CEO Coaching International Podcast

Guest: Harold Brand, Chairman of the Board and CEO of CYBRA, a leader in the barcode and RFID technology space. Harold is a client of CEO Coaching International.

Overview: A good CEO understands his company's core competencies. A great CEO also understands his company's weaknesses. And the absolute best CEOs have the humility and long-term vision to get help shoring up those weaknesses so that they can Make BIG Happen.

On today's show, Harold Brand discusses how working with CEO Coaching International's Jim Weaver helped his technology firm grow into a sales and marketing juggernaut with over 2,700 customers worldwide.

“I’m tired of making the same mistake I made in the past.” Mark Moses

So what mistake did CEO Coaching International founding partner Mark Moses make? Not hiring the absolutely best person for the job.

The fact is, a great service or a gee-whiz product is nice, but if you don’t have “A” players to execute and make things happen, your company will be a second-tier player.

Not mincing words, Mark said, “I want to hire the people that have been there, done it, got it. I know they will perform. Those are the kind of people I want to bring on my team. I’m too tired to be giving somebody a continuous shot at a high-level role. I’m not going to do it.”

With that in mind, Mark discusses in practical detail how you can find and hire the very best performers who will give your company an “unfair” advantage in the marketplace.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

• The two places to look when you’re trying to hire a C-suite type person.
• The three-step process used to vet new hires so you end up with only “A” players.
• The three attributes new hires must possess in order to be successful at any company.
• Key questions to ask when interviewing a new hire.
• The importance of checking references and how to get around the reference check gatekeepers.
• How to create a scorecard for your company that measures leading indicators not lagging ones so your team stays focused on their most important priorities.

Guest: Edward Hughes, a coach at CEO Coaching International. Edward is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with two decades of experience as a CEO and three decades in senior leadership across Technology, Consumer Products, and Sporting Goods companies. He's also an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Irvine, teaching General Management and Entrepreneurship in MBA and Executive MBA programs.

Quick Background: There's no one way to be an effective business leader. But the CEO's unique alchemy of personality, strategy, and vision has to inspire trust from employees at every level of the organization. If your employees don't believe in you, they won't be willing to follow you through the inevitable ups and downs on the way to Making BIG Happen.

On today's show Edward Hughes discusses his comprehensive leadership philosophy, which emphasizes building trust to drive success and foster a high-growth culture.

Guest: Jonathan Seliger, a coach at CEO Coaching International. Jonathan is an accomplished Chief Executive Officer, Senior Advisor, and Investor with over 30 years of experience.Having lived and worked in Asia for the last 30years,Jonathan brings a global perspective to the challenges of scaling a business to BIG.

Quick Background: Even if your company is global, business is always local. Your strategies for attracting and retaining customers have to be customized for each individual market. What unites your plan of attack from town to town, state to state, and country to country is the consistency of your company’s values, the strength of its brand, and its ability to execute, no matter what.

On today’s show, Jonathan Seliger shares his strategies for expanding a brand’s reach, effectively managing growth challenges, and ensuring that scaling efforts align with long-term profitability and sustainability goals that will Make BIG Happen.

Guest: Chris Dyer, a company culture and remote work expert. He's also a former CEO who has managed thousands of people, and his companies were consistently named a "best place to work." Chris' new book is The Power of Company Culture: How Any Business Can Build a Culture That Improves Productivity, Performance and Profits.

Overview: Recently, the tech and entertainment sectors have given us some high-profile examples of what happens when a company's culture degrades from a strength into a liability. CEOs have to be intentional and specific about building a culture that will generate value for all stakeholders, keep the company moving toward its targets, and, ultimately, Make BIG Happen.

On today's show, Chris Dyer discusses what culture is, how leaders cultivate it, and how culture can drive or destroy growth.