Hire Without Ego

Bed Bath & Beyond’s Mark Tritton, GE’s John Flannery, Home Depot’s Bob Nardelli, JCPenney’s Ron Johnson, McDonalds’ Steve Easterbrook, Yahoo’s Carol Bartz...

The list goes on and on. How do otherwise capable senior executives and boards make such poor hiring and career decisions?

In Hire Without Ego, John B. R. Long, an expert in business strategy and leadership talent, takes you behind the scenes and into the boardroom to understand why these poor decisions happen and, more importantly, what to do to improve them.

After years seeing senior executives and boards ignore their company’s actual circumstances and hire the wrong talent, Long developed a unique process to improve hiring outcomes, saving precious time and money.

Hire Without Ego introduces a new framework, The Talent Lifecycle, to improve the sometimes qualitative, star-driven, senior-level hiring process. This framework provides key insights that enable senior executives and board directors to reduce hiring missteps and, ultimately, improve their business results and professional careers. It is the quintessential guide for senior executives seeking to make better long-term hiring decisions and career choices.

With over thirty years in global operating and senior advisory roles, John B. R. Long is passionate about innovation and growth. In his senior roles at both Bain & Company, and Accenture, John became an expert in developing business strategies. At Russell Reynolds Associates and Korn Ferry, he recruited the top leadership talent required to bring strategies to life. John has led assignments in over 15 countries -- including China and Russia -- across 5 continents.

Over the course of his career in the consumer sector, John has been a senior advisor to the world's most-recognized companies, including Apple, AT&T, Benetton, Disney, Gap Inc., Home Depot, IKEA, Lego, McDonald's, Neiman Marcus, Michaels, Nike, PetSmart, Sleep Number, Sprouts, Starbucks, UPS, VF Corp., Walmart / Sam's Club, Warner Bros., and Williams Sonoma.

He is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry conferences and has been cited in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Women's Wear Daily, and The Robin Report. John has been a guest on television and radio, including Fox Business, NPR, and CNBC's Power Lunch.

John has a B.A. from The University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from The Anderson School at UCLA.

John lives with his wife, interior designer Susan Bednar Long, their two children, and a goldendoodle in Dallas.