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:
A Founder’s Story…. First Hiring Pains And A Unique Culture Developed Around A Baseball Theme with Sean Ferrel
Startups! You Must Build A Solid Board Of Advisors. Learn Creative Ways To Recruit Amazing People with Jon Shower
The Way Your Company Writes It‘s Job Descriptions Can Get You Sued! with Usama Kahf
Executive Director Of Global Entrepreneurship Institute-Interview with Robert Price
The Revolving Door Of Employee Attrition with Brian Montes
Creative Thinking Must Be A Premium For Your Company- And It Starts With Building The Right Team with Carey Ransom
Lou Adler And I Discuss Recruiting From The Inside Out!
Anything Less Than A 98% Offer Acceptance Rate Is Unacceptable with Erin Wilson - Part II
A Candidate Experience Based Framework Is Crucial For Hiring Success! with Erin Wilson - Part I
Givers Gain! Magnetically Attract Talent To Your Company By Giving Back with Gui Mendes & Mason Monsevais
Manage Your Career, Or Your Career Will Manage YOU! with Mike Gellman
Conquer The Elephant In The Room And WIN Over The Talent You Need To Hire To Succeed with Marcus Sheridan
On-Boarding, Where Companies Fail After The Offer Is Signed! Employee Engagement Will Transform Your Company with Elizabeth Pate-Morton
The Reason Talented People RUN After Going Through Your Company’s Interview Process with Peter Leffkowitz
A Proactive Recruiting Model Will Transform Your Company & Improve Offer Acceptance Rates with Michael Krug
Setting Framework: Avoid Growing A Toxic Company Culture! TED Style with Rick Girard
How To Place Talent At A Company With A Crappy Reputation with Tom Chaparro!
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