Dan Martell - September 25, 2023


This is the 1-3-1 rule

Hosted by
Dan Martell
Mentioned
Adam Steve Jobs
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Episode Stats


Length

50 seconds

Words per minute

247.84

Word count

210

Sentence count

29


Summary

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In this episode, I share the story of how Steve Jobs hired his first human resources director, Adam, to help him figure out how to hire 12 new employees in the next 30 days. It's a great story about how a simple strategy can make all the difference in the world.

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00:00:00.000 the 131 rule. This will absolutely transform your life. Director of HR. He's like, hey, we got a
00:00:04.540 problem. I was like, what's going on? He goes, we need to hire 12 people in the next 30 days. I don't
00:00:09.240 know how to do that. I said, Adam, I hired you to director of HR. I hired you to do that job. I don't
00:00:14.540 know how to do that job. He's like, well, I mean, you have any ideas? I said, Adam, I didn't hire
00:00:19.900 you to tell you how to do your job. I hired you to tell me what to do. Steve Jobs said this. It's
00:00:25.580 easy to hire other people, tell them what to do. It's hard to hire people and have them tell you
00:00:29.180 what to do. So I said, what's your 1-3-1? He said, I don't know. I said, how long will it take to
00:00:33.060 figure out? He goes, give me a day. Next morning, 10 a.m., he texts me, I'm good. Duh. I'll share
00:00:39.460 with you why. Here's how the framework works. One specific challenge. What are your three viable
00:00:44.040 options that you've considered? I want to hear them. Tell me how you research them. And then
00:00:48.660 give me your one specific recommendation.