In this insightful episode of the Paradigm Playbook podcast, hosts Dave Kozak and Steve Cook delve into the often overlooked yet critical aspects of hiring, firing, and recruiting employees within the sports business industry. They shine a light on the significance of hiring individuals who fit seamlessly into the company's culture and values, emphasizing the need for thorough evaluations to ensure alignment. Setting clear expectations and empowering employees to take initiative and make decisions are also key points of discussion. The hosts stress the importance of addressing any mismatches between employee aspirations and job requirements while providing insights on fostering a growth mindset and creating opportunities for upward mobility. Tune in as they candidly explore the challenges of letting go of underperforming employees and the associated costs and time investment in training replacements. This episode is a must-listen for sports business professionals aiming to build a winning team.

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In this episode, Dave and Steve talk about hiring for a small business. They talk about how they like to hire for attitude, not necessarily just skill and experience. 

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The Paradigm Playbook podcast hosts, Dave Kozak and Steve Cook, are discussing how to build a business to sell. They suggest that businesses that are too reliant on their owners are not attractive to buyers, who want a business that generates income and has longevity. To make a business more attractive to buyers, they recommend having systems and processes in place that any employee can step in and operate, allowing the owner to take time off. They also suggest that having both an equity investor and an operational investor interested in purchasing the business can make it more valuable.

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Dave Kozak and Steve Cook, hosts of the Paradigm Playbook podcast for sports business entrepreneurs, talk about the importance of growth and a growth mindset. They stress that growth is not just about bottom line growth or business growth but encompasses all aspects of life, including personal and individual growth, as well as growth in leadership and parenting skills. They explain that personal growth must come first before company growth, and busy people tend to have a growth mentality. The hosts encourage listeners to continue to learn and grow as stagnation can lead to failure.

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In this episode of Paradigm Playbook, hosts Dave Kozak and Steve Cook discuss the reasons why businesses succeed, focusing on the importance of having the right people, structuring job roles, and creating a positive culture. They reference the book "Relentless Solution Focus" and its message of focusing on solutions rather than problems. They emphasize the importance of finding the right people for the right roles and not being afraid to reposition employees within the organization to better match their strengths. Overall, they provide valuable insights for entrepreneurs in the sports business industry.

In this podcast, the Dave & Steve discuss the importance of having a clear and consistent organizational culture with shared values and non-negotiables. They emphasize that everyone in the organization should work towards the same goal, but that the process for achieving that goal can be flexible. The speakers also discuss the importance of having reliable, repeatable processes that can be scaled up or down. They give the example of franchise businesses, which have higher success rates due to their well-defined and tested processes. Finally, they stress that to have a successful business, one must develop their own processes and think about how they would franchise their business, even if they do not plan to actually do so.

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In the Paradigm Playbook podcast, Dave Kozak and Steve Cook discuss the habits and practices of successful leaders. They emphasize the importance of building a culture that leads to effective results and highlight traits such as speaking up, stepping up, and using data to make decisions. They stress the significance of cultivating good habits such as having a positive attitude, greeting people, and saying no when necessary. They also emphasize the importance of developing keystone habits such as fitness or attending a weekly networking group. They emphasize the need for a growth mindset and lifetime learning in achieving success in business and personal life.

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In this episode of Paradigm Playbook, hosts Dave and Steve address the challenges of finding and retaining quality staff for small sports businesses. They suggest attracting and training coaches for beginner levels, breaking down each skill into simple steps, and teaching them. They emphasize that pay scale is a crucial variable cost that controls top-line revenue and should not be a limiting factor. They suggest that hiring parents and teachers over experienced athletes can be a successful coaching strategy, as it is more profitable to have a better coach for lower levels and train them accordingly. They also stress the importance of investing in staff training and retention, creating a positive company culture, and engaging employees and coaches in different segments of the business.

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Today we’re discussing:  Management Made Simple

Our inspiration comes from The One Minute Manager –The Quickest Way to Increase Your Own Prosperity by Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson.

Three techniques for an effective manager: one-minute goals, one-minute praisings, and one-minute reprimands.

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Today we’re discussing:  Everyone  Sells!

Our inspiration comes from The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino.

Mandino says - Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

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Today we’re discussing:  Customer Focus is Everything.

Our inspiration comes from Raving Fans –A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles.

Blanchard says - Your customers are only satisfied because their expectations are so low and because no one else is doing better.  Just having satisfied customers isn’t good enough anymore.  If you really want a booming business, you have to create Raving Fans.

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