Todd Perlman is the President of BT Partners, a technology consulting company that delivers impactful solutions and services. As the President, Todd strives to establish trusted relationships with clients and is focused on going above and beyond to help them achieve their goals. 

Before joining BT Partners over 20 years ago, Todd worked in public accounting as a Controller and Operations Manager for several companies across industries. He’s also served as Committee Chair for the Illinois CPA Society and is currently a member of AICPA and APICS. Additionally, he’s a Board Member of the Information Technology Alliance.

In this episode…

When an employee leaves or is not a good fit, it can greatly disrupt your business. It takes a lot of energy to manage this issue, and even worse, it puts more pressure on the rest of your employees. So how do you retain top employees, and how do you ensure that you’re hiring the right candidates in the first place?

Todd Perlman faced the same challenges, but after some big mistakes that impacted the company, he had a wake-up call. Todd realized that he needed to trust his hiring committee, give everyone veto power, and make sure they were focusing on the culture fits. To further improve the hiring process, he included detailed culture fit interviews, made sure that each member of the committee was on board for a new hire, and confronted bad hires right away. 

In this episode of the Talent Wins podcast, Chris Mursau sits down with Todd Perlman, the President of BT Partners, to talk about the hiring process and gauging culture in an interview. Todd shares how his hiring process developed throughout the years, the book that changed his perspective, and the disadvantages of hiring C and D players. 

Resources Mentioned in this episode

• Chris Mursau on LinkedIn
• Topgrading on LinkedIn
• Topgrading
• Todd Perlman on LinkedIn
• BT Partners
• Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
• The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism by Hubert Joly
• Ownership Thinking: How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose, and Profit by Brad Hams