{"podcast":{"title":"ScaleX™ Insider Podcast","slug":"scalex-insider-podcast-5948037","podcast_index_feed_id":5948037,"rss_url":"https://scalexinsiderpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://simplescaling.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/9/0/1/e901047d1ad6d32316c3140a3186d450/1346_Brendan_McGurgan_Podcast_Cover_V1_0_1400px.jpg","author":"Brendan McGurgan","episode_count":337,"summary":"My name is Brendan McGurgan and I am immersed in the world of scaleup businesses. In 2020, myself and business partner Claire Colvin co-founded Simple Scaling with the sole purpose of inspiring and enabling millions of ambitious leaders to scale with purpose. Over the past two years we have researched and examined our success and the success of those who have 'been there and done it' to create the 10 Principles of Scaling which is enshrined in our ScaleX™ Framework. As an extension of this we have created the ScaleX™ Insider Podcast. Every week I will be having fascinating conversations with authors, change makers and business leaders on one or more of the ScaleX™ Principles to support you on your journey to success. I believe passionately in business scaleup and most importantly the wellbeing of you - the aspirational scaleup leader. New episodes on Wednesdays. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate, review and share the podcast if you enjoy it. For more information go to: www.simplescaling.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:18:05.228501+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scalex-insider-podcast-5948037"},"episode":{"title":"[ScaleX Bite-Size]-3 Interviewing Tips That Actually Work with Patrick Lencioni","slug":"scalex-bite-size-3-interviewing-tips-that-actually-work-with-patrick-lencioni","published_at":"2026-07-10T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scalex-insider-podcast-5948037/scalex-bite-size-3-interviewing-tips-that-actually-work-with-patrick-lencioni","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scalex-insider-podcast-5948037","url":"https://simplescaling.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/scalexinsiderpodcast/SXP2010-bitesize-interview-tips.mp3?dest-id=2822267","summary":"Most leaders think they can spot a great hire in a one-hour interview. Patrick Lencioni believes that's one of the biggest mistakes organisations make. In this clip from the ScaleX Insider podcast, Patrick shares three practical interviewing tips that reveal whether a candidate is truly humble, hungry, and smart before you make the wrong hiring decision. Drawing from decades of leadership experience, Patrick explains why traditional interviews rarely uncover a person's true character. Instead, he shares three powerful interviewing tips that help leaders hire with greater confidence. First, take candidates out of the office and observe how they behave in unfamiliar situations. Second, keep asking the same questions until you move beyond rehearsed answers and uncover what someone is really like. Finally, be completely honest about your culture by \"scaring people with sincerity,\" giving candidates the opportunity to opt in or out before either side makes the wrong decision. Brendan reflects on why these simple hiring principles can dramatically improve recruitment and help leaders build stronger, values-driven teams. 00:00 Why most interviews don't work 01:45 Interviewing Tips that reveal true character Guests referenced: Patrick Lencioni Resources mentioned: The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni 📘 Book: Simple Scaling: 10 Proven Principles to 10x Your Business 🚀 ScaleX Elevate (under £3M revenue): https://simplescaling.com/solutions/scalex-elevate ⚡ ScaleX Accelerator (over £3M revenue): https://simplescaling.com/solutions/accelerator 🌐 Website: https://simplescaling.com ✉️ Email: hello@simplescaling.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simple-scaling 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling If you're an SME or B2B leader looking to improve y…","meta_description":"Most leaders think they can spot a great hire in a one-hour interview. Patrick Lencioni believes that's one of the biggest mistakes organisations make. In…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":145,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scalex-insider-podcast-5948037/episodes/scalex-bite-size-3-interviewing-tips-that-actually-work-with-patrick-lencioni/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scalex-insider-podcast-5948037/scalex-bite-size-3-interviewing-tips-that-actually-work-with-patrick-lencioni.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}