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:
AI: Solving for Ego Hires that Fail with Neil Sahota of UC Irvine
The Most Effective Video Interview Structure: Timeline & Process! Part I with Rick Girard of Stride Search Inc.
Opportunistic Hiring: Now is the Time to Stack the Deck With Talent! with Jeff Erle of MobilityWare
Secure Funding Through Your Hiring Process with John Yanyali of JuiceBot
Conducting A Powerful Phone Interview with Christopher Wood of Rise Recruitment USA
Working from Home While Elevating Productivity and Maintaining Security with Collin Mitchell of Monster VoIP
Interviewing for Strong Discretionary Habits with Joseph Hopkins of The IPRESTIGE Emerge Fund LLC
Building A Company On The Back Of The Gig Economy with Keith Ryu of Fountain
Finding Personal Contact Information in Your Recruiting Efforts with Shafiur Rahman of Chatterworks
Interviewing for Skills is Today’s Coronavirus! with David Kinnear of Vistage
There is Not Enough Talent Out There.... Wrong! with Marc Hutto of Reveal Global Intelligence
Reference Checking is More Important Than the Interview! with Yves Lermusi of Checkster
The Right Way to Advertise Your Jobs with Kelly Robinson of RedDot Media
Hiring for Intellectual Value Over Spec! with Scott Hamilton of ENPI
Interview Qualification is a Two-Way Street with Greg Toroosian of Elevate Hire
Christopher Hadnagy: Hiring Hacks to Help You Hire Better Humans! with Christopher Hadnagy of Social-Engineer, Inc.
Business Aligned Hiring Roadmap with Kelly OConnell & Shelley Iocona of ON ITS AXIS
Hiring People Who Are Outside Your Comfort Zone! with Aaron Elder of Crelate
Is Fractional Leadership The Key to Startup Growth? with Matt Spooner of GigX
How to Pipeline Talent Without a Talent Brand with Jack Copeland of Staffing Future
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