Psychology
Mackey Admits He Was Bad at Hiring Despite Success Attracting Talent
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
John Mackey: Not Sure You're on the Right Path In Your Career? (Use THIS Framework When You Feel Lost About What's Next)
What was said
"I've always been good at attracting good people because I have a lot of passion, a lot of purpose, a lot of charisma. But I've never been very good at hiring people. One of my strengths is I really see the beauty in people. I see the goodness in people. And that sometimes makes me a little bit blind to things that are not as good."
The Whole Foods co-founder candidly admitted that while his charisma attracted top talent, his tendency to see the best in people made him a poor judge of who to actually hire. He relied on his CFO Glenda Flanagan and others with better discernment to make final hiring decisions, acknowledging that his strength became a weakness in personnel evaluation.
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- Programme
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
- Episode
- John Mackey: Not Sure You're on the Right Path In Your Career? (Use THIS Framework When You Feel Lost About What's Next)
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- 56:40
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