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Hire Slow, Fire Fast

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Kevin D. Johnson in Employees, Human Resources, Management, Mentor, Mentorship, People, Talent

Hire slow, fire fast. —Unknown. I recently received a desperate call for help from one of my mentees, who is working hard to grow his new clothing company. He sought advice about how to deal with a lazy business partner who is preventing the company from moving forward. My mentee wrote, I have been working […]

View Post Attrition, Human Resources

Talent Trumps Seniority

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Kevin D. Johnson in Facebook, Human Resources, Internship, Management, Mark Zuckerberg, PayPal, Peter Thiel, Seniority, Software Development, Talent

I’d rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent. —John Wooden, American basketball coach The tension in the office was high. A burly senior developer looked my manager right in the eyes and shouted, “Don’t ever ask an intern to develop an application without […]

View Post Human Resources, Internship, PayPal, Peter Thiel, Seniority, Software Development, Talent

Networking Isn’t All about You

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Kevin D. Johnson in Accomplishment, Business Plan, Courage, Human Resources, Mavericks, Mentor, Mentorship, Misconceptions, Networking, Productivity, Self-Actualization

The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity. —Keith Ferrazzi, founder, CEO, Ferrazzi Greenlight I hate networking. Well, I should qualify my statement. I hate what networking has become in many instances. As a result, I have altogether stopped going to self-proclaimed “exclusive networking events,” because they yield such poor results and waste […]

View Post Ferrazzi Greenlight, Keith Ferrazzi

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