Recruitment - Pick People Who Think

Old style management doesn't encourage personal mindcontrol, employees aren't encouraged to think. That wascertainly the case when I started work back in the bad olddays however it's still prevalent in many businesses today.

It's evident in many of the organisations that I work withthat there's a culture of - "I'm the boss - I tell you whatto do - you don't question it."

The successful manager doesn't react that way, he or sheemploys people who think; people with a mind of their ownwho aren't afraid to say what they think and feel. You needpeople who question, who challenge you as a manager.

I remember sitting in on a second interview with John, amanager client of mine who was interviewing candidates for asales job. One of the candidates was a guy called Phil; hewas a very strong character, full of questions andsuggestions on how the job should be done.

John turned to me when Phil left the room - "That guy'sgood, I reckon he'd be a good salesman for us, but I don'tthink I could handle him." John was a much quieter type ofperson than Phil and I knew he felt uncomfortable with hisstyle.

So I asked John - "What do you want this new salesman todo?" "I want him to bring in new business" said John. "Doyou think he can do that" I asked. "Of course I do, I justthink he'll be difficult to handle."

Again, it all comes down to outcomes; of course you've gotto consider how you're going to work with a new team memberbut you sometimes need to get out of your comfort zone andtake a risk.

John hired Phil and he brought in the new business that Johnneeded. Phil was always a handful and a challenge for Johnbut they learned to work together.

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Alan Fairweather is the author of "How to get More Salesby Picking the Best Team" This book is packed withpractical things that you can do to ? make your life easier and achieve your business goals.

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