In today’s episode, I chat with Dr. Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder of ghSMART about how to hire the best talent and build high-performance teams. In today’s conversation we talk about the four behaviours of successful CEOs, controversial compensation strategies, hiring mistakes you need to avoid and the one thing you need to do to scale your business. We also cover, the secrets of high performing teams, the four steps you need to know for successful hiring, the five things you need to do to attract talent, the last step you need to take to get the best talent, why aggressive interviews don&#8217;t work, the one skill you need to know to be a successful CEO, the questions you need to ask at a screening interview and so much more…
About Dr. Geoff Smart,
Dr. Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder of ghSMART, established the firm in 1995 to assist leaders—from Fortune 500 CEOs and billionaire entrepreneurs to heads of state—in achieving their objectives by building and managing high-performing teams. Operating globally from 12 offices across North America and Europe, ghSMART has been recognised by Forbes as the best management consulting firm in its sector for three years and is featured in two Harvard Business School cases for its pioneering services.
The firm&#8217;s contributions include three bestselling books on leadership and hiring, with &#8220;Who: The A Method for Hiring&#8221; receiving significant acclaim and top rankings across various platforms and publications. Additionally, Dr. Smart authored &#8220;Leadocracy,&#8221; a New York Times bestseller and winner of notable business book awards. His early work includes co-creating the Topgrading approach to talent management. Dr. Smart holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, where he studied under management expert Peter F. Drucker.
   
Contact Geoff: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgeoffsmart/
 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeoffreySmart
Email: https://ghsmart.com/
Buy the Books
Leadocracy
Who: The A Method for Hiring
Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success
Book Recommendations
Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors that Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders
About the Host, Brendan McGurgan
Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.
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In today’s episode, I chat with Dr. Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder of ghSMART about how to hire the best talent and build high-performance teams. In today’s conversation we talk about the four behaviours of successful CEOs, controversial compensation strategies, hiring mistakes you need to avoid and the one thing you need to do to [&hellip;]

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[REPLAY - from the archive] Dr. Geoff Smart: How to hire the best talent and build high-performance teams