# cost
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13:12The gifted label and its costAl Elliott: Do you think that if you hadn't been described as gifted, if you hadn't, you know, got your MSc at 22, your PhD at probably 23, if you hadn't done all these amazing things, then your life would have taken a dEP 301 · 14 May 2026·interview· 13:12–16:2043:45The cost of doing it yourselfKate Young: You, you, I mean, I'd say you absolutely can do that, but the cost of doing that is so much more. than taking a beat and thinking about putting a little bit more structure and science in your process, becauseEP 287 · 26 Mar 2026·interview· 43:45–48:4550:30Top 3 takeawaysAl Elliott: Yes. And lesson 2, bad hiring isn't just expensive, It's unfair. Kate made this point that we've romanticized the old way. The reality was that CVs were screened in 20 seconds by someone who'd lost enthusiasmEP 287 · 26 Mar 2026·interview· 50:30–52:0122:32Slovakia: Bratislava vs. Prague, and the prices winLeanne Elliott: Slovakia Al Elliott: How long were we there for? It felt like we were there a month, weren't we? Leanne Elliott: We were there a month. Yeah, this was, this was on our first Our ever first nomading tripEP 220 · 5 Aug 2025·other· 22:32–24:3560:33"Stop seeing employees as a cost — see them as an investment"Leanne Elliott: I agree. And I think, again, this is a really good opportunity because I think often Often business leaders think, oh, I don't really know where to start with this stuff. This is stuff you're already doinEP 39 · 17 May 2023·other· 60:33–61:3640:51The cost of a toxic superstar — 4 full-time employeesLeanne Elliott: Right. Wow Al Elliott: You would need to hire 4 superstars to make up for that. And that's in the best-case scenario. Other estimates suggest 12, that it's a 12-to-1 ratio, that you would need to hire 12 EP 31 · 22 Mar 2023·other· 40:51–43:289:39The cost of leaving disengagement uncheckedLeanne Elliott: So they're not going to follow the new processes. They're going to be very vocal negatively when things change. They might be taking an approach with clients that is destructive and detrimental. Um, it's EP 01 · 6 Jul 2022·other· 9:39–11:26
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