229 - Build A Winning Culture: Change Your Mindset, Challenge Your Employees, & Align Incentives with Ken Rusk

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Is it possible to engineer your life? Discover how Ken Rusk turned labor into legacy by shifting his mindset, empowering his team and building a winning culture. Learn incredible strategies for fostering independent thinkers and aligning team goals for personal and professional growth. Don't miss this episode! 


Time Stamps

  • 01:08 - Episode Intro

  • 02:25  - Guest Introduction

  • 02:46  - Ken's Early Life and Career Beginnings

  • 08:01  - The Importance of Vision and Goals

  • 12:45  - Empowering Employees for Success

  • 30:55  - Dealing with Reluctant Participants

  • 33:07  - Exploring 'Blue Collar Cash'

  • 35:54  - The Importance of Giving Back

  • 38:29  - Creating a Vision for Your Life

  • 46:35  - Inspiring Stories of Change

  • 53:31  - Episode Takeaways

Snippets from Ken Rusk

  • "The only way to grow your company is to become irrelevant to it."

  • "Are there any intrapreneurs at my company who can run their department or the company in a way that they will own it?"

  • "Ask your employees, how much do you think we can grow our company in the next year?"

  • "Everyone inside their department should benefit from the fruits of their department on a monthly basis and an annual basis. Then a celebration with the team that you plan and pay for."

  • "Every person at your company has to have a crystal clear vision of why they want to do what they do. 

  • “Ask your employees "Why are you here?""

  • "If you are going to hire an individual, hire the WHOLE individual."

  • “Document what they want and create a vision board for each employee.”

  • "Do you feel like you have control of your future? Do you know what your perfect Nirvana would look like?"

  • "Draw it out on paper. Get the box for your puzzle together."

  • "In order to work here, you have to be chasing something. I have to know that you're here for a reason."

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