Catalyst Sale Podcast: Sales Training | Sales Strategy | B2b | Selling | Marketing

In this episode, Mike talks to George Randle, Managing Partner at EF Overwatch and Co-Author of Talent War. Questions Answered: What inspired the book? Why do we fall into the trap of thinking industry experience is critical? Why do HR professionals struggle with pushing back? What is effective intelligence? What is resilience? What is Hire for Character, Train for Skill? Key Takeaways: Drive home the point that it is critical to have people with the 9 character attributes we talk about in the book. Look at your company through the lens of talent. If we know the problem we solve for, we have much more context for the role we are trying to fill. How many leaders actually know what is making someone successful? Effective Intelligence - a person’s ability to apply their knowledge to real world scenarios. Resilience - the ability to get back up and keep going after a failure. B and C level players don’t have the ability to see A level players. A level players have team ability Character attributes are more pre