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Hiring Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making | Joseph McGuire

August 19
39 mins

Episode Description

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops
WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems
WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to read body language in interviews, catch deception without paranoia, and negotiate with clarity using behavioral insight tools.

 

Most leaders believe they're solid judges of character. The hiring data says otherwise. And every wrong person in the room costs you more than money, it costs you momentum, trust, and time you won't get back.

Joseph McGuire is the founder of ClearSight Communications and a global specialist in high-stakes human insight. His background spans ancient Chinese face reading — a 3,000-year-old practice called miancheng — over 30 years in holistic therapy, and deep work in C-suite interviewing and behavioral negotiation. He helps leaders and organizations decode what people really think, feel, and intend — before the wrong person ends up in the wrong seat.

In this episode, Joseph and Bernie cover:

  • Why executive failure rates sit between 50 and 70 percent in the first 18 months — and what's actually driving that
  • How to retrain gut instinct — and why most people have been conditioned to ignore it
  • The difference between a Duchenne smile and a social smile — and why it matters in every meeting
  • Non-verbal red flags to watch for when a candidate is under pressure
  • Why silence is one of the most powerful tools in any interview or negotiation
  • How Carter saved the Camp David negotiations with one human gesture — and what it teaches about reading people
  • Cultural fluency in global business — Middle East, Far East, and beyond

Connect with Joseph:
Joseph McGuire on LinkedIn
ClearSight Communications

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