Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)
John Grubbs
180 episodes
1 week ago
Send us a text Most leaders say they want top talent. So why do so few actually hire it? In this episode, we explore the uncomfortable psychology behind why many B and C level leaders struggle to bring A-players onto their teams. Not because of budget. Not because of timing. But because hiring exceptional people quietly threatens identity, status, and control. We break down the hidden mental blind spots that shape hiring decisions, drawing from validated psychological research on ego th...
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Send us a text Most leaders say they want top talent. So why do so few actually hire it? In this episode, we explore the uncomfortable psychology behind why many B and C level leaders struggle to bring A-players onto their teams. Not because of budget. Not because of timing. But because hiring exceptional people quietly threatens identity, status, and control. We break down the hidden mental blind spots that shape hiring decisions, drawing from validated psychological research on ego th...
Annual Performance Appraisals Are Deadly for Top Performers
Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)
21 minutes
1 year ago
Annual Performance Appraisals Are Deadly for Top Performers
Send us a text Let's face reality: yearly reviews should be extinct. Top performers hate them, and most managers are terrible at delivering them. In business management, annual performance appraisals are standard practice for evaluating employee performance, setting goals, and making decisions about promotions, pay raises, and terminations. However, beneath their seemingly systematic structure lies a cognitive bias that often skews the evaluation process: the Peak End rule. Listen now a...
Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)
Send us a text Most leaders say they want top talent. So why do so few actually hire it? In this episode, we explore the uncomfortable psychology behind why many B and C level leaders struggle to bring A-players onto their teams. Not because of budget. Not because of timing. But because hiring exceptional people quietly threatens identity, status, and control. We break down the hidden mental blind spots that shape hiring decisions, drawing from validated psychological research on ego th...
