hiring processes

Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk about the importance of understanding incentives and doing research when it comes to building a world-changing startup.  

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Time is money. Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about the mistake he’s been doing with his company for two years that made him lose millions of dollars, how he was able to spot the problem, and how potential is always far greater than the constraint.

Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.

Timestamps:

(1:20) - Two quarters passed, goal not reached despite added hires.

(4:59) - Realized problem: time-consuming tasks for HR person, flawed system.

(6:54) - Lesson: Look beyond immediate action, optimize system's potential.

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These days, many companies use assessments such as personality tests as part of the hiring process or in career development programs. Fred Oswald, PhD, director of the Organization and Workforce Laboratory at Rice University, discusses why companies use these tests, what employers and workers can learn from them, and how new technologies, including artificial intelligence, are changing workplace assessments.

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