Geoff Smart is the Chairman and Founder of ghSMART. Founded in 1995, ghSMART helps Fortune 500 CEOs & boards, billionaire entrepreneurs, and heads of state to confidently achieve their goals through hiring, developing, and leading talented teams. Dr. Smart is also the New York Times bestselling author of Who, Leadocracy, and Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success.

In this episode, we talked about team and organizational effectiveness, hiring, company culture…

Show notes

  • Introducing Geoff Smart. [01:09]
  • Geoff’s beginnings as an entrepreneur.[04:50]
  • The reason why home service business owners should hire an integrator. [07:02]
  • How Geoff manages his time. [09:31]
  • Some mistakes home service business owners should avoid. [13:34]
  • Four steps on how to raise your hiring to a 90% success rate. [15:32]
  • Geoff’s sentiments on the hardest part of running a home service business. [19:48]
  • Thoughts on why great people completely fall apart under bad management. [30:44]
  • Why one should hire an executive assistant. [36:17]
  • Easier tricks in scheduling important matters. [43:29]
  • Reasons why not everyone can be an entrepreneur. [44:15]
  • An overview of ghSMART’s services and how they help business owners. [45:48]
  • How to contact Geoff. [48:40]
  • Two books on Geoff’s reading list. [49:50]
  • Geoff’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [51:57]

 

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