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:
How to Hire a CMO with Matt Blumberg of Bolster
When Hiring is Overwhelming with Karima Gulick of Innovent Law
Instilling Values into Your Hiring Process with Ken Babcock of Tango
The Secret to Hiring through an Economic Downturn with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
How to Avoid Hiring a Bad Actor with Becky Wanta of Q5id
It’s Never Too Early to Lead through Core Values with Marc Reinfenrath of Spinutech
The Hiring 4-S: Strategy, Systems, Staff & Skills with Hilmon Sorey of CoachCRM
#1 Question that Needs to be Asked During a Phone Screen with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Necessary Interview Intelligence for Hiring with Raphael Danilo of Yobs
Leveling the Interviewing Playing Field with Lee Rubin of Confetti
Why do Company’s Need Data Scientists with Asim Razvi of Intertru Inc.
The Secret to People Accepting Your Offer with Jeff Wolfe of Veloce Energy
Creating Artificial Collisions in a Remote Workplace with David Wald of Aclaimant
How Hiring the Wrong Person Eats Profits with Rocky Lalvani of Profit Comes First
The Blind Spots of Hiring Managers & Candidates with Varun Puri of Yoodli
How Innocent Interview Questions Can Become Litigation with Victor Xu of Fisher Phillips
Founder Led Recruiting Produces Extraordinary ROI with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Hiring Super A-Players with Steve Newcomb of Powerset
How Employee CEO for the Day Scales Your Organization with Ville Houttu of Vincit
What Makes People Stay or Jump Ship with Nicolas Vandenberghe of Chili Piper
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