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Ep 784: Hiring For Team Intelligence

Talent acquisition has always been built around the individual. Find the right person for the right role. But once someone joins a team, something far more complex takes over. How people combine matters as much as who they are on their own. Every person brings a unique mix of human qualities that affect how they work with others. Factor in all those qualities across all the possible ways a team could be put together, and the number of combinations quickly reaches into the trillions.

So how should employers think about team composition, and where does AI fit in as both a tool and a team member?

My guest this week is Dr. Bernhard Züenkeler, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Smycles. In our conversation, he explains how data can reveal hidden team potential, why AI should be treated as a team member rather than a replacement, and what hiring will look like when organizations start thinking in combinations rather than individuals.

In the interview, we discuss:

• The gap between hiring and performance
• The importance of team intelligence
• AI as the new team member
• The science behind team dynamics
• Why gut feel can never predict team performance
• Internal mobility and hidden talent
• Solving skill shortages differently
• What does the future of hiring look like?

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Matt Alder is a talent acquisition futurist and the host of Recruiting Future, one of the world's most popular talent acquisition podcasts. He has over 25 years of experience across talent acquisition and talent strategy, works with enterprise TA and HR leaders on AI readiness, has delivered keynotes in 18 countries, and is the co-author of Exceptional Talent and Digital Talent.

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