Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent
Hiring the right executives at the right time is the key to scaling your company. But to many founders, the executive search and hiring process can feel like a black box. a16z talent partner Matt Oberhardt dives deep into the executive search process with Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church on the HR Heretics podcast.
a16z Live · Matt Oberhardt, Nolan Church, Kelly Dragovich
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Show Notes
Hiring the right executives at the right time is the key to scaling your company. But to many founders, the executive search and hiring process can feel like a black box. a16z talent partner Matt Oberhardt dives deep into the executive search process with Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church on the HR Heretics podcast.
[00:01:21] How a16z talent partners assess talent
[00:03:42] Balancing internal and external roles
[00:04:57] Measuring success in talent assessment
[00:06:07] The MOC
[00:10:29] Whiteboard sessions for assessing fit
[00:13:10] Referencing as a continuous cycle
[00:16:47] Putting negative references in context
[00:20:25] Assessing personal growth vs. mistakes
[00:21:50] Establishing trust with founders
[00:25:03] Vetting EQ
[00:26:53] Measuring success of what you can't control
[00:28:43] Why hire veterans for startups
[00:33:45] Talent landscape in 2024
[00:35:20] Recruiting top talent in a tight market
[00:38:42] Hiring the "operational glue"
[00:39:36] The value of tough feedback
You can read the key takeaways from this conversation, along with a transcript, here.