How do I hire good people?

Hiring is the start. Make the work clear, train people and give them the authority they need to do it.

The selection and reasons are the library’s guidance. Founder connections and examples have separate source links.

Three books to consider

  1. The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building

    Matt Mochary, with Alex MacCaw and Misha Talavera

    Examine hiring, feedback and accountability practices. The living online manuscript differs from the printed edition.

    Brian Armstrong · Early draft read reported by author

    In the acknowledgements of his authorized living manuscript, Mochary says Armstrong read an early draft. This is not proof of reading a specific finished edition.

    Source

  2. No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

    Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer

    Study how hiring standards, feedback and decision rights fit together.

    Ben Horowitz · Endorsement

    Horowitz endorses the book’s approach to building and sustaining an innovative company culture on its official website.

    Source

  3. High Output Management

    Andrew S. Grove

    Plan the training and guidance people will need after they join.

    Ben Horowitz · Foreword and positive review

    Horowitz says he first read the book in 1995. This endorsement appears in his 2015 foreword.

    Source

Short writing

A founder example

Reid Hoffman

Give the new CEO real authority.

The library’s lesson from Reid Hoffman’s own account.

After Jeff Weiner took over, Hoffman redirected employee questions to him and arranged time away. A leadership transfer needs changes in daily behavior so people know who makes the decisions.

Source