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Talent War - with Co-Author George Randle - 229

Dec 15, 2020

In this episode, Mike talks to George Randle, Managing Partner at EF Overwatch and Co-Author of Talent War.

Questions Answered:

  • What inspired the book?
  • Why do we fall into the trap of thinking industry experience is critical?
  • Why do HR professionals struggle with pushing back?
  • What is effective intelligence?
  • What is resilience?
  • What is Hire for Character, Train for Skill?

Key Takeaways:

  • Drive home the point that it is critical to have people with the 9 character attributes we talk about in the book.
  • Look at your company through the lens of talent.
  • If we know the problem we solve for, we have much more context for the role we are trying to fill.
  • How many leaders actually know what is making someone successful?
  • Effective Intelligence - a person’s ability to apply their knowledge to real world scenarios.
  • Resilience - the ability to get back up and keep going after a failure.
  • B and C level players don’t have the ability to see A level players.
  • A level players have team ability
  • Character attributes are more predictive of success than previous experience or skills

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