Hire people who give a shit.

The team is everything. That moment of bringing people in sets the ceiling of possibility. The new hire is as serious to the health of the team as an organ transplant is to the health of the body. You want the best people you can find, and the ones who will contribute most positively to the team.

The first thing to understand is that just because somebody interviewed well and reference-checked great, that does not mean she will perform superbly in your company. There are two kinds of cultures in this world: cultures where what you do matters and cultures where…

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How do you tell if the rhythm mismatch or the skill set mismatch will be too much to overcome? Here are some interview questions that I found very helpful: What will you do in your first month on the job? Beware of answers that overemphasize learning. This may indicate that the candidate thinks there is more to learn about your organization than th

recruitment process itself, which, if it is to serve its purpose, must screen as much for drive, energy and ambition as it does for intellectual capabilities and technical skill.