“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”
– Virginia Satir
Dr. Peter Kreeft—a leading Catholic apologist, philosophy professor, and author of over 100 books—delivered the commencement address at Franciscan University of Steubenville on May 14, 2022. Dr. Kreeft told graduates to be on the lookout for 10 lies of contemporary culture, urging them to instead “go forth and preach the truth, the good news in both word and deed.”
Dr. Peter Kreeft | 10 Lies of Contemporary Culture | Commencement Address at Franciscan University
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How to streamline the hiring process. Excerpt with the core recommendations:
- Reduce the number of interviewers in your process. If you have more than four or five interviewers, chances are that the costs associated with the additional complexity in your process have exceeded the benefits they produce.
- Be explicit about whose decision it is. Steer your organizational culture away from a consensus-oriented approach. Instead, for each role make it explicit whose decision it is, who else might have veto power, and that other interviewers should not be offended if a candidate is hired despite not getting their approval. And then keep repeating this message until most of your colleagues adapt to this new approach.
- Ask interviewers to use numerical ratings when evaluating candidates. We’ve experienced that doing so helps hiring committees focus on the holistic view rather than on one-off negative comments. Having interviewers submit their ratings before getting input from their colleagues will have the further benefit of reducing the chance of groupthink in your evaluations.
- Remove the “Dr. Deaths” from your hiring committee. Track which interviewers turn down the most candidates, and if they are not better at picking good hires, communicate with them that they will be removed from the hiring committee if they don’t correct their behavior.
- Change your culture to reward those who spot great hires, not penalizing those who end up with an occasional poor performer. You can further do this by emphasizing the difference between good decisions and good outcomes. Sometimes a fully logical bet will result in a poor outcome. If needs be, call out those spreading negativism.
Recommended. Atta Tarki is at ECA Partners, Alexandra Ham is at TalentCompass.co
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