Everyone in a hiring capacity has made a wrong hire in their career. I believe that this is a direct result of hiring for skills first. Here’s the scoop, a person’s skills can change, but you can't change who they are. And technical abilities are not a clear indicator of passion in the work.  

Today’s Quote: 

“Values should underpin Vision, which dictates Mission, which determines Strategy, which surfaces Goals that frame Objectives, which in turn drives the Tactics that tell an organization what Resources, Infrastructure, and Processes are needed to support a certainty of Execution.” — Mike Myatt

Our guest today: David Kinnear, Executive Mentor & Group Chair of Vistage International.

Dave Kinnear is a Business Advisor, Mentor and Executive Leader Coach. Through his affiliation with Vistage Worldwide, Dave convenes and facilitates peer advisory boards of Business Owners, Company Presidents, General Managers and Chief Executives dedicated to becoming better leaders who make better decisions and achieve better results. 

Dave is also an executive-to-executive mentor to Executive MBA students at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business and a coach for the Center for Entrepreneurship at CalState University, Fullerton.

Today we are going to discuss

• Why a skills-based interview is dangerous

Why do people interview for competency/skills?

• Competency is easy

• This is what people focus on 

• Most CEO’s don't know what the real values are

How do we Hire for Values?

• Running, Knees, shoes analog

Rick’s Nuggets

• Design questions around the corporate values (Amazon's leadership principals) 

Key Takeaways

• · Values are the foundation of an organization's culture.