The Prompt Leader [Part 0 of 5]

There's a meeting right now where everyone is lying.

Including you.

It's the talent review meeting. Someone's presenting slides about "capability gaps" and "hiring needs." Everyone's nodding. Everyone agrees: "We need stronger players."

Here's the lie: You already have the answers.

(You know this information.)

Look at their resumes. You hired them. You made them offers.

What happened?

Imagine you bought a Ferrari but got golf cart performance.

Now, the talent review is suggesting the problem is the Ferrari.

We've gotten good at this lie.

We say "not a culture fit," "needs more seasoning," or "high potential but not delivering." Then, we create development plans and reorganize teams.

Anything to avoid the uncomfortable truth:

The same people deliver great (GPT4) output elsewhere and mediocre (GPT1) output here. (I'm using an AI analogy on purpose here so stay with me)

The real mindmeld?

These brilliant people start believing they're mediocre. They match your low expectations. They deliver exactly what you prompt for.

Nothing more.

You're not facing a talent crisis.

You're having a prompting crisis.

Until you admit that, you'll keep having that meeting, telling that same lie, and watching GPT-4 people deliver GPT-1 results.

Ready to stop lying?

Don't make another hiring decision until you read tomorrow's post: "The 10x Team Running at 1x Speed."