How to find top talent for your business
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Summary
In this episode, I talk about the importance of talent and how it's a skill, not a "magic pond" that you go fishing in to find it. Talent is hard work and it's not something you can be taught. It's something that's innate.
Transcript
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My philosophy on talent is there is no magic pond that I go fishing in to find top talent.
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What we are is really great pickers and it's a skill. At the Delta Bow in Moncton, I had a
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speaking gig so I pull up and I was like, hey man, I got to run. I'm supposed to be on stage
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in three minutes. I'm sorry I'm late. He's like, absolutely sir, no problem. He gives me the
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directions. I go do that, run back down. He knew I was in a rush. He kept my car out front. Give him
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his tip, get in the car and I look and he put two bottles of water in my cup holders. I call his
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boss we need to talk about Michael and she's like oh sir what can I help with and I said he is so
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incredible that if you don't treat him right I'm gonna offer him a job and she just started laughing
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now I didn't steal him but every time I'd see him I'd be like when you're ready let me know
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yeah you can hire for the soul train for the role but some stuff is innate and that's what I'm looking