Dom Monkhouse, iomart – Lessons From the Private Sector
Dom Monkhouse is CEO of iomart, and talked about several books that he had learnt from and how he’d used their ideas. His recommended reading included ‘Work Rules’ by Laszlo Bock, which stresses the importance of recruitment. He also discussed the way he recruits – rather than focusing on qualifications and experience, his common interview technique is to ask candidates to draw a picture of what motivates them, as it gives an interesting insight into who they are! He recruits for attitude, as you can train for skill – which is also one of the 10 core principles of Henry Stewart’s in the Happy Manifesto.