What we publish on hiring.
Articles, stories, templates and talks — the same method as the programmes, written so you can use it on the next role.
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The three parts, on one page
Clarity, Capability, Operationalization — in order. Open download, no form.
22 Aug 2026 ·Open PDF
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Role definition one-pager
Mission, outcomes, competencies — short enough to remember in an interview. Fill it before you book anyone.
18 Aug 2026 ·Gated PDF
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Story
The debrief that stopped looping
A composite account of how an engineering chapter inside a bank-scale product organisation moved from panel theatre to a hiring standard they could defend. Figures marked * are illustrative, not audited client results.
15 Aug 2026 ·8 min read
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Video
Evidence, not impression
A short talk on why unstructured interviews measure comfort, not capability — and what a structured alternative looks like. (Placeholder embed until the School of Hiring recording is published.)
10 Aug 2026 ·12 min
- Article
Article
10 Best Interview Questions to Ask Candidates (And Why They Work)
Stop relying on "Tell me about yourself." These 10 interview questions reveal critical thinking, problem-solving, and real potential — before you make the hire.
11 Apr 2026 ·6 min read
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Internal vs External Hires: The Decision Leaders Keep Getting Wrong
The internal vs external hiring debate isn't about talent. It's about leadership judgment. Cornell and Wharton research reveals what actually drives performance and retention.
22 Jan 2026 ·4 min read
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Would You Have Hired Sheryl Sandberg? Why Hiring for Potential Beats Perfect Resumes
In 2001, Google hired Sheryl Sandberg despite her non-tech background. Learn how to recognize high-potential candidates in interviews and avoid missing your next great leader.
18 Jan 2026 ·7 min read
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What Happens When Leaders Learned How to Interview: A Case Study in Evidence-Based Hiring
An engineering company doubled referral rates and increased probation pass rates by 82% by training leaders to interview properly. Here's exactly what they did and why it worked.
18 Jan 2026 ·6 min read
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Why Panel Interviews Fail (And What Top Hiring Managers Do Instead)
Panel interviews overwhelm candidates and produce groupthink. Learn why 6-person interview panels push away top talent and discover the structured interview approach that actually works.
17 Jan 2026 ·4 min read
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What Hiring Managers Miss When They Say 'Too Senior'
When a hiring manager says someone is 'too senior,' they're rarely making a skills-based judgment. What they're actually signaling is discomfort. Discomfort with experience they don't know how to assess, with salary expectations they haven't validated, or with seniority that challenges their own.
15 Jan 2026 ·4 min read
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What Changed When Managers Learned How to Interview
An engineering business trained its leaders and managers to interview instead of adding recruiters. Six months later 52% of hires came from referrals; after nine, probation pass rates were up 82%.
19 Dec 2025 ·3 min read
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The Math: What Bad Hiring Really Costs Your Company
Bad mid–senior hires drain hundreds of thousands in salary, time and lost performance. This post breaks down the real cost of mis-hiring, how often it happens, and how a structured hiring OS can cut waste and return value to your business.
5 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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The Interview Questions That Actually Matter
This post shares 10 interview questions that go beyond Tell me about yourself and reveal how candidates think, decide, learn and take ownership so leaders can run sharper high impact interviews and hire people who truly move the business forward.
3 Dec 2025 ·3 min read
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The Hidden Bias of “Smart” Candidates
There is a bias inside many leadership teams that no one talks about. The bias toward people who sound smart. People who speak fast
3 Dec 2025 ·3 min read
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Culture Fit Is One of the Most Misused Ideas in Hiring
Everyone talks about culture fit like it is a strength. But in most companies, it is a blind spot.
3 Dec 2025 ·3 min read
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The 80/20 of Hiring for Leaders
This post shows why most hiring success comes from clarity and alignment, not more interviews. It explains how a simple hiring blueprint, shared scorecards, and structured interviews help leaders hire faster and with more confidence.
3 Dec 2025 ·1 min read
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The Hiring Mistake I Made Over and Over (Until It Cost Me Years)
This post explains why hiring like Ted Lasso style optimism without structure leads to weak teams. It shows how clear missions, outcomes, structured interviews and training help leaders turn belief in people into reliable hiring decisions.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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What Great Candidates Want to Hear
Most hiring teams prepare questions for candidates but struggle when top talent asks tough questions back. This post shows how clear, honest answers about role, impact, and growth help you win high performers who are also interviewing you.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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The Stoics Guide To Hiring
This post shows how Stoic principles like clarity, focus, and discipline can improve hiring. It explains how leaders can control the process, avoid first impression bias, plan for difficulty, and build teams with long term thinking.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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The Interview That Made Me Rethink Everything
This post explains how high pressure interviews create fear instead of insight and why trust, clarity, and calm structure lead to stronger hiring decisions. It shows what changes make candidates open up and how to build a process people believe in.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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3 Questions That Made Me a Better Interviewer Overnight
This post shares three powerful interview questions that reveal how candidates think, decide, and see themselves. Use them to move past rehearsed answers and run calmer, sharper interviews that uncover real mindset and potential.
3 Dec 2025 ·1 min read
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Why I Stopped Trusting My Gut in Hiring
Most hiring mistakes happen long before the interview. This post explains why gut feel leads to weak decisions and how clear missions, structured questions, and evidence based scorecards help you hire with confidence instead of instinct.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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Why 40% of New Execs Fail in 18 Months
Most executives fail because companies onboard roles instead of outcomes. This post explains why leaders struggle in their first year, what defines success, and how clear expectations plus support can prevent costly executive failure.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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Why Internal Promotions Fail More Than You Think
Most internal promotions fail because leaders assume past performance equals future readiness. This article shows how to define mission, outcomes, and competencies so internal moves succeed and new managers have the support they need.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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The AI Hiring Paradox
Companies want employees who know how to use AI. But they panic when candidates use AI to get the job.
3 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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The Rise of the "Synthetic Candidate"
You are no longer interviewing people. You are interviewing digital personas built by AI.
2 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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The Step That Makes or Breaks Every Hire (and no, it's not the interview)
This post explains why hiring breaks before the interview, when roles are rushed and unclear. It shows how defining mission, outcomes, and competencies up front and using tools like Klareda makes hiring faster, sharper, and more aligned.
1 Dec 2025 ·2 min read
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