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The Growth Whisperers podcast

Mar 28, 2022

What should you do when you have low numbers of candidates applying for open job roles? 

In this market, it could actually be good to have anyone apply for a job. And so we're talking about how to have more great people apply for roles that you have open at your company. 

We talk about seven different tactics or tools...


Mar 21, 2022

There's a problem with best practices. People often talk about needing to implement best practices and what they really mean is common practices.

And the problem is that common practices might not be best for your business, and in fact, common practices might weaken your business. In this episode, we talk about the...


Mar 14, 2022

Sometimes, it's mid-way through the quarter and you realise you are failing at your quarterly goals. As you look across at the goals the team set out to achieve, you get this horrible feeling in your gut that you aren't going to achieve many of your goals. And this sense of dread won't disappear if you ignore it! 

In...


Mar 7, 2022

Topgrading is a hiring methodology from Brad Smart which is designed to provide you with a ninety per cent success rate when hiring and promoting people on your team. 

The Topgrading process should provide you with A player candidates, those who are in the top ten per cent of all candidates at the pay level you provide....


Mar 1, 2022

The brilliant jerk is a phrase that was made famous in the Netflix culture deck and is also known as a toxic A player. The brilliant jerk refers to people on your team who are highly productive in their role, but they don't fit. They don't align with the behaviours or core values and they come at a high cost to...