"a" players? or "a" results?
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‘A’ Players? Or ‘A’ Results? Making a Case for the Jagged Resume
Recrui'ng Innova'on Summit May 18, 2012 George Anders
It’s a fact! Today’s human capital edge comes from 5x or 10x performers
So Everyone Fights for the Same Obvious Stars
66% of CEOs Grumble About a Talent Shortage
25% of Stars Plan to Quit Within The Next 12 Months
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers Global CEO Survey 2011
With Consistently Frustra:ng Results
Does Anyone Have A BeBer Approach to Talent?
Where to Look: The Corporate World It’s our home base … talent magnets are widely recognized … demand is huge and constant
Tech Finance Retail CEO Search
Where to Look: Public Performers Yards'cks for success are brutally clear …
risk-‐taking is part of the game … insights travel well Athletes Actors Authors Singers
Where to Look: Public Service Top ins'tu'ons excel at staying power …. mentoring … deep cultures of excellence
Doctors Research Scien8sts
Special Forces Soldiers
Teachers
FIRST FINDING In every top-‐performing ins8tu8on, obvious creden8als are only part of the story.
Top assessors focus on character traits,
certain that the small stuff is huge
Success
Good Habits
Diligence
These 7 Traits Keep Appearing
Resilience
Desire to Learn
Judgment
Self-‐Reliance
Curiosity/ Acumen
Compa:-‐ bility
Efficiency
“Good-to-great companies place more weight on character than on specific skills or experience.” Jim Collins Good to Great
“Investing doesn’t require extraordinary intelligence. It does require an extraordinary temperament.” -- Warren Buffett .. .. .
SECOND FINDING There’s far more talent than most people realize
Jagged Resumes Abound
So Does Talent That Whispers
Jagged Resumes: The Andy Grove Challenge
Go to Utah, and see … … how they got this right
David Evans & the Jagged Resume Signing up explorers, seeking the fron'er
The jagged resume “My dad looked at people very differently. He hired a lot of people that happened to fail history, or whatever else. Some of them you might even call scary. It didn’t ma0er to him that they weren’t polished in some areas that weren’t important to their job performance. What he really cared about was what they liked to do.”
-‐ Peter Evans
TALENT THAT WHISPERS
THIRD FINDING Vastly beOer interviewing methods are within anyone’s reach.
Start by Pinpoin:ng Which Values Will Define Success
Resilience
Desire to Learn
Judgment
Self-‐Reliance
Curiosity/ Acumen
Compa:-‐ bility
Efficiency
Take stock of candidates by watching the little things add up
Dare to ask “ The Third Question”
Take a :p from Google: try reading resumes upside
What The Rare Find Can (and Can’t) Do
• This book is meant as a conversa'on starter • Its examples are induc've – meant to show new ideas. They aren’t the last word
• Building new frameworks for talent will take years. This book can be a way to get unstuck
• For insights on personal career paths, try the e-‐book sequel: Becoming a Rare Find: How Jagged Resumes Lead to Great Jobs.
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