Evidence-Based Recruiting: How to Build a Company of Star Performers Through Systematic and Repeatable Hiring Practices

Introduction

The team with the best players wins.

—Jack Welch

CLASSIC SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES ARE NO LONGER SUSTAINABLE

Traditional ways of creating a “sustainable competitive advantage” are quickly eroding. The global economy is operating at a breakneck pace, and companies can no longer rely on traditional barriers of entry to preserve their market positions.

Even traditionally well-fortified barriers, such as monopolistic power, have been challenged in recent years. Just look at Uber. It upended the monopolistic hold on taxi cab licenses by classifying itself as a ride-sharing service; and by ignoring existing rules, Uber was able to rewrite the rules to its own advantage. In just two years, Uber overcame traditional barriers ...