Values Over Resumes: Ethical Leadership That Wins

If you hire for skills and fire for behavior, this episode shows you how to flip that script...FAST!

In this power-packed conversation, host Stacey Chillemi sits down with ethics and culture consultant David Cohen to uncover how companies can actually live their values, not just frame them on the wall, and bring a global perspective to a very common problem: misaligned behavior that derails teams, kills morale, and destroys results. 

You’ll hear:

• Why people are hired for experience, promoted for results, and fired for behavior, plus how to stop the cycle.
• How to uncover your organization’s covert values (the ones people actually live by).
• The truth about AI in hiring: built-in biases, lawsuits, and what leaders must test before they trust the tech.
• Real-world stories showing how leadership shifts can tank culture or revive it.
• The simple, powerful question to ask during interviews to expose value alignment (or misalignment).

David’s message is clear: Authentic leadership and behavioral fit aren’t “nice to haves", they’re your competitive edge.

🔗 Interested in David’s insights? Dive deeper into his work via his website and on LinkedIn.