{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Rethink Culture","title":"S01E03 Alexis Pantazis on hiring for smarts, passion and optimism","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2306,"description":"In this episode of Rethink Culture podcast we talk to Alexis Pantazis, Exec Director and Co-Founder of HellasDirect, a 200-strong disruptive insurance company, built ona culture of shared vision and self-managing, diverse teams.\n\n\"You always think of a strong leader as a general in the army, as opposed to somebody that has emotions and is much more open. Having people that are constantly learning or willing to admit their mistakes, who listen more, that’s the leaders that I look up to and I aspire to be, and that's something we need to rethink\"\nListen to this episode to learn:\nwhich culture best practices they stole from organisations such as Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and the special forces army unit\nwhy they encourage staff to rotate around the business\nwhy the CEOs are still involved in interviewing new hires at a 200 people company\nwhat HR gets wrong with recruitment\nwhy they started a People & Culture team after they hit 100 people\nwhy in-office work is important when people need to learn through osmosis\nwhy passion (about anything!) is important to look for in a new hire\nwhy they are proud of their 3-month next-generation leadership program\n\nMore about the guest\nAlexis Pantazis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexispantazis/\n\nHellas Direct: www.hellasdirect.gr","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JiK6xGtF2DogROBplHKGOGLGPExZfbGE5UVW1oFaGFw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2MzMxLzE2OTkx/Mjg3NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}