Special: Key Hiring Advice for 2021 and Beyond

12/29/20 • 17 min

Dr. Stacey Philpot (Executive Development Consulting) discusses the ways companies are shifting how they think about leadership (0:52)
Lisa Bougie shares how Stitch Fix assessed for people, values, and leadership (2:56)
Jodi Bricker’s approach to shaping culture at Quay Australia (5:09)
Serilda Summers-McGee on building healthy, inclusive workplace cultures (6:30)
Kristi McFarland explores the value of strong community at New Seasons (7:36)
Trip Randall’s advice for avoiding hiring mistakes (8:42)
The two main qualities Aimée Lapic (GoPro) looks for in candidates (11:43)
Jaime Schmidt on hiring at a fast-growing company (12:43)
Why Scott Allan hired overqualified talent at Hydro Flask (14:09)

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Dr. Stacey Philpot (Executive Development Consulting) discusses the ways companies are shifting how they think about leadership (0:52)
Lisa Bougie shares how Stitch Fix assessed for people, values, and leadership (2:56)
Jodi Bricker’s approach to shaping culture at Quay Australia (5:09)
Serilda Summers-McGee on building healthy, inclusive workplace cultures (6:30)
Kristi McFarland explores the value of strong community at New Seasons (7:36)
Trip Randall’s advice for avoiding hiring mistakes (8:42)
The two main qualities Aimée Lapic (GoPro) looks for in candidates (11:43)
Jaime Schmidt on hiring at a fast-growing company (12:43)
Why Scott Allan hired overqualified talent at Hydro Flask (14:09)

Visit HowIHire.com for transcripts and more information about this episode.

Follow Roy Notowitz and Noto Group Executive Search on LinkedIn for updates and featured career opportunities.

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Highlights from our conversation include:

How Nike’s EKIN program fed the brand’s leadership talent (5:35)
How leading footwear brands approach hiring (7:18)
The key difference between a company and a brand (10:15)
The two questions Gene asks to understand team capabilities (11:52)
How one hire can stimulate an entire organization (12:51)
Why Gene looked outside of the industry for talent (14:58)
What he looks for in leaders (16:30)
Why he brought together unconventional teams (17:33)
The common mistake hiring managers make (19:12)
His approach to interviews (20:55)
Advice for people who want to get a job in the athletic industry (22:41)

Gene’s new podcast, Chasing 4, will debut on the Sport Lifestyle Network.

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Dr. Charles Handler is an industrial-organizational psychologist and talent assessment specialist.

Fun fact: Charles also has a love of classic cars and was featured on the History Channel’s Big Easy Motors.

Highlights from our conversation include:

How organizational psychology can inform every step of the hiring process (5:02)
Job fit versus organization fit (7:37)
Why humans are inherently flawed in evaluating candidate capabilities (9:55)
Why some popular assessments are not appropriate for selection (13:11)
How much weight we can put in the Hogan Assessment (15:01)
Models for executive assessment (17:35)
The importance of human judgment in executive level assessment (20:49)
How to evaluate leadership (22:50)
AI’s strengths and weaknesses (25:06)
How remote work will influence companies’ needs (28:41)

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Check out Roy's upcoming webinar on the future of hiring, part of Big Path Capital's Impact CEO Series.

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