Leadership, Hiring Principles

1. 1
The Next Hire
Mrinmoy Chakraborty
Father, Friend, Entrepreneur
Sloan Fellow, Stanford GSB

2. 2
MOST FIRMS SPEND ONLY 10%
OF THEIR TIME HIRING, AND
90% OF THEIR TIME FIXING
HIRING MISTAKES….

3. 3
GIANTS VS. PYGMYIES
EVERY FIRM HAS A CHOICE. IF EVERY HIRING
MANAGER HIRES SOMEBODY SHORTER THAN
HERSELF, THE FIRM EVENTUALLY BECOMES A
COMPANY OF PYGMIES.
IF EVERY MANAGER HIRES SOMEBODY TALLER
THAN HERSELF , THE FIRM MAY BECOME A
COMPANY OF GIANTS
#1: LET S HIRE SMARTER

4. 4
IMAGINATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
KNOWLEDGE – ALBERT EINSTEIN
TO BECOME AN INNOVATION LEADER, WE NEED
PEOPLE THAT CAN CREATE AND BUILD…WE
NEED LEADERS THAT CAN SHAPE FUTURE OUT
OF NOTHING.
#2: LET S HIRE FOR CREATIVITY

5. 5
TO INSTILL A CULTURE WHERE RESPECT FOR
INDIVIDUAL IS NON NEGOTIABLE, WE NEED
PEOPLE THAT ARE CAPABLE, YET HUMBLE
#3: LET S LOOK FOR PEOPLE WITH BOTH
PROFESSIONAL WILL AND PERSONAL HUMILITY

6. 7
A QUARTER OF A WATERMELON IS LARGER
THAN A WHOLE CHERRY
#4 : LET S LOOK FOR PEOPLE THAT THINK WIN-WIN AND
EXPANDS THE PIE IN EVERY DEAL, ALWAYS

7. 8
GOD IS IN DETAILS
STRATEGY IS COOL, BUT EXECUTION IS KEY. TO MAKE
THINGS HAPPEN WE NEED PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR FEET
FIRMLY ON GROUND AND CAN PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS
#5 : LET S LOOK FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DETAIL OREINTED

8. 9
INTEGRITY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE
NO EXPLANATION REQUIRED
# 6 : WE MUST BE PEOPLE WITH UNQUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY

9. 10
THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS IN THIS WORLD THAT
ARE NOT SET RIGHT. NO WONDER, IN OUR
JOURNEY AHEAD THERE WILL BE STONES. WE
NEED PEOPLE THAT BELIVES THAT EVENTUALLY
THE STONES WILL BE CONVERTED TO MILESTONES.
#7 : NEED PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF SOLUTION

10. 11
SOME PEOPLE HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR
THEIR BOSSES, THAT THEY ARE LEFT WITH
VERY LITTLE FOR THEMSELVES
# 8 : LET S LOOK FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE HEALTHY
RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES. NO YES MEN (WOMEN)

11. 11
IT’S AMAZING WHAT ONE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN SHE
DOES NOT CARE WHO GETS THE CREDIT
#9 : NEED PEOPLE WHO ENJOY’S TEAMMATE’S SUCCESS

12. 12
THE AIRPORT TEST (GOOGLE)
# 10 : LET S LOOK FOR PEOPLE WITH WHOM A
COLLEAGUE WOULD NOT MIND BEING STRANDED AT
THE AIRPORT