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 Cultivate Relationships to Build a Strong Pipeline of Talent with Kate DeWald of OnCue
Your Strongest Hire is Gone in 8 Seconds with Henna Pryor of Pryority Group
How Your Book Can Attract Talent with Alicia Dunams of Bestseller in a Weekend
Diversity Hiring Fire Drills with Venesa Klein of Calibre One
Bias in Interviewing Starts with the Resume with Dr. Michael Neal of Build My Team
Managing Expectations when Fundraising & Hiring for ROI with Brian Franco of Meritage Partners
A Superstar Culture is Achieved by Having a Systematic Hiring Process with Robert Glazer of Acceleration Partners
Should Political Views be Reason Not to Hire with Bianca Lager of Social Intelligence Corp
How to Create an Accurate Brand That Connects with Your Future Hires with Eric Morley of Blue C Advertising
Are You Really an Entrepreneur? With Gino Wickman of EOS & Traction
How a Hiring Operating System is the Key to 10x Your Business with Rick Solo (Han’s little brother?) of Stride Search Inc.
Why Interview Training is so Critical in Today’s Hiring Market with Adam Stonehocker of Gemini
Developing an Outward Hiring Mindset with Jonathan Domsky of Untangled Coaching
When to Hire Freelancers vs Full Time Talent with Shahar Erez of Stoke Talent
You Only Need to Interview One Person to Fill a Role with Jodi Brandstetter of Lean Effective Talent Strategist LLC
Beating The Job Description Dead Horse with Mark Herschberg of The Career Toolkit
Why You Come Across as “Dick” When You Interview with Molly McGrath of Hiring & Empowering Solutions
Hiring Lessons Learned From Special Forces with Michael Sarraille & George Randle of EF Overwatch
Remote Interviewing Done Right with Brenna Loury of Doist
Purpose & Company Values Win Elite Talent, Not Paychecks! with Greg Besner of CultureIQ
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