37 min
S2 Ep4: Do You Hire Epic Talent to Your Team? The Steam Engine - Exploring Values-Based Leadership with a practical lens
-
- Management
In this episode, we discussed the importance of having a successful and fair hiring process to get the right people with exceptional leadership skills or the ability to develop themselves into your business. As leaders, we may hire people at different levels, and it is crucial to explore how to have a consistent and fair process to ensure long-term success. This episode features an expert in organisational psychology, Kat Maynard, who discussed the different techniques that you can use to draw out the most important things in a particular role at different levels of an organisation. We also looked at:
● The raw behaviours required for a graduate entry-level role, the importance of traditional competency-based polls for middle management
● The need for assessing the strategic vision of senior leaders
● Factors to consider in recruitment, including cultural fit, leadership style, and ability to prioritise
● The importance of defining what you actually need from a leadership role before starting the recruitment process
● The importance of consistency throughout the recruitment process to ensure fairness and clarity for both internal and external candidates
● The pros and cons of polls and discuss some of the ways companies can make their recruitment process more effective
● How different levels of recruitment require different assessment methods and how companies can reduce subjectivity in their polls process
● The importance of providing feedback to job candidates who have gone through the interview process
A successful hiring process is essential to have a long-term successful career, so tune in as we explore how to achieve that.
About The Steam Engine Podcast
The Steam Engine Podcast is a down-to-earth, practical leadership podcast exploring why people-first leadership is so critical in the workplace. Hosted by two friends who also happen to be accountants (self-proclaimed - cool accountants!!) who are passionate about the subject of people-first leadership. They bring another POV to the ever-so-important conversation about people centricity through their 35+ years of combined work experience in the corporate world.
Follow The Steam Engine Podcast socials on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Spotify
In this episode, we discussed the importance of having a successful and fair hiring process to get the right people with exceptional leadership skills or the ability to develop themselves into your business. As leaders, we may hire people at different levels, and it is crucial to explore how to have a consistent and fair process to ensure long-term success. This episode features an expert in organisational psychology, Kat Maynard, who discussed the different techniques that you can use to draw out the most important things in a particular role at different levels of an organisation. We also looked at:
● The raw behaviours required for a graduate entry-level role, the importance of traditional competency-based polls for middle management
● The need for assessing the strategic vision of senior leaders
● Factors to consider in recruitment, including cultural fit, leadership style, and ability to prioritise
● The importance of defining what you actually need from a leadership role before starting the recruitment process
● The importance of consistency throughout the recruitment process to ensure fairness and clarity for both internal and external candidates
● The pros and cons of polls and discuss some of the ways companies can make their recruitment process more effective
● How different levels of recruitment require different assessment methods and how companies can reduce subjectivity in their polls process
● The importance of providing feedback to job candidates who have gone through the interview process
A successful hiring process is essential to have a long-term successful career, so tune in as we explore how to achieve that.
About The Steam Engine Podcast
The Steam Engine Podcast is a down-to-earth, practical leadership podcast exploring why people-first leadership is so critical in the workplace. Hosted by two friends who also happen to be accountants (self-proclaimed - cool accountants!!) who are passionate about the subject of people-first leadership. They bring another POV to the ever-so-important conversation about people centricity through their 35+ years of combined work experience in the corporate world.
Follow The Steam Engine Podcast socials on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Spotify
37 min