My father was an industrial psychologist. I have a whole extended family of people in various places around psychology and sociology. So if you put the two together, that was the sort of kernel of insight and why I chose this field and why I started my firm. My actual dissertation study was on how venture capitalists evaluate the people that they invest in.
Dr. Geoff Smart is the world’s leading expert hiring. He is the is the Founder and Chairman of ghSMART, a leading global management consulting firm for talent, and the co-author of three bestselling books. One of those, Who: The A Method for Hiring, is a New York Times bestseller and is considered the leading resource on helping businesses hire and develop top talent. Geoff has a PhD in organizational psychology and has personally advised three US Governors, White House Fellows and a President of the World Bank.
Geoff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk how to hire and retain talent, why so many people do interviews wrong, how companies can recruit better, and more.
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