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The Bus Theory of Hiring
Don't fire fast, reseat fast — the hard skill is figuring out where someone fits.
How it works
- 1Don't fire fast, reseat fast
- 2The hard skill is figuring out where someone fits, not deciding they don't
- 3Took John three years to nail this with one senior manager
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