Kurt Wilkin On Who’s Your Mike? Addressing the Most Challenging People Decisions Holding You Back EP 167

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John R. Miles

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🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Kurt Wilkin and I discuss his new book Who's Your Mike?: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to the People You'll Meet on Your Entrepreneurial Journey. | Brought to you by ZocDoc (https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck). Kurt Wilkin is an experienced entrepreneur and founder of Hire Better. In his debut book, Who’s Your Mike? Kurt reveals how entrepreneurs can transform their companies by minimizing hiring mistakes, investing in high potentials, and making the difficult decisions to drop dead weight from their team. * Purchase a copy of Who's Your Mike: (https://amzn.to/3Bkth1F) Amazon Link * Watch Kurt discuss his new book in this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tLZRbD7e4E --► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/kurt-wilkin-on-whos-your-mike/ --► Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles --► Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 *Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. Thank You to Our Sponsors This episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Zocdoc, which is the start of a better health care journey for you. Find and book top-rated local doctors on demand. Visit them in their offices or video chat with them from home. Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck. Download the Zocdoc app for FREE and start your search for a top-rated doctor today. What I discuss With Kurt Wilkin About Who's Your Mike Kurt and I discuss why, by putting the right talent in the right places—and pinpointing who is holding the company back—entrepreneurs can unlock meaningful change that will enable their organization to grow, scale, and thrive. We discuss avatars from the book written as a la “choose your own adventure,” so entrepreneurs can pick and choose the chapters that will be most helpful to them. 0:00 Teaser and Annoucements 2:43 Introducing Kurt Wilkin 4:13 Big 4 Accounting Foundation 7:22 Failure was not an option 8:00 Who's Your Mike origin 15:13 The problem with PowerPoint 18:34 Why not rely solely on psychometrics 23:09 The importance of the utility player 26:08 Betty gone bad 27:41 Harry the hustler 32:57 Why growth is hard 35:29 Two-in-the-box concept 39:24 The problem with most CHROs 43:35 Why the recruiting industry is broken 47:51 When the CEO is not right to lead the company 52:42 Analysis and wrap-up Where to Find Kurt Wilkin: *Website: https://www.kurtwilkin.com/ *Hire Better: https://hirebetter.com/ *LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-wilkin-7345255/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtwilkin/ Show Links * My solo episode on Why Average Choices Lead to an Average Life: https://passionstruck.com/why-average-choices-lead-being-mediocre/ * My interview with Kara Robinson Chamberlain on how she escaped from a kidnapping by a serial killer: https://passionstruck.com/kara-robinson-chamberlain-be-vigilant/ * My interview with Jean Oelwang on the power of partnerships: https://passionstruck.com/jean-oelwang-what-will-you-love-into-being/ * My interview with Sara Mednick, Ph.D. on the power of the downstate and its impact on performance and health: https://passionstruck.com/sara-mednick-recharge-your-brain-body/ * My interview with Katy Milkman, Ph.D. on how to create lasting behavior change: https://passionstruck.com/katy-milkman-behavior-change-for-good/ * My interview with David Yaden, Ph.D. on self-transcendence, psychedelics, and behavior change: https://passionstruck.com/david-yaden-on-self-transcendence-experiences/ * My interview with Michael Slepian Ph.D.: https://passionstruck.com/michael-slepian-the-secret-life-of-secrets/ * My interview with Admiral Sandy Stosz on how to lead in unchartered waters: https://passionstruck.com/admiral-sandy-stosz-leader-with-moral-courage/ * My solo episode on why micro choices matter: https://passionstruck.com/why-your-micro-choices-determine-your-life/ * My solo episode on why you must feel to heal: https://passion

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0:00.0	Coming up next on the Passion Struck podcast.
0:03.2	I kept telling the Hoosier Mike story. It was resonating with people and I realized there's a lot of characters like these that resonate with folks.
0:09.1	And so that's why we came up with the archetype version of each character.
0:12.2	And Resume Ralph was another real example and in all these are based on real characters either that I've experienced directly or that I've worked with.
0:19.2	Welcome to Passion Struck. Hi, I'm your host, John Armiles. And on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips and guidance of the world's most inspiring people.
0:28.7	And turn their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.
0:33.4	Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself.
0:40.8	If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener questions on Fridays.
0:46.0	We have long form interviews the rest of the week with guest Ranging from astronauts to authors, CEOs, creators, innovators,
0:54.7	scientists, military leaders, visionaries and athletes. Now let's go out there and become Passion Struck.
1:01.9	Hello, everyone and welcome back to episode 167 of Passion Struck.
1:07.4	Recently ranked by Feed Spot is one of the top 50 most inspirational podcasts in the world.
1:13.5	And if you're new to the show, welcome.
1:15.5	And if you have a friend or family member that you would like to introduce the show to and thank you so much for doing that.
1:22.0	We now have episode starter packs both on Spotify and on the Passion Struck website.
1:27.3	These are collections of our fans favorite episodes that we organize into topic to give any new listener a great way to get acquainted to everything we do here on the show.
1:37.6	Just go to passionstruck.com slash starter packs to get started.
1:42.2	In case you missed my episodes from last week, they featured interviews with Jean O'Weng,
1:47.8	the founding CEO and current president of Virgin Unite, which is the philanthropic arm of the Virgin Company's
1:54.9	led by Sir Richard Branson. And we discuss her new book, Partnering and how she is discovered,
2:01.3	how to forge these important relationships that can change the world.
2:05.2	And I also interviewed Cara Chamberlain, who survived a kidnapping by a serial killer.
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