Hire by networking Are you able to create something bigger than yourself? What makes your eyes shine? The fastest learner wins Psychological safety Hire on purpose Hire on values Set goals together Growth is not just hiring people, it’s hiring the best people 8 Hiring mistakes What are typical characteristics for a member of your team?

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2. Are you able to create
something bigger
than yourself?

3. Build &
Invent
Meaningful
Impact
Work with
the best

4. What makes
your eyes shine?

6. Blink

7. PURPOSE VALUES GOALS
● Gather shining eyes
around you
● Make everyone part of
your company's mission
● Guide for every
decision
● Brings people into
action
● Set goals together
● Share goals
● Combine company
goals with personal
development

8. Psychological Safety
Comfort
admitting
Mistakes
Learn from
Failure
Openly share
Ideas
Better
Decision making &
Innovation
1. Authenticity
2. Feedback
3. Learning
4. Vision
5. Role Models
6. Rewards

9. Growth is not just hiring people,
it’s hiring the best people.

10. “It doesn’t make sense to hire
smart people and tell them
what to do.
We hire smart people
so they can tell us what to do”

11. “A-players hire A-players
B-players hire C-players
Do you get it?”

12. HIRING MISTAKES
● Friends
● Too fast
● Temporary needs
● No Culture Fit
● Hire for skills
● Skillful but not helpful
● Forget to Refcheck
● Over-sell your company
● Hire the best
● Take time to discover
● Long term fit
● Contribute to ethos
● Hire for mindset
● Learner who helps
● Talk with environment
● Expectation management /
Overdeliver

13. Typical characteristics
for a member
of your team?

14. HIRING PROCESS
OLD NEW
● Need
● Job post
● Make selection criteria
● Wait for applicants
● Review applicants
● Test candidates
● Interview candidates
● Choose on criteria
● Reference / background check
● Start working
● Business strategy > look ahead
● Get in the right networks
● Attract the people that fit your
company’s challenges
● Meet, talk about the future & ask each
other questions
● Work on a project together (Design
sprint) + talk with your customers
○ Basic skills?
○ Fast learner?
○ Feels good?
● Onboarding

15. “Idea people” “Strategic builders”
“Solid growers” “Sales &
Customer development”
LOOK AHEAD

16. Are you able to create
something bigger
than yourself?

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bigger than yourself?
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