Creating a Safe and Carefree Culture with Tim Padgett of The Pepper Group Company
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Release Date: 10/31/2018
Revitalizing Corporate Culture with Entara CEO Linda Maclachlan
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Linda Maclachlan is the CEO of Entara, a successful IT support firm. Entara was originally named YJT Solutions and operated for 17 years under that name. Expanded services for the company led to a rebranding with attention to the future of the IT industry. Linda also serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Previously Linda had served as owner and CEO of Bracken Resources, LLC.
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Exploring the Costs of Culture with David Nance of SABRE
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David Nance is the CEO and President of SABRE, a world-class personal safety company specializing in providing top-quality pepper spray products to law enforcement organizations and civilians around the world. Since becoming the CEO in 1997, David has developed multiple safety programs such as the Law Enforcement Training Department, the Civilian Safety Awareness Program, and the College Safety Program to help citizens and officials better understand personal safety and the operation of SABRE’s products.
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Inspiring Better Lives Through Culture with Bejan Douraghy, CEO of Artisan Talent
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Bejan Douraghy is the founder and CEO of Artisan Talent, a staffing agency that Bejan started in the Chicago area in 1988 when he was 25. The company tripled in size in just three years and was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing magazines in America at the time. Artisan Talent went on to be recognized by a myriad of awards and publications including Forbes and Entrepreneur. In 2018, Artisan Talent made the lists of Best Talent Satisfaction and Best Client Satisfaction from Inavero & Career Builders.
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Developing Emotional Intelligence with Dan Heurtz, CEO of HiRise Hospitality
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Dan Heurtz is CEO of HiRise Hospitality, a hospitality company that brings hotels to smaller, developing towns in the Midwest. A true, lifelong entrepreneur, Dan has been self-employed since he was 18. Dan is also a certified EOS Implementer with around 20 clients. He helps his clients achieve the vision they seek for their company through a proven roadmap to success.
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Defining the Pillars of Leadership with Mel Schwartz
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Mel Schwartz is a psychotherapist, author, marriage counselor, speaker, and consultant. He works globally by Skype and locally in Westport, CT, and Manhattan.
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When Strategy Meets Culture with Steve Gumm
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Steve Gumm, is the VP of Marketing at AssociaDirect. He helps organizations get from where they are to where they want to be, utilizing smart strategy and well-crafted game plans.
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Culture’s Return on Investment, with Anthony Vidergauz
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Anthony Vidergauz is the former owner and CEO of California Closets, which offers custom storage solutions for their closets and beyond. He is an experienced advisor and has extensive experience in the franchise and home service industries. He is skilled in business development, entrepreneurship, and branding strategy, and has a professional law degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Bringing Empathy to Culture with Claude Silver of VaynerMedia
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Claude Silver is the Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, a modern, full-service global agency. She is a mentor, coach, manager, and the first CHO of VaynerMedia. The position was created to help scale Gary Vee and make sure that the over 800 employees feel they have a home in the company.
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Life as a Chief Culture Officer with Jaime Neely
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The return on investment in Corporate Culture can be huge for a company’s bottom line.
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Starting a Business and Preparing for Crisis with Gino Wickman
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Gino Wickman is the creator of the Entrepreneurial Leap but he is best known as the Founder of the Entrepreneurial Operating System or EOS Worldwide. Gino is also the author of the best-selling book Traction, the book that popularized the business management system. He has written many other books in the series including Get A Grip, Rocket Fuel, How To Be A Great Boss, and What The Heck Is EOS?
info_outlineCreating a culture where people feel safe and free to be vulnerable is by far one of the most challenging tasks any leader of a company can perform. Given that, it can also be very fulfilling.
Truly that it is a leader’s responsibility to create a home for its employees where they can be themselves, free to make mistakes, start all over and do better. All these can take into place when there is a solid culture anyone can turn to for guidance and direction. Not everyone is perfect, I think nobody is. But anyone can try, give it their best shot, and try again. We will come to realize just how relevant having a good set of culture can make or break a company.
Today, our guest, Tim Padgett, will introduce to us the two faces of culture: the bad and the good. In this episode, we will have a clearer picture of how a bad culture looks like and what damage it can do not only to the morale of its employees but also its impact on the business as a whole.
Tim Padgett is the CEO of The Pepper Group company who, having been inspired by the bad experience he had from a company that’s founded on bad culture, established his own company and ensured that the core values governing his company reflects none of the cultures he and his colleagues had to embody from their previous company.
Let’s all set into the journey of realization that the core of culture is just the regular things we do every day and know that through education, we can deal with win won negotiations and utilize our mistakes as a strong foundation for success.
“It doesn’t matter what we teach. All knowledge can be a leverage later.”
-Tim Padgett
In this episode, you will learn:
1:45 – Introduction to The Pepper Group company
3:45 – Personal definition and perspective about culture
5:55 – A program called "Kick Ass"
10:40 – The process of creating the core values of The Pepper Group
12:15 – Frameworks of the company’s culture
26:00 – A powerful recruiting message
32:00 – The dynamics that make people move
34:45 – Philosophy Tim got from other companies
35:28 – 2 main job responsibilities in the company
40:18 – Examples of a bad culture experienced: culture of family, culture of pride
46:05 – How to build a culture of joy
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