Guide to Episode 170: How to Hire Great People

In most cases, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Regardless of what role you’re hiring for or what values your organization or team embraces, there are three critical competencies that great employees possess. This guide contains a list of competency-based learning from experience interview questions that will help you assess to what degree a potential candidate has these three aspects.

Competencies and mindsets influence how we think and behave. They are often more difficult to learn or modify than hard skills which is why hiring for them is important. Employees with these particular aspects are often easier to manage, enabling you as their manager to focus on doing your best work.

List of competencies included in this guide:

• Self-Awareness
• Learning Orientation
• “How Might We” Mindset