Episode 37: Tom Short A Dealmaker's DNA with Ilan Jacobson

Tom Short is the founder and Chief Customer Officer at Kudos, a company that helps improve company culture and engagement with employees and colleagues. Company culture is an important requirement for today’s job seekers, so if you want a company to succeed, it’s important to learn how to create a good company culture. And according to Tom, even if your company culture is bad currently, it’s not too late to make a change. Listen in to hear what Tom has to say about how he found this path, what’s involved in changing culture, and how to show appreciation in a way that’s authentic.
 
Topics Discussed in This Episode
 

What Kudos is for
Tom’s childhood and how he found his path
Tom’s opinion on naivete
How much of Tom’s trajectory was up to DNA
How coming from a military family influenced Tom’s path
How hard it is to change a company’s culture
How to do due diligence on a company’s culture
Why companies choose not to invest in culture
How to appreciate in an authentic way
How to train people to be better colleagues when it’s not naturally part of their demeanor
How much culture comes from stereotypes
How to reach Tom

 
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Quotes From the Show
 
“Lots of people have great ideas and epiphanies in the shower or they see opportunities, but it’s all about getting after it and making it happen.” 
 
“Every business on the planet has got people, and people are weird"
 
“Everyone’s lousy at whatever they start at the first time.”