As organizations grows in revenue, so do the teams that produce that revenue. Great organizations stand out from the crowd when team members are not added to take their own piece of the pie, but to make the pie larger when they arrive.
Yes, there will always be a need to hire people that take tasks “off of people’s plates” but when an organization is forward thinking, hires will also be made with expansion in mind. This undoubtedly means hiring with some uncertainty.
In growing organizations the positions are molded around the people, people are not hired to fit specific molds. This is the best way to grow a company, and the larger it gets, the farther away from that concept it usually goes.
So if hiring during expansion is done with uncertainty, what do we hire for?
We hire for character, for attitude, for the ability to think on one’s feet and take action, and we hire with the company culture in mind. If this potential new person doesn’t fit with the rest of the current team, don’t bother. If the potential new person interacts great with the current team, many challenges can be overcome with little time spent on ‘petty’ issues.
As a manager or owner, it is more beneficial to have a cohesive team that works together rather than one filled with superstars (and their egos) who are constantly bickering. The former of the two will ship better, on schedule projects 99.9% of the time, guaranteed.
So when new hires are made with forward leaning progress in mind, the new person should be adding value.
But what does that mean?
Adding value means a new sales person that generates their own leads. Adding value means adding a graphic designer that has tons of outside experience and brings new ideas to the table. Adding value means hiring outside managers with varied experiences or a background in different industries so a fresh perspective is added.
Hiring new people in expanding businesses means adding value to the team, not just warm bodies.
Be sure that the next person we decide to hire makes the pie larger, they don’t just take ‘their’ piece of the pie.
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