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Hiring Humans, Not Resources
- Responsive organizations are fueled by individual and collective learning. Retrospectives are baked into the culture; feedback and learning drive strategy and growth.
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Britt Gage added 6mo ago
- Conventional hiring processes are designed to recruit the most skilled people to fill a specific role at the right price. The experience can feel dehumanizing — it’s laden with unwritten rules, negotiation, posturing, and indirect communication (if you’re lucky) through recruiters.
The process, at its core, is a transaction of resources. It’s not fi... See morefrom Hiring Humans, Not Resources by Sharan Bal
Britt Gage added 6mo ago
- Job descriptions are never exhaustive, even from the beginning. They represent a set of needs for a specific context and time, which after a few months no longer reflects reality. Yet companies hire people based on their ability to match that fixed job description. They hire for the short-term.
Why start from something so specific? Instead, find peo... See morefrom Hiring Humans, Not Resources by Sharan Bal
Britt Gage added 6mo ago
“Hire for soul, not role”