10: Leadership Secrets You Won't Find Anywhere Else with George Randle

On this episode of "I Need A Coach," former army officer turned executive recruiter, George Randle, shares insights on the importance of leadership assessments and why he believes performance improvement plans are ineffective with our host Adam Packard. With over 25 years in talent acquisition and extensive experience building high-performing teams, George offers valuable advice on leadership, coaching, and talent management. He dives into the Hogan Assessment and its role in understanding individuals' values, personality, and counterproductive behaviours. Tune in as George goes into detail about his journey, his coaching philosophy and the lessons he learned from his elite military background.

George is an experienced talent executive, coach, and leader known for selecting, building, and reorganizing teams to reach their full business potential. George has 20+ years of Fortune 100 and Fortune 1000 global

Human Resources and Talent Acquisition experience creating and leading high-performance teams. He is also co-author of the best-selling book, “The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on

Talent,” and public speaker.

Following a successful career as a US Army officer, George transitioned to the Human Resources/Talent Acquisition functions serving the last 10+ years as a global HR executive and leader. The teams he has built and led have hired over 80,000 professionals in over 60 countries.

George is certified with and uses several leadership assessment tools to gain a clear view of the “DNA” of leaders and candidates alike, allowing him to provide critical insights into the decision-making of hiring executive

leaders.

While not from Texas, he “got there as soon as he could” and is a long-time Austin resident. When not travelling to enjoy time with his children and their families, he is a competitive soccer player and fitness enthusiast.

From one of his clients:

“When C-Level talent is critical to drive business results, George is the expert who will find exceptional talent that will 'fit' the needs and specific role for your company. His best-selling book, The Talent War highlights that it is leadership and character that distinguishes the best talent, and he should know after hiring/evaluating/assessing over 2500 executives. Many executive resumes may look good, but they may not be the right fit. We need to look beyond our network of colleagues and people we are comfortable with, they are often not the best option. George goes beyond to understand the company, the executive team and what drives the candidate to find the few candidates that are a more perfect fit. He is a no-nonsense leader and consultant who looks out for both the CEO and the candidate so that a terrific match is found.”

Key Topics Discussed:

• Military leadership experience
• The impact of The Hogan Assessment in coaching
• Effective team building in organizations
• Management of underperforming employees
• Personal Development And Improving Leadership Skills

Timestamps:

04:23 Identifying talent in elite military organizations and companies.

07:19 Military leadership and how it emphasizes coaching, mentoring, and developing teams.

11:46 Useful assessments that evaluate values, personality, and stress behaviours.

13:52 How Lawyers and HR prioritize risk and compliance.

19:02 How to find success and balance in coaching and executive search businesses.

20:37 Coaching involves sharing experience, delivering results and being good with people.

Episode Resources:

Randall Partners | Website