In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss digging down into the roots of issues.
0:00 Intro
8:00 At the root of all issues, at the end of the day, it basically goes back to the owner.
10:00 Reference to our S.M.A.C.K.! Tool (Check out our free course here: https://lodestone.thinkific.com/courses/smack )
11:25 There are a handful of suspects for roots of issues
12:35 Places to look for potential roots on the “They Own” side:
13:25 Our People/Culture/Core Values
- Attitude
- Work Ethic
- Ability or Talent
- Availability
15:40 Clients
16:50 Vendors
17:50 On the We side (the leadership team)
- Core Values
- Strategy
- Vision or where are we going
- Purpose (why we exist)
- Structure
- Putting talented people in the right seats
- Communication
- Processes (behaviors, how we do things)
- Systems (pipes and wires)
- Tangibles (buildings, trucks, equipment, gear)
**Credits**
Music – Digging in the Dirt by Peter Gabriel on the album US
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