Hiring wisely!

No matter how relevant your company is the people hire are your future successes. Hiring means managers should interview with the following in mind: 1) someone who can deliver great services. 2) Someone who can help the organization to grow. Bringing back old hands is like giving a person an old present. Those who have worked for the organization and were let go because of poor people skills or they cannot handle frustrations or challenges do not change their ability to adapt. Past behaviors are an indicator of future behaviors.

How do you assess the new hires attitude, emotional strength, values, motives? At the interview are the new hires motivated to serve others or are they self-serving? Self-serving individuals ask what others can do for them. Ask yourself if you would like to spend time with this person outside of the workplace. Finding people with the right attitude may be time consuming but it is worth hiring the right person for the job. Flying by the seat of your pants and just hiring because of time or the job needs to be filled is futile and unproductive.

Ask yourself if you are building a team or are you expecting great results under your leadership? No matter how clever you are your business is in the hands of your team and its success is about the people you employ.

Do you hire new employees because of their resumes or their value to your organization?

Managers who hire to raise their self-esteem tend to hide their own lack of leadership and vision.

Managers who hire because the company offers good benefits and a competitive salary should be looked upon skeptically.

Managers who lead by dictatorship principles often find themselves unable to prove their success in the long run.

The final script is simple. You either build a team with service in mind and an honest vision with an organizational plan which has been tried and has succeeded. Are you influenced by others whose interest is the bottom line and not caring for people just growth? How does your garden grow?