John Chambers, the current CEO of Cisco
Systems, said: “A world-class engineer with five peers can out-produce 200
regular engineers”.
What he meant was that when we select the
right people, achieving great outcomes becomes easier. And the converse is also
true: select the wrong people and it is
exceedingly difficult to achieve much.
Recurring mistakes tend to be made in the
interviewing process. A summary of the
major pitfalls are:
