The Fortified Life Podcast with Jason Davis - EP 187 | Bob Spence | author of A Gameplan for Hiring the Right People

🎙️ Episode 187 Title:
A Game Plan for Hiring the Right People with Bob Spence
🎧 Available On: All major podcast platforms + full video on YouTube
🔗 Visit: www.fortifiedlifepodcast.com

📌 Episode Summary: In this Tools and Resources edition of The Fortified Life Podcast, host Jason Davis (aka Mr. Fortify) welcomes Bob Spence, independent consultant, leadership trainer, and author of A Gameplan for Hiring the Right People. With a diverse professional background that includes time as a principal, school superintendent, coach, and executive search consultant, Bob brings decades of hard-earned insight to one of the most critical business areas: hiring.Drawing on his trademark Choosing Winners System, Bob walks listeners through a biblically grounded and results-driven approach to discovering, evaluating, and onboarding the right people. Whether you're a small business owner, an HR leader, or a ministry director, this episode will shift your thinking about building your team.💡 Key Highlights:

• From Principal to Consultant: Bob shares his inspiring journey from school leadership into HR consulting and authorship, illustrating how God's call to serve can evolve across life stages.
• Why Most Hiring Fails: Discover why many organizations make costly hiring mistakes—and how mentorship, prayer, and preparation can lead to transformational hires.
• Choosing Winners System Overview:
  • Define – Clearly identify the character, behavior, and values needed in the role.
  • Score – Objectively evaluate resumes using weighted criteria.
  • Screen – Conduct brief interviews to filter for deeper conversations.
  • Probe – Use behavior-based interviews to deeply assess fit.
  • Confirm – Facilitate collaborative team interviews and onboarding alignment.
• Hiring as a Discovery Process: Bob emphasizes that both the employer and candidate should see hiring as mutual discovery, not just evaluation.
• Faith in Leadership: Throughout the conversation, Bob integrates his Christian values and belief in stewardship into how we lead, hire, and build culture in the workplace.
• Why He Chose a Business Fable Format: Learn why Bob wrote his book as a fictional story and how storytelling enhances practical learning and retention.
• The Legacy Project: Bob wrote this book to pass on wisdom to future leaders as a legacy. He teases his second book, continuing the journey with the same characters.

📚 Featured Resource:
📖 A Gameplan for Hiring the Right People:
The Power of a Discovery Process By Bob Spence
➡️ Available on Amazon and online retailers
📲 Connect with Bob Spence:

• Email: [e-mail]
• LinkedIn: Follow Bob Spence for daily posts on hiring, coaching, and leadership
• Website & Resources: [Coming Soon – Stay tuned for updates!]

🧠 Notable Quotes:
"When I go slow, I go faster." — Bob Spence"Hiring is a discovery process—both parties need to understand who they're really working with before making a decision." — Bob Spence"You can't afford to guess when you're building a team. A system like Choosing Winners protects your culture and your people." — Bob Spence

📘 Also Mentioned:

• Good to Great by Jim Collins
• Traction by Gino Wickman (EOS System)
• The Motive by Patrick Lencioni
• The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
• Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

🎯 Ideal For:

• Small business owners
• HR professionals
• Ministry leaders
• Hiring managers
• Executive search teams
• Coaches and consultants in leadership development

📘 Grab Jason Davis's book:Fortify: Being Rooted in God's Plan for Work and Business

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