What Poker Teaches Us About Hiring (Recruit Rockstars 384)

Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 11:30 p.m.

How do you make your hiring decisions?

If you\u2019re like most people, you probably make a pro & con list, spend a ton of time obsessing about hires that didn\u2019t work out, get caught in analysis paralysis, endlessly seek other people\u2019s opinions, and wind up going with your gut.

Hiring is far too important to do it this way. So I sought out a guru on decision-making.

For 20 years, Annie Duke was one of the world\u2019s top poker players.

In 2004, she bested a field of 234 players to win her first World Series of Poker bracelet. The same year, she triumphed in the $2 million winner-take-all Tournament of Champions. In 2010, she won the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

And it\u2019s no surprise.

Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Now she\u2019s written a fantastic book \u201cHow to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices\u201d

It shows a better way to make quality decisions so you can think clearly, feel more confident, second-guess yourself less, and ultimately be more decisive & productive.

In this 20-minute conversation, Annie reveals what she\u2019s learned about people at the table.