Build Leaders, Not Followers: Hiring & Culture | David Fishbach

Leadership, hiring and company culture with David Fishbach, Founder of Excel Executive Business Advisors. Great leaders don't build followers. They build more leaders. David Lindover sits down with David Fishbach for a candid conversation about what really makes organizations thrive, and what quietly holds them back. They unpack hiring the right people, making difficult personnel decisions, building trust between departments, navigating change and encouraging innovation. Fishbach explains why culture isn't defined by what's written on the wall but by what leaders reward, what they tolerate and how they respond when things go wrong. They also explore how visionary CEOs can work effectively with strong operators, and why putting relationships before tasks can matter more than another strategy meeting. In this episode: • Why culture is shaped by what leaders reward and tolerate • Three rules for hiring: subjective about a no, objective about a yes, never hire anyone you cannot fire • Giving people room to fail so innovation can happen • Commander's intent: how visionary CEOs and strong operators work together • Relationship before task, and why ranked core values matter Chapters: 0:00 Intro: meet David Fishbach 2:00 What leaders who build lasting organizations do 3:00 Culture: what leaders reward and tolerate 5:00 Three rules for hiring and firing 7:00 Relationship before task 8:00 Commander's intent for visionary CEOs 10:00 Change management and promotional lag 13:00 Ranked core values Guest: David Fishbach – LinkedIn:   / dfishbach   Listen to Return On Insights: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id... Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2529711 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hSB... Host: David Lindover LinkedIn:   / davidlindover   Partner Marketing Works: https://okpmw.com #Leadership #CompanyCulture #ReturnOnInsights