In a small and obscure job posting, over a hundred years ago, reportedly in the London Times, one of the great explorers in history revealed the secret to attracting and building a workforce exclusively comprised of top performers. You may not need to have more than 10% of your managers and employees to be top-performers, but if you want to break through the ceiling of 16% held by the world’s best companies and achieve 60% of more, simply change your recruiting and selecting paradigm to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s theory of hiring.