Having the Right People on Board is Much Easier than Fixing the Wrong People You Have

How can you ensure you are getting “the right people on the bus” in your organization?  That might seem like an interesting question given our rising unemployment numbers that many say will peek above 10% in early 2010.   Yet, a key to such times is to ensure we are not only holding on to our best and brightest as well as to preparing to become more rigorous in the hiring process so that we are building a stronger organization once we begin hiring again.

A lot of ills were hidden during the last bull market including poor leadership.  During challenging times like we are facing today ineffective leadership becomes blatantly obvious. This is also true at all levels in your organization.  Ultimately, organizations are still far too sloppy in the hiring process and this sloppiness costs a lot through poor performance, missed opportunities for innovation and ultimately the cost of replacing a trained – although poor performing employee.  Great organizations maintain rigor when challenged to hire faster in good times as well as in how they thin the ranks during challenging times.

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