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Why “Hiring the Best” Can Break Your Team — Peter Sorgenfrei on Building Global Companies

October 02, 2025 • School of Hiring

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Most founders make the same million-dollar mistake when building teams.
They think it’s about hiring “the best.”

Peter Sorgenfrei (LinkedIn) disagrees — and he would know.

He’s built six companies across three continents, hired hundreds of people, and seen how elite talent can kill a company when the chemistry is wrong.

Here’s what we unpack in this week’s episode of the School of Hiring Podcast:

1️⃣ Cultural Blindspots

European teams prize expertise
American teams chase execution
Asian teams value harmony
Each works locally, but global scaling makes these differences collide.

2️⃣ The Talent Trap
Four FAANG “rockstars” don’t guarantee success.
Too many architects, not enough builders.
Too many visionaries, not enough executors.

3️⃣ The Real Secret
The strongest teams weren’t the most impressive on paper.

They were the ones who:
✔️ Challenged each other constructively
✔️ Adapted to market shifts together
✔️ Put company success above personal wins

This episode is for founders, CEOs, and leaders who want to build global teams that scale.

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