Unlocking Talent: Building Better Teams with Dr. Michael Neal’s Assessment-Based Hiring

If you want to revolutionize how you hire and retain talent, you don’t want to miss this episode! I sat down with Dr. Michael Neal, an optometrist turned entrepreneur, who shared how he cracked the code on finding and keeping top performers in healthcare—and beyond. By focusing on people’s natural strengths and using smart assessments instead of just resumes, Dr. Neal’s Build My Team is helping businesses hire smarter, not harder. Whether you’re in healthcare or any industry, these strategies can help you build a stronger team and transform your business. Tune in and get ready to elevate your hiring game!

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00:00 Uncle Bill's Al Capone Tales

05:19 Maxwell Method DISC Insights

08:32 Rethinking Career Pathways Education

11:10 Algorithmic Job Candidate Matching

13:24 Experience: Short-term vs. Long-term Impact

18:10 Tailoring Hiring for Business Success

21:28 Candidate Matching and Retention System

22:52 Demographic Shift Impact on Workforce

29:02 Perseverance in Running and Business

30:07 Perseverance: Overcoming Challenges

34:50 "Right People, Then Direction"

37:59 "Think and Grow Rich Summary"

40:34 Podcast Follow & Tune-in Reminder

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Top 3 takeaways:

🔍 Hire for Strengths, Not Just Experience
Dr. Neal realized the traditional resume/interview process wasn’t surfacing high performers. By using assessments that identify candidates’ natural talents, his practice saw a dramatic improvement in retention and performance.

🎯 You Might Be Looking in the Wrong Place
With a shrinking labor pool, Dr. Neal’s system taps into overlooked candidates—people who may have never considered a certain role but are actually an ideal fit based on their strengths, not simply their work history.

💡 Feedback & Flexibility Drive Success
Their process incorporates feedback loops to tailor hiring for each client’s definition of success. If a candidate doesn’t fit one opening, they may be a perfect match for another, creating a more dynamic (and humane) pipeline.

Want to rethink how you build your team? Check out Build My Team or give this podcast episode a listen. It might just change your perspective on hiring and team building.

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Links

Michael Neal's Website

https://www.buildmyteam.com/

LinkedIn