Hearing Dan Cable, author of Change to Strange, speak at a Young Presidents’ Organization program at London Business School, Browne wondered: 1. How can we expect our employees to be extraordinary and differentiate the company if we use the same hiring and onboarding methods as competitors? 2. What characteristics describe our ideal workforce that

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Here is how I hire, listed in priority order.Bandwidth. I'm a snob for intelligence. I like to surround myself with people who are much smarter and faster than me. People who can juggle ten things at once, and handle curve balls. This is a requirement in an entrepreneurial activity, as by definition you are doing something new, so you have to learn... See more

As the CEO of Charles Schwab, Walt Bettinger hires hundreds of people each year and interviews hundreds more. Over his lifetime, we can safely assume he’s had his share of hits, misses, and surprises when it comes to bringing people on board. But consider one technique he’s used as he’s gotten older: he takes a candidate to breakfast and asks the r

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