The elusive formula for great hiring, w/Workday's Aneel Bhusri
Masters of Scale
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🗓️ 5 November 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Your first hires are your cultural cofounders. And it’s worth your time to get every one right. That's why Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri personally interviewed his first 500 employees. Today, with 8,000+ employees and $2b in annual revenue, Workday is consistently rated one of the best places to work. Learn the interview questions that can help you find the right employees to build your culture. With cameo appearances by Danny Meyer (founder, Shake Shack), Arianna Huffington (founder, Thrive Global), Michael Bush (CEO, Great Place to Work) and Joyce Nethry (founder of Jeptha Creed Distillery).
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| 0:33.8 | We get a distillate component called isoamyl alcohol and that isoamal |
| 0:46.7 | alcohol in the barrel is going to go through oxidation and hysterification |
| 0:50.5 | reactions to become iso amyl acetate. |
| 0:53.0 | That's Joyce Nethery, and she's describing the science behind something that I count as my biggest vice, |
| 1:01.0 | though I'm careful not to overindulge. |
| 1:04.0 | Urban is beautiful. |
| 1:07.0 | If you can imagine a beautiful golden amber color |
| 1:11.4 | with a gorgeous aroma of some vanilla's and caramel and |
| 1:16.7 | butterscotch. I'm receiving a strong oak motif with a hint of rose petals and |
| 1:22.4 | Mars a band. It's just it's with a hint of rose petals and marza pan. |
| 1:24.0 | It's just, it's, bourbon is beautiful. |
| 1:26.0 | Joyce has uniquely qualified to talk about both the art and science of bourbon. |
| 1:32.0 | She's a chemical engineer turned master distiller. |
| 1:37.8 | Two years ago Joyce and her family founded Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky. |
| 1:44.0 | Their bourbon-making process starts with corn grown on their own land. |
| 1:49.0 | Bourbon has to be made of at least 51% corn. So we grow a beautiful heirloom |
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