The Talent War -- Hiring for Character

Mark Landgren, CEO of The Nexxus Group, advises how maintaining a positive attitude, celebrating life, trusting team members, and learning from mistakes fuel business success.

Dan Kenary, CEO of Mass Bay Brewing Company, explains how employee ownership creates engagement, promotes resilience, and inspires innovation. The truly successful company must care about its employees and the society in which it operates.

Craig Hinkley, CEO of WhiteHat Security, explores how to set a company's vision based upon collective customer needs, consulting the management team, and thinking deeply about the "unknown unknowns." Vision mixed with humility and listening are a sure road to CEO success.

Drawing upon how the American military’s elite special forces' warriors are chosen, Mike Sarraille and George Randle, the authors of The Talent War, explain how to bring top talent into your organization to create a lasting competitive advantage.

Dusty Rhodes, CEO of Conventures, reveals her unique method of building a winning team, including how to select top team performers, how to nurture and support them, and how to inspire consistent excellence in execution.

"Always deliver what you promise to customers -- and more," says Anthony Samuels, CEO of DRB Facility Services, a leading Massachusetts building services company. "Along with hiring and paying for capable people and taking care of staff at all levels, that's the way to build a successful company."

Paul Clayson, CEO of AgilePQ, reveals how he has run successful technology companies by establishing a compelling strategy; being honest and transparent; deeply caring about employees, customers, vendors, and the community; and instituting vital processes.

Charlotte Caseborne, CEO of Theolytics, gives a vivid picture of a startup biotechnology company designing viruses to fight cancer. The company's culture is based on collaboration, candor, and curiosity.

Jim Coughlin, CEO of The Northbridge Companies, discusses the many leadership benefits of a partnership and how building a corporate culture based on caring about and developing team members can really pay off.

Charlie Saponaro, CEO of MRA, explains how to manage remote employees through people-centric leadership and robust two-way communication. By building strong manager-team member relationships, his company experiences high productivity and low turnover.