"NFL legend Fran Tarkenton said the same issues that can kill team chemistry in the locker room can also hobble a company, which is why he insists on interviewing each of his employees. "If you don't have the right people, you can't make it in your business, my business, and you can't make it in the NFL," the NFL quarterback-turned-founder of tech company Tarkenton told Business Insider."
"Relaying a conversation with then-Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, Tarkenton said over a decade ago, he advised Carroll to cut a superstar player who was causing drama in the locker room. "I said, if you have 40-man roster - back then we had 40-man rosters - and you have 39 All-Pro players and you have one asshole, the asshole will take over," Tarkenton said during a Tuesday interview in New York."
Fran Tarkenton insists on interviewing every employee because team chemistry is critical to organizational success. He warns that a single toxic individual can undermine a roster of high performers and has advised leaders to remove such people. Tarkenton draws on experience as an NFL quarterback and lifelong entrepreneur who worked side jobs, broadcasted, and reinvested earnings into private ventures. He serves as CEO of an Atlanta-based company and co-founded pipIQ, an AI startup focused on small businesses with an emphasis on maintaining large language models in secure environments. Right hiring is fundamental across business and sports.
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