How Octapharma Uses Chess Strategy to Build Plasma Teams
From Talent All-Stars by ZipRecruiter
December 16, 2025 · 24 min · Episode 62
About this episode
Monte Garrett discusses how chess strategy informs talent acquisition and workforce planning at Octapharma Plasma.
People in this episode
Guest: Monte Garrett
Topics covered
- talent acquisition
- chess strategy
- workforce planning
- organizational change
- data-driven decision making
Keywords
- talent strategy
- chess principles
- hiring needs
- data-driven advisors
- candidate comfort
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Octapharma Plasma
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