Citizen Inc. by SBJ Podcasts

Citizen Inc. - A show that explores how corporations and CEOs are taking ownership of the Springfield, Missouri, community in various ways - as well as the opportunities that still exist. A career journalist (Eric Olson of Springfield Business Journal) and a seasoned nonprofit director (Greg Burris of United Way of the Ozarks) team up to draw out some surprising results in company culture, recruitment, retention and profits. These stories about giving back are helping to grow corporate citizenship and boost the bottom line. We are Citizen Inc.

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Citizen Inc. by SBJ Podcasts

Don Harkey

January 20, 2022 • SBJ Podcasts • Season 1 • Episode 3

Sometimes all it takes is a few words. We start this episode with 5:
"I think five of the most powerful words in any business is: Who's got a good idea? Is that five? Who's. Got. A. Good. Idea. Yea, that's five."
Don Harkey is a business consultant with an engineering mind and a love for corporate culture. He has clients with People Centric Consulting Group that are winning the job market. Right now. We hear those stories as well as Don's advice and analogies, like this one:
"You’re in a campground, and a grizzly bear walks in. The grizzly bear is fast; they can run faster than you can. The grizzly bear is hungry and about to eat somebody. What’s your best strategy? You can’t outrun the grizzly bear. Your best strategy is to simply outrun the other campers. That’s what’s happening in the employment market right now."