Tuesday 11 August 2015

Do you have the right people working for you?

Organizations go through huge challenges hiring and developing the right people and do not always get it right. The right people are described as self motivated, passionate and independent. Able to work without supervision to meet strict international reporting schedules. At other times they are described as innovative, go-getters, with a positive or "can do" attitude. These people are also described as enterprising and creative team players.  The right person will be required to have a core competence and able to achieve set goals but flexible enough to handle challenge and diversity.

In an effort to attract and arrest the attention and interest of the right people organizations often attach substantial and generous pay packages to the vacant positions and therefore end up attracting applications from all manner of would be gold diggers. Many of whom have learned the art of faking the requirements of the job. However, since the organization is not very clear of what they are looking for in the first place, it becomes obvious after a few months that the description they used to attract the new employee was not quite right.

Our suggestion is that you start your recruitment process by defining the right person. A fairly accurate definition of a person who fits the hoped for profile in paragraph one is a leader. Interestingly leaders are not always attracted by flamboyant salaries. They do require training, but are more inclined to work on interests that excite them. The leaders pay is making a difference in the world and using their gifts to serve humanity. That may sound more romantic than realistic, but a person who has poor leadership ability and does not take time to develop their leadership capacity will not meet the desires of the corporation. Would you rather an organization of leaders or team of employees? What are you looking for an employee or a leader?

NGCL Team


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