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(312) Konstanty Sliwowski: The Art and Science of Hiring, Insights from a 3X Founder In this episode, we dive deep into the world of hiring with a seasoned founder who has successfully navigated the challenges of building teams across multiple startups. We explore the critical importance of hiring the right people, the common pitfalls leaders face, and the balance between the art and science of recruitment.SUBSCRIBE▶️ Subscribe to the channel: YouTube.com/@thefocusbee🎤 Subscribe to the podcast → https://thefocusbeeshow.buzzsprout.com/ CHAPTERS00:00:00** - Introduction00:00:16** - Background on the guest's entrepreneurial journey00:01:21** - Key lessons learned from being a founder00:02:06** - The importance of people in business success00:03:24** - The art and science of hiring explained00:06:32** - Common hiring mistakes and pitfalls00:10:20** - Strategic hiring in fast-scaling startups00:13:01** - The importance of planning for future hiring needs00:16:01** - The cost of mis-hires and the importance of clarity00:17:24** - The role of personality types in hiring00:18:01** - The hiring blueprint framework00:20:37** - Effective interview questions and their impact00:25:22** - Skills required for excellent hiring00:28:01** - Surprising insights from thousands of interviews00:30:52** - Final advice for those looking to hire ABOUT Konstanty Sliwowski: With over 20 years of experience in hiring across industries, Konstanty has seen firsthand how challenging it is to find the right people. Despite being one of the most critical business skills, no MBA program teaches hiring, and 83% of managers admit they struggle with it. That’s why he founded the School of Hiring—to solve this problem.CONNECT with Konstanty:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sliwowskik/ Website: https://schoolofhiring.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1571719/episodes Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schoolofhiring YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@schoolofhiring CONNECT📕 BOOK ‘The Magic of Focus’ → https://tinyurl.com/TheMagicOfFocus💌 FRIDAY FOCUS, weekly magic → https://thefocusbee.kit.com/ ✨ LINKTREE → https://linktr.ee/thefocusbee 🎤 PODCAST → https://thefocusbeeshow.buzzsprout.com/📝 BLOG → https://thefocusbee.substack.com/🌟 LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestoddart/ ABOUT THE FOCUS BEE💫 Hi, I’m Katie – engineer turned entrepreneur. I am the founder of The Focus Bee, an award-winning, international high-performance group that provides coaching, workshops, and training on sustainable high performance and leadership. 🔥 My mission is to empower people to lead with Alignment & Purpose & Joy so that they can Connect with the Magic & Thrive!