The Battle between your Need to fill a role vs. hiring for cultural alignment.
More thought needs to go into “Who” you are going to hire than “What” you are going to hire. Meaning proven performers with transferable skills, not shiny objects.
Today’s Quote:
“Acquiring the right talent is the most important key to growth. Hiring was - and still is - the most important thing we do.”
- Marc Bennioff, Founder, Chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce
Guest Bio:
Ben Mones is the co-founder and CEO of Fama, an AI-based solution that identifies problematic behavior among potential hires and current employees by analyzing publicly available online information. He founded Fama in 2015 to address the needs of organizations everywhere that are grappling with the challenges of protecting their workplace culture and preventing harassment.
Prior to Fama, Ben held a number of executive roles at a variety of startups in the Bay Area, including Acceleprise, an independent accelerator focused on enterprise technology, where he served as Entreprenuer in Residence as well as Lanetix, a leading provider of cloud-based customer relationship management platforms as director, revenue operations. He also spent two years at content analytics and insights company Chartbeat. Ben has been tapped as a guest lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management and USC Marshall School of Business, and has also been featured in CNBC, Fast Company, Los Angeles Times, TechCrunch and the Wall Street Journal. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University and is based in Venice, California.
Show Highlights:
Problem:
Why is it important to invest in culture?
Why does Ego make decisions over common sense?
Anybody with a legitimate amount of responsibility makes a difference.
Rockstar engineers, leaders, need to fit into the organization, not the other way around
*** first-time founders Story:
Lesson Learned
Rick’s Input:
Solutions:
What road map should leaders follow?
Rick’s Framework
Key Takeaways:
Hiring Now is a Strong Indicator of an Innovative Business with Jay Connor of Learning Ovation
Hijacks The Show! Worst Messages, Job Descriptions & Accountability with Kelly Robinson of RedDot Media
The Key to Hiring is Knowing Y.O.U. & Your Audience with Stephanie Paul of The Executive Storyteller Academy
Unlimited PTO… The Pretend Time Off with Addam Gordon & Ulises Orozco of PTO Genius
Removing Bias in the Hiring Process with Bruce Marable of Employee Cycle
The Most Effective Video Interview Structure: The Interview Part III with John Driscoll of Naked Development
Finding & Building Great People in an Off Premise Work Environment with Bonnie Harvey & Michael Houlihan of Barefoot Wines
Modern Elders Are The Secret Untapped Pool of Talent with Kelly Robinson of RedDot Media
Best Building A Cultural Document Tips You Will Hear This Year! with Jeff Wald of WorkMarket
Startups Fail Due to Lack of Prioritizing Marketing (& Hiring) Soon Enough with Andrew Miller of GrowthExpertz
Trouble Pulling the Trigger on the Hire with Steve Pfrenzinger of Pfrenzinger Agency Inc.
Hiring Trusted Talent with AJ Bruno of QuotaPath
Why do You Need to Hire a Leader? with Ed Tyson of PerSynergy Consulting
Your IT Challenges with Off-Boarding Start with Improper On-Boarding with David DeFrancis of IT Proactive
How to Manage Remote Teams with Shiran Yaroslavsky of Cassiopeia Tech
How to effectively screen applicants to ensure employee retention with Shawn Sheikh of Pivot CMO
IT Infrastructure in a Remote Work Environment with Greg Keller of JumpCloud
Using Assessments to Eliminate the Resume with Josh Millet of Criteria Corp
The Most Effective Video Interview Structure: Phone/Video Screen! Part II with John Driscoll of Naked Development
Embracing the Change of Your Remote Workforce with Rod Trujillo of International Rubber Products
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