{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MGW #18 - Culture for Recruiting","description":"Today\u2019s show is about a powerful multi-tool. It slices. It dices. It motivates performance and leads to retention of customers and employees alike. And\u2026 It\u2019s a recruiting juggernaut.   Today, we\u2019re talking Company Culture as a major recruiting unfair advantage.   We\u2019ve got a companion blog post you can read. For those of you who don\u2019t have time for well thought out articles, here\u2019s your Mighty Good Work Checklist:     Play the long game. It takes time and deliberate action to build a lasting culture to your design specs. It\u2019s an investment, and it pays dividends. Start Now. Don\u2019t put off starting the long process to shape the culture you want to work in and that others want to work in. It\u2019s not true that every day you wait to start is another day until you have the results you want. Every day you wait, the culture you\u2019ve got (which is imperfect no matter how good it is) gets stronger. Focus on your people and make work work for them. Your best recruiters are the people who work for you. Want more people like them? Make sure they\u2019re fulfilled by their work and would be proud to bring their friends into the fold. Broaden your KPI focus for yourself as a leader. You\u2019re responsible for results, yes. You\u2019re also responsible for the relationships with the people who attain those results for you. Their experience is a leading indicator of your long term and ongoing results. Ask your people to recruit NOW. Dig your well before you\u2019re thirsty. Build your bench before you need people. Ask your people to help you grow your network of people you\u2019d like to work with in the future. Have an ace up your sleeve. (Mix as many metaphors as you can.) Only hire a sure-fire fit. Don\u2019t hire to fill a seat. You can struggle on understaffed far better than you can carry dead weight. Hire for culture fit (diverse culture fit) and skill, both. If you hire someone who undermines the culture you\u2019re working to build, everything, everything gets harder.     In this episode, I referenced a few companies who are killing it in this department and past podcast episodes where they share the secrets in their culture sauce. Here they are for your reference.   Limeade: Episode #3, \u201cWhole Company Well Being with Dr. Laura Hamill\u201d Decisive Data: Epsiode #8 \u201cPrinciples Lead with Luke Hartsock\u201d BitTitan: Episode #10 \u201cGet S#!t Done. Have Fun.\u201d   _______   Your host on Mighty Good Work is Aaron Schmookler. https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/schmookler\/   And, we\u2019re The Yes Works -- Helping to make work good for people, and make people good for work.   www.TheYesWorks.com   ","author_name":"Mighty Good Work","author_url":"http:\/\/theyesworks.com\/podcast","html":"