/ ) 15:46 Take-aways… * More self aware 18:38 TOMKAT Tool **Credits** Music - The Storm by Tedeschi Trucks Band

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and business coach Preston True https://www.gettpafit.com/ continue their convo on the 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni. About Preston: After 25 years of managing and owning entrepreneurial businesses, Preston has lived through some of the brightest days and darkest nights. He’s learned owning and operating a business requires a new level of fitness well beyond the day you started it. The stamina required to scale rocky peaks, navigate dark valleys and reach your pinnacle is not achieved without the right people, purpose, playbook and performance. 0:00 Intro 3:49 Book reference - Drive by Daniel Pink 7:40 The 3 Stages of Work 17:35 Walk thru this practically Can take the assessment at www.workinggenius.com Takes about 10 minutes for about $25 each Assemble into a Team Map 21:51 Talk about pairing this assessment up with Kolbe, StrengthsFinder, or Enneagram? 40:32 What are you reading lately? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108101/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk **Credits** Music - Push by Matchbox Twenty Website: https://www.lodestonetruenorth.com Website: https://www.bigeasydesk.com LinkedIn Book Club Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14158790/ LinkedIn Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-whitmore-lodestone/ LinkedIn Lodestone: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lodestone-true-north Lodestone Online Courses: https://lodestone.thinkific.com Podcast: YouTube (video) https://youtube.com/@lodestonetruenorth Spotify (video or audio) https://open.spotify.com/show/3QCsZ7fyKr4z804oTac3FU Apple Podcasts (audio) https://apple.co/3O4uv4H Other Podcast Platforms https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast/

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and business coach Preston True https://www.gettpafit.com/ take a deep dive into the 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni. About Preston: After 25 years of managing and owning entrepreneurial businesses, Preston has lived through some of the brightest days and darkest nights. He’s learned owning and operating a business requires a new level of fitness well beyond the day you started it. The stamina required to scale rocky peaks, navigate dark valleys and reach your pinnacle is not achieved without the right people, purpose, playbook and performance. 0:00 Intro 3:01 Shoutout to Mammoth Distilling in Michigan https://mammothdistilling.com 5:44 Documentary called “Neat: The Story of Bourbon” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7109844/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 6:27 Movie references: Lawless https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212450/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Fury https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Greatest Game Ever Played https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388980/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Peanut Butter Falcon https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4364194/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk 10:56 How did you get started with The 6 Types of Working Genius? https://www.workinggenius.com 15:15 Shoutout to David Quick! https://helpingbulls.com (we were trying to come up with Christopher Guest’s name) 15:40 Previous episodes with David Quick: Episode 046: https://youtu.be/5k0R15meraU Episode 047: https://youtu.be/twgHQscptn0 17:00 “One of the most important characteristics of a leader is self-awareness” 18:12 Broken into 3 groups: Working Genius, Working Competency, and Working Frustration 21:25 Understanding your role in a project context… Joy plus Fulfillment equals Productivity 23:29 The 6 Types of Working Genius, spells the word “WIDGET” WonderInventionDiscernmentGalvanizingEnablementTenacity 31:17 Working Genius is really all about productivity… 31:48 Reference to 3 signs of a miserable job by Patrick Lencioni 35:53 How do you measure self-awareness in someone? 40:35 How often have you seen someone not receptive to that convo?**Credits** **Credits** Music - Push by Matchbox Twenty Website: https://www.lodestonetruenorth.com Website: https://www.bigeasydesk.com LinkedIn Book Club Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14158790/ LinkedIn Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-whitmore-lodestone/ LinkedIn Lodestone: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lodestone-true-north Lodestone Online Courses: https://lodestone.thinkific.com Podcast: YouTube (video) https://youtube.com/@lodestonetruenorth Spotify (video or audio) https://open.spotify.com/show/3QCsZ7fyKr4z804oTac3FU Apple Podcasts (audio) https://apple.co/3O4uv4H Other Podcast Platforms https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast/43:37 Quote from the book Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely - “Money as it turns out, is very often the most expensive way to motivate people…”