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Now displaying: July, 2016
Jul 28, 2016

The war for talent is underway. With 1% unemployment amongst college-educated white-collar workers, how can you possibly compete? Don't let Facebook, Google, and Uber hire all the Rockstars. You can do this, and I've got you covered. But you don’t stand a chance if you don’t build a unique employer brand. Today, I interview Mike Dwyer, the head of talent & employment branding at Cars.com (the leader in online car shopping with 30M visits/month). He’s building a brand to attract Rockstars, just like he did at NowSecure. In this 20-minute interview, Mike reveals how you can do it too (even on a limited budget).

Jul 26, 2016

Yves Lermusi is CEO & co-founder of Checkster, a social rating tool for your employees. It's supercool & streamlines the interview, referencing, and 360 feedback process. He started Checkster 10 years ago and has seen so many of the mistakes that employers make. Yves was recently named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the Recruiting Industry." In this 20-minute interview, he reveals: getting 360 feedback the right way / biggest mistakes to avoid when checking references / how to use tech tools to save time recruiting / and more.

Jul 21, 2016

I’m privileged today to a best-selling author who has studied what sets apart great business leaders. It’s vital to understand so that you can become an amazing boss, and also so that you can recruit great leaders. Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where he teaches leadership & strategy. He’s also Associate Dean for Tuck’s Executive Education program. Sidney holds degrees from London School of Economics and Columbia University. Sydney has published 17 books including one of my all-time favorites, Why Smart Executives Fail. Recently, he followed it up with Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent. In this 20-minute interview, Sydney reveals: what is a superboss / how to become one / how to hire superbosses that will propel your organization.

Jul 21, 2016

I’m privileged today to a best-selling author who has studied what sets apart great business leaders. It’s vital to understand so that you can become an amazing boss, and also so that you can recruit great leaders. Sydney Finkelstein is the 
Steven Roth Professor of Management at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where he teaches leadership & strategy. He’s also Associate Dean for Tuck’s Executive Education program. Sidney holds degrees from London School of Economics and Columbia University. Sydney has published 17 books including one of my all-time favorites, Why Smart Executives Fail. Recently, he followed it up with Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent. In this 20-minute interview, Sydney reveals: what is a superboss / how to become one / how to hire superbosses that will propel your organization.

Jul 19, 2016

George Deeb, Partner with Red Rocket Ventures, consults to hundreds of startup companies nationally. He’s learned so much & seen the patterns, that he’s even written a book: 101 Startup Lessons: An Entrepreneur’s Handbook. He’s also led & sold two startups of his own. In this 20-minute interview, we talk about: How to recruit rockstars / How to build the team / How to craft the vision / And many of your other startup questions.

Jul 14, 2016

How do you build a team of happy people? And why should you even care? Because they deliver much stronger ROI. Sunny Grosso is Culture Chief at Delivering Happiness, the advisory firm that came out of the book by Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos. She understands the systems, processes, and metrics to put in place if you really want happy employees. Sunny was one of the world’s first Happiness Coaches and a sought-after speaker. In this 20-minute interview, she reveals: how to build a culture of happiness / how to measure it / how to give feedback / how to exit someone from your company / how to begin the journey to employee happiness.

Jul 12, 2016

OMFG ... It took me months to book today’s guest, and I finally did it. Pat Lencioni is the author of 10 books which have sold 5 million books in 30 languages. (2 must-reads: The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. The Wall Street Journal calls him"one of the most in-demand speakers in America." And today, he’s on Strong Suit Podcast discussing his newest book The Ideal Team Player. In this 20-minute interview, Pat reveals: how to spot a true team player / do you always need a team player / what interview questions to ask / how to take action when you’ve made a hiring mistake.

Jul 7, 2016

There’s possibly nobody more qualified to talk about how an Entrepreneur should lead their Startup… Carter Cast rocketed through the ranks at PepsiCo, before being named as CEO of Walmart.com. After stints at Startups Blue Nile & Hayneedle, he joined Pritzker Group Venture Capital. And if that’s not enough, he teaches leadership & venture formation at Kellogg Business School. Whew. In this 20-minute interview, Carter reveals: The biggest leadership mistakes made by entrepreneurs / What to do when it’s time to hire & fire at your Startup / How to be open to input, while remaining true to your vision / What VC’s really look for in entrepreneurs / How open should you be with your team with bad news? / How he almost got axed at PepsiCo.

Jul 5, 2016

Jean Bagileo of David Powell has been a leading executive search consultant in Silicon Valley for decades. In this wide-ranging interview, Jean reveals: how to properly conduct a search / how to shorten the search / how many candidates to meet with / what to do when you & investors don't agree on the finalist candidate.

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