Guest Name:
Coralie Sawruk

Guest Intro:
My guest is across the pond and although she's French, she lives in London right now. Her name is Coralie Sawruk. Coralie helps ambiguous organizations regenerate their team dynamics. She works with those who believe that having the right people performing as a single cohesive unit is the ultimate competitive advantage for growth, innovation, and customer service. As I've said, she is French. She lives in London and she's super sweet and really nice.

Topics We Discuss:
The elements of a critical-sized business
Assessing a business: Current status, structure, revenue streams, and people alignment
Dealing with silos: Recognizing the biggest threat and finding the weakest links in the chain
Coming into an organization: Building relationships as key to building trust
Balancing new and existing projects: Recognizing time as a commodity and impact assessment
Finding the best investment for your project: People, capital, or equity
Hiring for greatness: Starts with trust and focusing on the behavior
New role vs. revisiting team structure
Getting the existing team involved in the selection process as a powerful catalyst for motivation
Disturbing the collective alchemy as more time-consuming to resolve than growing people
Interview tips: Asking real-life questions and looking for long term potential
One of the biggest mistakes in hiring people: Treating it as speed-dating
Monitoring operations: Setting goals, reviews, and numbers
Understanding the value of analytics: Trends, impact, course correction, and predictive action
Setting non-negotiable blocks in your schedule to preserve mental space and clarity

Books, People, & Resources:
www.CoralieSawruk.com
Dropbox
Evernote
Sococo - Virtual coworking space

Book recommendations:
The Entrepreneur’s Solution by Mel Abraham