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Unlocking Talent: Building Better Teams with Dr. Michael Neal’s Assessment-Based Hiring
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If you want to revolutionize how you hire and retain talent, you don’t want to miss this episode! I sat down with Dr. Michael Neal, an optometrist turned entrepreneur, who shared how he cracked the code on finding and keeping top performers in healthcare—and beyond. By focusing on people’s natural strengths and using smart assessments instead of just resumes, Dr. Neal’s Build My Team is helping businesses hire smarter, not harder. Whether you’re in healthcare or any industry, these strategies can help you build a stronger team and transform your business. Tune in and get ready to elevate your hiring game!
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00:00 Uncle Bill's Al Capone Tales
05:19 Maxwell Method DISC Insights
08:32 Rethinking Career Pathways Education
11:10 Algorithmic Job Candidate Matching
13:24 Experience: Short-term vs. Long-term Impact
18:10 Tailoring Hiring for Business Success
21:28 Candidate Matching and Retention System
22:52 Demographic Shift Impact on Workforce
29:02 Perseverance in Running and Business
30:07 Perseverance: Overcoming Challenges
34:50 "Right People, Then Direction"
37:59 "Think and Grow Rich Summary"
40:34 Podcast Follow & Tune-in Reminder
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Top 3 takeaways:
🔍 Hire for Strengths, Not Just Experience
Dr. Neal realized the traditional resume/interview process wasn’t surfacing high performers. By using assessments that identify candidates’ natural talents, his practice saw a dramatic improvement in retention and performance.
🎯 You Might Be Looking in the Wrong Place
With a shrinking labor pool, Dr. Neal’s system taps into overlooked candidates—people who may have never considered a certain role but are actually an ideal fit based on their strengths, not simply their work history.
💡 Feedback & Flexibility Drive Success
Their process incorporates feedback loops to tailor hiring for each client’s definition of success. If a candidate doesn’t fit one opening, they may be a perfect match for another, creating a more dynamic (and humane) pipeline.
Want to rethink how you build your team? Check out Build My Team or give this podcast episode a listen. It might just change your perspective on hiring and team building.
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