#482 - Tyler Cowen - The Secret To Finding Great Talent

<p>Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, a columnist, podcaster and an author.</p> <p>Finding and recruiting the best talent is perhaps the most important job that an organisation has. Skilful, enthusiastic, keen staff can make or break a business, so why is it that most companies are mostly useless when it comes to discovering talent?</p> <p>Expect to learn whether population collapse is coming very soon, whether talent is innate or developed, why there is a crisis of talent when we have more people on earth than ever before, whether you should look at someone's parents before hiring them, the best questions to ask in an interview, what SpaceX's hiring strategy teaches us about thoroughness, how Tyler screens young staff for the most original thinkers and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/</a></p> <p class="p1">Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at <a href= "https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM"><span class= "s1">https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM</span></a> (use code MODERNWISDOM)</p> <p class="p1">Get 15% discount on Upgraded Formulas Test Kit at <a href="https://upgradedformulas.com/"><span class= "s1">https://upgradedformulas.com/</span></a> (use code: MW15)</p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at <a href= "https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom</span></a> (use code: MW20)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Talent - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3t5cs5