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:
Special Event: Ravi Sharma from TiECon SoCal
Erik Huberman: Dissecting a Hire Gone Wrong
Tevis Trower: Re-Humanizing the Interview Process By Shifting Our Language
Greg Toroosian: The What & Why of Your Job Description. Understanding Who You Really Need to Hire
Ryan Foland: The Problems You Solve Trump Perk-Based Employer Branding in Talent Attraction
Chris Russell: Better Ways to Post & Pray Your Job Descriptions to Life
Brendan Rogers: Lean & Scrappy, Then…Boom! You Receive Funding. Now What?
Shannon Johnson: Having the Right Mindset to Get Hired
Katie Weber: Evaluating Your Team to Get the Right People in the Right Seats
Liran Kotzer: Will AI Really Keep People Engaged with Your Company?
Craig Weber: Interviewing for Conversational Capacity
Joe Mullings: How to Choose the Right Recruiting Partner for the New Year.
Brenan German Part Deux: Overcoming Your # 1 Hiring Failure for 2019
Christian Spletzer: Managing Expectations of Time to Hire Key Talent
Charles Antis: Discovering Your Company's Purpose
Brian Breth: Sourcing the Right Players Creates a Company of Legends
Sang Huynh: Extreme Transparency, Tech Startup Style
Monica Lukoschek: The Immigration Mess!
William Tincup: People Have Options & Will Walk Away From Your Opportunity in a Heartbeat!
Lindon Crow: The Anatomy of a Recruiting Call. Stop Triggering Fight or Flight!
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