Coffee Journeys Show

#004 How to Hire for High Potential: 9 Core Characteristics to Look For

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Welcome to episode nr 4 of The Coffee Journeys Show: How to Hire for High Potential: 9 Core Characteristics to Look For

In this episode, the host, Piotr, shares insights on how to hire high-potential employees. Piotr outlines nine core characteristics of high-potential individuals and provides example questions to ask during the interview process.


These characteristics include drive, resiliency, adaptability, humility, integrity, effective intelligence, team ability, curiosity, and emotional strength. Piotr emphasizes the importance of identifying high-potential individuals in building a strong team and provides guidance on how to assess a candidate's potential through probing questions and past behavior.

Chapters:

  1. 00:01:02 -> Hiring is hard 🙌
  2. 00:04:01 -> High Potential Candidates 💪
  3. 00:05:30 -> Drive 📈
  4. 00:06:21 -> Resiliency 🏃‍♀️
  5. 00:07:30 -> Adaptability 🗺️
  6. 00:08:39 -> Humility 🤲
  7. 00:09:23 -> Integrity 🙋‍♂️
  8. 00:10:15 -> Practical intelligence 🧩
  9. 00:11:05 -> Team ability 🤝
  10. 00:11:53 -> Curiosity 🔍
  11. 00:13:03 -> Curiosity 🔍
  12. 00:14:01 -> Dichotomy of Leadership ⚖️
  13. 00:22:38 -> Conclusions 🎓


    14. Links

    • 🗞️ Newsletter
      • 📺 Jocko Podcast episode about Hiring to High Potential


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