Description

In this episode, Dan Parry and Jonathan Farrow, co-creators of Journey into Product, a Berlin community for product managers and startups that organises monthly meetups, invited us to a masterclass about what it takes for teams to scale up successfully without the human cost, develop core in-demand leadership skills, and retain your best people. Jonny is also the founder of Orbital Lab, so we explored some of his questions and concerns about the hiring process, seeing as he will be growing his team very soon.

The main takeaways during the conversation:

• The importance of multi-generational hiring.
• How a lengthy hiring process and many interview rounds often lead to hiring the wrong person.
• The hiring challenges - Do you go for technical ability primarily, someone with good soft skills or both?
• It is fundamental for founders to develop their leadership skills to create an inclusive company culture and hire the right people.
• Proactive versus reactive hiring - the former ensures long-term sustainability.
• In high-performing teams, everyone is informed and kept up to date, and no one is left in the dark.