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