How is their: Attitude, Relationships, and Willingness to be a Team Player?
"All things are difficult before they become
easy." ~Persian poet Saadi
" Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is
progress; working together is success." ~Henry Ford
"How do you have motivated people? Hire those who are
motivated themselves." ~Unknown
When you are interviewing people or bringing them on staff,
always check the attitude first. You need someone with skill and attitude both,
but if they do not have the attitude it will not matter how good their skills
are. They may not be the quality you are looking for. If they have a great
attitude but lack some of the skill, well, then you can teach and train them in
those areas, and a person with a good attitude will also be more likely to be
teachable.
Another important area to consider when bringing someone on
staff is how are they at working with people? Studies show that 85% of success
in life and in work, is directly related to a persons ability to work well with
other people. In other words they are able to connect and work effectively with
others. They have a sense of what needs to happen in order to work smoothly
with their team, resolve conflict, and accomplish the company's mission. Only
15% of success in work relate to skills.
Next area is teamwork. When I think of teamwork, I
think of a group of individuals who have many differences in their skills,
talents, interests, personalities, and so on. But they are one in purpose,
vision, and commitment. Being different as individuals, but the
same in purpose and commitment now makes a group of people united as a team. As
the saying goes; "You can lose with good players, but you cannot win
without them." These are the kind of people who are adding value to
co-workers, supervisors, and the company. They are the kind of people who pick
up trash off the floor on their way out to lunch, they take ownership and
responsibility. This is the person you want to hire.
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