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In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast, Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore talks about delegation and accountability.

0:00 Intro

2:20 Book update, Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

6:30 Seats (roles), accountability, ownership…

6:40 The toughest role as a leader… CLIP IDEA

7:40 Delegating in the wrong direction!

9:11 How to delegate and create accountability

12:53 The First Step: here’s my job, and here’s your job (and write it down!)

16:55 Each seat needs to have crystal clarity around it

18:59 The Pathfinder

21:32 The Conductor

26:56 The Second Step: Clearly communicate what was written down in the First Step

29:12 The Third Step: Put someone in that seat or role that is actually good at it

30:31 Book reference: Top Grading by Bradford D. Smart

32:36 Make sure to do lots of follow-up

36:01 Book reference

Website: www.lodestonetruenorth.com

Website www.bigeasydesk.com

LinkedIn Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-whitmore-lodestone/

LinkedIn Lodestone: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lodestone-true-north

Lodestone Online Courses: lodestone.thinkific.com

Podcast:

YouTube (video)

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**Credits**

Music - With a little help from my friends - Toto

Book reference - Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin