
The Profile (Special Edition): 5 Lessons from World-Class Leaders on Finding & Developing Talent
How do you find great talent, and better yet, how do you retain it?
How do you find great talent, and better yet, how do you retain it?
When I talk to entrepreneurs and CEOs, they emphasize that building the right team is critical at every stage in the company’s lifecycle.
Every leader has a different idea of what it means to surround themselves with the most talented people. I often think of Tyler Perry’s tree metaphor.
Perry, the billionaire actor-director-writer-producer, says he hires people by putting them in “the category of a tree.”
There are people who are like leaves, he says — they’re there for a season. “As soon as the wind blows too hard, they leave,” he says.
Then, there are people who are strong and somewhat reliable like a branch. “You can give them more of your life, but if you walk out too far, they’ll break and leave you high and dry,” he says.
And then there are the roots, whose only job is to hold you up and ensure you succeed. “I’m never mad at a leaf or branch employee, but I just need to make sure the roots are there,” he says.
Below are five other practical tips from the world’s most successful leaders on how to find, develop, and retain talent.
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