My Employee Deleted 200,000 Emails. This Was My "Oh My Gosh" Moment

It's every CEO's worst nightmare. My Employee Deleted 200,000 Emails. This Was My "Oh My Gosh" Moment. What do you do when a project goes catastrophically wrong? In this interview, IT recruiting expert Travis Lindemoen, Managing Director of Nexus IT Group, shares the true story of a multi-million dollar disaster and the brutal lessons he learned in the 24 hours it took to fix it. This conversation is a masterclass in crisis management, tech hiring, and leadership. You'll learn the #1 mistake non-technical founders make when hiring their first QA engineer, how to handle a "toxic" manager who is driving away talent , and the hard-won lessons on becoming a leader who uses questions instead of anger to solve problems. Check out the company: https://nexusitgroup.com

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🕒 CHAPTERS

00:00 - The #1 Skill Missing in Most Tech Hires

03:44 - What Founders MUST Know About "Microservices"

07:31 - Hiring a QA Engineer? Don't Make This Critical Mistake

14:27 - The Moment My Employee DELETED 200,000 Client Emails

17:52 - The 24-Hour Scramble to Fix a Disaster

21:14 - The Simple Process That Prevents Tech Nightmares

24:45 - This "Toxic" Manager Cost Us 12 Hires (A True Story)

31:40 - Hire Fast, Fire Faster: A CEO's Hardest Lessons

35:15 - Confessions of a "Hothead" CEO

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