You can test for this stuff. It's hard to teach, but you can see it when it's prodded. What I ask is like, yeah, I don't know a lot about your current business. Number one, describe it to me. And there are lots of variations of that that you can test for. Some companies got really, really specific about this. Microsoft actually years ago had an interviewing technique where you could ask these competency oriented questions and you could sort of assess their answers.
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Companies move through different growth phases and require unique strategies along the way.
Dave first joined HashiCorp when there were just 30 employees. Today, there are over 2,500 people globally!
In episode #130, Dave McJannet shares his top insights and lessons learned from taking a company from zero to scale.
Dave McJannet is the CEO of HashiCorp, and has over 20 years of experience in product management, operations, finance, and marketing. Prior to HashiCorp, Dave worked at GitHub, Hortonworks, Microsoft and SpringSource.
Dave explains how he builds high-performing teams, his time horizons for executives, and how he tests for systems thinking in the hiring process.
Tune in to hear all about Dave’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
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