Hiring

Over the past 2 days I have been interviewing to build a team. This is one of the most important decisions a leader can make in order to build long term success. There are couple of areas that will help make this process effective.

• The first is to identify if the person has the talent to contribute to the organization?
• Identify how they will fit within the team. Will there be internal or external conflicts based off of personalities?
• What is the person's motivation to change career paths and what are their long term goals?

Of course there are many other questions you can ask to identify the candidates drive, ambition, creativity, and leadership. However, one area that cannot be jeopardized is settling for a candidate. Organizations struggle with the inability to be more selective in hiring rather they view the process as filling a spot. As a leader it is important to think about the future and hire leaders who will lead and drive change. It is important to remember that tasks can be taught but talent is something that is hard to find.