Name: What New Hires Really Want | Vishen Lakhiani
Uploaded: 2020-03-23T06:12:49.000Z
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Have you ever wondered what really motivates people at work,

I've interviewed close to 4,000 people for jobs at Mindvalley

These people would come from a variety of different countries.

Here, across Mindvalley, we employ people from 54 different nations.

And personally, out of 4,000 interviews, I noticed that when I asked people "What

do you want out of a job," it would always fall in four categories.

I would hold up an iPad and I would list the four categories.

Now, first, let me explain what the four categories are.

People take jobs not for, contrary to popular belief,

the salary or the title or what they're going to be doing, they think that's why

But really, when you take a job, it is not a brain-based decision,

So what does the human heart want, right?

We want to wake up every day knowing that we're going to be working around people

who light us up, that we're going to be doing things that we love doing,

that we're going to be in a space that's inspiring.

And growth means that we are becoming better and better at being human,

at being ourselves, not just in terms of skills, but in terms of transformation.

The third big thing that people are looking for is abundance.

Now, abundance simply means that you want to be able to live a good life.

You want an abundance of free time so you can travel the world.

You want abundance of money, so you're not living paycheck to paycheck.

You can afford the apartment or the car you want.

You want to know that your life here matters.

Now, if you interview people all across the world,

People who are meaning-driven, you might take a job for a nonprofit.

People who are abundance-minded, you might take a job working

as a stockbroker, hundred-hour weeks, you really are focused on that job,

If you are happiness-minded, you might work for Google or Facebook,

with their beautiful offices and the cool people that they hire.

If you are growth-minded, you might be an apprentice for a master,

you may not earn the biggest paycheck, but you know you're growing every day.

But the fact is, when people take a job, it falls within all four of these.

So I hold up my iPad, and I tell the person I'm interviewing,

"If you have 10 chips, how would you distribute these chips?"

And then based on how they distribute the chips, I know if they're going to be a fit

for Mindvalley and I also know what drives them.

I know whether…if I want to attract this candidate, I should talk about growth

opportunities or Mindvalley's office culture, if they are driven by happiness.

Now, when you understand this, you understand that culture is not just

Culture is not just about a beautiful office.

Culture is about ensuring that the people who are joining your company are happy and

are in an environment that lights them up, that they have a sense of meaning,

that they are growing, and that they are living a life where

Now, the funny thing though is that of all four of these categories,

the best people I've hired are the ones who put the highest number of their

And I think the reason they end up being the best people I hire,

the people who rise to executive levels or leadership positions, is because,

within months of joining the company, they are not the same person who joined.

And they're not just growing in their skill.

They're growing in every dimension of being human.

They're growing in terms of public speaking, in terms of leadership,

They're getting fitter and taking care of their bodies.

These are the humans that tend to rise to the top.

So all four are important, but growth has always been number one.

Now, if you understand this job quadrant, you know how to bring people

And I'm going to be sharing a lot more of these ideas because my book with Penguin

Random House is coming out in May and it discusses these topics.

And you might want to check out Mindvalley Mentoring for Business.

Mindvalley is now taking all the incredible personal growth tools that we

are building across our platform and bringing it into companies

We are speaking at companies like Microsoft and Google.

And it's all about creating a platform where people in companies can grow

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